Kenny Cooper
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Kenneth Scott Cooper, Jr. | ||
| Date of birth | October 21, 1984 | ||
| Place of birth | Baltimore, Maryland, United States | ||
| Height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||
| Playing position | Forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2003–2004 | Manchester United | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2004–2006 | Manchester United | 0 | (0) |
| 2004 | → Académica Coimbra (loan) | 10 | (0) |
| 2005 | → Oldham Athletic (loan) | 7 | (3) |
| 2006–2009 | FC Dallas | 90 | (40) |
| 2009–2011 | 1860 Munich | 13 | (2) |
| 2010 | → Plymouth Argyle (loan) | 7 | (0) |
| 2011 | Portland Timbers | 34 | (8) |
| 2012 | New York Red Bulls | 33 | (18) |
| 2013 | FC Dallas | 31 | (6) |
| 2014–2015 | Seattle Sounders FC | 22 | (3) |
| 2015 | Montreal Impact | 1 | (0) |
| 2015 | → FC Montreal (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2007–2009 | United States | 10 | (4) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of January 24, 2016. ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of June 27, 2014 |
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Kenneth Scott "Kenny" Cooper, Jr. (born October 21, 1984) is an American soccer player who is currently a free agent.
A forward, Cooper began his football career with Manchester United but failed to break through to the first team. He has since played for clubs in Portugal, Germany, England, the United States, and Canada.
Cooper's father, Kenny Cooper Sr., played professional soccer as a goalkeeper in England before moving to the United States to play for Dallas Tornado of the North American Soccer League. Cooper was born in Baltimore, Maryland, and, under the mentorship of his father, he became an outstanding youth footballer. After retiring from coaching professional soccer, Cooper's father had settled the family in Dallas, Texas, where Cooper attended high school at Jesuit College Preparatory School of Dallas. He was the Dallas area high school player of the year while playing, graduating in 2003. While playing with the Dallas Solar 85 Soccer Club in the Dallas Cup, an international youth tournament, Cooper caught the attention of several former NASL players who contacted Jimmy Ryan, Director of Youth Football at Manchester United. Ryan had also once played with Cooper's father when they were both with the Tornado. Ryan contacted the Coopers and invited Kenny to England for a trial. The fact that Cooper's father was a native of England helped grease the skids for Cooper as United did not need to acquire a work permit for him. Following a successful week-long trial, United signed him on a free transfer. At the time Cooper had intended to attend Southern Methodist University, but decided to forgo playing college soccer in order to pursue his professional career.
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