Darren Cole

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Darren Cole
Personal information
Date of birth (1992-01-03) 3 January 1992 (age 31)
Place of birth Edinburgh, Scotland
Height1.89 m (6 ft 2+1⁄2 in)
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
 Coleraine
Number 20
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2010–2013 Rangers 3 (0)
2012 → Partick Thistle (loan) 6 (0)
2013–2014 Greenock Morton 18 (0)
2015–2016 Livingston 28 (0)
2016–2017 Broxburn Athletic 28 (1)
2017–2021 Derry City 93 (7)
2021–2023 Glentoran 7 (0)
2022-2023 → Dungannon Swifts (loan) 2 (0)
2023- Coleraine 7 (1)
International career
2007–2008 Scotland U16 6 (0)
2008–2009 Scotland U17 13 (0)
2009–2010 Scotland U19 7 (0)
2011 Scotland U21 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 October 2023

Darren Cole (born 3 January 1992) is a Scottish footballer who plays as a defender for Coleraine. He has previously played for Rangers, Partick Thistle, Greenock Morton, Livingston, Derry City and Glentoran.

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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 club's relegation to League One, Cole was released from his contract on 15 July 2016. [9]

Broxburn Athletic

In August 2016, Cole signed a one-year contract with Junior Super League club Broxburn Athletic. He was a regular in the team, appearing 28 times for the Albyn Park club, scoring one goal.

Cole's missed out on playing in the 2017 Fife and Lothians Cup Final against Tranent Juniors, as his side lost 1–0, at New Victoria Park, Newtongrange. [10]

Derry City

In June 2017 Cole signed a six-month contract with League of Ireland Premier Division club Derry City. [11] On the 16 September, Cole scored in the 2018 League of Ireland Cup Final in a 3–1 win over League of Ireland First Division side Cobh Ramblers. [12] He signed a new contract with the club in February 2019. [13]

Glentoran

Cole signed for Glentoran in December 2021. [14] The defender signed for Dungannon Swifts on loan in August 2022. [15]

International career

Cole has represented Scotland at various age levels. [16]

Career statistics

As of 5 October 2021 [17]
ClubSeasonLeagueNational Cup [lower-alpha 1] League Cup [lower-alpha 2] Europe OtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Rangers 2010–11 Scottish Premiership 0000001 [lower-alpha 3] 0—10
2011–12 00—0000—00
Partick Thistle (loan) 2011–12 Scottish Championship 6000———60
Rangers 2012–13 Scottish League Two 301000—0 [lower-alpha 4] 040
2013–14 Scottish League One 00—00—0 [lower-alpha 4] 000
Rangers Total301000100050
Greenock Morton 2013–14 Scottish Championship 1800000—0 [lower-alpha 4] 0180
Livingston 2014–15 900000—1 [lower-alpha 4] 0100
2015–16 2000020—3 [lower-alpha 5] 0250
Livingston Total2900020—40350
Broxburn Athletic 2016–17 Scottish Junior Super League 28100——2 [lower-alpha 6] 0301
Derry City 2017 League of Ireland Premier Division 12110———131
2018 32230312 [lower-alpha 7] 0—403
2019 2532010——283
2020 9110—1 [lower-alpha 7] 0—111
2021 14010———150
Derry City Total927804130—1078
Career Total1768906140602019

Honours

Rangers

Derry City

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References

  1. ↑ "Rangers starlets pen new two-year deals with Ibrox club". Daily Record. 2 December 2010.
  2. ↑ "Bursaspor 1-1 Rangers". BBC Sport. 7 December 2010.
  3. ↑ "Rangers manager Walter Smith hails young players". BBC Sport. BBC. 8 December 2010.
  4. 1 2 "Rangers defender Darren Cole starts Partick Thistle loan". BBC Sport. BBC. 2 January 2012. Retrieved 2 January 2012.
  5. ↑ "Cole's Season Could be over". Archived from the original on 27 December 2013. Retrieved 7 January 2013.
  6. ↑ "Decisions to be Made". Archived from the original on 30 August 2013. Retrieved 28 August 2013.
  7. ↑ Mitchell, Jonathan (27 December 2013). "Morton make double signing". Greenock Telegraph. Retrieved 27 December 2013.
  8. ↑ "Darren Cole joins Livi". Livingston F.C. 20 February 2015. Retrieved 20 February 2015.
  9. ↑ "Cole contract terminated". Livingston F.C. 15 July 2016.
  10. ↑ "Broxburn Ath v Tranent Conservatory Convertors Fife & Lothians Cup Final". Broxburnathletic.co.uk.
  11. ↑ "Derry City announce signings of Toal, McIntyre and Cole". BBC Sport. Retrieved 12 June 2017.
  12. ↑ "EA Sports Cup Final Report: Derry City 3 - 1 Cobh Ramblers".
  13. ↑ Keenan, Shaun (5 February 2019). "Darren Cole returns to Derry City as two new faces arrive". Derry Daily. Retrieved 6 February 2019.
  14. ↑ "A Cole, Cole Christmas at the Oval".
  15. ↑ "NEW SIGNING - Defender Cole Signs". Dungannon Swifts FC. Retrieved 11 August 2022.
  16. ↑ "Darren Cole". scottishfa.co.uk. Scottish Football Association. Retrieved 26 October 2015.
  17. ↑ "D. Cole". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 20 November 2018.
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