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</script> </div><div class="pre-content heading-holder"><h1 id="section_0">Ashley Cole facts for kids</h1> <div style="display: block; font-family: 'Linux Libertine','Georgia','Times',serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.3; margin-top: -7px; padding-left: 2px;"><a href="/">Kids Encyclopedia Facts</a></div></div><div id="bodyContent" class="content"><div id="mw-content-text" lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">For the American lawyer, see Ashley T. Cole.</div> <table class="infobox infobox-table vcard" style="line-height: 1.2em"> <caption class="infobox-title fn" style="line-height: 1.5em">Quick facts for kids<br>Ashley Cole</caption> <tr> <td colspan="4" class="infobox-image"><a href="/Image:ACole.JPG" class="image"><img alt="ACole.JPG" src="/images/d/d5/ACole.JPG" width="292" height="366"></a> <div class="infobox-caption">Cole with <a href="/England_national_football_team" title="England national football team">England</a> at <a href="/UEFA_Euro_2012" title="UEFA Euro 2012">Euro 2012</a></div> </td> </tr> <tr> <th colspan="4" class="infobox-header" style="background-color: #b0c4de; line-height: 1.5em">Personal information</th> </tr> <tr> <th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline; text-align: left">Full name</th> <td colspan="3" class="infobox-data nickname" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline">Ashley Cole</td> </tr> <tr> <th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline; text-align: left">Date of birth</th> <td colspan="3" class="infobox-data" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline"><span style="display:none">(<span class="bday">1980-12-20</span>)</span> 20 December 1980 <span class="noprint ForceAgeToShow">(age 43)</span></td> </tr> <tr> <th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline; text-align: left">Place of birth</th> <td colspan="3" class="infobox-data birthplace" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline"><a href="/Stepney" title="Stepney">Stepney</a>, England</td> </tr> <tr> <th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline; text-align: left">Height</th> <td colspan="3" class="infobox-data" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline">5 feet 9 inches (1.76 m)</td> </tr> <tr> <th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline; text-align: left">Playing position</th> <td colspan="3" class="infobox-data role" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline"><a href="/Defender_(association_football)#Full-back" class="mw-redirect" title="Defender (association football)">Left-back</a></td> </tr> <tr> <th colspan="4" class="infobox-header" style="background-color: #b0c4de; line-height: 1.5em">Youth career</th> </tr> <tr> <th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline; text-align: left"><span style="font-weight:normal">1997–1999</span></th> <td colspan="3" class="infobox-data" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline"><a href="/Arsenal_F.C." title="Arsenal F.C.">Arsenal</a></td> </tr> <tr> <th colspan="4" class="infobox-header" style="background-color: #b0c4de; line-height: 1.5em">Senior career*</th> </tr> <tr> <th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline; text-align: left">Years</th> <td class="infobox-data infobox-data-a" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline"><b>Team</b></td> <td class="infobox-data infobox-data-b" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline;text-align: right"><b>Apps<sup>†</sup></b></td> <td class="infobox-data infobox-data-c" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline; text-align: right"><b>(Gls)<sup>†</sup></b></td> </tr> <tr> <th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline; text-align: left"><span style="font-weight:normal">1999–2006</span></th> <td class="infobox-data infobox-data-a" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline"><a href="/Arsenal_F.C." title="Arsenal F.C.">Arsenal</a></td> <td class="infobox-data infobox-data-b" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline;text-align: right">156</td> <td class="infobox-data infobox-data-c" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline; text-align: right">(8)</td> </tr> <tr> <th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline; text-align: left"><span style="font-weight:normal">2000</span></th> <td class="infobox-data infobox-data-a" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline">→ <a href="/Crystal_Palace_F.C." title="Crystal Palace F.C.">Crystal Palace</a> (loan)</td> <td class="infobox-data infobox-data-b" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline;text-align: right">14</td> <td class="infobox-data infobox-data-c" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline; text-align: right">(1)</td> </tr> <tr> <th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline; text-align: left"><span style="font-weight:normal">2006–2014</span></th> <td class="infobox-data infobox-data-a" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline"><a href="/Chelsea_F.C." title="Chelsea F.C.">Chelsea</a></td> <td class="infobox-data infobox-data-b" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline;text-align: right">229</td> <td class="infobox-data infobox-data-c" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline; text-align: right">(7)</td> </tr> <tr> <th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline; text-align: left"><span style="font-weight:normal">2014–2016</span></th> <td class="infobox-data infobox-data-a" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline"><a href="/A.S._Roma" class="mw-redirect" title="A.S. Roma">Roma</a></td> <td class="infobox-data infobox-data-b" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline;text-align: right">11</td> <td class="infobox-data infobox-data-c" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline; text-align: right">(0)</td> </tr> <tr> <th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline; text-align: left"><span style="font-weight:normal">2016–2018</span></th> <td class="infobox-data infobox-data-a" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline"><a href="/LA_Galaxy" title="LA Galaxy">LA Galaxy</a></td> <td class="infobox-data infobox-data-b" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline;text-align: right">89</td> <td class="infobox-data infobox-data-c" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline; text-align: right">(3)</td> </tr> <tr> <th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline; text-align: left"><span style="font-weight:normal">2019</span></th> <td class="infobox-data infobox-data-a" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline"><a href="/Derby_County_F.C." title="Derby County F.C.">Derby County</a></td> <td class="infobox-data infobox-data-b" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline;text-align: