Cameron Cook

{{Short description|Australian soccer player (born 2001)}}

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Cameron Cook

| fullname = Cameron Cook

| image = Cameron Cook 2023.png

| caption = Cook playing for Perth Glory in 2023

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|2001|8|16|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Alice Springs, Australia

| height = {{Height|m=1.88}}{{cite web |title=Australia - C. Cook - Profile with news, career statistics and history |url=https://int.soccerway.com/players/cameron-cook/522456/ |website=Soccerway |access-date=17 April 2024}}

| position = Goalkeeper

| currentclub = Perth Glory

| clubnumber = 13

| youthyears1 =

| youthclubs1 = Vikings FC

| youthyears2 =

| youthclubs2 = Adelaide United

| youthyears3 = 2020–

| youthclubs3 = Perth Glory

| years1 = 2017–2020

| clubs1 = Adelaide United NPL

| caps1 = 6

| goals1 = 0

| years2 = 2020–

| clubs2 = Perth Glory NPL

| caps2 = 25

| goals2 = 0

| years3 = 2021–

| clubs3 = Perth Glory

| caps3 = 40

| goals3 = 0

| nationalyears1 = 2023

| nationalteam1 = Australia U23

| nationalcaps1 = 2

| nationalgoals1 = 0

| club-update = 4 May 2025

| nationalteam-update = 1 May 2023

| medaltemplates = {{MedalSport|Men's football}}

{{MedalCountry|{{fb|AUS}}}}

{{MedalCompetition|WAFF U-23 Championship}}

{{Medal|RU|2024 Saudi Arabia|}}

}}

Cameron Cook (born 16 August 2001) is an Australian professional soccer player who plays as a goalkeeper for Perth Glory.{{Cite web|url=https://thewest.com.au/sport/a-league/perth-glory-goalkeeper-cameron-cook-will-make-his-dream-debut-in-front-of-family-and-mates-in-ffa-cup-clash-c-4672765|title=Cook ready to dish up a show for friends and family|date=23 November 2021|website=Thewest.com.au|access-date=6 December 2021|archive-date=5 December 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211205231702/https://thewest.com.au/sport/a-league/perth-glory-goalkeeper-cameron-cook-will-make-his-dream-debut-in-front-of-family-and-mates-in-ffa-cup-clash-c-4672765|url-status=live}} He made his professional debut in a FFA Cup playoff match against Melbourne Victory on 24 November 2021.{{Cite web|url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2021/11/24/australia/ffa-cup/perth-glory-fc/melbourne-victory-fc/3513535/|title=Perth Glory vs. Melbourne Victory - 24 November 2021 - Soccerway|website=Int.soccerway.com|access-date=6 December 2021|archive-date=24 November 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211124210926/https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2021/11/24/australia/ffa-cup/perth-glory-fc/melbourne-victory-fc/3513535/|url-status=live}}

Perth Glory

On 7 December 2021, Cook made his A-league debut in a 3-0 win against Melbourne Victory and became the first player born in Alice Springs to play in the A-league.

International career

In June 2023, he took part in the Maurice Revello Tournament in France{{cite web| url=https://www.tournoimauricerevello.com/smartphone/festival/archives/joueurs.php?annee=2023| title=Festival International Espoirs Football Tournoi Maurice Revello Toulon| publisher=Maurice Revello Tournament| website=tournoimauricerevello.com| language=fr| accessdate=14 May 2025}} with Australia.

Honours

Australia U-23

  • WAFF U-23 Championship: runner-up 2024{{ cite web|url = https://www.socceroos.com.au/news/subway-olyroos-squad-waff-u-23-championship-confirmed|title =Subway Olyroos’ Head Coach, Tony Vidmar has named an extended 26-man squad for the fifth edition of the West Asian Football Federation (WAFF) U-23 Championship – Saudi Arabia 2024.|publisher=Football Federation Australia|access-date=April 6, 2025}}

References

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