Shannon Cole
Cole training with Western Sydney Wanderers in 2013
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Shannon Cole | ||
| Date of birth | 4 August 1984 | ||
| Place of birth | Sydney, New South Wales, Australia | ||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Playing position | Winger (association football) / Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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Western Sydney Wanderers | ||
| Number | 2 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| APIA Leichhardt | |||
| Dulwich Hill | |||
| Rockdale City Suns | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2005 | Parramatta Eagles | 10 | (5) |
| 2006 | Waitakere United | 22 | (3) |
| 2007–2008 | Sydney Olympic | 28 | (4) |
| 2008–2012 | Sydney FC | 95 | (8) |
| 2012– | Western Sydney Wanderers | 53 | (2) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2010– | Australia | 1 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 25 April 2017. ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 2 March 2010 |
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Shannon Cole (born 4 August 1984 in Sydney) is an Australian footballer who plays as a Winger for Western Sydney Wanderers.
Cole attended St Ambrose primary school, Concord West, and St Patrick's College, Strathfield. In 2003, He studied drama at the University of Western Sydney for 1.5 years before putting degree on hold to pursue a football career.
Cole's early football career saw a series of stints with NSW state league clubs, in particular APIA Leichhardt, Dulwich Hill, Rockdale City Suns and Parramatta Eagles. He also left Australia for spells in US college football in the tiny Michigan town of Northville and semi-professional football with Waitakere United in New Zealand. Following this, Cole spent a month trialling with ambitious English Championship side Doncaster Rovers, before spending a stint with Israeli side Maccabi Netanya.
In an interview with the Sydney Morning Herald in July 2008, Cole reflected on these early globetrotting stages of his career: "With the college football, I had a friend over there already, so I went over for the year when I was 19 and it was just something I wanted to try, living away from home and live as a footballer. I kind of saw it as a personal challenge. Going to Europe was also great, but I don't have an EU passport at the moment and it made it difficult to get a deal. Being full-time with Doncaster, even for a month, was a great experience. The standard in Israel was also really high and there were a lot of really good, strong African boys there, but Netanya were looking for a senior player to come in and run the midfield, and I was just 22, so it didn't work out."
Cole signed with NSW Premier League club Sydney Olympic in 2007. During his time there, Cole was a member of the Sydney Olympic team that lifted the 2008 NSW Premier League Johnny Warren Cup, after a 2–1 extra time win in the final against the Sutherland Sharks. Cole provided the assist from a free kick for Olympic's first goal in this game, scored by Emmanuel Giannaros in the 52nd minute.
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