right">9</td> <td class="infobox-data infobox-data-c" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline; text-align: right">(0)</td> </tr> <tr> <th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline; text-align: left">Total</th> <td class="infobox-data infobox-data-a" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline"></td> <td class="infobox-data infobox-data-b" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline;text-align: right"><b>508</b></td> <td class="infobox-data infobox-data-c" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline; text-align: right"><b>(19)</b></td> </tr> <tr> <th colspan="4" class="infobox-header" style="background-color: #b0c4de; line-height: 1.5em">National team</th> </tr> <tr> <th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline; text-align: left"><span style="font-weight:normal">1999</span></th> <td class="infobox-data infobox-data-a" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline">England U20</td> <td class="infobox-data infobox-data-b" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline;text-align: right">2</td> <td class="infobox-data infobox-data-c" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline; text-align: right">(0)</td> </tr> <tr> <th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline; text-align: left"><span style="font-weight:normal">2002</span></th> <td class="infobox-data infobox-data-a" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline"><a href="/England_national_under-21_football_team" title="England national under-21 football team">England U21</a></td> <td class="infobox-data infobox-data-b" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline;text-align: right">5</td> <td class="infobox-data infobox-data-c" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline; text-align: right">(1)</td> </tr> <tr> <th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline; text-align: left"><span style="font-weight:normal">2001–2014</span></th> <td class="infobox-data infobox-data-a" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline"><a href="/England_national_football_team" title="England national football team">England</a></td> <td class="infobox-data infobox-data-b" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline;text-align: right">107</td> <td class="infobox-data infobox-data-c" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline; text-align: right">(0)</td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="4" class="infobox-below" style="color:darkslategray; font-size:95%"> <ul> <li>Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.<br></li> </ul> † Appearances (Goals).<br></td> </tr> </table> <p><b>Ashley Cole</b> (born 20 December 1980) is an English <a href="/Association_football" title="Association football">football</a> coach and former player. As a player, he played as a <a href="/Defender_(association_football)#Full-back" class="mw-redirect" title="Defender (association football)">left-back</a>, most notably for <a href="/Arsenal_F.C." title="Arsenal F.C.">Arsenal</a> and <a href="/Chelsea_F.C." title="Chelsea F.C.">Chelsea</a>. Cole is considered by many critics and fellow professional players as one of the best defenders of his generation, one of the greatest English players of all time as well as one of the greatest left-backs in the history of the sport. Born in <a href="/Stepney" title="Stepney">Stepney</a>, London, Cole began his youth career at <a href="/Arsenal_F.C." title="Arsenal F.C.">Arsenal</a> and made his full debut for the club in November 1999, going on to make 228 appearances and scoring nine goals for the North London club. With Arsenal he won two <a href="/Premier_League" title="Premier League">Premier League</a> titles, three <a href="/FA_Cup" title="FA Cup">FA Cups</a>, and was an integral member of the "Invincibles" team of the 2003–04 season, who went the entire league season undefeated. Cole also made an appearance in Arsenal's first <a href="/UEFA_Champions_League" title="UEFA Champions League">UEFA Champions League</a> final in 2006; the club lost 2–1 to <a href="/FC_Barcelona" title="FC Barcelona">Barcelona</a>.</p> <p>In August 2006, after a protracted transfer saga, Cole completed a move to rival club <a href="/Chelsea_F.C." title="Chelsea F.C.">Chelsea</a>, with whom he won further honours, including the Premier League in the 2009–10 season, four <a href="/FA_Cup" title="FA Cup">FA Cups</a>, one <a href="/Football_League_Cup" class="mw-redirect" title="Football League Cup">Football League Cup</a> and one <a href="/UEFA_Champions_League" title="UEFA Champions League">UEFA Champions League</a>. He was released by Chelsea at the end of the 2013–14 season. With seven winners' medals, Cole has won the FA Cup more times than any other player in history, and is one of two players to have won the Double with two clubs, along with <a href="/Nicolas_Anelka" title="Nicolas Anelka">Nicolas Anelka</a>.</p> <p>Cole was an England international from 2001 to 2014, playing at the <a href="/2002_FIFA_World_Cup" title="2002 FIFA World Cup">2002</a>, <a href="/2006_FIFA_World_Cup" title="2006 FIFA World Cup">2006</a> and <a href="/2010_FIFA_World_Cup" title="2010 FIFA World Cup">2010</a> World Cups, as well as <a href="/UEFA_Euro_2004" title="UEFA Euro 2004">Euro 2004</a> and <a href="/UEFA_Euro_2012" title="UEFA Euro 2012">Euro 2012</a>. He was voted England Player of the Year in 2010. When he retired from international football in 2014, he had won 107 caps, making him England's most-capped full-back.</p> <p></p> <div id="toc" class="toc"> <div id="toctitle"> <h2>Contents</h2> </div> <ul> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-1"><a href="#Early_life"><span class="toctext">Early life</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-2"><a href="#Club_career"><span class="toctext">Club career</span></a> <ul> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-3"><a href="#Arsenal:_1999.E2.80.932006"><span class="toctext">Arsenal: 1999–2006</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-4"><a href="#Transfer_saga:_2005.E2.80.932006"><span class="toctext">Transfer saga: 2005–2006</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-5"><a href="#Chelsea:_2006.E2.80.932014"><span class="toctext">Chelsea: 2006–2014</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-6"><a href="#Roma"><span class="toctext">Roma</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-7"><a href="#LA_Galaxy"><span class="toctext">LA Galaxy</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-8"><a href="#Derby_County"><span class="toctext">Derby County</span></a></li> </ul> </li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-9"><a href="#Coaching_career"><span class="toctext">Coaching career</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-10"><a href="#International_career"><span