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Devante Cole
Devante Lavon Andrew Dewar-Cole (born 10 May 1995) is an English professional footballer who plays as a striker for EFL Championship club West Bromwich Albion. Early and personal lifeCole was born in Alderley Edge on 10 May 1995.[3] His father is the former Manchester United, Newcastle United and England striker Andy Cole.[4] He has stated that he is a different type of player to his father, who played in the same position,[2] and that he wants to make a name for himself.[5] His paternal grandparents migrated to England from Jamaica in the 1960s; his grandfather worked as a miner.[6] Club careerManchester CityCole joined Manchester City in April 2003,[3] at the age of seven.[4] He had previously spent a day training with city rivals Manchester United.[4] His first involvement with the Manchester City first team came in July 2013 when he was selected for a pre-season friendly tour of South Africa, subsequently playing against SuperSport United.[3] Cole featured heavily in the 2013–14 UEFA Youth League scoring 6 goals and finishing as the second highest scorer overall as Manchester City made a run to the quarter-final stage of the competition.[7][8] He was linked with a loan move to Scottish club Motherwell in August 2014.[9] Loan to BarnsleyOn 19 August 2014, Cole signed on loan for Barnsley until 5 January 2015.[10] He made his professional debut the same day, appearing as a substitute in a League One game away to Coventry City.[11] He scored his first goal for the club in his second appearance, a 4–1 home win over Gillingham.[11] Loan to Milton Keynes DonsCole moved on loan to Milton Keynes Dons in January 2015.[12] Bradford CityOn 28 August 2015, Cole signed for Bradford City on a two-year deal, with the option of a third year, after being released by Manchester City.[13][14] Bradford City manager Phil Parkinson praised Cole's pace.[15] Before signing for them, he had been on trial with West Ham United and had been linked with a transfer to both Birmingham City and Preston North End.[15] Manchester City have retained a sell-on clause from the deal, believed to be 30%.[15] Cole made his debut a day later, appearing as a substitute. He scored on his debut in the 4th minute of injury time to earn City a 1–0 victory.[16][17] Cole's potential development was praised by City manager Phil Parkinson.[18] New striker partner James Hanson also discussed their teamwork,[19] and the improvement in Cole's all-round game was praised by manager Phil Parkinson in October 2015.[20] Fleetwood TownCole signed for Fleetwood Town on 22 January 2016, for an undisclosed fee.[21] He said he felt the new club suited him better than Bradford had done.[22] Wigan AthleticCole signed for Wigan Athletic in January 2018.[23] He moved on loan to Burton Albion in August 2018.[24] Loan to MotherwellOn 2 July 2019, Cole joined Motherwell on an initial six-month loan deal.[25][26] Doncaster RoversCole was transferred to League One side Doncaster Rovers on 27 January 2020 on an initial deal until the end of the season.[27][28] He was released by Doncaster at the end of the 2019–20 season.[29] MotherwellOn 2 October 2020, Cole returned to Motherwell on a contract until the end of the 2020–21 season.[30][31] BarnsleyOn 8 June 2021, it was announced that Cole would sign for Barnsley on a three-year contract.[32][33] Cole made his first appearance for the club in a 0–1 loss to Luton Town on 17 August.[34] Cole scored his first goal for the club on 24 October in a 2–3 loss to rivals Sheffield United.[35] On 5 August 2023, Cole scored a hat-trick in a 7–0 rout of Port Vale.[36] He was released by Barnsley at the end of the 2023–24 season.[37] West Bromwich AlbionOn 31 July 2024, Cole signed for West Bromwich Albion on a two-year contract.[38] On 10 August, he made his debut for the club, as a substitute, in a 3-1 win against QPR in the league.[39] International careerCole has represented England at under-16, under-17, under-18, and under-19 levels.[40] Cole made his debut for the England under-19 team on 5 March 2014 in a friendly match against Turkey, starting the game and scoring the opening goal.[41] On 29 May 2014, he made a further appearance from the start in a European Championship elite qualification match against Ukraine, which England lost to a deflected 94th-minute strike that eliminated them from the final tournament.[42][43] In November 2023, Cole was called up to the Jamaica national team for a set of 2023–24 CONCACAF Nations League matches.[44] Career statistics
HonoursMilton Keynes Dons
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