Cody Cropper was born on February 16,1993 and is an American former professional soccer player who played as a goalkeeper.
29 Facts About Cody Cropper
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Cody Cropper played with the Minnesota Thunder Academy and the Reading Rage, as well spending time with the US U-17 residency program at the IMG Soccer Academy in Bradenton, Florida.
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Cody Cropper had several trials in England, including with Wolverhampton Wanderers and Leicester City, before joining the Ipswich Town academy in 2010.
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Cody Cropper made the bench for the Ipswich first team, but suffered a torn meniscus.
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Cody Cropper served as a backup keeper for the Saints; making the first team bench, but playing for the U-21 and U-23 teams and never making a first team appearance.
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On June 30,2015, Cody Cropper joined newly promoted Championship side Milton Keynes Dons.
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Cody Cropper made his debut for MK Dons on August 11,2015, in an EFL Cup first round win against Leyton Orient.
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The Revolution's first choice goalkeeper, Bobby Shuttleworth, was traded to Minnesota United ahead of the 2017 season, giving Cody Cropper a shot at the starting job.
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Cody Cropper impressed head coach Jay Heaps and won the starting job coming out of preseason.
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Cody Cropper started 28 of the 34 league games during the year, keeping eight clean sheets.
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Cody Cropper missed the start of the season due to a concussion.
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Cody Cropper would start the next 7 games for the Revs before Friedel decided to bench him.
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Bruce Arena came in as the new head coach, but Cody Cropper failed to return to the lineup.
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Cody Cropper started the final nine games of the season for Hartford, keeping one clean sheet.
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On January 24,2020, Cody Cropper signed with MLS club Houston Dynamo.
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Cody Cropper did not make any appearances for the Dynamo in 2020, serving as the backup for Marko Maric.
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On December 30,2020, it was announced that Cody Cropper had signed for FC Cincinnati ahead of their 2021 season.
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Cody Cropper was waived by Cincinnati on September 15,2021.
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On March 15,2022, Cody Cropper was signed as a free agent by the Vancouver Whitecaps FC.
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Cody Cropper was signed for the 2022 season with a club option for 2023.
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On March 14,2023, Cody Cropper signed with USL Championship side Orange County SC.
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On July 4,2023, Cody Cropper retired from playing professionally and become an assistant coach at University of St Thomas.
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Cody 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.
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Cody Cropper was 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.
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Cody Cropper has appeared for the US up to U-23 level, including at the 2016 CONCACAF-CONMEBOL Olympic playoff.
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Cody Cropper received his first United States senior team call-up for an August 14,2013, friendly against Bosnia and Herzegovina.
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Cody Cropper 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.
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Cody Cropper was called up to the United States senior squad for a friendly against Germany on June 10,2015.
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Cody Cropper was born in Atlanta and moved to Maple Grove, Minnesota at the age of 10.