class="toctext">International career</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-11"><a href="#Style_of_play"><span class="toctext">Style of play</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-12"><a href="#Personal_life"><span class="toctext">Personal life</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-13"><a href="#Career_statistics"><span class="toctext">Career statistics</span></a> <ul> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-14"><a href="#Club"><span class="toctext">Club</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-15"><a href="#International"><span class="toctext">International</span></a></li> </ul> </li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-16"><a href="#Honours"><span class="toctext">Honours</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-17"><a href="#See_also"><span class="toctext">See also</span></a></li> </ul> </div> <p></p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Early_life">Early life</span></h2> <p>Cole's father, Ron Callender, is from <a href="/Barbados" title="Barbados">Barbados</a>. He left the family after seven years of marriage and later moved to Australia. Cole and his younger brother Matthew were brought up by their mother Sue Cole, going to Bow School in <a href="/London_Borough_of_Tower_Hamlets" title="London Borough of Tower Hamlets">Tower Hamlets</a>.</p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Club_career">Club career</span></h2> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="Arsenal:_1999.E2.80.932006">Arsenal: 1999–2006</span></h3> <p>Cole started his career by joining his local club, <a href="/Arsenal_F.C." title="Arsenal F.C.">Arsenal</a>, whom he had supported as a child. At the age of 18, on 30 November 1999, he made his first team debut in the <a href="/Football_League_Cup" class="mw-redirect" title="Football League Cup">League Cup</a> fourth round against <a href="/Middlesbrough_F.C." title="Middlesbrough F.C.">Middlesbrough</a>; Arsenal lost 1–3 on penalties after the match ended 2–2 at the end of extra time at the <a href="/Riverside_Stadium" title="Riverside Stadium">Riverside Stadium</a>. On 25 February 2000, he signed his first professional contract. His Premier League debut came on 14 May 2000 against <a href="/Newcastle_United_F.C." title="Newcastle United F.C.">Newcastle United</a>, as part of an experimental side that lost 4–2 away on the final day of the season. Before he fully broke into the Arsenal side, he spent part of the 1999–2000 season on loan at <a href="/Crystal_Palace_F.C." title="Crystal Palace F.C.">Crystal Palace</a>, where he played 14 league matches and scored one goal, a long-range half-volley against <a href="/Blackburn_Rovers_F.C." title="Blackburn Rovers F.C.">Blackburn Rovers</a>. When <a href="/Sylvinho" title="Sylvinho">Sylvinho</a>, Arsenal's established left-back, suffered an injury in the autumn of the 2000–01 season, Cole took the opportunity to establish himself in the first team and remained first-choice even after the Brazilian's recovery.</p><div class="thumb tleft"><div class="thumbinner" style="width:302px;"> <script async src="https://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/js/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-2806779683782082" crossorigin="anonymous"></script> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:300px;height:250px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-2806779683782082" data-ad-slot="4319964985" </ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> </div></div> <p>With Arsenal, he won the <a href="/Premier_League" title="Premier League">FA Premier League</a> twice (in 2002 and 2004), and the <a href="/FA_Cup" title="FA Cup">FA Cup</a> three times (in 2002, 2003 and 2005, scoring in the penalty shootout in the final of the latter). Although injured for much of the 2005–06 season, he recovered in time to play in Arsenal's UEFA Champions League final defeat to <a href="/FC_Barcelona" title="FC Barcelona">Barcelona</a> at the end of the season. In total he made 228 first-team appearances for the <i>Gunners</i>, scoring nine goals.</p> <p>Cole had a very good season in 2004–05. He was a regular at left-back for both England and Arsenal despite <a href="/Ga%C3%ABl_Clichy" title="Gaël Clichy">Gaël Clichy</a>'s claim for a place in the first team squad. Cole scored his first goal of the season in the seventh game in a tough trip to <a href="/Manchester_City_F.C." title="Manchester City F.C.">Manchester City</a> in which he scored the opening and only goal to give Arsenal an important win. He scored his second goal in a 3–1 away win to <a href="/Aston_Villa_F.C." title="Aston Villa F.C.">Aston Villa</a>, scoring Arsenal's third in only the 28th minute.</p> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="Transfer_saga:_2005.E2.80.932006">Transfer saga: 2005–2006</span></h3> <p>Cole was found guilty of making contact with league rivals <a href="/Chelsea_F.C." title="Chelsea F.C.">Chelsea</a> over a possible move, without informing Arsenal. He was fined £100,000 by the <a href="/Premier_League" title="Premier League">Premier League</a> on 2 June 2005 for a tapping-up meeting at a hotel in January 2005. Cole, his agent Jonathan Barnett, the Chelsea manager <a href="/Jos%C3%A9_Mourinho" title="José Mourinho">José Mourinho</a> and chief executive Peter Kenyon, and agent Pini Zahavi were present at the meeting. An appeal in August 2005 did not reject the guilty verdict, but his fine was reduced to £75,000. Chelsea were also fined £300,000 and Mourinho was fined £200,000, reduced on appeal in August 2005 to £75,000. Barnett's licence was suspended for 18 months and he was also fined £100,000.</p> <p>On 18 July 2005, Cole signed a one-year extension to his contract with Arsenal, but just a year later departed from the club in acrimonious circumstances. On 15 July 2006, Cole launched a verbal attack on Arsenal; in his autobiography, he claimed that the Arsenal board had treated him as a "scapegoat" and that they had "fed him to the sharks" over the tapping-up affair while Arsenal, from their part, insisted that they were legally obliged to punish Cole for his illegal contact with Chelsea. Cole was deliberately left out of Arsenal's 2006–07 team photograph, fuelling press speculation that he would leave.</p> <p>On 28 July 2006, Arsenal vice-chairman David Dein confirmed that Arsenal and Chelsea had been in "civil talks" about the player. Chelsea insisted they would not raise their £16 million bid for Cole, but Arsenal held out for at a higher valuation of £25 million. Negotiations continued throughout August and looked to be heading for deadlock, but eventually Cole signed for Chelsea on 31 August for a fee of £5 million, with <a href="/William_Gallas" title="William Gallas">William Gallas</a> being transferred from Chelsea to Arsenal as part of the same deal. The deal was closed after the transfer window had officially ended, and was not confirmed until an hour and a half after the deadline had passed. The move angered Arsenal fans, who dubbed him "Cashley" and waved fake £20 notes with Cole's face on them at him when the two clubs faced each other on 10 December 2006.