Murphy Joseph Cooper (formerly Mahoney, born 27 December 2001) is an English professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for EFL League One side Stevenage on loan from EFL Championship club Queens Park Rangers.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Murphy Joseph Cooper[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 27 December 2001[2] | ||
| Place of birth | Reading, England[3] | ||
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team |
Stevenage (on loan from Queens Park Rangers) | ||
| Number | 13 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Caversham AFC | |||
| 2010–2012 | Wycombe Wanderers | ||
| 2012–2021 | Queens Park Rangers | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2021– | Queens Park Rangers | 2 | (0) |
| 2021 | → Welling United (loan) | 5 | (0) |
| 2021 | → Bath City (loan) | 2 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | → Stratford Town (loan) | 6 | (0) |
| 2023 | → Swindon Town (loan) | 23 | (0) |
| 2024– | → Stevenage (loan) | 2 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:55, 21 August 2024 (UTC) | |||
Club career
editStarting his career with local side, Caversham AFC, Cooper joined Queens Park Rangers in 2012, following a two-year spell at Wycombe Wanderers prior to their academy closing.[4][5] During the 2021–22 campaign, Cooper spent time on loan in the National League South with Welling United[2] and Bath City[6] before eventually joining Stratford Town over the Christmas period.[7] Upon his return to West London, he went onto make his debut for the club during a 2–1 away defeat to Preston North End, stepping in for the injured Kieren Westwood.[8]
On 28 June 2022, Cooper signed a new two-year deal with QPR, keeping him with the club until 2024.[9]
On 29 June 2023, Cooper signed for League Two club Swindon Town on loan for the duration of the 2023–24 season.[10] He was ever-present for Swindon Town in EFL League Two until his loan spell was abruptly cut-short due to a hamstring injury sustained in the 2-1 loss at Tranmere Rovers in December 2023.[11]
On 3 August 2024, Cooper joined League One club Stevenage on a season-long loan deal.[12]
Personal life
editCooper was known as Murphy Mahoney until he changed his name by deed poll in July 2024.[13]
Career statistics
edit- As of match played 29 April 2022.
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Queens Park Rangers | 2021–22[2] | Championship | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2022–23[2] | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| Total | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | |||
| Welling United (loan) | 2021–22[14] | National League South | 5 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||
| Bath City (loan) | 2021–22[14] | National League South | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| Stratford Town (loan) | 2021–22[14] | Southern League Premier Division Central | 6 | 0 | — | — | — | 6 | 0 | |||
| Career total | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 | ||
References
edit- ^ "EFL Professional Retain List 2021/22". EFL. 13 June 2022. Retrieved 31 July 2022.
- ^ a b c d "M. Mahoney". Soccerway. Retrieved 31 July 2022.
- ^ "FootballSquads - Queens Park Rangers - 2022/23". Football Squads. Retrieved 31 July 2022.
- ^ Cheshire, Simon (27 April 2022). "U23s in profile: Murphy Mahoney". Queens Park Rangers F.C. Retrieved 31 July 2022.
- ^ "Player Profile: Goalkeeper Murphy Mahoney". Queens Park Rangers F.C. Retrieved 31 July 2022.
- ^ "Player News". Bath City F.C. 19 October 2021. Retrieved 31 July 2022.
- ^ Cheshire, Simon (3 December 2021). "Murphy Mahoney joins Stratford Town on loan". Queens Park Rangers F.C. Retrieved 31 July 2022.
- ^ "Preston North End vs. Queens Park Rangers". Soccerway. 9 April 2022. Retrieved 31 July 2022.
- ^ Morrissey, Paul (28 June 2022). "Mahoney agrees new deal". Queens Park Rangers F.C. Retrieved 31 July 2022.
- ^ "Town land Murphy Mahoney on a season-long loan". www.swindontownfc.co.uk. 29 June 2023. Retrieved 29 June 2023.
- ^ "Murphy Mahoney returns to QPR". www.qpr.co.uk. 28 December 2023. Retrieved 31 December 2023.
- ^ "Murphy Cooper joins on loan from QPR". www.stevenagefc.com. 3 August 2024. Retrieved 3 August 2024.
- ^ QPR FC [@QPR] (July 19, 2024). "Introducing Murphy ̶M̶a̶h̶o̶n̶e̶y̶ COOPER! 🧤 Murph has changed his name by deed poll. Looking good, @murphycoops7! 👊" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ a b c "Murphy Mahoney Profile". Aylesbury United F.C. Retrieved 31 July 2022.
External links
edit- Murphy Cooper at Soccerbase