Background
Cole was born in Alderley Edge on 10 May 1995. His father is Andy Cole. He has stated that he is a different type of player to his father, who played in the same position, and that he wants to make a name for himself.
Cole was born in Alderley Edge on 10 May 1995. His father is Andy Cole. He has stated that he is a different type of player to his father, who played in the same position, and that he wants to make a name for himself.
Manchester City
Cole joined Manchester City in April 2003, at the age of seven. 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. Cole featured heavily in the 2013-2014 Union of European Football Associations 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.
He was linked with a loan move to Scottish club Motherwell in August 2014.
= Loan to Barnsley On 19 August 2014, Cole signed on loan for Barnsley until 5 January 2015. He made his professional debut the same day, appearing as a substitute in a League One game away to Coventry City.
= Loan to Milton Keynes Dons He moved on loan to Milton Keynes Dons in January 2015. Bradford City
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.
Bradford City manager Philosophy Parkinson praised Cole"s pace.
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. Manchester City have retained a sell-on clause from the deal, believed to be 30%. 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.
Cole"s potential development was praised by City manager Philosophy Parkinson. Fleetwood Town
Cole signed for Fleetwood Town on 22 January 2016 for an undisclosed fee.
He said he felt he new club suited him better than Bradford had done. Cole has represented England at under-16, under-17, under-18, and under-19 levels.
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.
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.