Darren Cole
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Darren James McGregor Cole | ||
| Date of birth | 3 January 1992 | ||
| Place of birth | Edinburgh, Scotland | ||
| Height | 1.89 m (6 ft 2 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Defender | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2010–2013 | Rangers | 3 | (0) |
| 2012 | → Partick Thistle (loan) | 6 | (0) |
| 2013–2014 | Greenock Morton | 18 | (0) |
| 2015–2016 | Livingston | 28 | (0) |
| 2016– | Broxburn | 3 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2007–2008 | Scotland U16 | 6 | (0) |
| 2008–2009 | Scotland U17 | 13 | (0) |
| 2009–2010 | Scotland U19 | 7 | (0) |
| 2011 | Scotland U21 | 2 | (0) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 11:50, 8 January 2016 (UTC). | |||
Darren James McGregor Cole (born 3 January 1992) is a Scottish footballer who play as a defender who most recently played for Livingston. He has previously played for Rangers, Partick Thistle and Greenock Morton.
Club career
Rangers
Cole signed a two-year contract extension with Rangers on 2 December 2010[1] and made his first-team debut five days later against Turkish side Bursaspor in Rangers' final 2010–11 UEFA Champions League group match, which ended 1–1.[2] Cole's performance was praised by manager Walter Smith.[3]
Cole did not feature in the Rangers first team under Ally McCoist during the 2011–12 season.[4] He was loaned to Partick Thistle in early January.[4]
Cole suffered ankle ligament damage in January 2013, which was expected to rule him out for the remainder of the 2012–13 season. [5] He did make an appearance in the final game of the season, against Berwick Rangers. Cole had his contract with Rangers terminated on 28 August 2013, after he failed to report for a reserve team friendly game with junior club Cambuslang Rangers.[6]
Greenock Morton
On 27 December 2013, Cole signed for Greenock Morton until the end of the season.[7] He left Morton in the summer of 2014 after just six-months at the club.
Livingston
On 20 February 2015, Cole signed for Scottish Championship club Livingston until the end of the 2014–15 season. After impressing in his first season at Livingston, he not only won a new contract, but also was named captain for the season 2015–16.[8] Following the clubs relegation to League One, Cole was released from his contract on 15 July 2016.[9]
Broxburn
In August 2016, Cole signed a one-year contract with Junior Super League club Broxburn Athletic.
International career
Cole has represented Scotland at various age levels.[10]
Career statistics
- As of 20 February 2015
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Rangers | 2010–11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2011–12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2012–13 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| Rangers total | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
| Partick Thistle (loan) | 2011–12 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| Greenock Morton | 2013–14 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0 |
| Livingston | 2014–15 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Career total | 31 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 34 | 0 | |
References
- ↑ "Rangers starlets pen new two-year deals with Ibrox club". Daily Record. 2 December 2010.
- ↑ "Bursaspor 1-1 Rangers". BBC Sport. 7 December 2010.
- ↑ "Rangers manager Walter Smith hails young players". BBC Sport. BBC. 8 December 2010.
- 1 2 "Rangers defender Darren Cole starts Partick Thistle loan". BBC Sport. BBC. 2 January 2012. Retrieved 2 January 2012.
- ↑ http://www.rangers.co.uk/news/headlines/item/3039-coles-season-could-be-over
- ↑ http://www.rangers.co.uk/news/headlines/item/4915-decisions-to-be-made
- ↑ Mitchell, Jonathan (27 December 2013). "Morton make double signing". Greenock Telegraph. Retrieved 27 December 2013.
- ↑ "Darren Cole joins Livi". Livingston F.C. 20 February 2015. Retrieved 20 February 2015.
- ↑ Cole contract terminated
- ↑ "Darren Cole". www.scottishfa.co.uk. Scottish Football Association. Retrieved 26 October 2015.
