Karlton Michael Cole Okirie ( English Carlton Michael Cole Okirie ; October 12, 1983 , London ) - English footballer .
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| Full name | Carlton Michael Cole Okirie | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | October 12, 1983 (35 years old) London england | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Citizenship |  England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Growth | 191 cm | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | attack | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Club career
October 22, 2015 signed a contract with the Scottish Celtic , calculated until the end of the 2016/17 season [1] .
Team Career
Carlton's parents are from Nigeria and Sierra Leone , so he could play for the national teams of these countries, but he refused this opportunity [2] [3] . Cole regularly played for the youth team of England until the age of 21, scoring 6 goals in 19 matches [4] , including a “double” against the youth team of Ukraine in August 2004 (England won 3-1) [5] . Peter Taylor, who was then the head coach of the England youth team, said that Cole has " ... the potential to break into the main England team ... " [6] .
On February 11, 2009, Cole was first challenged to the first England team in a friendly match against Spain . He entered the field in the 75th minute of the match, substituting Gabriel Agbonlahor . England lost this match with a score 2: 0 [7] . In spring 2009, Cole was again called up to the national team to participate in matches against Slovakia and Ukraine, and then to matches against Kazakhstan and Andorra.
Achievements
Team
Chelsea
- Premier League Champion ( 1 ): 2005/06
- Total: 1 trophy
Personal
- Chelsea Best Young Player ( 1 ): 2002
Notes
- ↑ Carlton Cole signs for Celtic until end of 2016-17 season News on The Guardian website dated October 22, 2015
- ↑ Nigeria chase Cole. BBC Sport. 05/20/2004.
- ↑ Cole happy to spurn Nigeria. BBC Sport. September 6, 2004.
- ↑ Squad Profiles: Carlton Cole. BBC Sport. 08/08/2004.
- ↑ England U21 3-1 Ukraine U21. BBC Sport. 08/08/2004.
- ↑ Taylor backs Cole. BBC Sport. 3.9.2004.
- ↑ Mandeep Sanghera. Spain 2-0 England. 12.2.2009.
Links
- Player profile on soccerbase.com
- Soccerway Profile
- Player profile on Transfermarkt
- Player profile on Englandstats.com