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Devante Cole

Devante Cole

English footballer

Devante Lavon Andrew Dewar-Cole (born 10 May 1995) is an English professional footballer who plays as a striker for EFL League One club Barnsley.

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Early and personal life

Cole was born in Alderley Edge on 10 May 1995.[3] His father is the former Manchester United, Newcastle United and England striker Andrew Cole.[4] He has stated that he is a different type of player to his father, who played in the same position,[2] and that he wants to make a name for himself.[5] His paternal grandparents migrated to England from Jamaica in the 1960s; his grandfather worked as a miner.[6]

Club career

Manchester City

Cole joined Manchester City in April 2003,[3] at the age of seven.[4] He had previously spent a day training with city rivals Manchester United.[4] 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.[3]

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.[7][8]

He was linked with a loan move to Scottish club Motherwell in August 2014.[9]

Loan to Barnsley

On 19 August 2014, Cole signed on loan for Barnsley until 5 January 2015.[10] He made his professional debut the same day, appearing as a substitute in a League One game away to Coventry City.[11] He scored his first goal for the club in his second appearance, a 4–1 home win over Gillingham.[11]

Loan to Milton Keynes Dons

Cole moved on loan to Milton Keynes Dons in January 2015.[12]

Bradford City

On 28 August 2015, Cole signed for Bradford City on a two-year deal, with the option of a third year, after being released by Manchester City.[13][14] Bradford City manager Phil Parkinson praised Cole's pace.[15] Before signing for them, he had been on trial with West Ham United and had been linked with a transfer to both Birmingham City and Preston North End.[15] Manchester City have retained a sell-on clause from the deal, believed to be 30%.[15] Cole made his debut a day later, appearing as a substitute. He scored on his debut in the 4th minute of injury time to earn City a 1–0 victory.[16][17] Cole's potential development was praised by City manager Phil Parkinson.[18] New striker partner James Hanson also discussed their teamwork,[19] and the improvement in Cole's all-round game was praised by manager Phil Parkinson in October 2015.[20]

Fleetwood Town

Cole signed for Fleetwood Town on 22 January 2016, for an undisclosed fee.[21] He said he felt the new club suited him better than Bradford had done.[22]

Wigan Athletic

Cole signed for Wigan Athletic in January 2018.[23] He moved on loan to Burton Albion in August 2018.[24]

Loan to Motherwell

On 2 July 2019, Cole joined Motherwell on an initial six-month loan deal.[25][26]

Doncaster Rovers

Cole was transferred to League One side Doncaster Rovers on 27 January 2020 on an initial deal until the end of the season.[27][28] He was released by Doncaster at the end of the 2019–20 season.[29]

Motherwell

On 2 October 2020, Cole returned to Motherwell on a contract until the end of the 2020–21 season.[30][31]

Barnsley

On 8 June 2021, it was announced that Cole would sign for Barnsley on a three-year contract.[32][33] Cole made his first appearance for the club in a 0–1 loss to Luton Town on 17 August.[34] Cole scored his first goal for the club on 24 October in a 2–3 loss to rivals Sheffield United.[35] On 5 August 2023, Cole scored a hat-trick in a 7–0 rout of Port Vale.[36]

International career

Cole has represented England at under-16, under-17, under-18, and under-19 levels.[37]

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.[38] 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.[39][40]

In November 2023, Cole was called up to the Jamaica national team for a set of 2023–24 CONCACAF Nations League matches.[41]

Career statistics

As of match played 20 April 2024[11]
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  1. Appearances in the play-offs

Honours

Milton Keynes Dons

References

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    "Fleetwood: Bradford's Devante Cole signs as Jamie Proctor exits". BBC Sport. 22 January 2016. Retrieved 23 January 2016.
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    Simon Parker (29 January 2016). "Suits you: Cole reckons Fleetwood are more to his style than Bantams". Telegraph & Argus. Retrieved 29 January 2016.
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