Profile Joseph John Cole

Personal information

Full name : Joseph John Cole

Date of birth : 8 November 1981

Place of birth : London, England

Height : 1.76 m (5 ft 9 1⁄2 in)

Playing position : Winger / Attacking midfielder

Current club : Liverpool

Number : 10

Youth career :

1994–1998 West Ham United

Senior career :

1998–2003 West Ham United

2003–2010 Chelsea

2010– Liverpool

National team :

1997-1998 England U16

1999 England U18

2000-2003 England U21

2001– England

Club career

West Ham United

A young offspring prodigy who accepted countrywide broadcasting alertness as a schoolboy, Cole adequately counted seven of the eight goals the England youth assembly counted in resistance to Spain in one match. Cole is a wares of the famed West Ham United youth system. He was long touted as the hottest potential in English football with Manchester United sopposedly suggesting to compensate £10 million for his services as a 16-year-old. Playing in a mould comparable to first England highly appraised Paul Gascoigne, he promptly progressed through the West Ham ranks before establishing his first-team debut at the age of 17. In 1999 Cole was part of West Ham's victorious FA Youth Cup victorious squad (alongside Michael Carrick), overcoming Coventry City 9–0 on aggregate in the final.[citation needed] In January 2003 Glenn Roeder, then West Ham United director granted Cole the group captain's armband at the age of 21. The group was relegated from the Premier League at the end of that season. Cole won the "Hammer of the Year award" for 2003.

Chelsea

Cole took superiority of damage to other players (namely person flankmen Damien Duff and Arjen Robben) to become one of the stars of Chelsea's Premier League label victorious assembly in 2004–05.[citation needed] Cole's configuration observed him bang a run of goals to the end of the time of the year, and his objective in resistance to Norwich City (blasted in from 22 courtyards off his unconvincing left foot) was balloted in the apex 10 goals of the 2004–05 Premier League season.[citation needed] Cole counted 10 goals for Chelsea in 2004–05 and finished the time of the year with a Premier League Champions' medal.[citation needed] He was subsequently labelled in the PFA's assembly of the season.In the first half of the 2005–06 time of the year Cole sheltered himself in the Chelsea first assembly line up, before Shaun Wright-Phillips and Duff. Cole in addition broadened his bond with Chelsea for another four seasons.[citation needed] He finished his time of the year by counting the one of the three goals in resistance to Manchester United, which fastened the label for Chelsea.

Just weeks after Cole's participation in the 2006 World Cup, he was wounded in the pre-season.[citation needed] In January 2007, Cole underwent surgery for a strain fracture on his leg he tolerated in late 2006.[citation needed] Cole made his revisit for Chelsea in the first leg of Chelsea's 1–1 draw in the Champions League quarter-final fasten in resistance to Valencia.[citation needed] Cole worked hard in Chelsea's 2–1 win in the second leg. He commenced for Chelsea in their win over Manchester United in the 2007 FA Cup Final, and went on to be switched at half time.

In 2007–08 Cole counted another objective in the League Cup semi finals in resistance to Everton which conveyed Chelsea to another final.

On 17 August 2008, Cole counted the first Premier League objective of the Scolari era in a 4–0 win in resistance to Portsmouth. He counted his second in resistance to Bordeaux in the Champions League Group Stage in the 4–0 victory.[citation needed] He counted his third objective in resistance to Aston Villa on 5 October in a 2–0 victory. After surgery on his knee to mend an damage he chosen up in the FA Cup disagree with Southend United, Cole missed remnant of the season.Cole did not play for Chelsea in the pre-season,[when?] due to cruciate ligament severe impairment in his knee, tolerated in January 2009.[citation needed] He was one of the replacements for Chelsea in the UEFA Champions League disagree in resistance to F.C. Porto, which Chelsea won 1–0, even so he was not ever fetched on in a correspond that observed torrential precipitation lashing Stamford Bridge in London. He made a revisit to the commencing squad in Chelsea's Carling Cup Match with QPR on 23 September 2009, in which he was in addition given captain's armband. He in addition came on as a replacement in the Champions League game between Cypriot boundary Apoel Nicosia. Cole made his first Premier League 2009-10 facade for Chelsea in resistance to boundary Blackburn Rovers. He acted in the assaulting midfield job and effected Chelsea to discharge 5 goals in resistance to Blackburn. On 8 November Cole acted his 250th game for Chelsea, drawing close on as a replacement in resistance to Manchester United in the 62nd minute for Deco, on his 28th birthday.[citation needed] On 21 November he counted the last objective in Chelsea's 4–0 win in resistance to Wolves. On 3 April, he counted the opener in resistance to Manchester United at Old Trafford after 19 minutes with a masterful back heel deflection from a Florent Malouda pass over, Chelsea went on to win the game 2–1.[citation needed] He came on as a replacement as Chelsea won the 2010 FA Cup Final, his second facade in a victorious FA Cup terminal for Chelsea.

