Caitlin Cooper#International goals

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Caitlin Cooper

| fullname = Caitlin Cooper

| image = Caitlin Cooper WSW.jpg

| caption = Cooper debuts for the Western Sydney Wanderers in 2013

| image_size = 150px

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1988|2|12}}

| birth_place = Port Macquarie, New South Wales, Australia

| height = {{height|m=1.72|precision=0}}

| position = Defender

| currentclub = Western Sydney Wanderers

| clubnumber = 2

| youthyears2 = 2004–2008

| youthclubs2 = NSW Sapphires

| youthyears1 = 2001–2004

| youthclubs1 = Northern NSW Pride

| years1 = 2008–2010

| clubs1 = Central Coast Mariners

| caps1 = 20

| goals1 = 0

| years2 = 2010–2013

| clubs2 = Canberra United

| caps2 = 33

| goals2 = 3

| years3 = 2013–2017

| clubs3 = Western Sydney Wanderers

| caps3 = 40

| goals3 = 1

| years4 = 2017–2018

| clubs4 = Sydney FC

| caps4 = 14

| goals4 = 1

| years5 = 2018–

| clubs5 = Western Sydney Wanderers

| caps5 = 34

| goals5 = 1

| nationalyears1 = 2004–2007

| nationalteam1 = Australia U20

| nationalcaps1 = 15

| nationalgoals1 = 3

| nationalyears2 = 2008–

| nationalteam2 = Australia

| nationalcaps2 = 10

| nationalgoals2 = 2

| club-update = 23 January 2020 (UTC)

| nationalteam-update = 26 March 2018

}}

Caitlin Cooper (born 12 February 1988) is an Australian soccer player, who plays for the Western Sydney Wanderers in the Australian W-League. She has previously played for Central Coast Mariners, Canberra United and Sydney FC.

Club career

=Central Coast Mariners, 2008–2010=

Cooper was the inaugural captain for the Mariners and she made her debut against Melbourne Victory on Saturday, 25 October 2008.

=Canberra United, 2010–2013=

In three season at Canberra United, Cooper appeared in 34 games and scored 3 goals. In the 2011–12 season Canberra won the Premiership and the W-League Championship.{{cite web|url=https://int.soccerway.com/players/caitlin-cooper/99395/|title=C.Cooper|work=Soccerway|publisher=Perform Group|accessdate=1 October 2018}}

=Western Sydney Wanderers, 2013–2017=

Cooper joined the Western Sydney Wanderers ahead of the 2013–14 season.{{cite web|url=https://www.theroar.com.au/2013/12/06/caitlyn-cooper-on-life-in-the-w-league-with-western-sydney/|title=Caitlyn Cooper on life in the W-League with Western Sydney|work=The Roar|publisher=Sports 3.0|accessdate=1 October 2018}} She made 40 appearances for the club over 4 seasons.

=Sydney FC, 2017–2018=

Cooper joined Sydney FC ahead of the 2017–18 season.{{cite web|url=http://thewomensgame.com/2017/09/sydney-fc-release-initial-201718-squad-signings/|title=Sydney FC release initial 2017/18 squad signings|work=The Women's Game|date=5 September 2017|access-date=8 September 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170908201507/http://thewomensgame.com/2017/09/sydney-fc-release-initial-201718-squad-signings/|archive-date=8 September 2017|url-status=dead}} Sydney FC made it all the way to the 2018 Grand Final, where they lost to Melbourne City 2–0.

=Western Sydney Wanderers, 2018–present=

Cooper would return to the Western Sydney Wanderers for the 2018–19 season.{{cite web|url=https://www.w-league.com.au/news/cooper-targets-finals-series-france-after-wanderers-return|title=Cooper targets Finals Series & France after Wanderers return|work=W-League.com.au|publisher=Football Federation Australia|accessdate=1 October 2018|date=7 September 2018}}

Cooper was crowned the W-League team's Wanderers Medal for Player of the Year in 2021 and was also named the club's W-League Members' Player of the Year in 2021 after impressive performances in every single match this season.{{cite web|url=https://www.wswanderersfc.com.au/news/kamau-cooper-crowned-2021-wanderers-medal-winners|title= Kamau, Cooper crowned 2021 Wanderers Medal winners|work=WS WandersFC.com.au|publisher=WS Wanderers|accessdate=26 June 2021|date=23 June 2021}}

Cooper held the all time games record for the Wanderers with 83 appearances until she was overtaken by Danika Matos who played her 84th game for the Wanderers against Newcastle Jets on 14 February 2025.

International career

Cooper made her debut for the Matildas in 2007 in a 2008 Olympic Qualifying game against Hong Kong. Her next call-up did not occur until June 2012.{{cite web|url=https://www.illawarramercury.com.au/story/270651/matildas-call-on-caitlin-cooper/|work=Illawarra Mercury|publisher=Australian Community Media|title=Matildas call on Caitlin Cooper|accessdate=1 October 2018|date=12 June 2012}}

Cooper was part of the Matildas squad that won the 2017 Tournament of Nations and defeated the United States for the first time ever.{{cite web|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/soccer/2017/07/28/australian-women-beat-us-1-0-in-tournament-of-nations/104066646/|title=Australian women beat U.S. in Tournament of Nations|work=USA Today|accessdate=1 October 2018|date=28 July 2017}}

In April 2018, Cooper was named to the Australian team for the 2018 AFC Women's Asian Cup, but she did not appear in any games. Australia finished Runner-up to Japan and qualified for the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup.{{cite web|url=https://int.soccerway.com/international/asia/asian-cup--wc-qualifying/2018/s10031/final-stages/|title=Women's Asian Cup|work=Soccerway|publisher=Perform Group|accessdate=1 October 2018}}

In May 2021, Cooper was recalled to the Matildas camp and was then selected in the 25 person squad for the Matildas friendlies with Denmark and Sweden ahead of the 2022 Tokyo Olympic Games.{{cite web|url=https://www.illawarramercury.com.au/story/7235092/coopers-golden-opportunity-to-make-olympic-dream-a-reality/|title=Cooper's golden opportunity to make Olympic dream a reality|work=Illawarra Mercury|date=3 May 2021 |publisher=Australian Community Media|accessdate=3 May 2021}}

Honours

=Club=

;Canberra United

W-League Championship: 2011–12
W-League Premiership: 2011–12

=International=

Career statistics

=International goals=

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1	4 August 2007	Mong Kok Stadium, Kowloon, Hong Kong	{{fbw\|HKG}}	align="center"\|3–0	align="center"\|8–1	{{fb bg olympic qualification}}\| 2008 Olympics qualifying
2	7 March 2018	Albufeira Municipal Stadium, Albufeira, Portugal	{{fbw\|POR}}	align="center"\|1–1	align="center"\|1–2	{{fb bg invitational tournament}}\| 2018 Algarve Cup

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Goal

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4 August 2007

Mong Kok Stadium, Kowloon, Hong Kong

align="center"|3–0

align="center"|8–1