</p> <p>Arsenal had offered Cole a longer contract to stay at the club, but he had been left "trembling with anger" when they offered him wages of £55,000 per week. His wage increased to £120,000 a week when he signed a new contract in September 2009.</p> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="Chelsea:_2006.E2.80.932014">Chelsea: 2006–2014</span></h3> <p>Cole was given the number 3 shirt at Chelsea, and made his first appearance for the club as a substitute for <a href="/Wayne_Bridge" title="Wayne Bridge">Wayne Bridge</a> in their 2–1 win over <a href="/Charlton_Athletic_F.C." title="Charlton Athletic F.C.">Charlton Athletic</a> on 9 September. He issued a public statement concerning his transfer saying he "forgave" Arsenal for how he felt he was treated during his time there.</p> <p>On 31 January 2007, Cole suffered a serious knee injury in the 3–0 victory over <a href="/Blackburn_Rovers_F.C." title="Blackburn Rovers F.C.">Blackburn Rovers</a> in a Premier League game at Stamford Bridge, although after a scan it was revealed to be not as bad as first thought, with Chelsea optimistic that he would return before the end of the 2006–07 season. Cole did indeed make a return at the end of the season, playing in the last twelve minutes of the 2007 FA Cup final at the new <a href="/Wembley_Stadium" title="Wembley Stadium">Wembley Stadium</a> against <a href="/Manchester_United_F.C." title="Manchester United F.C.">Manchester United</a>. Chelsea emerged victorious 1–0 after extra-time with a goal scored by <a href="/Didier_Drogba" title="Didier Drogba">Didier Drogba</a>, to win the 2007 FA Cup.</p> <div class="thumb tleft"> <div class="thumbinner" style="width:232px;"><a href="/Image:Ashley_Cole_4577.jpg" class="image"><img alt="Ashley Cole 4577" src="/images/thumb/a/a0/Ashley_Cole_4577.jpg/230px-Ashley_Cole_4577.jpg" width="230" height="397" class="thumbimage"></a> <div class="thumbcaption"> <div class="magnify"><a href="/Image:Ashley_Cole_4577.jpg" class="internal" title="Enlarge"></a></div> Cole lining up for a Champions League game at <a href="/FC_Spartak_Moscow" title="FC Spartak Moscow">Spartak Moscow</a> in October 2010</div> </div> </div> <p>Cole was reportedly one of the players upset when <a href="/Jos%C3%A9_Mourinho" title="José Mourinho">José Mourinho</a> was relieved of his position as Chelsea manager. He was dropped in favour of Wayne Bridge for the 2008 Football League Cup final, which Chelsea lost 2–1 to <a href="/Tottenham_Hotspur_F.C." title="Tottenham Hotspur F.C.">Tottenham Hotspur</a>. However, Cole scored his first Chelsea goal in Chelsea's very next game, on 1 March 2008, the fourth goal in a 4–0 away victory against <a href="/West_Ham_United_F.C." title="West Ham United F.C.">West Ham United</a>. On 19 March 2008, Cole was involved in a controversial incident in a Premier League game against Tottenham at <a href="/White_Hart_Lane" title="White Hart Lane">White Hart Lane</a> where he performed a high tackle on Tottenham's <a href="/Alan_Hutton" title="Alan Hutton">Alan Hutton</a>. Referee Mike Riley gave Cole a yellow card, a decision which was judged as too lenient by some analysts. Cole allegedly also "turned his back on the referee" and the episode renewed debate in the media over the game's rules on dissent towards officials.</p> <p>After starting Chelsea's first six games in the league, Cole scored his third, fourth and fifth Chelsea goals at home to <a href="/Burnley_F.C." title="Burnley F.C.">Burnley</a>, Tottenham Hotspur and Sunderland respectively. On 2 September 2009, he signed a new four-year deal which will contract him to Chelsea until 2013. On 10 February 2010, he suffered a fractured left ankle in the 2–1 defeat against <a href="/Everton_F.C." title="Everton F.C.">Everton</a> that kept him out of action for three months. He eventually made his return against <a href="/Stoke_City_F.C." title="Stoke City F.C.">Stoke City</a>, a game which Chelsea won 7–0. Cole scored a goal against <a href="/Wigan_Athletic_F.C." title="Wigan Athletic F.C.">Wigan Athletic</a> on the last day of the Premier League in an 8–0 win as Chelsea claimed the title. He then played in the 2010 FA Cup final, where Chelsea beat <a href="/Portsmouth_F.C." title="Portsmouth F.C.">Portsmouth</a> to give Cole the second league and cup double of his career. He started all 38 league games for Chelsea in the 2010–11 season, and was awarded the Chelsea F.C. Player's Player of the Year award for the second time.</p> <div class="thumb tright"> <div class="thumbinner" style="width:232px;"><a href="/Image:AshleyColeFinale12.jpg" class="image"><img alt="AshleyColeFinale12" src="/images/thumb/e/e2/AshleyColeFinale12.jpg/230px-AshleyColeFinale12.jpg" width="230" height="296" class="thumbimage"></a> <div class="thumbcaption"> <div class="magnify"><a href="/Image:AshleyColeFinale12.jpg" class="internal" title="Enlarge"></a></div> Cole playing for Chelsea during the 2012 UEFA Champions League final</div> </div> </div> <p>In the 2011–12 season, Cole won the seventh FA Cup of his career after Chelsea beat <a href="/Liverpool_F.C." title="Liverpool F.C.">Liverpool</a> 2–1 in the 2012 FA Cup final. In the <a href="/2011%E2%80%9312_UEFA_Champions_League" title="2011–12 UEFA Champions League">Champions League</a> semi-finals against <a href="/FC_Barcelona" title="FC Barcelona">Barcelona</a>, Cole was pivotal in Chelsea's 1–0 victory which included a goal-line clearance that denied <i>Barça</i> an away goal. Cole also received praise for his role in the final against <a href="/FC_Bayern_Munich" title="FC Bayern Munich">Bayern Munich</a> on 19 May 2012, both for his defending, and for scoring in the decisive penalty shoot-out as Chelsea won the club's first <a href="/UEFA_Champions_League" title="UEFA Champions League">European Cup</a>.</p> <p>Cole scored his first goal for over two years against Stoke City on 22 September 2012, proving to be the winner. On 1 December 2012, Cole made his 350th Premier League appearance, in a 3–1 away loss to West Ham United.</p> <p>On 22 January 2013, Cole signed a one-year extension to his contract with Chelsea. Cole again helped the club win a European title during the 2012–13 season, playing in a 2–1 victory over <a href="/S.L._Benfica" title="S.L. Benfica">Benfica</a> in the 2013 UEFA Europa League final on 15 May.</p> <p>During the 2013–14 season, Cole was dropped from the Chelsea team, with <a href="/C%C3%A9sar_Azpilicueta" title="César Azpilicueta">César Azpilicueta</a> replacing him as the club's first choice left-back in the month of November. Cole captained the team on the last match day against <a href="/Cardiff_City_F.C." title="Cardiff City F.C.">Cardiff City</a> in a 2–1 away win which turned out to be his last in a Chelsea shirt. On 23 May 2014, after the end of the season, he was included on the list of players released by Chelsea. Cole's contract expired on 30 June 2014.