Michelle
Cooper

  • Position Forward
  • Number 12
  • Date of Birth Dec 04 2002
  • Hometown Clarkston, MI
  • Height 5'3"
  • Club Kansas City Current

First CAP: Feb. 20, 2025, vs. Colombia (Houston, TX)
First GOAL:
Feb. 23, 2025, vs. Australia (Glendale, AZ)

NATIONAL TEAM HIGHLIGHTS

  • Cooper scored her first career goal for the USWNT against Australia in the 2025 SheBelieves Cup in just her second appearance, a game-winner.
  • She led the U.S. U-20 WNT to a 2022 Concacaf Women's U-20 Championship, winning the Golden Boot and Golden Ball awards.

CLUB HIGHLIGHTS

  • Cooper was drafted second-overall in the 2023 NWSL Draft by the Kansas City Current.
  • She holds the record for the fastest goal in NWSL history, scoring just 22 seconds into Kansas City's 2023 match against the Washington Spirit.
  • In two collegiate seasons with the Duke Blue Devils, Cooper won ACC Freshman of the Year Award in 2021 and ACC Offensive Player of the Year Award in 2022.