Cody Cooke

Cody Cooke (born 2 March 1993) is an English professional footballer who plays as a striker for Bath City.

Cody Cooke
Cooke in 2022
Personal information
Date of birth (1993-03-02) 2 March 1993
Place of birth Truro, England
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[1]
Position(s) Striker
Team information
Current team
 Bath City
Number 9
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Penryn Athletic
2011–2018 Truro City 236 (47)
2018–2020 St Mirren 17 (3)
2020–2021 Weymouth 17 (2)
2021– Bath City 78 (30)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10:53, 22 October 2023 (UTC)

Early and personal life

Born in Truro,[1] Cooke attended Penryn College.[2]

Career

Cooke began his career in English non-league football with Penryn Athletic,[3] before playing for Truro City between 2011 and 2018,[1] while studying for a PGCE in Sport Development at Plymouth Marjon University.[4]

After spending time with the V9 Academy, Cooke turned professional in June 2018, after signing for Scottish club St Mirren alongside Josh Heaton.[2][5] He made his debut for St Mirren on 13 July 2018 in the Scottish League Cup.[6] He scored a hat-trick in the final game of the 2018–19 season.[6][2] He described his first season as a professional as a "rollercoaster".[3]

On 1 August 2019, the club confirmed that Cooke would be out of action for between six and nine months after rupturing knee ligaments during a match.[7] He returned to action in December 2019.[8]

On 2 June 2020 it was announced that he would remain with the club under the coronavirus furlough scheme before leaving the club.[9] In June 2020, Cooke left Saints when his contract expired.[10] Cooke said he wanted to move nearer to his home in Cornwall, and would consider returning to part-time football in order to do so.[11]

On 28 August 2020, Cooke signed for newly-promoted National League side Weymouth.[12]

Cooke was released from Weymouth at the end of the 2020–21 season,[13] and on 11 June 2021 joined National League South side Bath City.[14]

Career statistics
As of 21 October 2023
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup[lower-alpha 1] League Cup[lower-alpha 2] Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Truro City 2011–12[1] National League South 18200—1[lower-alpha 3]0192
2012–13[1] National League South 41100—00411
2013–14[15] Southern Football League 43941—004710
2014–15[15] Southern Football League 351470—004214
2015–16[1] National League South 41400—3[lower-alpha 3]0444
2016–17[1] National League South 21400—00214
2017–18[1] National League South 371320—1[lower-alpha 3]04013
Total 23647131—5025448
St Mirren 2018–19[6] Scottish Premiership 11311302[lower-alpha 4]0174
2019–20[16] Scottish Premiership 60004000100
Total 173117020274
Weymouth 2020–21[1] National League 17210—2[lower-alpha 3]1203
Bath City 2021–22[1] National League South 391432—6[lower-alpha 5]44820
2022–23[1] National League South 271331—2[lower-alpha 6]13215
2023–24[1] National League South 12322—00145
Total 783085—859440
Career total 348822377017639595
  1. Includes FA Cup and Scottish Cup
  2. Includes Scottish League Cup
  3. Appearance(s) in the FA Trophy.
  4. Appearance(s) in the play-offs.
  5. One appearance in FA Trophy, five appearances and four goals in Somerset Premier Cup
  6. One appearance in FA Trophy, one appearance and one goal in Somerset Premier Cup

References
  1. Cody Cooke at Soccerway. Retrieved 22 June 2018.
  2. "I'm proud that I made the jump, says Cornish pro Cody". Falmouth Packet.
  3. "Cornish footballer Cody Cooke reflects on "rollercoaster" first year as a professional". Falmouth Packet.
  4. "Marjon graduate signs professional football contract". Plymouth Marjon University. 28 June 2018. Retrieved 18 June 2019.
  5. "St Mirren sign defender Josh Heaton & striker Cody Cooke". BBC Sport. 21 June 2018. Retrieved 22 June 2018.
  6. "Games played by Cody Cooke in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 20 August 2020.
  7. "St Mirren: Cody Cooke out for up to nine months with injury". BBC Sport. 1 August 2019. Retrieved 28 August 2019.
  8. "Cooke targets new St Mirren deal after making return". The Gazette.
  9. "St Mirren FC Squad Update". www.stmirren.com.
  10. "St Mirren: Captain McGinn and goalkeeper Hladky among 13 departures". BBC Sport. 2 June 2020. Retrieved 2 June 2020.
  11. "Cornish pro Cody looking for something "a little bit closer to home" after St Mirren release". Falmouth Packet.
  12. "Terras: Former St Mirren striker Cody Cooke joins Weymouth". Dorset Echo.
  13. "Five depart the Terras". uptheterras.co.uk. 1 June 2021. Retrieved 14 June 2021.
  14. "Player News- Cody Cooke". www.bathcityfc.com. 11 June 2021. Retrieved 14 June 2021.
  15. "Cody Cooke Profile | Aylesbury United FC". www.aylesburyunitedfc.co.uk.
  16. "Games played by Cody Cooke in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 20 August 2020.
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