Liverpool

Cole united Liverpool on a free convey after noting a four-year deal in July 2010. He was director Roy Hodgson's first noting at the group and was bestowed the number 10 shirt.

Cole made his Liverpool debut on the 5th of August in resistance to Rabotnicki in the UEFA Europa League helping the unclasping objective for David Ngog in a 2-0 win. His governing body debut, in resistance to Arsenal at Anfield on 15 August 2010, persisted just 45 minutes as he was conveyed off for a contest on Laurent Koscielny. In his next correspond on 19 August 2010, Cole missed a retribution in resistance to Trabzonspor in the Europa League third qualifying around first leg, as Liverpool won 1-0. Cole acted in Jamie Carragher's Testimonial correspond, where he counted his unofficial first objective for the club. Cole counted his first competent objective for the group in resistance to FC Steaua Bucureşti in a Europa League correspond at Anfield on 16 September 2010, when he counted 27 seconds into the game. Liverpool finished up victorious 4-1.Cole counted his first Premier League objective for Liverpool in a late 2-1 win in resistance to Bolton Wanderers.

International career

As an England youth global Cole counted seven goals in an 8-1 win in resistance to Spain, as well as playing for England's Under 17 assembly, where he counted the victorious objective in resistance to Norway in a terminal of the Nordic Tournament. Cole made his major global debut in resistance to Mexico in May 2001. He was a component of England's 2002 World Cup squad, and made one replacement appearance.[citation needed] Cole was in addition a squad component at Euro 2004, but did not play. His shows in England's friendlies primary up to the 2006 World Cup heightened his repute before the summer's finals in Germany. In May 2006 he was substantiated in the England squad for the World Cup, before Chelsea colleague Shaun Wright-Phillips. He acted on the left boundary of midfield in England's unclasping game in resistance to Paraguay on 10 June 2006. On 20 June 2006, England drew with Sweden, in the World Cup, with a terminal count of 2–2. Cole counted a volley in the 34th minute of the correspond and got an give support in the 85th when he conveyed in a ball to Steven Gerrard. At the end of the correspond, Budweiser advertised that Cole accepted the Man of the correspond The Swedish football buff complimented England for having such a expensive competitor in the tournament.[citation needed] Cole encased up for the England squad for the first time since the 2006 World Cup in the 1–1 congenial draw in resistance to the Netherlands, giving an give support for Wayne Rooney from a cross. After another damage, he returned to start the congenial in resistance to Brazil at Wembley on 1 June. Cole counted his seventh objective for England in June 2007, in their European Championship qualifier, away to Estonia. On 7 February 2008, Cole was one of the 23-man squad picked for the congenial in resistance to Switzerland which they won 2–1, courtesy of Jermaine Jenas and Shaun Wright-Phillips goals.[citation needed] For Jenas' objective, Cole accepted the ball on the left wing, and with a speedy bit of trickery, he lured his guard into an early attempt and skipped past. He then passed a brainy ball through the packing box to Jenas who did not have to hoist a leg.[citation needed] Cole accepted Man of the correspond for his performance. In August 2008, Cole counted a late equalising objective in a 2–2 draw at Wembley in resistance to the Czech Republic after drawing close on as a substitute. He then counted England's two goals in the next fixture after drawing close on as a second half replacement in the 2–0 overcome of Andorra in the unclasping correspond for the 2010 World Cup Qualifers. In England's next world cup qualifier in resistance to Croatia he tolerated a head damage in a disagree with Croatian guard Robert Kovač which effected in the Croat's conveying off. After at the start getting up he then fell and had to be substituted. However he was competent to come back and watch the residual of the match. Cole was labelled in the terminal 23 man collection for England's 2010 World Cup squad. He acted in, and counted, in a 3-0 win in resistance to the Platinum Stars, of South Africa's Premier Soccer League, in an unofficial warm-up game. However he was constricted to just two replacement appearances in the tournament itself as England lost to Germany in the second round.