Cody Cropper

Cody Cropper (born February 16, 1993) is an American soccer player who plays as a goalkeeper for the New England Revolution.

Personal life

Cropper has an English father. He was born in Atlanta and moved to Minnesota at the age of 12.

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.

Milton Keynes Dons

On June 30, 2015, 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. On April 16, 2016, Cropper was sent off for a foul on Preston North End's striker Eoin Doyle.

Cropper was released after the 2015-16 season when the club decided not to take up the one-year option in Cropper's contract. He signed with the New England Revolution in August 2016.

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. 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.

Cropper has appeared for the US up to U-23 level, including at the 2016 CONCACAF-CONMEBOL Olympic playoff. He received his first United States senior team call-up for an August 14, 2013 friendly against Bosnia and Herzegovina. 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.