Mitchell Cole
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| Mitchell Cole | ||
| Personal information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Full name | Mitchell James Cole | |
| Date of birth | 6 October 1985 | |
| Place of birth | London, England | |
| Playing position | Midfielder | |
| Club information | ||
| Current club | Stevenage Borough | |
| Number | 11 | |
| Youth clubs | ||
| 2003–2004 | West Ham United | |
| Senior clubs1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 2004–2005 2005–2007 2006 2007– |
Grays Athletic Southend United → Northampton Town (loan) Stevenage Borough |
35 (5) 33 (1) 8 (1) 45 (4) |
| National team2 | ||
| 2007– | England C | 6 (7) |
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1 Senior club appearances and goals |
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Mitchell James Cole (born 6 October 1985 in London, England) is an English footballer, currently playing for Stevenage Borough, signing for the 'Boro in January 2007 from Southend United.
[edit] Career
Cole joined Southend United in 2005 after helping Grays Athletic earn promotion to the Conference National.
The former West Ham trainee signed for an undisclosed fee after double success at Grays, which saw him play a key role in the club winning both the Conference South title and the FA Trophy.
An exciting and tricky left winger, Cole was much sought after by a number of clubs before the youngster joined the Blues. Despite an inconsistent season in 2005/06, fans saw enough of Cole to realise he is a talent worth being patient for and many were expecting big things of him in the Championship.
After becoming frustrated with the lack of first-team appearances at the beginning of Southend United's 2006/2007 Championship campaign, Cole was loaned out to Northampton Town for a month.
After returning to Southend after his loan spell, Cole found it increasingly hard to break into the first team, making only 4 appearances in the league. This led to Mitchell joining Conference side Stevenage Borough for a five-figure fee.Since joining Stevenage Mitchell has been a key player, showing the skill and pace that got him a move to a higher level.
He became the first Stevenage player to score at Wembley Stadium in the FA Trophy Final on 12 May 2007 which they went onto win 3-2.
Cole went onto make his debut this summer for England National Game XI and ended as the tournament's top scorer after bagging a hat-trick on his debut in the 5-0 win against Scotland and during his 3rd game he scored in the 3-0 win against Wales.
Mitchell is a relation to Chelsea's Joe Cole and has two children with Joe's sister.[citation needed]
[edit] Honours
- Football Conference South champion with Grays Athletic 2004-05
- FA Trophy (2004-05 - Grays Athletic), (2006-07 - with Stevenage)
- League One Champion with Southend United 2005-06
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