| Devante Cole | |
| Full Name: | Devante Lavon Andrew Dewar-Cole[1] |
| Birth Date: | 10 May 1995 |
| Birth Place: | Alderley Edge, England |
| Position: | Striker |
| Currentclub: | West Bromwich Albion |
| Clubnumber: | 44 |
| Youthyears1: | 2003–2014 |
| Youthclubs1: | Manchester City |
| Years1: | 2014–2015 |
| Clubs1: | Manchester City |
| Caps1: | 0 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Years2: | 2014–2015 |
| Clubs2: | → Barnsley (loan) |
| Caps2: | 19 |
| Goals2: | 5 |
| Years3: | 2015 |
| Clubs3: | → Milton Keynes Dons (loan) |
| Caps3: | 14 |
| Goals3: | 3 |
| Years4: | 2015–2016 |
| Clubs4: | Bradford City |
| Caps4: | 19 |
| Goals4: | 5 |
| Years5: | 2016–2018 |
| Clubs5: | Fleetwood Town |
| Caps5: | 77 |
| Goals5: | 17 |
| Years6: | 2018–2020 |
| Clubs6: | Wigan Athletic |
| Caps6: | 6 |
| Goals6: | 0 |
| Years7: | 2018–2019 |
| Clubs7: | → Burton Albion (loan) |
| Caps7: | 13 |
| Goals7: | 2 |
| Years8: | 2019–2020 |
| Clubs8: | → Motherwell (loan) |
| Caps8: | 19 |
| Goals8: | 4 |
| Years9: | 2020 |
| Clubs9: | Doncaster Rovers |
| Caps9: | 9 |
| Goals9: | 0 |
| Years10: | 2020–2021 |
| Clubs10: | Motherwell |
| Caps10: | 27 |
| Goals10: | 11 |
| Years11: | 2021–2024 |
| Clubs11: | Barnsley |
| Caps11: | 115 |
| Goals11: | 34 |
| Years12: | 2024- |
| Clubs12: | West Bromwich Albion |
| Caps12: | 1 |
| Goals12: | 0 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2011 |
| Nationalteam1: | England U16 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 5 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 2 |
| Nationalyears2: | 2011–2012 |
| Nationalteam2: | England U17 |
| Nationalcaps2: | 9 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 3 |
| Nationalyears3: | 2012 |
| Nationalteam3: | England U18 |
| Nationalcaps3: | 1 |
| Nationalgoals3: | 1 |
| Nationalyears4: | 2014 |
| Nationalteam4: | England U19 |
| Nationalcaps4: | 2 |
| Nationalgoals4: | 1 |
| Club-Update: | 09:47, 15 August 2024 (UTC) |
| Ntupdate: | 22:29, 19 August 2014 (UTC) |
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.
Cole was born in Alderley Edge on 10 May 1995.[2] His father is the former Manchester United, Newcastle United and England striker Andy Cole.[3] He has stated that he is a different type of player to his father, who played in the same position,[4] 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]
Cole joined Manchester City in April 2003,[2] at the age of seven.[3] He had previously spent a day training with city rivals Manchester United.[3] 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.[2]
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]
On 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. He scored his first goal for the club in his second appearance, a 4–1 home win over Gillingham.
Cole moved on loan to Milton Keynes Dons in January 2015.[11]
On 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.[12] [13] Bradford City manager Phil Parkinson praised Cole's pace.[14] 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.[14] Manchester City have retained a sell-on clause from the deal, believed to be 30%.[14] 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.[15] [16] Cole's potential development was praised by City manager Phil Parkinson.[17] New striker partner James Hanson also discussed their teamwork,[18] and the improvement in Cole's all-round game was praised by manager Phil Parkinson in October 2015.[19]
Cole signed for Fleetwood Town on 22 January 2016, for an undisclosed fee.[20] He said he felt the new club suited him better than Bradford had done.[21]
Cole signed for Wigan Athletic in January 2018.[22] He moved on loan to Burton Albion in August 2018.[23]
On 2 July 2019, Cole joined Motherwell on an initial six-month loan deal.[24] [25]
Cole was transferred to League One side Doncaster Rovers on 27 January 2020 on an initial deal until the end of the season.[26] [27] He was released by Doncaster at the end of the 2019–20 season.[28]
On 2 October 2020, Cole returned to Motherwell on a contract until the end of the 2020–21 season.[29] [30]
On 8 June 2021, it was announced that Cole would sign for Barnsley on a three-year contract.[31] [32] Cole made his first appearance for the club in a 0–1 loss to Luton Town on 17 August.[33] Cole scored his first goal for the club on 24 October in a 2–3 loss to rivals Sheffield United.[34] On 5 August 2023, Cole scored a hat-trick in a 7–0 rout of Port Vale.[35]
He was released by Barnsley at the end of the 2023–24 season.[36]
On 31 July 2024, Cole signed for West Bromwich Albion on a two-year contract.[37] On 10 August, he made his debut for the club, as a substitute, in a 3-1 win against QPR in the league.[38]
Cole has represented England at under-16, under-17, under-18, and under-19 levels.[39]
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.[40] 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.[41] [42]
In November 2023, Cole was called up to the Jamaica national team for a set of 2023–24 CONCACAF Nations League matches.[43]
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Manchester City | 2014–15 | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Barnsley (loan) | 2014–15 | League One | 19 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 23 | 7 | |
| Milton Keynes Dons (loan) | 2014–15 | League One | 14 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 3 | |
| Bradford City | 2015–16 | League One | 19 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 24 | 6 | |
| Fleetwood Town | 2015–16 | League One | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 2 | |
| 2016–17 | League One | 35 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 46 | 8 | ||
| 2017–18 | League One | 28 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 12 | ||
| Total | 77 | 17 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 94 | 22 | |||
| Wigan Athletic | 2017–18 | League One | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |
| 2018–19 | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2019–20 | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Total | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | |||
| Burton Albion (loan) | 2018–19 | League One | 13 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 2 | |
| Motherwell (loan) | 2019–20 | Scottish Premiership | 19 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 4 | |
| Doncaster Rovers | 2019–20 | League One | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | |
| Motherwell | 2020–21 | Scottish Premiership | 27 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 12 | |
| Barnsley | 2021–22 | Championship | 24 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 27 | 2 | ||
| 2022–23 | League One | 45 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 53 | 16 | ||
| 2023–24 | League One | 46 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 49 | 18 | ||
| Total | 115 | 34 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 129 | 36 | |||
| West Bromwich Albion | 2024–25 | Championship | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| Career total | 318 | 81 | 27 | 9 | 10 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 369 | 92 | |||
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