Carlton Cole
Carlton Michael George Cole (born 12 October 1983) is an English football coach and former professional footballer who played as a striker. He scored 52 goals in 288 Premier League appearances for four clubs.
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Cole commentating for TV in 2023 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Carlton Michael George Cole | ||
| Date of birth | 12 October 1983 | ||
| Place of birth | Croydon, England | ||
| Height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2001 | Chelsea | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2001–2006 | Chelsea | 25 | (4) |
| 2002–2003 | → Wolverhampton Wanderers (loan) | 7 | (1) |
| 2003–2004 | → Charlton Athletic (loan) | 21 | (4) |
| 2004–2005 | → Aston Villa (loan) | 27 | (3) |
| 2006–2013 | West Ham United | 207 | (47) |
| 2013–2015 | West Ham United | 49 | (8) |
| 2015–2016 | Celtic | 4 | (0) |
| 2016 | Sacramento Republic | 4 | (0) |
| 2017 | Persib Bandung | 5 | (0) |
| Total | 349 | (67) | |
| International career | |||
| England U19 | 5 | (0) | |
| 2002–2003 | England U20 | 2 | (0) |
| 2003–2005 | England U21 | 19 | (6) |
| 2009–2010 | England | 7 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Cole began his career at Chelsea in 2001, spending spells out on loan at Wolverhampton Wanderers, Charlton Athletic and Aston Villa before being transferred to West Ham United in 2006. He was released by West Ham in 2013 only to be re-signed several months later, and the club released him for a second time in May 2015. He later had brief spells at Celtic in Scotland, Sacramento Republic in the United States and Persib Bandung in Indonesia.
He made 19 England under-21 appearances (scoring six goals), and made his debut for the England national team on 11 February 2009 in a friendly match against Spain.