</p> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="Roma">Roma</span></h3> <div class="thumb tright"> <div class="thumbinner" style="width:302px;"><a href="/Image:Fabio_Borini,_Martin_Kelly,_Ashley_Cole_2014_(cropped).jpg" class="image"><img alt="Fabio Borini, Martin Kelly, Ashley Cole 2014 (cropped)" src="/images/thumb/8/81/Fabio_Borini%2C_Martin_Kelly%2C_Ashley_Cole_2014_%28cropped%29.jpg/300px-Fabio_Borini%2C_Martin_Kelly%2C_Ashley_Cole_2014_%28cropped%29.jpg" width="300" height="244" class="thumbimage"></a> <div class="thumbcaption"> <div class="magnify"><a href="/Image:Fabio_Borini,_Martin_Kelly,_Ashley_Cole_2014_(cropped).jpg" class="internal" title="Enlarge"></a></div> Cole defending for <a href="/AS_Roma" title="AS Roma">Roma</a> against Liverpool in 2014</div> </div> </div> <p>On 7 July 2014, Cole signed a two-year deal with <a href="/A.S._Roma" class="mw-redirect" title="A.S. Roma">Roma</a>. He made his competitive debut on 30 August in their first game of the <a href="/Serie_A" title="Serie A">Serie A</a> season, playing the full 90 minutes of a 2–0 win over <a href="/ACF_Fiorentina" title="ACF Fiorentina">Fiorentina</a> at the <a href="/Stadio_Olimpico" title="Stadio Olimpico">Stadio Olimpico</a>. On 19 January 2016, Cole terminated his contract with Roma with one year of his contract remaining.</p> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="LA_Galaxy">LA Galaxy</span></h3> <p>Cole signed with <a href="/LA_Galaxy" title="LA Galaxy">LA Galaxy</a> of <a href="/Major_League_Soccer" title="Major League Soccer">Major League Soccer</a> on 27 January 2016. On 24 February, he made his debut in a goalless home draw against <a href="/Santos_Laguna" title="Santos Laguna">Santos Laguna</a> in the <a href="/CONCACAF_Champions_League" class="mw-redirect" title="CONCACAF Champions League">CONCACAF Champions League</a>; on 6 March, he made his league debut in the first game of the 2016 season, playing the full 90 minutes of a 4–1 win over <a href="/D.C._United" title="D.C. United">D.C. United</a> at the StubHub Center. Manager <a href="/Bruce_Arena" title="Bruce Arena">Bruce Arena</a> praised Cole and fellow veteran new signing <a href="/Nigel_de_Jong" title="Nigel de Jong">Nigel de Jong</a> after the result. On 1 May, he was sent off for a second booking in a 1–1 draw at <a href="/Sporting_Kansas_City" title="Sporting Kansas City">Sporting Kansas City</a>. Cole was ejected following a clumsy tackle on Benny Feilhaber after being cautioned just 32 seconds earlier. He received his second dismissal of the season on 25 June in the match against <a href="/San_Jose_Earthquakes" title="San Jose Earthquakes">San Jose Earthquakes</a>. Cole had been booked for a reckless tackle and as emotions were high, a melee ensued. The referee deemed Cole's reaction worthy of another booking and as a result he received his marching orders for the second time in eight league games.</p> <p>On 7 August 2016, Cole scored his first goal for the Galaxy, a last-minute equaliser in a 2–2 home draw against the <a href="/New_York_Red_Bulls" title="New York Red Bulls">New York Red Bulls</a>. His team qualified for the 2016 MLS Cup Playoffs, where they lost the Western Conference semi-finals to the <a href="/Colorado_Rapids" title="Colorado Rapids">Colorado Rapids</a> on penalties. Cole's attempt was saved by Colorado goalkeeper <a href="/Tim_Howard" title="Tim Howard">Tim Howard</a>, and after the game he apologised publicly to his long-time England teammate <a href="/Steven_Gerrard" title="Steven Gerrard">Steven Gerrard</a>, who was playing his final professional match for the Galaxy that night.</p> <p>In his second season in California, Cole saw another red card on 23 August 2017 after 18 minutes of a 2–0 loss at <a href="/Columbus_Crew_SC" class="mw-redirect" title="Columbus Crew SC">Columbus Crew SC</a> for a foul on Pedro Santos. He played 29 matches for the Galaxy, scoring once in a 6–2 home loss to <a href="/Real_Salt_Lake" title="Real Salt Lake">Real Salt Lake</a>, as the team came dead last and missed out on the play-offs for the first time since 2008.</p> <p>Head coach <a href="/Sigi_Schmid" title="Sigi Schmid">Sigi Schmid</a> named Cole as captain ahead of the 2018 season. The Galaxy missed the play-offs again. He was released by LA Galaxy at the end of their 2018 season.</p> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="Derby_County">Derby County</span></h3> <p>On 21 January 2019, Cole joined <a href="/EFL_Championship" title="EFL Championship">Championship</a> side <a href="/Derby_County_F.C." title="Derby County F.C.">Derby County</a>, reuniting with manager <a href="/Frank_Lampard" title="Frank Lampard">Frank Lampard</a> who was his teammate at Chelsea and with <a href="/England_national_football_team" title="England national football team">England</a>. He signed a contract until the end of the 2018–19 season. He was released at the end of the season. On 18 August 2019, Cole officially announced his retirement.</p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Coaching_career">Coaching career</span></h2> <p>Cole became a coach at Derby after retiring from playing, and later followed Frank Lampard to Chelsea where he was an academy coach.</p> <p>On 27 July 2021, Cole was named as assistant coach of the <a href="/England_national_under-21_football_team" title="England national under-21 football team">England U21s</a> alongside head coach Lee Carsley, combining his duties with his role at Chelsea's academy.</p> <p>On 3 February 2022, Cole joined <a href="/Everton_F.C." title="Everton F.C.">Everton</a> as a first-team coach, again joining up with Frank Lampard who had recently been appointed as manager.</p> <p>On 23 January 2023, Cole left Everton as a result of Frank Lampard leaving the club.</p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="International_career">International career</span></h2> <div class="thumb tright"> <div class="thumbinner" style="width:302px;"><a href="/Image:Ashley_Cole_Euro_2012_vs_Italy.JPG" class="image"><img alt="Ashley Cole Euro 2012 vs Italy" src="/images/thumb/6/69/Ashley_Cole_Euro_2012_vs_Italy.JPG/300px-Ashley_Cole_Euro_2012_vs_Italy.JPG" width="300" height="452" class="thumbimage"></a> <div class="thumbcaption"> <div class="magnify"><a href="/Image:Ashley_Cole_Euro_2012_vs_Italy.JPG" class="internal" title="Enlarge"></a></div> Cole playing for England at <a href="/UEFA_Euro_2012" title="UEFA Euro 2012">UEFA Euro 2012</a></div> </div> </div> <p>Cole has played for <a href="/England_national_football_team" title="England national football team">England</a> at youth and senior levels. He was capped for the England U-20 team at the 1999 <a href="/FIFA_U-20_World_Cup" title="FIFA U-20 World Cup">FIFA World Youth Championship</a> alongside Stuart Taylor, <a href="/Peter_Crouch" title="Peter Crouch">Peter Crouch</a>, Andrew Johnson and Matthew Etherington. However, the team finished bottom of their group, suffering three defeats without scoring any goals. He also made four appearances for <a href="/England_national_under-21_football_team" title="England national under-21 football team">England under-21s</a>, scoring once.