Devante Cole

Devante Cole
Personal information
Date of birth10 May 1995
Place of birthAlderley Edge, England
Height6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)[1]
Playing positionStriker
Club information
Current team
Milton Keynes Dons
(on loan from Manchester City)
Number28
Youth career
2003–2014Manchester City
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps†(Gls)†
2014–Manchester City0(0)
2014–2015→ Barnsley (loan)19(5)
2015–→ Milton Keynes Dons (loan)14(3)
National team‡
2011England U165(2)
2011–2012England U179(3)
2012England U181(1)
2014England U192(1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 16:14, 18 April 2015 (UTC).

† Appearances (Goals).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 22:29, 19 August 2014 (UTC)

Devante Cole (born 10 May 1995) is an English professional footballer who plays for Milton Keynes Dons, on loan from Manchester City, as a striker.

Early and personal life

Cole was born in Alderley Edge on 10 May 1995.[2] His father is Andy Cole.[3] He has stated that he is a different type of player to his father, who played in the same position.[1] Devante Cole's paternal grandparents migrated to England from Jamaica in the 1960s; his grandfather worked as a miner.[4]

Club career

Manchester City

Cole joined Manchester City in April 2003,[2] at the age of seven.[3] He had previously spent a day training with city rivals Manchester United.[3] His first involvement with the Manchester City first team came in July 2013 when he was selected for a pre-season friendly tour of South Africa, subsequently playing against SuperSport United.[2]

Cole featured heavily in the 2013–14 UEFA Youth League scoring 6 goals and finishing as the second highest scorer overall as Manchester City made a run to the quarter-final stage of the competition.[5][6]

He was linked with a loan move to Scottish club Motherwell in August 2014.[7]

Loan to Barnsley

On 19 August 2014, Cole signed on loan for Barnsley until 5 January 2015.[8] He made his professional debut the same day, appearing as a substitute in a League One game away to Coventry City.[9] He scored his first goal for the club in his second appearance, a 4–1 home win over Gillingham.[9]

Loan to Milton Keynes Dons

He moved on loan to Milton Keynes Dons in January 2015.[10]

International career

Cole has represented England at under-16, under-17, under-18, and under-19 levels.[11]

Cole made his debut for the England under-19 team on 5 March 2014 in a friendly match against Turkey, starting the game and scoring the opening goal.[12] On 29 May 2014, he made a further appearance from the start in a European Championship elite qualification match against Ukraine, which England lost to a deflected 94th-minute strike that eliminated them from the final tournament.[13][14]

Career statistics

As of 18 April 2015.[9]
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Manchester City 2014–15 Premier League 0000000000
Barnsley (loan) 2014–15 League One 195210021237
Milton Keynes Dons (loan) 2014–15 League One 143000000143
Career total 3382100213710

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Stuart Brennan (8 April 2014). "City starlet Cole in search of first silverware". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 19 August 2014.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Profile". Manchester City F.C. Retrieved 19 August 2014.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Nick Harris (19 September 2009). "Andy Cole: How my son ended up at City's academy". The Independent. Retrieved 19 August 2014.
  4. ↑ Jason Burt (17 April 2005). "Andrew Cole: 'Play it straight with me, and I'll be straight. No curve balls'". The Independent. Retrieved 19 August 2014.
  5. ↑ "Manchester City U19 1 – 2 Benfica U19". Manchester City F.C. Retrieved 23 September 2014.
  6. ↑ "Andy Cole's son Devante at centre of UEFA probe after suffering alleged racial abuse during match in Spain". The Mirror. Retrieved 23 September 2014.
  7. ↑ Alan Nixon (10 August 2014). "Manchester City transfers: Devante Cole poised for loan move to Scottish side Motherwell". The Mirror. Retrieved 19 August 2014.
  8. ↑ "Man City striker Devante Cole joins Barnsley on loan". BBC Sport. 19 August 2014. Retrieved 19 August 2014.
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 Devante Cole career statistics at Soccerbase
  10. ↑ "Manchester City's Devante Cole joins MK Dons on loan". BBC Sport. 22 January 2015. Retrieved 23 January 2015.
  11. ↑ "Profile". The Football Association. Retrieved 19 August 2014.
  12. ↑ "England U19s shine in Chester as Young Lions beat Turkey". The Football Association. Retrieved 19 August 2014.
  13. ↑ "Ukraine 1 – 0 England". The Football Association. Retrieved 19 August 2014.
  14. ↑ "Last minute own goal condemns England to Euro heartbreak". The Football Association. Retrieved 19 August 2014.

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