Reece Cole

Reece George Cole (born 17 February 1998) is an English professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder. He is a product of the Brentford academy.

Reece Cole
Cole warming up with Partick Thistle in October 2019
Personal information
Full name Reece George Cole[1]
Date of birth (1998-02-17) 17 February 1998
Place of birth Hillingdon, England[2]
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)[3]
Playing position(s) Central midfielder
Youth career
2012–2016 Brentford
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2020 Brentford 1 (0)
2017–2018 → Newport County (loan) 4 (1)
2018 → Yeovil Town (loan) 1 (0)
2018–2019 → Maidenhead United (loan) 6 (1)
2019 → Macclesfield Town (loan) 18 (1)
2019–2020 → Partick Thistle (loan) 19 (2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 10:32, 6 July 2020 (UTC)

Career

Brentford

Cole began his youth career at Brentford and was a part of the U15 team which emerged victorious in the Junior category at the 2012 Milk Cup.[4] He made 8 appearances for the U18 team before signing a scholarship deal at the end of the 2013–14 season.[5][6][7] He made 32 appearances and scored seven goals during his two-year scholarship and increasingly became part of the Development Squad during the 2015–16 season,[8][9] progressing sufficiently to sign a professional contract in February 2016.[4] Cole was an unused substitute for a number of late-season first team matches in April 2016.[10]

Whilst a regular for the B team, Cole received sporadic calls into the first team squad during the 2016–17 season before making his senior debut as a late substitute for Nico Yennaris in a 3–2 victory over Nottingham Forest on 7 March 2017.[11] One month later, he signed a new three-year contract.[12] Cole won further attention with long-range goals in pre-season friendly wins over Aldershot Town and Oxford United in July 2017,[13][14] before departing on loan for the first half of the 2017–18 season on 10 August.[15] A knee injury cut short the loan in late September and he returned to match play with the B team in December,[16] but did not win any further calls into the first team squad before the end of the season.[17] Cole spent much of the remainder of his contract away on loan and was released in June 2020.[18][19][20][21][22]

Newport County (loan)

On 10 August 2017, Cole joined League Two club Newport County on loan until January 2018.[15] He made his debut versus Coventry City 9 days later and scored the first senior goal of his career with the only goal of the game.[23] Cole made four further appearances and returned to Brentford in late September 2017 after suffering a knee injury,[24] though the loan officially continued until it expired on 1 January 2018.[16]

Yeovil Town (loan)

On 27 July 2018, Cole joined League Two club Yeovil Town on loan for the duration of the 2018–19 season.[25] He made two appearances before his loan was cancelled by mutual consent on 24 August 2018.[26]

Maidenhead United (loan)

On 23 November 2018, Cole joined National League club Maidenhead United on loan until 1 January 2019.[27] He made six appearances during his spell and scored on his debut,[3] with a free kick to salvage a 1–1 draw with Ebbsfleet United.[28]

Macclesfield Town (loan)

On 18 January 2019, Cole joined League Two strugglers Macclesfield Town on loan until the end of the 2018–19 season.[18] He made 18 appearances during his spell and scored his only goal for the club with a "dramatic" late equaliser in a 3–3 draw with Cheshire rivals Crewe Alexandra on 9 February 2019.[19][29]

Partick Thistle (loan)

On 2 September 2019, Cole joined Scottish Championship club Partick Thistle on a loan until 31 December 2019,[30] which was later extended until the end of the 2019–20 season.[31] Four goals in a five-match spell and his performances during November 2019 saw him win the club's Player of the Month award.[21][32] By the time the season was ended prematurely due to the COVID-19 pandemic,[20] Cole had made 25 appearances and scored four goals.[21]

Personal life

Cole attended Chalfonts Community College.[33]

Career statistics
As of match played 10 March 2020
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals
Brentford 2015–16[34] Championship 000000—00
2016–17[35] 100000—10
2017–18[23] 000000—00
2018–19[19] 0 0 0 0 — — 0 0
Total 100000— 10
Newport County (loan) 2017–18[23] League Two 4100001[lower-alpha 1]051
Yeovil Town (loan) 2018–19[19] League Two 10—10—20
Maidenhead United (loan) 2018–19[3] National League 61——0061
Macclesfield Town (loan) 2018–19[19] League Two 18 1 — — — 18 1
Partick Thistle (loan) 2019–20[21] Scottish Championship 19 2 2 1 1 0 3[lower-alpha 2] 1 25 4
Career total 495112041567
  1. Appearance in EFL Trophy
  2. Appearances in Scottish Challenge Cup

