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Andrew Cole

Andy Cole
Andy Cole (cropped).jpg
Cole in 2014
Personal information
Full name Andrew Alexander Cole
Date of birth (1971-10-15) 15 October 1971 (age 45)
Place of birth Nottingham, England
Height 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Playing position Striker
Youth career
1988–1989 Arsenal
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1989–1992 Arsenal 1 (0)
1991 Fulham (loan) 13 (3)
1992–1993 Bristol City 41 (20)
1993–1995 Newcastle United 70 (55)
1995–2001 Manchester United 195 (93)
2001–2004 Blackburn Rovers 83 (27)
2004–2005 Fulham 31 (12)
2005–2006 Manchester City 22 (9)
2006–2007 Portsmouth 18 (3)
2007 Birmingham City (loan) 5 (1)
2007–2008 Sunderland 7 (0)
2008 Burnley (loan) 13 (6)
2008 Nottingham Forest 10 (0)
Total 509 (229)
National team
1991 England U20 3 (0)
1992–1993 England U21 8 (4)
1994 England B 1 (1)
1995–2001 England 15 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.

Andrew Alexander "Andy" Cole (born 15 October 1971) is an English former professional footballer. As a player, he was a striker from 1988 to 2008. He is most notably remembered for his time in the Premier League, with Manchester United, where he spent six years of his career and winning numerous trophies in the process.

He also played in the top division of English football for Arsenal, Newcastle United, Blackburn Rovers, Fulham, Manchester City, Portsmouth and Sunderland, as well as in the Football League for Bristol City, Birmingham City, Burnley and Nottingham Forest. He is the third highest goalscorer in Premier League history, with 187 goals.

Cole has the distinction of being one of the few players in England to have swept all possible honours in the English game, including the PFA Young Player of the Year award, as well as the coveted UEFA Champions League title. Cole was also capped fifteen times for England between 1995 and 2001, scoring once against Albania in a World Cup qualifier.

Cole started his career as a youth player for Arsenal on leaving school in 1988, signing professional in 1989. He made his only league appearance for Arsenal, aged 19, as a substitute against Sheffield United at Highbury during a First Division game on 29 December 1990; Arsenal won 4–1 but Cole did not score. He also made a substitute appearance against Tottenham Hotspur in the Charity Shield in 1991 and almost made an immediate impact, hitting the side netting from outside the area. The following season he was loaned to Fulham in the Third Division, where he scored three goals in 13 games.


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