Cody Cropper

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Cody Cropper
Personal information
Full name Cody Cropper
Date of birth (1993-02-16) February 16, 1993 (age 31)
Place of birth Atlanta, Georgia, United States
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Position(s) Goalkeeper
Youth career
2006–2008 Minnesota Thunder
2008–2009 Reading Rage
2010–2012 Ipswich Town
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2015 Southampton 0 (0)
2015–2016 Milton Keynes Dons 9 (0)
International career
2010–2013 United States U20 21 (0)
2014– United States U23 7 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 25 May 2016
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 2 April 2016

Cody Cropper (born February 16, 1993) is an American soccer player who plays as a goalkeeper. He is currently a free agent.

Cropper also represents the United States national team at under-23 level.

Personal life

Cropper was born in Atlanta and moved to Minnesota at the age of 12.[1]

Club career

After taking up the game, Cropper moved to England and spent time in the academy system of Ipswich Town before joining Southampton in August 2012.[2]

Milton Keynes Dons

On June 30, 2015,[3] Cropper joined newly promoted Championship side Milton Keynes Dons and on August 11, 2015 made his debut for the club in a Football League Cup first round win against Leyton Orient.[4][5] On April 16, 2016, Cropper was sent off for a foul on Preston North End's striker Eoin Doyle.[6]

On 25 May 2016 Cropper was released after the club decided not to take up the one-year option in Cropper's contract.[7]

International career

Cropper represented the United States at the 2011 and 2013 editions of the CONCACAF U-20 Championship, the latter of which the US finished as runners-up.[8] He was also the first-choice goalkeeper for the United States at the 2013 FIFA U-20 World Cup and the 2015 Toulon Tournament, the latter of which the US finished in third place.[9]

Cropper has appeared for the US up to U-23 level, including at the 2016 CONCACAF-CONMEBOL Olympic playoff.[10] He received his first United States senior team call-up for an August 14, 2013 friendly against Bosnia and Herzegovina.[11] He was an unrostered player at the USMNT training camp at Stanford University before the 2014 FIFA World Cup, and later received a senior call-up for a friendly against the Czech Republic on September 3, 2014. He was also called up to the United States senior squad for a friendly against Germany on June 10, 2015.[12]

References

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  7. http://mobile.mkdons.com//news/article/cody-to-depart-stadiummk-cody-cropper-mk-dons-sky-bet-league-one-us-soccer-3125168.aspx?site=desktop
  8. Cody Cropper at Soccerway
  9. Cody CropperFIFA competition record
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