Personal information | |||
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Full name | Devante Lavon Andrew Dewar-Cole[1] | ||
Date of birth | 10 May 1995 | ||
Place of birth | Alderley Edge, England | ||
Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)[2] | ||
Position(s) | Striker | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Barnsley | ||
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– | Barnsley | 113 | (34) |
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, correct as of 20:58, 16 April 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 22:29, 19 August 2014 (UTC) |
Devante Lavon Andrew Dewar-Cole (born 10 May 1995) is an English professional footballer who plays as a striker for EFL League One club Barnsley.
Cole was born in Alderley Edge on 10 May 1995.[3] His father is the former Manchester United, Newcastle United and England striker Andrew 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][8]
He was linked with a loan move to Scottish club Motherwell in August 2014.[9]
On 19 August 2014, Cole signed on loan for Barnsley until 5 January 2015.[10] He made his professional debut the same day, appearing as a substitute in a League One game away to Coventry City.[11] He scored his first goal for the club in his second appearance, a 4–1 home win over Gillingham.[11]
Cole moved on loan to Milton Keynes Dons in January 2015.[12]
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.[13][14] Bradford City manager Phil Parkinson praised Cole's pace.[15] 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.[15] Manchester City have retained a sell-on clause from the deal, believed to be 30%.[15] 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.[16][17] Cole's potential development was praised by City manager Phil Parkinson.[18] New striker partner James Hanson also discussed their teamwork,[19] and the improvement in Cole's all-round game was praised by manager Phil Parkinson in October 2015.[20]
Cole signed for Fleetwood Town on 22 January 2016, for an undisclosed fee.[21] He said he felt the new club suited him better than Bradford had done.[22]
Cole signed for Wigan Athletic in January 2018.[23] He moved on loan to Burton Albion in August 2018.[24]
On 2 July 2019, Cole joined Motherwell on an initial six-month loan deal.[25][26]
Cole was transferred to League One side Doncaster Rovers on 27 January 2020 on an initial deal until the end of the season.[27][28] He was released by Doncaster at the end of the 2019–20 season.[29]
On 2 October 2020, Cole returned to Motherwell on a contract until the end of the 2020–21 season.[30][31]
On 8 June 2021, it was announced that Cole would sign for Barnsley on a three-year contract.[32][33] Cole made his first appearance for the club in a 0–1 loss to Luton Town on 17 August.[34] Cole scored his first goal for the club on 24 October in a 2–3 loss to rivals Sheffield United.[35] On 5 August 2023, Cole scored a hat-trick in a 7–0 rout of Port Vale.[36]
Cole has represented England at under-16, under-17, under-18, and under-19 levels.[37]
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.[38] 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.[39][40]
In November 2023, Cole was called up to the Jamaica national team for a set of 2023–24 CONCACAF Nations League matches.[41]
Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Manchester City | 2014–15 | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Barnsley (loan) | 2014–15 | League One | 19 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 23 | 7 |
Milton Keynes Dons (loan) | 2014–15 | League One | 14 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 3 |
Bradford City | 2015–16 | League One | 19 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 24 | 6 |
Fleetwood Town | 2015–16 | League One | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 2 |
2016–17 | League One | 35 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 46 | 8 | |
2017–18 | 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 | League One | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
2018–19 | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
2019–20 | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Total | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | ||
Burton Albion (loan) | 2018–19 | League One | 13 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 2 |
Motherwell (loan) | 2019–20 | Scottish Premiership | 19 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 4 |
Doncaster Rovers | 2019–20 | League One | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
Motherwell | 2020–21 | Scottish Premiership | 27 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 12 |
Barnsley | 2021–22 | Championship | 24 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 27 | 2 | |
2022–23 | League One | 45 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3[a] | 0 | 53 | 16 | |
2023–24 | League One | 44 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 18 | |
Total | 113 | 34 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 125 | 36 | ||
Career total | 315 | 81 | 27 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 363 | 92 |
Milton Keynes Dons