C. J. Cochran

Carl Howard "CJ" Cochran Jr. (born September 27, 1991) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a goalkeeper.

Cochran was born in Alpharetta, Georgia and played his earlier career with Georgia State Panthers before starting his professional career with Atlanta Silverbacks in 2015. After a year with Atlanta, he joined United Soccer League club Oklahoma City Energy. On April 4, 2015, Cochran made his debut for the Atlanta Silverbacks against Indy Eleven in a match that ended 1–1. On July 7, Cochran was nominated for the NASL Play of the Week award for his save against Martin Nuñez of the Tampa Bay Rowdies. In 2016, Cochran left Atlanta after the club was suspended by the league after it was not successful in finding new ownership for the club, the franchise was suspended on January 11, 2016. Cochran made a total of 9 appearances for Atlanta. After departing Atlanta, Cochran joined United Soccer League club Oklahoma City Energy. He was loaned to Fresno FC in June 2018. Cochran subsequently rejoined Fresno FC at the end of November on a permanent one-year contract.

On December 20, 2019, it was announced that Cochran would return to Oklahoma City Energy.

On October 12, 2020, Cochran returned to Nashville SC on loan for the remainder of the 2020 Major League Soccer season.

OKC Energy announced that the team would be suspending play for the 2022 USL Championship season. On January 21, 2022, it was announced that Cochran would spend the 2022 season on loan from OKC to the Tampa Bay Rowdies. He left Tampa following their 2022 season.

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Honors Georgia State Panthers Athletic Director's Honor Roll (4): 2010 Fall Semester, 2011 Spring Semester, 2011 Fall Semester, 2014 Spring Semester TopDrawerSoccer.com Midseason Top 100 Freshmen to Watch: 2011 CAA Rookie of the Week (2): October 3, 2011, October 10, 2011 College Sports Madness Independent Defensive Player of the Week: 2013 Sun Belt Defensive Player of the Week: September 2014