Career
He is a former Liverpool youth player and former Scotland youth international. Club career
Cooper began his playing career with Ross County"s youth team He immediately showed signs of great potential, sparking interest from several major clubs.
At 14, he was invited to take part in a tournament in Switzerland with Jose Mourinho"s Chelsea. and to train with both Celtic and Rangers.
At the age of sixteen he went on a week-long trial to Liverpool which was cut short by injury. He returned a month later for a further three-day trial playing one match after which he was offered a contract.
He joined Liverpool on 28 December 2007 for a £100,000 fee signing a three-and-a-half-year contract. After his arrival he started playing for Liverpool"s Academy before progressing to the Reserve side managed by John McMahon.
During his time at Merseyside he suffered numerous injuries the most severe being a broken ankle ruling him out for six months during the 2009-2010 season.
Cooper was released by Liverpool in the summer of 2011 along with three other players following the expiration of his contract. In the wake of his release, there was interest from a number of clubs, north and south of the border and Cooper eventually re-joined Ross County on 18 October 2011 until the end of the season after nearly a four-year absence from Dingwall. He appeared on the bench a day later for County"s Scottish Cup tie against Albion Rovers but remained an unused substitute.
He made his senior debut on 7 January 2012 as a substitute in a 7–0 victory against Stenhousemuir in a Scottish Cup fixture replacing team mate Paul Lawson.
His next outing for County was again in the Scottish Cup, against SPL side Street Mirren in a fifth round replay defeat. On 16 March 2012, he joined Scottish Third Division side Elgin City on loan until the end of the season.
He made his debut the following day, starting in a 2–2 draw with East Stirlingshire. Ross County were promoted to the Scottish Premier League with Cooper signing a new one-year contract in May 2012 keeping him at Dingwall until the end of the 2012-2013 season.
At the end of the 2013-2014 season, his father left his role as an assistant manager at Ross County and Cooper was among three players to be released.
On 3 July 2014, Cooper signed for Scottish Championship club Falkirk. On 29 January 2016, Street Mirren signed Cooper until the end of the 2015–2016 season after he was released from Falkirk. International career
Cooper has represented Scotland at Under-15 & Under-16 levels including participation in the Victory Shield tournament.
He has also played for the Scotland Under-17 side on seven occasions, featuring in the age group"s European Championship.
Alex is the son of former Aberdeen player Neale Cooper who previously managed Ross County and has since returned to be assistant manager.