Chay Cooper

Chay Cooper
Chay Cooper warming up for Hartlepool United
Personal information
Full name Chay Cooper[1]
Date of birth (2001-11-17) 17 November 2001[2]
Place of birth Harlow, England[3]
Position Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Chelmsford City
Number 8
Youth career
2011–2016 Southend United
2016–2021 Tottenham Hotspur
2020–2021 → Southend United (loan)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2021–2024 Colchester United 12 (3)
2023 → St Albans City (loan) 22 (6)
2024 → Hartlepool United (loan) 9 (0)
2024–2026 Braintree Town 81 (6)
2026– Chelmsford City 0 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 00:32, 26 April 2026 (UTC)

Chay Cooper (born 17 November 2001) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for National League South side Chelmsford City.

Career

Cooper began playing for Southend United at the age of 10. Towards the end of the 2016–17 season, he joined Tottenham Hotspur from Southend as a scholar.[4] He was loaned back to Southend to play in their Under-23 team to get some game time in October 2020.[5]

At the end of the 2020–21 season, Cooper was released by Tottenham. After featuring in a number of pre-season friendlies for Colchester United's Under-23 side, he signed a deal with the club on 3 September 2021.[4]

On 28 September 2021, Cooper made his first-team debut for Colchester, starting in their 1–0 EFL Trophy victory against West Ham United Under-21s.[6] In Cooper's Football League debut, he came off the bench to score the second goal away at Hartlepool United which Colchester won 2–0.[7] On 2 February 2023, Cooper joined National League South club St Albans City on loan until the end of the season.[8] His goal in a match against Harrogate Town was voted as Colchester's Goal of the Season for the 2023–24 season.[9]

On 16 February 2024, Cooper signed for National League club Hartlepool United on loan.[10]

In June 2024, Cooper turned down a new contract at Colchester and opted to sign for newly promoted National League side Braintree Town instead.[11]

On 1 June 2026, Cooper signed for National League South club Chelmsford City.[12]

Career statistics

As of match played 25 April 2026
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Colchester United 2021–22[13] League Two 1120002[a]051
2022–23[14] League Two 1000000010
2023–24[14] League Two 10210004[a]1153
Total 123300061214
St Albans City (loan) 2022–23[15] National League South 22600—00226
Hartlepool United (loan) 2023–24[15] National League 9000—0090
Braintree Town 2024–25[15] National League 43410—5[b]2496
2025–26[15] National League 38221—6[c]2465
Total 81631—1149511
Career total 12415610017514721
  1. 1 2 Appearances in EFL Trophy
  2. ↑ Appearances in National League Cup
  3. ↑ Five appearances and two goals in National League Cup, one appearance in FA Trophy

References

  1. ↑ "EFL Squad List 2021/22 & U21 Registered Contract Players" (PDF). EFL.com. Retrieved 28 September 2021.
  2. ↑ Chay Cooper at Soccerbase
  3. ↑ Ancestry.com. England & Wales, Civil Registration Birth Index, 1916-2007 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2008.
  4. 1 2 Waldron, Jonathan (3 September 2021). "Colchester United sign former Spurs youngster Chay Cooper". Daily Gazette. Colchester. Retrieved 28 September 2021.
  5. ↑ Phillips, Chris (22 October 2020). "Chay Cooper returns to Southend United under 23s from Tottenham Hotspur to get game time". Echo. Basildon. Retrieved 28 September 2021.
  6. ↑ "Colchester vs West Ham United U21". Sky Sports. 28 September 2021. Retrieved 28 September 2021.
  7. ↑ "Hartlepool United 0–2 Colchester United". BBC Sport. 7 May 2022. Retrieved 10 May 2022.
  8. ↑ "CHAY COOPER ARRIVES". St Albans City. 2 February 2023. Retrieved 18 April 2023.
  9. ↑ "Read Scoops POTY Awards". Colchester United FC. 30 April 2024. Retrieved 30 April 2024.
  10. ↑ "Chay Cooper joins on loan". Hartlepool United FC. 16 February 2024. Retrieved 16 February 2024.
  11. ↑ "Chay Cooper has left Colchester United for Braintree Town". Colchester Gazette. 26 June 2024. Retrieved 26 June 2024.
  12. ↑ "Welcome to Chelmsford City Chay Cooper!". Chelmsford City F.C. 1 June 2026. Retrieved 1 June 2026.
  13. ↑ "Games played by Chay Cooper in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 28 September 2021.
  14. 1 2 "Games played by Chay Cooper in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 16 February 2024.
  15. 1 2 3 4 "C. Cooper". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 16 February 2024.
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