Ashley Cole
English footballer (born 1980)
Ashley Cole (born 20 December 1980) is a retired English football player who is currently the first-team coach for Everton. He is notable for playing for England 77 times. He now plays for LA Galaxy as a defender in the left back position.
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ashley Patrick Cole | ||
| Date of birth | 20 December 1980 | ||
| Place of birth | Stepney, London, England | ||
| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Everton (first-team coach) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1997–1999 | Arsenal | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1999–2006 | Arsenal | 156 | (8) |
| 2000 | → Crystal Palace (loan) | 14 | (1) |
| 2006–2014 | Chelsea | 229 | (7) |
| 2014–2016 | Roma | 11 | (0) |
| 2016–2018 | LA Galaxy | 89 | (3) |
| 2019 | Derby County | 9 | (0) |
| National team | |||
| 2001-2014 | England | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
Cole married Cheryl Tweedy in July 2006. She divorced him in September 2010.
Club career statisticsEdit
| Season | Club | Division | League | National Cup[a] | League Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Arsenal | 1999–2000 | Premier League | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | |
| Crystal Palace (loan) | 1999–2000 | First Division | 14 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 14 | 1 | ||||
| Arsenal | 2000–01 | Premier League | 17 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9[b] | 0 | — | 33 | 3 | |
| 2001–02 | Premier League | 29 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7[b] | 0 | — | 40 | 2 | ||
| 2002–03 | Premier League | 31 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9[b] | 0 | 1[c] | 0 | 44 | 1 | |
| 2003–04 | Premier League | 32 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9[b] | 1 | 1[c] | 0 | 47 | 1 | |
| 2004–05 | Premier League | 35 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8[b] | 0 | 1[c] | 0 | 47 | 2 | |
| 2005–06 | Premier League | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3[b] | 0 | 1[c] | 0 | 15 | 0 | |
| Total | 156 | 8 | 20 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 45 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 228 | 9 | ||
| Chelsea | 2006–07 | Premier League | 23 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 9[b] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 0 |
| 2007–08 | Premier League | 27 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 10[b] | 0 | 1[c] | 0 | 41 | 1 | |
| 2008–09 | Premier League | 34 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8[b] | 0 | — | 49 | 1 | ||
| 2009–10 | Premier League | 27 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4[b] | 0 | 1[c] | 0 | 35 | 4 | |
| 2010–11 | Premier League | 38 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7[b] | 0 | 1[c] | 0 | 48 | 0 | |
| 2011–12 | Premier League | 32 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12[b] | 0 | — | 48 | 0 | ||
| 2012–13 | Premier League | 31 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 8[d] | 0 | 4[e] | 0 | 51 | 1 | |
| 2013–14 | Premier League | 17 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5[b] | 0 | 1[f] | 0 | 26 | 0 | |
| Total | 229 | 7 | 28 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 63 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 338 | 7 | ||
| Roma | 2014–15 | Serie A | 11 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 3[b] | 0 | — | 16 | 0 | ||
| 2015–16 | Serie A | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| Total | 11 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | — | 16 | 0 | ||||
| LA Galaxy | 2016 | Major League Soccer | 29 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 1[g] | 0 | — | 32 | 1 | ||
| 2017 | Major League Soccer | 29 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 30 | 1 | ||||
| 2018 | Major League Soccer | 31 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 32 | 1 | ||||
| Total | 89 | 3 | 4 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 94 | 3 | ||||
| Derby County | 2018–19 | Championship | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2[h] | 0 | 12 | 1 | ||
| Career total | 508 | 19 | 55 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 112 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 702 | 21 | ||
- ↑ Includes FA Cup, Coppa Italia, U.S. Open Cup
- ↑ 2.00 2.01 2.02 2.03 2.04 2.05 2.06 2.07 2.08 2.09 2.10 2.11 2.12 2.13 Appearances in UEFA Champions League
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 Appearance in FA Community Shield
- ↑ Five appearances in UEFA Champions League, three in UEFA Europa League
- ↑ One appearance in FA Community Shield, two in FIFA Club World Cup, one in UEFA Super Cup
- ↑ Appearance in UEFA Super Cup
- ↑ Appearance in CONCACAF Champions League
- ↑ Appearances in Championship play-offs
InternationalEdit
Cole playing for England against Slovenia, 2009
- As of 5 March 2014.[3]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 2001 | 7 | 0 |
| 2002 | 9 | 0 | |
| 2003 | 7 | 0 | |
| 2004 | 13 | 0 | |
| 2005 | 8 | 0 | |
| 2006 | 13 | 0 | |
| 2007 | 4 | 0 | |
| 2008 | 7 | 0 | |
| 2009 | 9 | 0 | |
| 2010 | 9 | 0 | |
| 2011 | 7 | 0 | |
| 2012 | 6 | 0 | |
| 2013 | 7 | 0 | |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 107 | 0 | |
ReferencesEdit
- ↑ "Statistics". Soccerbase. Archived from the original on 1 October 2008. Retrieved 1 October 2008.
- ↑ Ashley Cole at Soccerway
- ↑ "Ashley Cole". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmerman. Retrieved 5 October 2012.
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