</p> <p>After just four appearances for the Under-21s, Cole was fast-tracked into the England senior team and <a href="/Sven-G%C3%B6ran_Eriksson" title="Sven-Göran Eriksson">Sven-Göran Eriksson</a> handed Cole his senior international debut against <a href="/Albania_national_football_team" title="Albania national football team">Albania</a>, on 28 March 2001. He played for England at the <a href="/2002_FIFA_World_Cup" title="2002 FIFA World Cup">2002</a>, <a href="/2006_FIFA_World_Cup" title="2006 FIFA World Cup">2006</a> and <a href="/2010_FIFA_World_Cup" title="2010 FIFA World Cup">2010</a> <a href="/FIFA_World_Cup" title="FIFA World Cup">FIFA World Cups</a>, <a href="/UEFA_Euro_2004" title="UEFA Euro 2004">UEFA Euro 2004</a> (where he was named as one of four England players in the all-star squad for the tournament) and <a href="/UEFA_Euro_2012" title="UEFA Euro 2012">UEFA Euro 2012</a>.</p> <p>Cole was also an ever-present for England in the 2006 World Cup; in their second round match against <a href="/Ecuador_national_football_team" title="Ecuador national football team">Ecuador</a> he made a crucial block, deflecting <a href="/Carlos_Tenorio" title="Carlos Tenorio">Carlos Tenorio</a>'s shot onto the crossbar. The match ended with England winning 1–0, but the team were knocked out on <a href="/Penalty_shoot-out_(association_football)" class="mw-redirect" title="Penalty shoot-out (association football)">penalties</a> by <a href="/Portugal_national_football_team" title="Portugal national football team">Portugal</a> in the quarter-finals. By the end of 2008, Cole had achieved 68 caps for England, all of which were starting appearances.</p> <p>He made his 79th appearance for England on 12 June 2010 in the 1–1 draw against the <a href="/United_States_men%27s_national_soccer_team" class="mw-redirect" title="United States men's national soccer team">United States</a> in the 2010 World Cup Group stage match. He beat the record of 79 caps by a black English international (<a href="/John_Barnes_(footballer)" class="mw-redirect" title="John Barnes (footballer)">John Barnes</a>, who appeared for England from 1983 to 1995) when he played against <a href="/Algeria_national_football_team" title="Algeria national football team">Algeria</a> later that month. He has played more internationals without scoring than any other outfield player in England history. He won his 86th cap against <a href="/Montenegro_national_football_team" title="Montenegro national football team">Montenegro</a> in October 2010, and alongside Kenny Sansom, Cole is now England's most-capped <a href="/Defender_(association_football)#Full-back" class="mw-redirect" title="Defender (association football)">full-back</a> in history, an achievement which helped him pick up the England Player of the Year award for 2010, as voted for by fans. On 6 February 2013, he earned his 100th cap as England beat <a href="/Brazil_national_football_team" title="Brazil national football team">Brazil</a> 2–1 at <a href="/Wembley_Stadium" title="Wembley Stadium">Wembley</a>.</p> <p>On 11 May 2014, he announced his retirement from international football after being omitted from the England squad for the <a href="/2014_FIFA_World_Cup" title="2014 FIFA World Cup">2014 FIFA World Cup</a>.</p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Style_of_play">Style of play</span></h2> <div class="quotebox" style="float: right; clear: right; margin: 0.5em 0 0.8em 1.4em !important; width: 30em; padding: 6px; border: 1px solid #aaa; font-size: 100%; background-color: #c6dbf7;"> <div style="position: relative; text-align: left;"> <div style="margin:0px 2em;"> <p>He is a defender who simply loves to attack. Defends, because he has to defend and because it is part of his job. Everybody loves to play with [him] because as soon as you won the ball back, he was up there to attack.</p> </div> <div style="position: absolute; left: 0px; top: 0px; text-align: left; font-family:'Times New Roman',serif; font-weight:bold; font-size: large; color: gray;">“</div> <div style="position: absolute; right: 0px; bottom: 0px; text-align: left; font-family:'Times New Roman',serif; font-weight:bold; font-size: large; color: gray;">”</div> </div> <div style="text-align: left;">–Arsène Wenger</div> </div> <p>Cole's game incorporates an attacking approach to his play, which supports his teams' forward play. As a youth, he "always liked scoring goals and attacking", but grew to love the role of defending, as being a left-back was the only opportunity of breaking into the seniors. Prior to his inclusion in the <a href="/Arsenal_F.C." title="Arsenal F.C.">Arsenal</a> first team, Cole studied the conduct of fellow defender Nigel Winterburn to improve his play; Winterburn concurrently offered pointers to improve his positioning. He modelled his game on Brazilian <a href="/Roberto_Carlos_(footballer)" class="mw-redirect" title="Roberto Carlos (footballer)">Roberto Carlos</a>: "He's got natural talent, but I think if you train hard enough you can be nearly as good as that."</p> <p>Liam Brady described Cole as a player with "great character and determination" and his former teammate <a href="/Sylvinho" title="Sylvinho">Sylvinho</a> noted that one of Cole's qualities was being competent: "Ashley does not need people saying, 'Do this' or 'Go there'. He knows, he knows." The rapid progress made by Cole in his debut season for Arsenal "surprised" Wenger and prompted him to make the defender his first pick. Sylvinho, the player displaced, commented that Wenger's belief in Cole helped him to develop as a player: "He spoke to [Cole] and said: 'After Silvinho you can play left-back. You are one of the best left-backs at the club and one day will be one of the best in the world.'" Cole's link-up play with winger <a href="/Robert_Pires" title="Robert Pires">Robert Pires</a> and main striker <a href="/Thierry_Henry" title="Thierry Henry">Thierry Henry</a> in a 4–4–2 formation effectively made him "a <a href="/Wing-back_(association_football)" class="mw-redirect" title="Wing-back (association football)">wing-back</a> or winger playing in a back four" because Arsenal's game emphasised attacking football.