Callum James Cooke (born 21 February 1997) is an English professional

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who plays as an

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for

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club

Hartlepool United Hartlepool United Football Club is a professional association football club based in Hartlepool, County Durham, England. The team competes in League Two, the fourth tier of the English football league system. They were founded in 1908 as Hartle ...

Career

Middlesbrough

Cooke began his career with

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's Academy and he signed a professional contract with the club in June 2014. He played for Middlesbrough U23s in two

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ties in 2016, scoring one goal. In January 2017 Cooke joined

side

Crewe Alexandra Crewe Alexandra Football Club is an English professional association football club based in the town of Crewe, Cheshire, that competes in League Two, the fourth tier of the English football league system. Nicknamed 'The Railwaymen' because of ...

on loan. He made his professional debut on 4 February 2017 in a 4–0 defeat away at

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, then scored on his home debut in a 5–0 win over

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on 11 February. On 9 May 2017, Crewe announced that Cooke would be returning to his parent club. On 18 July 2017, Cooke joined

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club

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on loan until the end of the

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Peterborough United

On 30 July 2018, Cooke signed for

side

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on a two-year deal for an undisclosed fee. He was transfer-listed by Peterborough United at the end of the 2018–19 season. He moved on loan to

Bradford City Bradford City Association Football Club is an English professional football club in Bradford, West Yorkshire. The team competes in League Two, the fourth tier of the English football league system and are currently managed by Mark Hughes. Th ...

in August 2019 for the 2019–20 season. His loan expired on 1 May 2020.

Bradford City

He returned to

in July 2020, signing a permanent two-year contract. Cooke was released by the club at the end of the 2021–22 season.

Hartlepool United

In July 2022, following his departure from Bradford, Cooke decided to join

side

. In November 2022, Cooke scored his first Hartlepool goal in a 3–1 win against

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in the FA Cup. Cooke scored a late winner, a 25-yard free kick in a 2–1 win at

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Career statistics

References

External links

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England profile
at The Football Association {{DEFAULTSORT:Cooke, Callum 1997 births Living people People from Peterlee Footballers from County Durham English footballers English Football League players Middlesbrough F.C. players Crewe Alexandra F.C. players Blackpool F.C. players Peterborough United F.C. players Association football midfielders Bradford City A.F.C. players Hartlepool United F.C. players