Honours
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References
  1. "Club list of registered players: As at 19th May 2018: Brentford" (PDF). English Football League. p. 8. Retrieved 16 June 2018.
  2. "Reece Cole". 11v11.com. Retrieved 5 July 2017.
  3. Reece Cole at Soccerway. Retrieved 2 July 2017.
  4. Brett, Ciaran. "Brentford duo Reece Cole and Chris Mepham sign first professional contracts". www.brentfordfc.co.uk. Retrieved 23 April 2016.
  5. Brett, Ciaran. "YOUTH TEAM STATS 2012/13". www.brentfordfc.co.uk. Retrieved 23 April 2016.
  6. Brett, Ciaran. "2013/14 YOUTH TEAM STATISTICS". www.brentfordfc.co.uk. Retrieved 23 April 2016.
  7. Wickham, Chris. "Brentford Football Club take on new Youth Team recruits for 2014/15 season". www.brentfordfc.co.uk. Retrieved 23 April 2016.
  8. Brett, Ciaran. "2014/15 Youth Team player statistics". www.brentfordfc.co.uk. Retrieved 23 April 2016.
  9. "Youth Team Player Stats". www.brentfordfc.co.uk. Archived from the original on 7 September 2016. Retrieved 23 April 2016.
  10. "Reece Cole Player Profile – ESPN FC". www.espnfc.com. Retrieved 23 April 2016.
  11. "Reece Cole Player Profile – ESPN FC". www.espnfc.com. Retrieved 7 March 2017.
  12. FC, Brentford. "Brentford B Team midfielder Reece Cole signs new three year contract". Retrieved 3 April 2017.
  13. "Brentford FC Aldershot Town 1 Brentford 5". Retrieved 10 August 2017.
  14. "Brentford FC – Oxford United vs Brentford". www.brentfordfc.com. Retrieved 10 August 2017.
  15. "Brentford FC Reece Cole joins Newport County on loan". Retrieved 10 August 2017.
  16. "Brentford FC Reece Cole loan ends". Retrieved 3 January 2018.
  17. "Reece Cole Player Profile – ESPN FC". www.espnfc.com. Retrieved 6 May 2018.
  18. "Reece Cole makes Macclesfield move". www.brentfordfc.com. Retrieved 20 January 2019.
  19. "Games played by Reece Cole in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 27 July 2018.
  20. "Loan Update". Partick Thistle FC. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
  21. "Games played by Reece Cole in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 2 September 2019.
  22. "Nine players depart Brentford FC". www.brentfordfc.com. Retrieved 6 July 2020.
  23. "Games played by Reece Cole in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 8 August 2017.
  24. "Brentford FC Reece Cole and Zain Westbrooke return to Jersey Road". Retrieved 2 October 2017.
  25. "SIGNING | Cole climbs onboard". Retrieved 27 July 2018.
  26. "NEWS | Cole returns to Brentford". Retrieved 24 August 2018.
  27. "Cole Confirmed – News – Maidenhead United". www.pitchero.com. Retrieved 25 November 2018.
  28. "Report: Fleet pegged back". Kent Online. Retrieved 28 November 2018.
  29. "Reece Cole nets dramatic equaliser in Cheshire Derby". www.brentfordfc.com. Retrieved 11 February 2019.
  30. "Reece Cole joins Partick Thistle on loan". www.brentfordfc.com. Retrieved 2 September 2019.
  31. "Reece Cole extends Partick Thistle loan". www.brentfordfc.com. Retrieved 1 January 2020.
  32. "Marcus Forss on target as AFC Wimbledon secure three points". www.brentfordfc.com. Retrieved 16 December 2019.
  33. "The Chalfonts CC on Twitter". Twitter. Retrieved 14 March 2017.
  34. "Games played by Reece Cole in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 7 March 2017.
  35. "Games played by Reece Cole in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 7 March 2017.
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