| Cole Turner | |
| Fullname: | Cole Turner |
| Birth Date: | 7 July 2001 |
| Birth Place: | Churchville, Maryland, United States |
| Height: | 1.88m (06.17feet)[1] |
| Position: | Midfielder Defender |
| Currentclub: | Loudoun United |
| Clubnumber: | 16 |
| Youthclubs1: | Baltimore Celtic |
| Youthclubs2: | Baltimore Bays |
| Youthyears3: | 2015–2019 |
| Youthclubs3: | Philadelphia Union |
| Years1: | 2019–2022 |
| Clubs1: | Philadelphia Union II |
| Caps1: | 49 |
| Goals1: | 1 |
| Years2: | 2020–2022 |
| Clubs2: | Philadelphia Union |
| Caps2: | 2 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Years3: | 2021 |
| Clubs3: | → El Paso Locomotive (loan) |
| Caps3: | 9 |
| Goals3: | 0 |
| Years4: | 2023– |
| Clubs4: | Loudoun United |
| Caps4: | 18 |
| Goals4: | 0 |
| Club-Update: | October 19, 2023 |
Cole Turner (born July 7, 2001) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a midfielder for Loudoun United in the USL Championship.
Born in Churchville, Maryland, Turner started his youth career with Baltimore Celtic before moving to Baltimore Bays.[2] In 2015, he moved to the Philadelphia Union, joining the club's YSC Academy.[2] In February 2018, Turner committed to playing college soccer with the Navy Midshipmen at the United States Naval Academy.[2]
In 2019, Turner began playing with the Union's reserve affiliate, Bethlehem Steel, on a USL academy contract, allowing him to keep his college soccer eligibility.[3] He made his debut for the side on March 10 against Birmingham Legion, coming on as a substitute for Saed Díaz in the 88th minute.[4]
On July 17, 2019, Turner signed a professional pre-contract with the Philadelphia Union. He would join the club as a homegrown player officially on January 1, 2020, and would continue playing with the Bethlehem Steel for the rest of the 2019 season.[3] He finished his first season with the Steel with 25 appearances.
Turner made his Philadelphia Union competitive debut on September 20, 2020, against the Montreal Impact, coming on as a late substitute for Alejandro Bedoya.[5] Although he only appeared once for the Union, Turner was still part of the Union bench 15 times as the club won the Supporters' Shield in the 2020 season.[6]
On September 27, 2021, Turner moved on loan to USL Championship side El Paso Locomotive for the remainder of the 2021 season.[7]
Following the 2022 season, Turner's contract option was declined by Philadelphia.[8]
On January 19, 2023, Turner signed with USL Championship side Loudoun United for their 2023 season.[9]
| Club | Season | League | Playoffs | National cup | Continental | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Philadelphia Union II | 2019 | USL Championship | 25 | 0 | — | — | — | 25 | 0 | ||||
| 2020 | USL Championship | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | 4 | 0 | |||||
| Total | 29 | 0 | — | — | — | 29 | 0 | ||||||
| Philadelphia Union | 2020 | Major League Soccer | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| 2021 | Major League Soccer | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||
| Career total | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 0 | |||