cap and first goal for the national team on January 20, 2007, against Denmark where he scored a goal after coming on near the end of the game. He then appeared in a game against Guatemala, which was played in his MLS club's home stadium, Pizza Hut Park, as a second half sub. He was unable to take part in the 2007 Copa América after he was sidelined with a broken right tibia. On November 20, 2008, Cooper got his first World Cup Qualifying start and his first World Cup qualifying-round goal against Guatemala in the final game of the semifinal group stage. On July 18, 2009, Cooper took a boot to the chest from Roman Torres of Panama, resulting in a penalty kick which he took to put the U.S. through to the semifinal round of the CONCACAF Gold Cup. Five days later, Cooper scored near the end of the match against Honduras to give the U.S. a 2–0 lead and to put them safely into the final of the 2009 CONCACAF Gold Cup. He has a total of 10 international appearances (caps) with 4 goals. Personal life Cooper married Molly Grimm in Charleston, South Carolina on January 7, 2012. Currently, he lives in Charleston where he is involved with youth soccer coaching. Career statistics Club International Scores and results list United States' goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Cooper goal. |+ List of international goals scored by Kenny Cooper |- | style="text-align:center"|1 || January 20, 2007 || Home Depot Center, Carson, United States || || style="text-align:center"|3–1 || style="text-align:center"|3–1 || Friendly || |- | style="text-align:center"|2 || November 20, 2008 || Dick's Sporting Goods Park, Denver, United States || || style="text-align:center"|1–0 || style="text-align:center"|2–0 || 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification || |- | style="text-align:center"|3 || July 19, 2009 || Lincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia, United States || || style="text-align:center"|2–1 || style="text-align:center"|2–1 || 2009 CONCACAF Gold Cup || |- | style="text-align:center"|4 || July 24, 2009 || Soldier Field, Chicago, United States || || style="text-align:center"|2–0 || style="text-align:center"|2–0 || 2009 CONCACAF Gold Cup || |} Honours Individual MLS Best XI: 2008 CONCACAF Gold Cup All-Tournament Team: 2009 References External links 1984 births Living people American people of English descent American soccer players Soccer players from Maryland Soccer players from Dallas Association football forwards Manchester United F.C. players American expatriate soccer players Expatriate footballers in England Associação Académica de Coimbra – O.A.F. players