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Joe Cole

Joe Cole

Midfield - Attacking Midfield  at Retired
Age44
CitizenshipEngland
Height1.76 m
Footright
BornNovember 8, 1981
👕500+ Apps 50+ Goals 🎯50+ Assists 🏴50+ Caps Veteran
Market value
Rating · 99/00 5.4 Average
Attacking Midfield Midfield

Career snapshot

12
clubs played for
00/01
debut season
0.14
goals / match
Chelsea FC
top club · 282 apps

Position rank · 99/00

#151
goals rank
#173
assists rank
97
season goals
88
season assists

Among 204 Midfield - Attacking Midfields · ≥200 mins

Career highs

€21.00m
peak value · 2009
€9.90m
top transfer fee · 03/04
10
best season · 05/06
73 / 12
int'l caps / goals
683Appearances
97Goals
88Assists
88Yellow cards
1Red cards
167Full matches (90′)
Full nameJoe Cole
Name in home countryJoseph John Cole
Date of birth1981-11-08 (44 yrs)
Place of birthLondon, England
CitizenshipEngland
PositionMidfield - Attacking Midfield (main: Midfield)
Footright
Height176.00 m
Current clubRetired
Joined2018-12-01
Contract expires
AgentSkillequal Ltd.
OutfitterNike
Dec 2018
Transfer: TB Rowdies → Retired
18/19 · Transfer
Jul 2018
2018 — Tampa Bay Rowdies
31 matches · 4 G · 2 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2017
2017 — Tampa Bay Rowdies
29 matches · 7 G · 5 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2016
2016 — Tampa Bay Rowdies
26 matches · 9 G · 7 A · across 3 competitions
May 2016
Transfer: Coventry → TB Rowdies
15/16 · Transfer
Jan 2016
Transfer: Aston Villa → Coventry
15/16 · Transfer
Jan 2016
Transfer: Coventry → Aston Villa
15/16 · Return from loan
Oct 2015
Transfer: Aston Villa → Coventry
15/16 · Loan
Jul 2015
15/16 — Aston Villa, Coventry City, Aston Villa U21
24 matches · 2 G · 7 A · across 4 competitions
Feb 2015
Injury: unknown
6 games missed
Dec 2014
Injury: unknown
5 games missed
Jul 2014
14/15 — Aston Villa, Aston Villa U21
17 matches · 2 G · 1 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2014
Transfer: West Ham → Aston Villa
14/15 · Transfer
Jul 2013
13/14 — West Ham United, West Ham United U21
27 matches · 3 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
Mar 2013
Injury: unknown
16 games missed
Jan 2013
Transfer: Liverpool → West Ham
12/13 · Transfer
Aug 2012
Injury: unknown
3 games missed
Aug 2012
Injury: unknown
2 games missed
Jul 2012
12/13 — Liverpool FC, West Ham United, Liverpool FC U21
23 matches · 5 G · 3 A · across 6 competitions
Jun 2012
Transfer: LOSC Lille → Liverpool
11/12 · Return from loan
Aug 2011
Transfer: Liverpool → LOSC Lille
11/12 · Loan
Jul 2011
11/12 — LOSC Lille
43 matches · 9 G · 6 A · across 4 competitions
Jan 2011
Injury: unknown
13 games missed
Oct 2010
Injury: unknown
10 games missed
Jul 2010
Transfer: Chelsea → Liverpool
10/11 · Transfer
Jul 2010
10/11 — Liverpool FC, Liverpool FC Reserves
33 matches · 4 G · 3 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2009
09/10 — Chelsea FC, Chelsea FC Reserves
40 matches · 2 G · 10 A · across 5 competitions
Jan 2009
Injury: unknown
56 games missed
Nov 2008
Injury: unknown
4 games missed
Nov 2008
Injury: unknown
7 games missed
Nov 2008
Injury: unknown
7 games missed
Oct 2008
Injury: unknown
8 games missed
Sep 2008
Injury: unknown
1 games missed
Aug 2008
Injury: unknown
1 games missed
Jul 2008
08/09 — Chelsea FC
20 matches · 3 G · 7 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2007
07/08 — Chelsea FC
55 matches · 10 G · 9 A · across 5 competitions
Jul 2006
06/07 — Chelsea FC
25 matches · 2 G · 0 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2005
05/06 — Chelsea FC
47 matches · 10 G · 6 A · across 5 competitions
Jul 2004
04/05 — Chelsea FC
46 matches · 9 G · 8 A · across 4 competitions
Aug 2003
Transfer: West Ham → Chelsea
03/04 · Transfer · €9.90m
Jul 2003
03/04 — Chelsea FC
50 matches · 3 G · 7 A · across 5 competitions
Jul 2002
02/03 — West Ham United
40 matches · 5 G · 1 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2001
01/02 — West Ham United
33 matches · 1 G · 1 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2000
00/01 — West Ham United
34 matches · 5 G · 5 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 1999
99/00 — West Ham United
31 matches · 2 G · 0 A · across 5 competitions
Aug 1998
Transfer: West Ham U18 → West Ham
98/99 · Transfer
Jul 1998
98/99 — West Ham United
9 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jan 1970
Peak market value: €21.00m
Highest valuation recorded in dataset

Percentile rank vs 121 other Midfield - Attacking Midfields with ≥500 minutes in 99/00. Higher = better (except cards, where lower = better — inverted automatically).

