| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Devante Lavon Andrew Dewar-Cole [1] | ||
| Date of birth | 10 May 1995 [1] | ||
| Place of birth | Alderley Edge, England [1] | ||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) [2] | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | West Bromwich Albion | ||
| Number | 44 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2003–2014 | Manchester City | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2014–2015 | Manchester City | 0 | (0) |
| 2014–2015 | → Barnsley (loan) | 19 | (5) |
| 2015 | → Milton Keynes Dons (loan) | 14 | (3) |
| 2015–2016 | Bradford City | 19 | (5) |
| 2016–2018 | Fleetwood Town | 77 | (17) |
| 2018–2020 | Wigan Athletic | 6 | (0) |
| 2018–2019 | → Burton Albion (loan) | 13 | (2) |
| 2019–2020 | → Motherwell (loan) | 19 | (4) |
| 2020 | Doncaster Rovers | 9 | (0) |
| 2020–2021 | Motherwell | 27 | (11) |
| 2021–2024 | Barnsley | 115 | (34) |
| 2024– | West Bromwich Albion | 14 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2011 | England U16 | 5 | (2) |
| 2011–2012 | England U17 | 9 | (3) |
| 2012 | England U18 | 1 | (1) |
| 2014 | England U19 | 2 | (1) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 08:50, 2 February 2025 (UTC) | |||
Devante Lavon Andrew Dewar-Cole (born 10 May 1995) is an English professional footballer who plays as a striker for EFL Championship club West Bromwich Albion.
Cole was born in Alderley Edge on 10 May 1995. [3] His father is the former Manchester United, Newcastle United and England striker Andy Cole. [4] He has stated that he is a different type of player to his father, who played in the same position, [2] and that he wants to make a name for himself. [5] His paternal grandparents migrated to England from Jamaica in the 1960s; his grandfather worked as a miner. [6]
Cole joined Manchester City in April 2003, [3] at the age of seven. [4] He had previously spent a day training with city rivals Manchester United. [4] His first involvement with the Manchester City first team came in July 2013 when he was selected for a pre-season friendly tour of South Africa, subsequently playing against SuperSport United. [3]
Cole featured heavily in the 2013–14 UEFA Youth League scoring 6 goals and finishing as the second highest scorer overall as Manchester City made a run to the quarter-final stage of the competition. [7]
He was linked with a loan move to Scottish club Motherwell in August 2014.
On 19 August 2014, Cole signed on loan for Barnsley until 5 January 2015. [8] He made his professional debut the same day, appearing as a substitute in a League One game away to Coventry City. [9] He scored his first goal for the club in his second appearance, a 4–1 home win over Gillingham. [9]
Cole moved on loan to Milton Keynes Dons in January 2015. [10]
On 28 August 2015, Cole signed for Bradford City on a two-year deal, with the option of a third year, after being released by Manchester City. [11] Bradford City manager Phil Parkinson praised Cole's pace. [12] Before signing for them, he had been on trial with West Ham United and had been linked with a transfer to both Birmingham City and Preston North End. [12] Manchester City have retained a sell-on clause from the deal, believed to be 30%. [12] Cole made his debut a day later, appearing as a substitute. He scored on his debut in the 4th minute of injury time to earn City a 1–0 victory. [13] [14] Cole's potential development was praised by City manager Phil Parkinson. [15] New striker partner James Hanson also discussed their teamwork, [16] and the improvement in Cole's all-round game was praised by manager Phil Parkinson in October 2015. [17]
Cole signed for Fleetwood Town on 22 January 2016, for an undisclosed fee. [18] He said he felt the new club suited him better than Bradford had done. [19]
Cole signed for Wigan Athletic in January 2018. [20] He moved on loan to Burton Albion in August 2018. [21]
On 2 July 2019, Cole joined Motherwell on an initial six-month loan deal. [22] [23]
Cole was transferred to League One side Doncaster Rovers on 27 January 2020 on an initial deal until the end of the season. [24] [25] He was released by Doncaster at the end of the 2019–20 season. [26]
On 2 October 2020, Cole returned to Motherwell on a contract until the end of the 2020–21 season. [27] [28]
On 8 June 2021, it was announced that Cole would sign for Barnsley on a three-year contract. [29] Cole made his first appearance for the club in a 0–1 loss to Luton Town on 17 August. [30] Cole scored his first goal for the club on 24 October in a 2–3 loss to rivals Sheffield United. [31] On 5 August 2023, Cole scored a hat-trick in a 7–0 rout of Port Vale. [32]
He was released by Barnsley at the end of the 2023–24 season. [33]
On 31 July 2024, Cole signed for West Bromwich Albion on a two-year contract. [34] On 10 August, he made his debut for the club, as a substitute, in a 3-1 win against QPR in the league. [35]
Cole has represented England at under-16, under-17, under-18, and under-19 levels. [36]
Cole made his debut for the England under-19 team on 5 March 2014 in a friendly match against Turkey, starting the game and scoring the opening goal. [37] On 29 May 2014, he made a further appearance from the start in a European Championship elite qualification match against Ukraine, which England lost to a deflected 94th-minute strike that eliminated them from the final tournament. [38] [39]
In November 2023, Cole was called up to the Jamaica national team for a set of 2023–24 CONCACAF Nations League matches. [40]
| Club | Season | League | National cup [a] | League cup [b] | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Manchester City | 2014–15 [9] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Barnsley (loan) | 2014–15 [9] | League One | 19 | 5 | 2 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | 23 | 7 | |
| Milton Keynes Dons (loan) | 2014–15 [9] | League One | 14 | 3 | — | — | — | 14 | 3 | |||
| Bradford City | 2015–16 [41] | League One | 19 | 5 | 4 | 1 | — | 1 | 0 | 24 | 6 | |
| Fleetwood Town | 2015–16 [41] | League One | 14 | 2 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 14 | 2 | ||
| 2016–17 [42] | League One | 35 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 46 | 8 | |
| 2017–18 [43] | League One | 28 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 12 | |
| Total | 77 | 17 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 94 | 22 | ||
| Wigan Athletic | 2017–18 [43] | League One | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 6 | 0 | ||
| 2018–19 [44] | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2019–20 [45] | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| Total | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | ||
| Burton Albion (loan) | 2018–19 [44] | League One | 13 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 2 |
| Motherwell (loan) | 2019–20 [45] | Scottish Premiership | 19 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 21 | 4 | |
| Doncaster Rovers | 2019–20 [45] | League One | 9 | 0 | — | — | — | 9 | 0 | |||
| Motherwell | 2020–21 [46] | Scottish Premiership | 27 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 12 |
| Barnsley | 2021–22 [47] | Championship | 24 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 27 | 2 | |
| 2022–23 [48] | League One | 45 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 [c] | 0 | 53 | 16 | |
| 2023–24 [49] | League One | 46 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 [c] | 0 | 49 | 18 | |
| Total | 115 | 34 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 129 | 36 | ||
| West Bromwich Albion | 2024–25 [50] | Championship | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 16 | 0 | |
| 2025–26 [51] | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| Total | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 331 | 81 | 28 | 9 | 10 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 383 | 92 | ||
Milton Keynes Dons