Ashley Cole
English footballer (born 1980)
Ashley Cole (born 20 December 1980) is an English football player. 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 | Chelsea (academy 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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