Reece Cole

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Reece Cole
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Cole warming up with Partick Thistle in October 2019
Personal information
Full name Reece George Cole[1]
Date of birth (1998-02-17) 17 February 1998 (age 23)
Place of birth Hillingdon, England[2]
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)[3]
Position(s) Central midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Dunfermline Athletic
Number 28
Youth career
2012–2016 Brentford
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2020 Brentford 1 (0)
2017–2018 → Newport County (loan) 4 (1)
2018 → Yeovil Town (loan) 1 (0)
2018–2019 → Maidenhead United (loan) 6 (1)
2019 → Macclesfield Town (loan) 18 (1)
2019–2020 → Partick Thistle (loan) 19 (2)
2021 Queens Park Rangers 0 (0)
2021– Dunfermline Athletic 7 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 12:39, 23 January 2022 (UTC)

Reece George Cole (born 17 February 1998) is an English professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for Scottish Championship club Dunfermline Athletic. He is a product of the Brentford academy and made one senior appearance for the club before his release in 2020.

Career[]

Brentford[]

Cole began his youth career at Brentford and was a part of the U15 team which emerged victorious in the Junior category at the 2012 Milk Cup.[4] He made 8 appearances for the U18 team before signing a scholarship deal at the end of the 2013–14 season.[5][6][7] He made 32 appearances and scored seven goals during his two-year scholarship and increasingly became part of the Development Squad during the 2015–16 season,[8][9] progressing sufficiently to sign a professional contract in February 2016.[4] Cole was an unused substitute for a number of late-season first team matches in April 2016.[10]

Whilst a regular for the B team, Cole received sporadic calls into the first team squad during the 2016–17 season before making his senior debut as a late substitute for Nico Yennaris in a 3–2 victory over Nottingham Forest on 7 March 2017.[11] One month later, he signed a new three-year contract.[12] Cole won further attention with long-range goals in pre-season friendly wins over Aldershot Town and Oxford United in July 2017,[13][14] before departing on loan for the first half of the 2017–18 season on 10 August.[15] A knee injury cut short the loan in late September and he returned to match play with the B team in December,[16] but did not win any further calls into the first team squad before the end of the season.[17] Cole spent much of the remainder of his contract away on loan and was released in June 2020.[18][19][20][21][22]

Newport County (loan)[]

On 10 August 2017, Cole joined League Two club Newport County on loan until January 2018.[15] He made his debut versus Coventry City 9 days later and scored the first senior goal of his career with the only goal of the game.[23] Cole made four further appearances and returned to Brentford in late September 2017 after suffering a knee injury,[24] though the loan officially continued until it expired on 1 January 2018.[16]

Yeovil Town (loan)[]

On 27 July 2018, Cole joined League Two club Yeovil Town on loan for the duration of the 2018–19 season.[25] He made two appearances before his loan was cancelled by mutual consent on 24 August 2018.[26]

Maidenhead United (loan)[]

On 23 November 2018, Cole joined National League club Maidenhead United on loan until 1 January 2019.[27] He made six appearances during his spell and scored on his debut,[3] with a free kick to salvage a 1–1 draw with Ebbsfleet United.[28]

Macclesfield Town (loan)[]

On 18 January 2019, Cole joined League Two strugglers Macclesfield Town on loan until the end of the 2018–19 season.[18] He made 18 appearances during his spell and scored his only goal for the club with a "dramatic" late equaliser in a 3–3 draw with Cheshire rivals Crewe Alexandra on 9 February 2019.[19][29]

Partick Thistle (loan)[]

On 2 September 2019, Cole joined Scottish Championship club Partick Thistle on a loan until 31 December 2019,[30] which was later extended until the end of the 2019–20 season.[31] Four goals in a five-match spell and his performances during November 2019 saw him win the club's Player of the Month award.[21][32] By the time the season was ended prematurely due to the COVID-19 pandemic,[20] Cole had made 25 appearances and scored four goals.[21]

Queens Park Rangers[]

On 15 March 2021, Cole signed a short-term contract with the U23 team at Championship club Queens Park Rangers on a free transfer.[33] He failed to win a call into the first team squad before the end of the season and was released when his contract expired.[3][34]

Dunfermline Athletic[]

On 20 July 2021, Cole signed a one-year contract with Scottish Championship club Dunfermline Athletic on a free transfer.[35] After featuring predominantly as a substitute during the early months of the season,[3] Cole undertook extra fitness training at the Joe Cardle Academy.[36]

Personal life[]

Cole attended Chalfonts Community College.[37]

Career statistics[]

As of match played 22 January 2022
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Brentford 2015–16[38] Championship 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 0
2016–17[39] 1 0 0 0 0 0 — 1 0
2017–18[23] 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 0
2018–19[19] 0 0 0 0 — — 0 0
Total 1 0 0 0 0 0 — 1 0
Newport County (loan) 2017–18[23] League Two 4 1 0 0 0 0 1[a] 0 5 1
Yeovil Town (loan) 2018–19[19] League Two 1 0 — 1 0 — 2 0
Maidenhead United (loan) 2018–19[3] National League 6 1 — — 0 0 6 1
Macclesfield Town (loan) 2018–19[19] League Two 18 1 — — — 18 1
Partick Thistle (loan) 2019–20[21] Scottish Championship 19 2 2 1 1 0 3[b] 1 25 4
Dunfermline Athletic 2021–22[40] Scottish Championship 7 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 9 0
Career total 56 5 1 1 4 0 4 1 65 7
  1. ^ Appearance in EFL Trophy
  2. ^ Appearances in Scottish Challenge Cup

