Cole Dasilva

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Cole Dasilva
Personal information
Full name Cole Perry Dasilva [1]
Date of birth (1999-05-11) 11 May 1999 (age 25)
Place of birth Luton, England
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) [2]
Position(s) Full back
Team information
Current team
 Bishop's Stortford
Youth career
Luton Celtic
0000–2012 Luton Town
2012–2018 Chelsea
2018–2020 Brentford
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2021–2022 HNK Šibenik 4 (0)
2022 Oxford City 6 (0)
2022 Hemel Hempstead Town 6 (0)
2022–2023 Royston Town 35 (1)
2023–2024 Biggleswade Town 18 (1)
2024 Bedford Town 6 (0)
2024– Bishop's Stortford 11 (1)
International career
0000–2014 Wales U15
2014 Wales U16
2014 England U16 1 (0)
2015–2016 Wales U17 6 (0)
2016 Wales U19 3 (0)
2017 Wales U20 1 (0)
2017–2019 Wales U21 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14:15, 22 October 2024 (UTC)

Cole Perry Dasilva (born 11 May 1999) is a professional footballer who plays as a full back for Southern League Premier Division Central club Bishop's Stortford.

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Dasilva is a product of the Chelsea and Luton Town academies and began his professional career with Brentford in 2018. Following his release in 2020 and spell with Leicester City U23, Dasilva transferred to Croatian club HNK Šibenik in 2021. He returned to England in 2022 and entered non-League football. Born in England, Dasilva was capped by England and Wales at youth international level.

Club career

Chelsea

Initially a left winger, [3] Dasilva began his career at hometown club Luton Celtic, playing alongside his brothers Rio and Jay under his father's management. [4] The brothers later entered the youth system at Luton Town and were a part of the U11 team which beat a Bayern Munich youth team in the 2009 Final of the five-a-side Aarau Masters. [5] The brothers transferred to the Chelsea academy for a combined £1 million fee in January 2012. [6] Dasilva began a scholarship in 2015 and progressed to sign a professional contract in June 2016, [4] signing a one-year extension a year later. [3] He had a successful youth career with the club, developing into a full back and winning the 2015–16 U18 Premier League and the 2015–16 FA Youth Cup. [3] [7] He also made three appearances in Chelsea's 2017–18 UEFA Youth League-winning campaign and made two EFL Trophy appearances for the U23 team. [8] Dasilva was released at the end of the 2017–18 season. [1]

Brentford

On 7 August 2018, Dasilva joined the B team at Championship club Brentford on a two-year contract for an undisclosed fee, with the option of a further year. [7] He made 41 appearances and scored seven goals during the 2018–19 season and was a part of the team which won the 2018–19 Middlesex Senior Cup. [9] [10] During the 2019–20 pre-season, Dasilva was included in the first team squad for its training camp in Austria, but was largely frozen out of the B team during the regular season and was released when his contract expired in June 2020. [11] [12] [13]

HNK Šibenik

After playing the final three months of the 2020–21 season with Leicester City U23 as a free agent, [14] [15] Dasilva signed a contract with Croatian First League club HNK Šibenik on 27 June 2021. [16] On 6 September, it was reported that Dasilva had finally been registered to play for the club and he made six appearances prior to the winter break, [17] [18] predominantly as a substitute. [14] Dasilva failed to win a call into a matchday squad after the winter break and departed the club in March 2022. [14] [19]

Non-League football

On 8 March 2022, Dasilva signed an undisclosed-length contract with National League South club Oxford City. [19] During what remained of the 2021–22 season, Dasilva made 8 appearances and was a part of the Oxfordshire Senior Cup-winning squad, [20] but he did not feature in the Hoops' unsuccessful playoff campaign. [14] [21] Dasilva signed a contract with National League South club Hemel Hempstead Town in July 2022, [22] but after making six appearances during the first seven weeks of the 2022–23 season, [14] he was released to join Southern League Premier Division Central club Royston Town in September 2022. [23] [24] Dasilva finished a mid-table 2022–23 season with 39 appearances and one goal. [25] [26]

In August 2023, Dasilva dropped a division to transfer to Biggleswade Town. [27] He made 25 appearances and scored two goals, [26] prior to transferring across the Southern League First Division Central to Bedford Town on 5 March 2024. [28] He made 6 appearances during the remainder of the 2023–24 season and was an unused substitute during the team's successful playoff campaign. [26] [29] In August 2024, Dasilva transferred to Southern League Premier Division Central club Bishop's Stortford. [30]

International career

Dasilva was capped by Wales at U15, U16, U17, U19, U20 and U21 level and England at U16 level. [14] [31] [32] He was a part of Wales' 2014–15 Victory Shield-winning team, [33] but was not included in the squad for the deciding match versus Northern Ireland. [34] Dasilva made a single appearance during the U20 team's 2017 Toulon Tournament campaign. [14]

Personal life

Dasilva is one of three footballing brothers – he is twin to Rio and younger brother to Jay. [6] He is of Wales and Brazilian descent. [35]

Career statistics

As of match played 19 October 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational cup [lower-alpha 1] OtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Chelsea U21 2017–18 [8] —2 [lower-alpha 2] 020
HNK Šibenik 2021–22 [14] Croatian First League 4020—60
Oxford City 2021–22 [14] National League South 60—2 [lower-alpha 3] 080
Hemel Hempstead Town 2022–23 [14] National League South60——60
Royston Town 2022–23 [26] Southern League Premier Division Central351103 [lower-alpha 4] 0391
Biggleswade Town 2023–24 [26] Southern League First Division Central181601 [lower-alpha 5] 1252
Bedford Town 2023–24 [26] Southern League First Division Central60—0060
Bishop's Stortford 2024–25 [26] Southern League First Division Central111411 [lower-alpha 5] 0162
Career total863131911085
  1. ↑ Includes Croatian Cup, FA Cup
  2. ↑ Appearances in EFL Trophy
  3. ↑ Appearances in Oxfordshire Senior Cup
  4. ↑ 2 appearances in FA Trophy, 1 appearance in Herts Senior Cup
  5. 1 2 Appearance in FA Trophy

Honours

Brentford B

Oxford City

Bedford Town

Wales U16

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