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Ashley Cole
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Personal information
Full name Ashley Patrick Cole
Date of birth 20 December 1980 (1980-12-20) (age 39)
Place of birth Stepney, London, England
Height 1.72 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in)
Playing position Defender
Club information
Current club LA Galaxy
Number 3
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– LA Galaxy 15 (1)
National team
2001-2014 England
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).

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.

Cole married Cheryl Tweedy in July 2006. She divorced him in September 2010.

Club career statistics

Club performance League Cup League Cup Continental Total
Season Club League Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
England League FA Cup Football League Cup Europe Total
1999/00 Arsenal Premier League 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0
1999/00 Crystal Palace First Division 14 1 0 0 0 0 - 14 0
2000/01 Arsenal Premier League 17 3 6 0 1 0 9 0 33 3
2001/02 29 2 4 0 0 0 7 0 40 2
2002/03 31 1 3 0 0 0 9 0 43 1
2003/04 32 0 4 0 1 0 9 1 46 1
2004/05 35 2 3 0 0 0 8 0 46 2
2005/06 11 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 14 0
2006/07 Chelsea Premier League 23 0 5 0 3 0 9 0 40 0
2007/08 27 1 1 0 2 0 10 0 40 1
2008/09 34 1 7 0 0 0 8 0 49 1
2009/10
Country England 254 11 33 0 8 0 72 1 367 12
Total 254 11 33 0 8 0 72 1 367 12

International career statistics

England national team
Year Apps Goals
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
Total 77 0
England squad – 2002 FIFA World Cup
1 Seaman • 2 Mills • 3 A. Cole • 4 Sinclair • 5 Ferdinand • 6 Campbell • 7 Beckham • 8 Scholes • 9 Fowler • 10 Owen • 11 Heskey • 12 Brown • 13 Martyn • 14 Bridge • 15 Keown • 16 Southgate • 17 Sheringham • 18 Hargreaves • 19 J. Cole • 20 Vassell • 21 Butt • 22 James • 23 Dyer • Coach: Eriksson
England squad – 2006 FIFA World Cup
1 Robinson • 2 Neville • 3 A. Cole • 4 Gerrard • 5 Ferdinand • 6 Terry • 7 Beckham • 8 Lampard • 9 Rooney • 10 Owen • 11 J. Cole • 12 Campbell • 13 James • 14 Bridge • 15 Carragher • 16 Hargreaves • 17 Jenas • 18 Carrick • 19 Lennon • 20 Downing • 21 Crouch • 22 Carson • 23 Walcott • Coach: Eriksson
England squad – 2010 FIFA World Cup
1 James • 2 Johnson • 3 A. Cole • 4 Gerrard • 5 Dawson • 6 Terry • 7 Lennon • 8 Lampard • 9 Crouch • 10 Rooney • 11 J. Cole • 12 Green • 13 Warnock • 14 Barry • 15 Upson • 16 Milner • 17 Wright-Phillips • 18 Carragher • 19 Defoe • 20 King • 21 Heskey • 22 Carrick • 23 Hart • Coach: Capello



Images for kids

  • Ashley Cole 4577

    Cole lining up for a Champions League game at Spartak Moscow in October 2010

  • AshleyColeFinale12

    Cole playing for Chelsea during the 2012 UEFA Champions League Final.

  • Ashley Cole Euro 2012 vs Italy

    Cole playing for England at UEFA Euro 2012.

  • England - Slovenia friendly football match in 2009 2

    Cole playing for England against Slovenia, 2009

  • Fabio Borini, Martin Kelly, Ashley Cole 2014 (cropped)

    Cole defending for Roma against Liverpool in 2014

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