Michelle Cooper (soccer)

Michelle Ivory Cooper (born December 4, 2002) is an American soccer player who plays as a forward.

Michelle Cooper
Personal information
Full name Michelle Ivory Cooper[1]
Date of birth (2002-12-04) December 4, 2002
Place of birth Detroit, Michigan, United States
Height 1.60 m (5 ft 3 in) [2]
Position(s) Forward
Club information
Current team
Kansas City Current
Number 17
Youth career
2019–2021 IMG Academy
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2021–2022 Duke Blue Devils 40 (31)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2023– Kansas City Current 2 (0)
International career
2022 United States U20 3 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career

Cooper won the Hermann Trophy[3] as the best female soccer player in 2022 while playing for Duke. While playing for the USWNT under 20 team, she won the Golden Boot and Golden Ball awards and made the Best XI team at the 2022 CONCACAF Women's U-20 Championship.[4] She was drafted second overall in the 2023 NWSL Draft by the Kansas City Current.[5]

Honors and awards

International

United States U20

Individual

References

  1. "FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup Costa Rica 2022 – Squad List: USA" (PDF). FIFA. August 18, 2022. p. 16. Retrieved January 15, 2023.
  2. "Michelle Cooper – Soccer". Retrieved January 14, 2022.
  3. "Hermann Trophy". Retrieved January 14, 2022.
  4. "The Concacaf W U-20 Championship Best XI is here". Twitter. Retrieved March 15, 2022.
  5. "NWSL Draft". Retrieved January 14, 2022.
  6. "USA Wins Concacaf Women's U-20 Championship With 2-0 Victory Over Mexico". US Soccer. March 12, 2022. Retrieved January 8, 2023.


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