Ashley Cole is an English former football player who plays as a left-back. He is considered by many critics and fellow professional players as one of the best defenders of his generation, and by some, for the better part of his career, as the best left-back in the world. In his professional football career, he has played for Arsenal, Crystal Palace (loan), Chelsea, Roma, LA Galaxy, and Derby County where he spent most of his career at Arsenal and Chelsea.
During his career at Arsenal, he made 228 appearances for the club, scoring 9 goals and providing 22 assists in all the competitions. With Arsenal, he won two Premier League titles, three FA Cups, two FA Community Shields, and was an integral member of the “Invincibles” team of the 2003-04 season, who went the entire league season undefeated.
During his career at Chelsea, he made 338 appearances for the club, scoring 7 goals and providing 39 assists in all the competitions. With Chelsea, he won one Premier League title, four FA Cups, one Football League Cup, FA Community Shield, UEFA Champions League, and UEFA Europa League. He was also voted as 2008-09, 2010-11 Chelsea Players’ Player of the Year.
On the international level, he has represented England at various age levels. He has represented England at U20, U21, and the senior level. He made his international debut for England on 28 March 2001 and he went to make 107 appearances for his nation where he was voted England Player of the Year in 2010. He was part of England’s squad that played at 2002, 2006, and 2010 World Cups as well as Euro 2004 and Euro 2012.
What is Ashley Cole Famous For?
- Being a professional football player.
- Being one of the best defenders of his generation.
- England’s most-capped full-back.
Honors
- Won 2001-02, 2003-04 Premier League with Arsenal.
- Won 2001-02, 2002-03, 2004-05 FA Cup with Arsenal.
- Won 2002, 2004 FA Community Shield with Arsenal.
- Won the 2009-10 Premier League with Chelsea.
- Won the 2006-07, 2008-09, 2009-2010, 2011-12 FA Cup with Chelsea.
- Won the 2006-07 Football League Cup with Chelsea.
- Won the 2009 FA Community Shield with Chelsea.
- Won the 2011-12 UEFA Champions League with Chelsea.
- Won the 2012-13 UEFA Europa League with Chelsea.
Awards
- Won the 2008-09, 2010-11 Chelsea Players’ Player of the Year.
- Won 2009-10 vs Sunderland Chelsea Goal of the Season.
- Won the 2010 England Player of the Year.
- Won the Premier League 20 Seasons Awards (1992-93 to 2011-12).
Where is Ashely Cole From?
Ashley Cole was born on 20 December 1980. His birthplace is Stepney, England. He was born to his mother, Sue Cole (a cousin of singer Maria Carey), and his father, Ron Callender who hails from Barbados. His father, Ron Callender left the family after seven years of marriage and later moved to Australia. He has a younger brother named, Matthew Callender. He attended Bow School in Tower Hamlets. He holds British nationality. He belongs to mixed ethnicity. His religion is Christianity. His horoscope sign is Sagittarius.
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Ashley Cole Club Career
- He started playing football for the youth team of Arsenal in 1997 and began his career at the club. At the age of 18, he made his first-team debut on 30 November 1999 where Arsenal lost 1-3 on penalties after the match ended 2-2 at the end of extra time against Middlesbrough in the League Cup fourth round at the Riverside Stadium.
- On 25 February 2000, he signed his first professional contract. He made his Premier League debut for the club on 14 May 2000 in a 4-2 away loss against Newcastle United on the final day of the 1999-2000 season.
- Before he fully broke into the Arsenal side, he spent part of the 1999-2000 season on loan at Crystal Palace where he played 14 league matches and scored one goal for the club in all the competitions.
- On 9 September 2000, he scored his first professional goal for the club in a 1-1 away draw against Bradford.
- During his career at Arsenal, he made 228 appearances for the club, scoring 9 goals and providing 22 assists in all the competitions. With Arsenal, he won two Premier League titles, three FA Cups, two FA Community Shields, and was an integral member of the “Invincibles” team of the 2003-04 season, who went the entire league season undefeated.