</p> <p>Under <a href="/Jos%C3%A9_Mourinho" title="José Mourinho">José Mourinho</a> at <a href="/Chelsea_F.C." title="Chelsea F.C.">Chelsea</a>, Cole's attacking threat was restrained, meaning it allowed the player to focus more on defending and marking. This was a "side of his game" Cole improved the most according to Winterburn, given he was criticised in the past for being caught out of position. The arrival of <a href="/Luiz_Felipe_Scolari" title="Luiz Felipe Scolari">Luiz Felipe Scolari</a> however ensured Cole made forward runs in the opposition's half; <a href="/Aston_Villa_F.C." title="Aston Villa F.C.">Aston Villa</a> manager <a href="/Martin_O%27Neill" title="Martin O'Neill">Martin O'Neill</a> believed the liberation of Cole was a sign that he was "back playing to his very best".</p> <p>Cole is renowned for making timed goal-line clearances and "cutting out danger". In a league match against <a href="/Tottenham_Hotspur_F.C." title="Tottenham Hotspur F.C.">Tottenham Hotspur</a> in December 2002, he made two notable clearances, which demonstrated to him that his defensive game had improved. He also made two goal line clearances in Chelsea's <a href="/2011%E2%80%9312_UEFA_Champions_League" title="2011–12 UEFA Champions League">2011–12 Champions League</a> winning campaign. The first was against <a href="/S.S.C._Napoli" class="mw-redirect" title="S.S.C. Napoli">Napoli</a>, in a 3–1 round-of-16 first leg defeat, and the second in Chelsea's semi-final first leg 1–0 win against <a href="/FC_Barcelona" title="FC Barcelona">Barcelona</a>. Both were vital as Chelsea went on to win the ties with a margin of one goal on aggregate, eventually lifting the Champions League. Cole is said to have a "mean streak", and has been labelled a "dirty player", something which he himself and his former coaches have strongly denied.</p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Personal_life">Personal life</span></h2> <p>Cole began a relationship with <a href="/Girls_Aloud" title="Girls Aloud">Girls Aloud</a> singer Cheryl Tweedy in September 2004, when they were living in the same block of flats in London; they married on 15 July 2006 in Wrotham Park, Hertfordshire. They officially divorced on 3 September 2010. Cole has a son (born 2016) and a daughter (born 2018) with the Italian model Sharon Canu.</p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Career_statistics">Career statistics</span></h2> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="Club">Club</span></h3> <table class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"> <caption>Appearances and goals by club, season and competition</caption> <tr> <th rowspan="2">Season</th> <th rowspan="2">Club</th> <th rowspan="2">Division</th> <th colspan="2">League</th> <th colspan="2">National Cup</th> <th colspan="2">League Cup</th> <th colspan="2">Continental</th> <th colspan="2">Other</th> <th colspan="2">Total</th> </tr> <tr> <th>Apps</th> <th>Goals</th> <th>Apps</th> <th>Goals</th> <th>Apps</th> <th>Goals</th> <th>Apps</th> <th>Goals</th> <th>Apps</th> <th>Goals</th> <th>Apps</th> <th>Goals</th> </tr> <tr> <td rowspan="8"><a href="/Arsenal_F.C." title="Arsenal F.C.">Arsenal</a></td> <td>1999–2000</td> <td><a href="/Premier_League" title="Premier League">Premier League</a></td> <td>1</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>1</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td colspan="2">—</td> <td>2</td> <td>0</td> </tr> <tr> <td>2000–01</td> <td>Premier League</td> <td>17</td> <td>3</td> <td>6</td> <td>0</td> <td>1</td> <td>0</td> <td>9</td> <td>0</td> <td colspan="2">—</td> <td>33</td> <td>3</td> </tr> <tr> <td>2001–02</td> <td>Premier League</td> <td>29</td> <td>2</td> <td>4</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>7</td> <td>0</td> <td colspan="2">—</td> <td>40</td> <td>2</td> </tr> <tr> <td>2002–03</td> <td>Premier League</td> <td>31</td> <td>1</td> <td>3</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>9</td> <td>0</td> <td>1</td> <td>0</td> <td>44</td> <td>1</td> </tr> <tr> <td>2003–04</td> <td>Premier League</td> <td>32</td> <td>0</td> <td>4</td> <td>0</td> <td>1</td> <td>0</td> <td>9</td> <td>1</td> <td>1</td> <td>0</td> <td>47</td> <td>1</td> </tr> <tr> <td>2004–05</td> <td>Premier League</td> <td>35</td> <td>2</td> <td>3</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>8</td> <td>0</td> <td>1</td> <td>0</td> <td>47</td> <td>2</td> </tr> <tr> <td>2005–06</td> <td>Premier League</td> <td>11</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>3</td> <td>0</td> <td>1</td> <td>0</td> <td>15</td> <td>0</td> </tr> <tr> <th colspan="2">Total</th> <th>156</th> <th>8</th> <th>20</th> <th>0</th> <th>3</th> <th>0</th> <th>45</th> <th>1</th> <th>4</th> <th>0</th> <th>228</th> <th>9</th> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/Crystal_Palace_F.C." title="Crystal Palace F.C.">Crystal Palace</a> (loan)</td> <td>1999–2000</td> <td><a href="/Football_League_First_Division" class="mw-redirect" title="Football League First Division">First Division</a></td> <td>14</td> <td>1</td> <td colspan="2">—</td> <td colspan="2">—</td> <td colspan="2">—</td> <td colspan="2">—</td> <td>14</td> <td>1</td> </tr> <tr> <td rowspan="9"><a href="/Chelsea_F.C." title="Chelsea F.C.">Chelsea</a></td> <td>2006–07</td> <td>Premier League</td> <td>23</td> <td>0</td> <td>5</td> <td>0</td> <td>3</td> <td>0</td> <td>9</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>40</td> <td>0</td> </tr> <tr> <td>2007–08</td> <td>Premier League</td> <td>27</td> <td>1</td> <td>1</td> <td>0</td> <td>2</td> <td>0</td> <td>10</td> <td>0</td> <td>1</td> <td>0</td> <td>41</td> <td>1</td> </tr> <tr> <td>2008–09</td> <td>Premier League</td> <td>34</td> <td>1</td> <td>7</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>8</td> <td>0</td> <td colspan="2">—</td> <td>49</td> <td>1</td> </tr> <tr> <td>2009–10</td> <td>Premier League</td> <td>27</td> <td>4</td> <td>2</td> <td>0</td> <td>1</td> <td>0</td> <td>4</td> <td>0</td> <td>1</td> <td>0</td> <td>35</td> <td>4</td> </tr> <tr> <td>2010–11</td> <td>Premier League</td> <td>38</td> <td>0</td> <td>2</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>7</td> <td>0</td> <td>1</td> <td>0</td> <td>48</td> <td>0</td> </tr> <tr> <td>2011–12</td> <td>Premier League</td> <td>32</td> <td>0</td> <td>4</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>12</td> <td>0</td> <td colspan="2">—</td> <td>48</td> <td>0</td> </tr> <tr> <td>2012–13</td> <td>Premier League</td> <td>31</td> <td>1</td> <td>5</td> <td>0</td> <td>3</td> <td>0</td> <td>8</td> <td>0</td> <td>4</td> <td>0</td> <td>51</td> <td>1</td> </tr> <tr> <td>2013–14</td> <td>Premier League</td> <td>17</td> <td>0</td> <td>2</td> <td>0</td> <td>1</td> <td>0</td> <td>5</td> <td>0</td> <td>1</td> <td>0</td> <td>26</td> <td>0</td> </tr> <tr> <th colspan="2">Total</th> <th>229</th> <th>7</th> <th>28</th> <th>0</th> <th>10</th> <th>0</th> <th>63</th> <th>0</th> <th>8</th> <th>0</th> <th>338</th> <th>7</th> </tr> <tr> <td rowspan="3"><a href="/A.S._Roma" class="mw-redirect" title="A.S. Roma">Roma</a></td> <td>2014–15</td> <td><a