Darren Cole

Darren Cole
Personal information
Full name Darren Cole
Date of birth 3 January 1992 (1992-01-03) (age 20)
Place of birth Edinburgh, Scotland
Height 1.89 m (6 ft 2 1⁄2 in)
Playing position Right back
Club information
Current club Partick Thistle (on loan from Rangers)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
2010– Rangers 1 (0)
2012– → Partick Thistle (loan) 0 (0)
National team‡
2007–2008 Scotland U16 6 (0)
2008–2009 Scotland U17 13 (0)
2009–2010 Scotland U19 7 (0)
2011– Scotland U21 2 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 14:27, 8 December 2010 (UTC).

† Appearances (Goals).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 19:24, 6 September 2011 (UTC)

Darren Cole (born 3 January 1992) is a Scottish footballer who plays for Partick Thistle, on loan from Rangers.

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Career

Born in Edinburgh, Cole signed a two-year contract extension with Rangers on 2 December 2010[1] and made his first-team debut five days later against Turkish side Bursaspor in Rangers' final 2010-11 UEFA Champions League group match, which ended 1-1.[2] Cole's performance was praised by manager Walter Smith.[3]

Cole did not feature in the Rangers first team under Ally McCoist during the 2011–12 season.[4] He was loaned to Partick Thistle in early January.[4]

Career statistics

As of 18 August 2011
Club Season League Cup League Cup Europe Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Rangers
2010–11 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
2011–12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
Career total 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0

References

  1. ^ "Rangers starlets pen new two-year deals with Ibrox club". Daily Record. 2 December 2010. http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/football/spl/rangers/2010/12/02/rangers-starlets-pen-new-two-year-deals-with-ibrox-club-86908-22757024/. 
  2. ^ "Bursaspor 1-1 Rangers". BBC Sport. 7 December 2010. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/europe/9258285.stm. 
  3. ^ "Rangers manager Walter Smith hails young players". BBC Sport. 8 December 2010. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/r/rangers/9266616.stm. 
  4. ^ a b "Rangers defender Darren Cole starts Partick Thistle loan". BBC Sport (BBC). 2 January 2012. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/16385066.stm. Retrieved 2 January 2012. 

External links

Partick Thistle F.C. – current squad