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- On 31 August 2006, he signed for Chelsea for a fee of £5 million, with William Gallas being transferred from Chelsea to Arsenal as part of the same deal. He was given the number 3 shirt at Chelsea.
- He made his debut for the club on 12 September 2006 in a 2-0 win over Werder Bremen in the group stage match of UEFA Champions League. On 17 September 2006, he made his Premier League club for Chelsea in a 1-0 win against Liverpool.
- On 1 March 2008, he scored his first goal for the club in a 4-0 away win against West Ham United.
- During his career at Chelsea, he made 338 appearances for the club, scoring 7 goals and providing 39 assists in all the competitions. With Chelsea, he won one Premier League title, four FA Cups, one Football League Cup, FA Community Shield, UEFA Champions League, and UEFA Europa League. He was also voted as 2008-09, 2010-11 Chelsea Players’ Player of the Year.
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- On 7 July 2014, he signed a two-year deal with Roma on a free transfer. He made his competitive debut on 30 August in their first game of the Serie A season, playing the full 90 minutes of a 2-0 win over Fiorentina at the Stadio Olimpico.
- During his career at Roma, he made 16 appearances for the club in all the competitions as he failed to score a goal for the club.
- On 27 January 2016, he signed with LA Galaxy of Major League Soccer on a free transfer. He made his debut for the club on 24 February 2016 in a 0-0 draw against Santos Laguna in the CONCACAF Champions League. On 6 March 2016, he made his league debut for the club in the first game of the 2016 season in a 4-1 win over DC United at the StubHub Center.
- On 7 August 2016, he scored his first goal for the club, a last-minute equalizer in a 2-2 home draw against the New York Red Bulls.
- After playing two seasons at LA Galaxy, he was released by the club at the end of their 2018 season.
- During his career at LA Galaxy, he made 94 appearances for the club, scoring 3 goals and providing 11 assists in all the competitions.
- On 21 January 2019, he joined Championship side Derby County, reuniting with manager Frank Lampard who was his teammate at Chelsea and with England. He signed a contract until the end of the 2018-19 season. During his career at Derby County, he made 12 appearances for the club, scoring once and providing 2 assists in all the competitions as he was released by the club at the end of the 2018-19 season.
- On 18 August 2019, he officially announced his retirement.
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Ashley Cole International Career
- He has represented England at various age levels.
- He has represented England at U20, U21, and the senior level.
- He was part of the England U21 team that played at the 1999 FIFA World Youth Championship.
- He made four appearances for England U21s, scoring once.
- He made his international debut for England on 28 March 2001 in a 3-1 win over Albania in the 2002 World Cup qualifications.
- He was part of England’s squad that played at 2002, 2006, and 2010 World Cups as well as Euro 2004 (where he was named as one of four England players in the all-star squad for the tournament) and Euro 2012.
- On 11 May 2014, he announced his retirement from international football after being omitted from the England squad for the 2014 FIFA World Cup.
- From 2001-2014, he made a total of 107 appearances for England, making him England’s most-capped full-back. He was also voted as England Player of the Year in 2010.
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Coaching Career
- He became a coach at Derby after retiring from playing and has since followed Frank Lampard to Chelsea where he is an academy coach.
Ashley Cole Girlfriend
Looking at his personal life, he is in a private relationship with his beautiful girlfriend, Sharon Canu. The couple is not married and chooses to keep their relationship extremely private. The couple is blessed with two children, one son (born in 2016) and a daughter (born in 2018). He has an intimate relationship with his love and children where they are living their life happily together.
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Ashley Cole Height and Weight
Ashley Cole stands at a height of 1.76m i.e. 5 feet and 9 inches tall. He has a bodyweight of 66kg. He has an athletic body build. His eye color is dark brown and his hair color is black. His sexual orientation is straight.
Ashley Cole Net Worth
Ashley Cole is a retired professional footballer who had played for clubs like Arsenal Crystal Palace (loan), Chelsea, Roma, LA Galaxy, and Derby County. He has earned from his professional career as a football player. As of 2021, his estimated net worth is around $60 million.
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