Reece Cole

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Reece Cole
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Cole warming up with Partick Thistle in October 2019
Personal information
Full name Reece George Cole [1]
Date of birth (1998-02-17) 17 February 1998 (age 26)
Place of birth Hillingdon, England [2]
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) [3]
Position(s) Central midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Exeter City
Number 12
Youth career
0000–2012 Hayes & Yeading United
2012–2016 Brentford
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2016–2020 Brentford 1 (0)
2017–2018 → Newport County (loan) 4 (1)
2018 → Yeovil Town (loan) 1 (0)
2018–2019 → Maidenhead United (loan) 6 (1)
2019 → Macclesfield Town (loan) 18 (1)
2019–2020 → Partick Thistle (loan) 19 (2)
2021 Queens Park Rangers 0 (0)
2021–2022 Dunfermline Athletic 10 (1)
2022 Chertsey Town 5 (3)
2022–2023 Hayes & Yeading United 23 (2)
2023– Exeter City 47 (8)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12:31, 15 December 2024 (UTC)

Reece George Cole (born 17 February 1998) is an English professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for EFL League One club Exeter City.

Contents

Cole is a graduate of the Brentford academy and made one senior appearance for the club before his release in 2020. Following spells with Queens Park Rangers U23 and Dunfermline Athletic, he dropped into non-League football in 2022. He returned to professional football with Exeter City in 2023.

Career

Brentford

Cole began his youth career in the Hayes & Yeading United youth system, [4] before transferring to Brentford at age 14. [5] He was a part of the U15 team which emerged victorious in the Junior category at the 2012 Milk Cup. [5] Cole made 8 appearances for the U18 team before signing a scholarship deal at the end of the 2013–14 season. [6] [7] [8] He made 32 appearances and scored seven goals during his two-year scholarship and increasingly became part of the Development Squad during the 2015–16 season, [9] [10] progressing sufficiently to sign a professional contract in February 2016. [5] Cole was an unused substitute during a number of late-season first team matches in April 2016. [3]

Whilst a regular for the B team, Cole received sporadic calls into the first team squad during the 2016–17 season, [3] before making his senior debut as a late substitute for Nico Yennaris in a 3–2 victory over Nottingham Forest on 7 March 2017. [11] One month later, he signed a new three-year contract. [12] Cole won further attention with long-range goals in pre-season friendly wins over Aldershot Town and Oxford United in July 2017, [13] [14] before departing to join League Two club Newport County on loan until January 2018. [15] He made his debut versus Coventry City 9 days later and scored the first senior goal of his career with the only goal of the game. [16] Cole made four further appearances and returned to Brentford in late September 2017, after suffering a knee injury. [17] He returned to match play with the B team in December, [18] but did not win any further calls into the first team squad before the end of the season. [3]

Cole spent much of the remainder of his contract away on loan with League Two, National League and Scottish Championship clubs Yeovil Town, Maidenhead United, Macclesfield Town and Partick Thistle. [19] [20] [21] He gained significant game time at the latter two clubs, in particular scoring four goals in a five-match spell during November 2019, [22] which saw him win the Partick Thistle Player of the Month award. [23] Cole was released by Brentford in June 2020. [24]

Queens Park Rangers

On 15 March 2021, Cole signed a short-term contract with the U23 team at Championship club Queens Park Rangers on a free transfer. [25] He failed to win a call into the first team squad before the end of the season and was released when his contract expired. [3] [26]

Dunfermline Athletic

On 20 July 2021, Cole signed a one-year contract with Scottish Championship club Dunfermline Athletic on a free transfer. [27] After featuring predominantly as a substitute during the early months of the season, [3] Cole undertook extra fitness training at the Joe Cardle Academy. [28] On his 12th and final appearance of a 2021–22 season which culminated in relegation to the Scottish League One, [29] Cole scored his only goal for the club in a 2–1 victory over Ayr United on 16 April 2022. [30] Cole was released at the end of the season and remarked in July 2023 that he fell out of love with football during the latter stages his time with the club. [31] [32]

Non-League football

Seeking to play part-time football, [32] Cole dropped into non-League football and began the 2022–23 season with Isthmian League South Central Division club Chertsey Town. [33] He scored three goals in his first seven appearances for the club, [33] before departing to rejoin Southern League Premier Division South club Hayes & Yeading United in October 2022. [34] He made 27 appearances and scored five goals during a 2022–23 season in which the club won the Middlesex Senior Cup. [35] [36] He became a free agent at the end of the season. [37]

Exeter City

Cole joined League One club Exeter City on trial during the 2023–24 pre-season. [38] After 2+1⁄2 weeks at St James Park, he signed a one-year contract, with the option of a further year, on 10 July 2023. [38] The move reunited him with his former Partick Thistle manager Gary Caldwell. [38] Following 17 appearances and one goal by mid-November 2023, Cole signed a new 18-month contract, with the option of a further year. [39] Cole captained the team during three matches late in December and ended a mid-table 2023-24 season with 42 appearances and seven goals. [40] [41] [42] In July 2024, Cole signed a one-year extension to his existing contract, with the option of a further year. [43]

Personal life

Cole attended Chalfonts Community College. [44] While out of professional football during the 2022–23 season, Cole worked as a teacher in the London area. [40]

Career statistics

As of match played 14 December 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational cup [a] League cup [b] OtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Brentford 2015–16 [45] Championship 000000—00
2016–17 [11] Championship100000—10
2017–18 [16] Championship000000—00
2018–19 [46] Championship0000——00
Total100000—10
Newport County (loan) 2017–18 [16] League Two 4100001 [c] 051
Yeovil Town (loan) 2018–19 [46] League Two10—10—20
Maidenhead United (loan) 2018–19 [3] National League 61——0061
Macclesfield Town (loan) 2018–19 [46] League Two181———181
Partick Thistle (loan) 2019–20 [22] Scottish Championship 19221103 [d] 1254
Dunfermline Athletic 2021–22 [30] Scottish Championship101002000121
Chertsey Town 2022–23 [33] Isthmian League South Central Division5310—1 [e] 073
Hayes & Yeading United 2022–23 [35] Southern League Premier Division South232——4 [f] 3275
Exeter City 2023–24 [41] League One 397003000427
2024–25 [47] League One8110102 [c] 0121
Total478104020548
Career total13419418011415724
  1. ↑ Includes FA Cup, Scottish Cup
  2. ↑ Includes EFL Cup
  3. 1 2 Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy
  4. ↑ Appearances in Scottish Challenge Cup
  5. ↑ Appearance in FA Trophy
  6. ↑ Appearances in Middlesex Senior Cup

Honours

Hayes & Yeading United

Individual

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