Ashley Cole
Ashley Cole (born 20 December 1980) is a retired English football player who is currently the first-team coach for Birmingham City. He played for England 77 times.
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ashley Cole[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 20 December 1980 (aged 45) | ||
| Place of birth | Stepney, England | ||
| Height | 1,76 5'9 cm | ||
| Playing position | Left-back | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team |
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| 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) |
| Total | 508 | (19) | |
| National team | |||
| 1999 | England U20 | 2 | (0) |
| 2002 | England U21 | 5 | (1) |
| 2001–2014 | England | 107 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
Cole married Cheryl Tweedy in July 2006. They divorced in September 2010.
Club career statistics
| 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
International
File:England - Slovenia friendly football match in 2009 2.jpg
Cole playing for England against Slovenia, 2009
- As of 5 March 2014.[4]
| 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 | |
Ashley Cole Media
Cole lining up for a Champions League game at Spartak Moscow in October 2010
Cole playing for Chelsea during the 2012 UEFA Champions League final
Cole defending for Roma against Liverpool in 2014
Cole with LA Galaxy in June 2018
Cole playing for England at UEFA Euro 2012
References
- ↑ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Utilities at line 38: bad argument #1 to 'ipairs' (table expected, got nil).
- ↑ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Utilities at line 38: bad argument #1 to 'ipairs' (table expected, got nil).
- ↑ Ashley Cole at Soccerway
- ↑ Ashley Cole at National-Football-Teams.com
