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 25)
Place of birth Hillingdon, England[2]
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)[3]
Position(s) Central midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Hayes & Yeading United
Youth career
0000–2012 Hayes & Yeading United
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)
2021–2022 Dunfermline Athletic 10 (1)
2022 Chertsey Town 5 (3)
2022– Hayes & Yeading United 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11:28, 16 October 2022 (UTC)

Reece George Cole (born 17 February 1998) is an English professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for Southern League Premier Division South club Hayes & Yeading United. He is a graduate of the Brentford academy and made one senior appearance for the club before his release in 2020. Following spells with Queens Park Rangers U23 and Dunfermline Athletic, he dropped into non-League football in 2022.

Career

Brentford

Cole began his youth career in the Hayes & Yeading United youth system, before joining Brentford at age 14.[4] He was a part of the U15 team which emerged victorious in the Junior category at the 2012 Milk Cup.[5] Cole made 8 appearances for the U18 team before signing a scholarship deal at the end of the 2013–14 season.[6][7][8] 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,[9][10] progressing sufficiently to sign a professional contract in February 2016.[5] Cole was an unused substitute for a number of late-season first team matches in April 2016.[3]

Whilst a regular for the B team, Cole received sporadic calls into the first team squad during the 2016–17 season,[3] 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 to join 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.[16] Cole made four further appearances and returned to Brentford in late September 2017 after suffering a knee injury.[17] He returned to match play with the B team in December,[18] but did not win any further calls into the first team squad before the end of the season.[3]

Cole spent much of the remainder of his contract away on loan with EFL, National League and Scottish Championship clubs Yeovil Town, Maidenhead United, Macclesfield Town and Partick Thistle.[19][20][21] He gained significant game time at the latter two clubs, in particular scoring four goals in a five-match spell during November 2019,[22] which saw him win the Partick Thistle Player of the Month award.[23] Cole was released by Brentford in June 2020.[24]

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.[25] 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][26]

Dunfermline Athletic

On 20 July 2021, Cole signed a one-year contract with Scottish Championship club Dunfermline Athletic on a free transfer.[27] After featuring predominantly as a substitute during the early months of the season,[3] Cole undertook extra fitness training at the Joe Cardle Academy.[28] On his 12th and final appearance of a 2021–22 season which culminated in relegation to the Scottish League One,[29] Cole scored his only goal for the club in a 2–1 victory over Ayr United on 16 April 2022.[30] He was released at the end of the season.[31]

Non-League football

Cole began the 2022–23 season with Isthmian League South Central Division club Chertsey Town.[32] He scored three goals in his first seven appearances for the club,[32] before departing to rejoin Southern League Premier Division South club Hayes & Yeading United in October 2022.[33]

Personal life

Cole attended Chalfonts Community College.[34]

Career statistics

As of match played 15 October 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[35] Championship 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 0
2016–17[11] 1 0 0 0 0 0 — 1 0
2017–18[16] 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 0
2018–19[36] 0 0 0 0 — — 0 0
Total 1 0 0 0 0 0 — 1 0
Newport County (loan) 2017–18[16] League Two 4 1 0 0 0 0 1[a] 0 5 1
Yeovil Town (loan) 2018–19[36] 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[36] League Two 18 1 — — — 18 1
Partick Thistle (loan) 2019–20[22] Scottish Championship 19 2 2 1 1 0 3[b] 1 25 4
Dunfermline Athletic 2021–22[30] Scottish Championship 10 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 12 1
Chertsey Town 2022–23[32] Isthmian League South Central Division 5 3 1 0 — 1[c] 0 7 3
Hayes & Yeading United 2022–23[37] Southern League Premier Division South 3 0 — — 0 0 3 0
Career total 67 9 2 1 4 0 5 1 78 11
  1. ^ Appearance in EFL Trophy
  2. ^ Appearances in Scottish Challenge Cup
  3. ^ Appearance in FA Trophy

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 f g Reece Cole at Soccerway. Retrieved 2 July 2017.
  4. ^ "Latest News". Hayes & Yeading United Football Club. Retrieved 5 October 2022.
  5. ^ a b Brett, Ciaran. "Brentford duo Reece Cole and Chris Mepham sign first professional contracts". www.brentfordfc.co.uk. Retrieved 23 April 2016.
  6. ^ Brett, Ciaran. "Youth Team Stats 2012/13". www.brentfordfc.co.uk. Retrieved 23 April 2016.
  7. ^ Brett, Ciaran. "2013/14 Youth Team Statistics". www.brentfordfc.co.uk. Retrieved 23 April 2016.
  8. ^ Wickham, Chris. "Brentford Football Club take on new Youth Team recruits for 2014/15 season". www.brentfordfc.co.uk. Retrieved 23 April 2016.
  9. ^ Brett, Ciaran. "2014/15 Youth Team player statistics". www.brentfordfc.co.uk. Retrieved 23 April 2016.
  10. ^ "Youth Team Player Stats". www.brentfordfc.co.uk. Archived from the original on 7 September 2016. Retrieved 23 April 2016.
  11. ^ a b "Games played by Reece Cole in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. 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. ^ "Reece Cole joins Newport County on loan". Brentford FC. Retrieved 10 August 2017.
  16. ^ a b c "Games played by Reece Cole in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 8 August 2017.
  17. ^ "Reece Cole and Zain Westbrooke return to Jersey Road". Brentford FC. Retrieved 2 October 2017.
  18. ^ "Reece Cole loan ends". Brentford FC. Retrieved 3 January 2018.
  19. ^ "Signing | Cole climbs onboard". Retrieved 27 July 2018.
  20. ^ "Cole Confirmed". Maidenhead United F.C. Retrieved 25 November 2018.
  21. ^ "Reece Cole makes Macclesfield move". www.brentfordfc.com. Retrieved 20 January 2019.
  22. ^ a b "Games played by Reece Cole in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 2 September 2019.
  23. ^ a b "Marcus Forss on target as AFC Wimbledon secure three points". www.brentfordfc.com. Retrieved 16 December 2019.
  24. ^ "Nine players depart Brentford FC". www.brentfordfc.com. Retrieved 6 July 2020.
  25. ^ "Under-23s sign Reece Cole on short-term deal". QPR. Retrieved 15 March 2021.
  26. ^ Temple, Alan. "Dunfermline sign ex-Partick Thistle midfielder as Pars await Kai Kennedy clarity". The Courier. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
  27. ^ "Reece Cole signs for Dunfermline". Dunfermline Athletic Football Club. Retrieved 20 July 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  28. ^ "Cole has Pars goal after training with Joe". Dunfermline Press. Retrieved 25 October 2021.
  29. ^ "Dunfermline 0 Queens Park 1". Dunfermline Athletic Football Club. Retrieved 8 May 2022.
  30. ^ a b "Games played by Reece Cole in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
  31. ^ "Playing Squad Update". Dunfermline Athletic Football Club. Retrieved 3 June 2022.
  32. ^ a b c "Chertsey Town | Appearances | Reece Cole". Football Web Pages. Retrieved 13 August 2022.
  33. ^ "Reece Cole – Midfielder". Hayes & Yeading United Football Club. Retrieved 10 October 2022.
  34. ^ @CCChalfonts (14 March 2017). "Congratulations to former Chalfonts student @reececole98 who made his league debut for @BrentfordFC recently!! #cccpe" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  35. ^ "Games played by Reece Cole in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 7 March 2017.
  36. ^ a b c "Games played by Reece Cole in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 27 July 2018.
  37. ^ "The Southern League Men's fixtures 22/23". The Southern League. Retrieved 5 October 2022.

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