href="/Serie_A" title="Serie A">Serie A</a></td> <td>11</td> <td>0</td> <td>2</td> <td>0</td> <td colspan="2">—</td> <td>3</td> <td>0</td> <td colspan="2">—</td> <td>16</td> <td>0</td> </tr> <tr> <td>2015–16</td> <td>Serie A</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td colspan="2">—</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td colspan="2">—</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> </tr> <tr> <th colspan="2">Total</th> <th>11</th> <th>0</th> <th>2</th> <th>0</th> <th>0</th> <th>0</th> <th>3</th> <th>0</th> <th>0</th> <th>0</th> <th>16</th> <th>0</th> </tr> <tr> <td rowspan="4"><a href="/LA_Galaxy" title="LA Galaxy">LA Galaxy</a></td> <td>2016</td> <td><a href="/Major_League_Soccer" title="Major League Soccer">Major League Soccer</a></td> <td>29</td> <td>1</td> <td>2</td> <td>0</td> <td colspan="2">—</td> <td>1</td> <td>0</td> <td colspan="2">—</td> <td>32</td> <td>1</td> </tr> <tr> <td>2017</td> <td>Major League Soccer</td> <td>29</td> <td>1</td> <td>1</td> <td>0</td> <td colspan="2">—</td> <td colspan="2">—</td> <td colspan="2">—</td> <td>30</td> <td>1</td> </tr> <tr> <td>2018</td> <td>Major League Soccer</td> <td>31</td> <td>1</td> <td>1</td> <td>0</td> <td colspan="2">—</td> <td colspan="2">—</td> <td colspan="2">—</td> <td>32</td> <td>1</td> </tr> <tr> <th colspan="2">Total</th> <th>89</th> <th>3</th> <th>4</th> <th>0</th> <th>0</th> <th>0</th> <th>1</th> <th>0</th> <th>0</th> <th>0</th> <th>94</th> <th>3</th> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/Derby_County_F.C." title="Derby County F.C.">Derby County</a></td> <td>2018–19</td> <td><a href="/EFL_Championship" title="EFL Championship">Championship</a></td> <td>9</td> <td>0</td> <td>1</td> <td>1</td> <td colspan="2">—</td> <td colspan="2">—</td> <td>2</td> <td>0</td> <td>12</td> <td>1</td> </tr> <tr> <th colspan="3">Career total</th> <th>508</th> <th>19</th> <th>55</th> <th>1</th> <th>13</th> <th>0</th> <th>112</th> <th>1</th> <th>14</th> <th>0</th> <th>702</th> <th>21</th> </tr> </table> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="International">International</span></h3> <div class="thumb tright"> <div class="thumbinner" style="width:302px;"><a href="/Image:England_-_Slovenia_friendly_football_match_in_2009_2.jpg" class="image"><img alt="England - Slovenia friendly football match in 2009 2" src="/images/thumb/4/4c/England_-_Slovenia_friendly_football_match_in_2009_2.jpg/300px-England_-_Slovenia_friendly_football_match_in_2009_2.jpg" width="300" height="225" class="thumbimage"></a> <div class="thumbcaption"> <div class="magnify"><a href="/Image:England_-_Slovenia_friendly_football_match_in_2009_2.jpg" class="internal" title="Enlarge"></a></div> Cole playing for England against <a href="/Slovenia_national_football_team" title="Slovenia national football team">Slovenia</a>, 2009</div> </div> </div> <table class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"> <caption>Appearances and goals by national team and year</caption> <tr> <th>National team</th> <th>Year</th> <th>Apps</th> <th>Goals</th> </tr> <tr> <td rowspan="14"><a href="/England_national_football_team" title="England national football team">England</a></td> <td>2001</td> <td>7</td> <td>0</td> </tr> <tr> <td>2002</td> <td>9</td> <td>0</td> </tr> <tr> <td>2003</td> <td>7</td> <td>0</td> </tr> <tr> <td>2004</td> <td>13</td> <td>0</td> </tr> <tr> <td>2005</td> <td>8</td> <td>0</td> </tr> <tr> <td>2006</td> <td>13</td> <td>0</td> </tr> <tr> <td>2007</td> <td>4</td> <td>0</td> </tr> <tr> <td>2008</td> <td>7</td> <td>0</td> </tr> <tr> <td>2009</td> <td>9</td> <td>0</td> </tr> <tr> <td>2010</td> <td>9</td> <td>0</td> </tr> <tr> <td>2011</td> <td>7</td> <td>0</td> </tr> <tr> <td>2012</td> <td>6</td> <td>0</td> </tr> <tr> <td>2013</td> <td>7</td> <td>0</td> </tr> <tr> <td>2014</td> <td>1</td> <td>0</td> </tr> <tr> <th colspan="2">Total</th> <th>107</th> <th>0</th> </tr> </table> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Honours">Honours</span></h2> <p><b>Arsenal</b></p> <ul> <li><a href="/Premier_League" title="Premier League">Premier League</a>: 2001–02, 2003–04</li> <li><a href="/FA_Cup" title="FA Cup">FA Cup</a>: 2001–02, 2002–03, 2004–05; runner-up: 2000–01</li> <li><a href="/FA_Community_Shield" title="FA Community Shield">FA Community Shield</a>: 2002, 2004</li> <li><a href="/UEFA_Champions_League" title="UEFA Champions League">UEFA Champions League</a> runner-up: 2005–06</li> </ul> <p><b>Chelsea</b></p> <ul> <li>Premier League: 2009–10</li> <li>FA Cup: 2006–07, 2008–09, 2009–10, 2011–12</li> <li><a href="/EFL_Cup" title="EFL Cup">Football League Cup</a>: 2006–07; runner-up: 2007–08</li> <li>FA Community Shield: 2009</li> <li><a href="/UEFA_Champions_League" title="UEFA Champions League">UEFA Champions League</a>: <a href="/2011%E2%80%9312_UEFA_Champions_League" title="2011–12 UEFA Champions League">2011–12</a>; runner-up: 2007–08</li> <li><a href="/UEFA_Europa_League" title="UEFA Europa League">UEFA Europa League</a>: 2012–13</li> </ul> <p><b>Individual</b></p> <ul> <li>PFA Team of the Year: 2002–03 Premier League, 2003–04 Premier League, 2004–05 Premier League, 2010–11 Premier League</li> <li>UEFA European Championship Team of the Tournament: <a href="/UEFA_Euro_2004#Awards" title="UEFA Euro 2004">2004</a></li> <li>UEFA Team of the Year: 2004, 2010</li> <li>Chelsea Players' Player of the Year: 2008–09, 2010–11</li> <li><a href="/Chelsea_F.C." title="Chelsea F.C.">Chelsea</a> Goal of the Season: 2009–10 vs <a href="/Sunderland_A.F.C." title="Sunderland A.F.C.">Sunderland</a></li> <li>England Player of the Year: 2010</li> <li>Premier League 20 Seasons Awards (1992–93 to 2011–12): <ul> <li>Fantasy Teams of the 20 Seasons (Public and Panel choice)</li> </ul> </li> <li>FIFA FIFPro World XI 4th team: 2013</li> </ul> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="See_also">See also</span></h2> <p><img alt="Kids robot.svg" src="/images/thumb/5/5f/Kids_robot.svg/60px-Kids_robot.svg.png" width="60" height="73"> In Spanish: <a class="external text" href="https://ninos.kiddle.co/Ashley_Cole">Ashley Cole para niños</a></p> <ul> <li>List of footballers with 100 or more UEFA Champions League appearances</li> <li>List of men's footballers with 100 or more international caps</li> </ul> </div><div class="printfooter"> </div> </div><div class="post-content" id="page-secondary-actions"></div> <div class="post-content" id="page-secondary-actions" style="margin-top: 0px;">  <script async src="https://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/js/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-2806779683782082" crossorigin="anonymous"></script>  <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:block" data-ad-client="ca-pub-2806779683782082" data-ad-slot="3472651705" data-ad-format="auto" data-full-width-responsive="true"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); 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