Honours[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Club list of registered players: As at 19th May 2018: Brentford" (PDF). English Football League. p. 8. Retrieved 16 June 2018.
  2. ^ "Reece Cole". 11v11.com. Retrieved 5 July 2017.
  3. ^ a b c d e Reece Cole at Soccerway. Retrieved 2 July 2017.
  4. ^ a b Brett, Ciaran. "Brentford duo Reece Cole and Chris Mepham sign first professional contracts". www.brentfordfc.co.uk. Retrieved 23 April 2016.
  5. ^ Brett, Ciaran. "Youth Team Stats 2012/13". www.brentfordfc.co.uk. Retrieved 23 April 2016.
  6. ^ Brett, Ciaran. "2013/14 Youth Team Statistics". www.brentfordfc.co.uk. Retrieved 23 April 2016.
  7. ^ Wickham, Chris. "Brentford Football Club take on new Youth Team recruits for 2014/15 season". www.brentfordfc.co.uk. Retrieved 23 April 2016.
  8. ^ Brett, Ciaran. "2014/15 Youth Team player statistics". www.brentfordfc.co.uk. Retrieved 23 April 2016.
  9. ^ "Youth Team Player Stats". www.brentfordfc.co.uk. Archived from the original on 7 September 2016. Retrieved 23 April 2016.
  10. ^ "Reece Cole Player Profile". ESPN FC. Retrieved 23 April 2016.
  11. ^ "Reece Cole Player Profile". ESPN FC. Retrieved 7 March 2017.
  12. ^ "Brentford B Team midfielder Reece Cole signs new three year contract". Retrieved 3 April 2017.
  13. ^ "Aldershot Town 1 Brentford 5". Brentford FC. Retrieved 10 August 2017.
  14. ^ "Oxford United vs Brentford". Brentford FC. Retrieved 10 August 2017.
  15. ^ a b "Reece Cole joins Newport County on loan". Brentford FC. Retrieved 10 August 2017.
  16. ^ a b "Reece Cole loan ends". Brentford FC. Retrieved 3 January 2018.
  17. ^ "Reece Cole Player Profile". ESPN FC. Retrieved 6 May 2018.
  18. ^ a b "Reece Cole makes Macclesfield move". www.brentfordfc.com. Retrieved 20 January 2019.
  19. ^ a b c d e "Games played by Reece Cole in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 27 July 2018.
  20. ^ a b "Loan Update". Partick Thistle FC. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
  21. ^ a b c d "Games played by Reece Cole in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 2 September 2019.
  22. ^ "Nine players depart Brentford FC". www.brentfordfc.com. Retrieved 6 July 2020.
  23. ^ a b c "Games played by Reece Cole in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 8 August 2017.
  24. ^ "Reece Cole and Zain Westbrooke return to Jersey Road". Brentford FC. Retrieved 2 October 2017.
  25. ^ "Signing | Cole climbs onboard". Retrieved 27 July 2018.
  26. ^ "News | Cole returns to Brentford". Retrieved 24 August 2018.
  27. ^ "Cole Confirmed". Maidenhead United F.C. Retrieved 25 November 2018.
  28. ^ "Report: Fleet pegged back". Kent Online. Retrieved 28 November 2018.
  29. ^ "Reece Cole nets dramatic equaliser in Cheshire Derby". www.brentfordfc.com. Retrieved 11 February 2019.
  30. ^ "Reece Cole joins Partick Thistle on loan". www.brentfordfc.com. Retrieved 2 September 2019.
  31. ^ "Reece Cole extends Partick Thistle loan". www.brentfordfc.com. Retrieved 1 January 2020.
  32. ^ a b "Marcus Forss on target as AFC Wimbledon secure three points". www.brentfordfc.com. Retrieved 16 December 2019.
  33. ^ "Under-23s sign Reece Cole on short-term deal". QPR. Retrieved 15 March 2021.
  34. ^ Temple, Alan. "Dunfermline sign ex-Partick Thistle midfielder as Pars await Kai Kennedy clarity". The Courier. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
  35. ^ "Reece Cole signs for Dunfermline". Dunfermline Athletic Football Club. Retrieved 20 July 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  36. ^ "Cole has Pars goal after training with Joe". Dunfermline Press. Retrieved 25 October 2021.
  37. ^ @CCChalfonts (14 March 2017). "Congratulations to former Chalfonts student @reececole98 who made his league debut for @BrentfordFC recently!! #cccpe" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  38. ^ "Games played by Reece Cole in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 7 March 2017.
  39. ^ "Games played by Reece Cole in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 7 March 2017.
  40. ^ "Games played by Reece Cole in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 20 July 2021.

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