Goals2 total · 0.10/90
12
Assists0 total · 0.00/90
0
G+A2 total · 0.10/90
7
Yellow cards1 total · 0.05/90
91
15,048 min
Minutes played by club
West Ham United 26.8%
Tampa Bay Rowdies 9.5%
Aston Villa 1.9%
Coventry City 4.6%
Aston Villa U21 1.1%
West Ham United U21 0.0%
Liverpool FC 9.1%
Liverpool FC U21 0.4%
LOSC Lille 3.9%
Liverpool FC Reserves 0.6%
Chelsea FC 42.2%
Chelsea FC Reserves 0.0%
ClubSeasonsFirstLastMatchesGoalsAssistsMinutes
West Ham United 7 00/01 99/00 184 18 9 4,031
Tampa Bay Rowdies 3 2016 2018 86 20 14 1,426
Aston Villa 2 14/15 15/16 16 1 2 279
Coventry City 1 15/16 15/16 22 2 6 698
Aston Villa U21 2 14/15 15/16 3 1 0 163
West Ham United U21 1 13/14 13/14 2 0 0 0
Liverpool FC 2 10/11 12/13 42 5 3 1,373
Liverpool FC U21 1 12/13 12/13 1 1 0 60
LOSC Lille 1 11/12 11/12 43 9 6 584
Liverpool FC Reserves 1 10/11 10/11 1 1 1 90
Chelsea FC 7 03/04 09/10 282 39 47 6,344
Chelsea FC Reserves 1 09/10 09/10 1 0 0 0

Career trajectory — goals, assists & market value

5€5.3M10€10.5M14€15.8M19€21M00/01 — 5 goals (West Ham United)00/01 — 5 assists1000/0101/02 — 1 goals (West Ham United)01/02 — 1 assists201/0202/03 — 5 goals (West Ham United)02/03 — 1 assists602/0303/04 — 3 goals (Chelsea FC)03/04 — 7 assists1003/0404/05 — 9 goals (Chelsea FC)04/05 — 8 assists1704/0505/06 — 10 goals (Chelsea FC)05/06 — 6 assists1605/0606/07 — 2 goals (Chelsea FC)206/0707/08 — 10 goals (Chelsea FC)07/08 — 9 assists1907/0808/09 — 3 goals (Chelsea FC)08/09 — 7 assists1008/0909/10 — 2 goals (Chelsea FC)09/10 — 10 assists1209/1010/11 — 4 goals (Liverpool FC)10/11 — 3 assists710/1111/12 — 9 goals (LOSC Lille)11/12 — 6 assists1511/1212/13 — 5 goals (West Ham United)12/13 — 3 assists812/1313/14 — 3 goals (West Ham United)313/1414/15 — 2 goals (Aston Villa)14/15 — 1 assists314/1515/16 — 2 goals (Coventry City)15/16 — 7 assists915/162016 — 9 goals (Tampa Bay Rowdies)2016 — 7 assists1620162017 — 7 goals (Tampa Bay Rowdies)2017 — 5 assists1220172018 — 4 goals (Tampa Bay Rowdies)2018 — 2 assists6201899/00 — 2 goals (West Ham United)299/0004/05 — €9M05/06 — €13M06/07 — €16.5M07/08 — €15.2M08/09 — €19M09/10 — €21M10/11 — €17M11/12 — €13M12/13 — €7.5M13/14 — €4M14/15 — €2.5M15/16 — €1MGoalsAssistsMarket value

Goals by season

00/01: 5500/0101/02: 1101/0202/03: 5502/0303/04: 3303/0404/05: 9904/0505/06: 101005/0606/07: 2206/0707/08: 101007/0808/09: 3308/0909/10: 2209/1010/11: 4410/1111/12: 9911/1212/13: 5512/1313/14: 3313/1414/15: 2214/1515/16: 2215/162016: 9920162017: 7720172018: 44201898/99: 0098/9999/00: 2299/00

Assists by season

00/01: 5500/0101/02: 1101/0202/03: 1102/0303/04: 7703/0404/05: 8804/0505/06: 6605/0606/07: 0006/0707/08: 9907/0808/09: 7708/0909/10: 101009/1010/11: 3310/1111/12: 6611/1212/13: 3312/1313/14: 0013/1414/15: 1114/1515/16: 7715/162016: 7720162017: 5520172018: 22201898/99: 0098/9999/00: 0099/00
SeasonCompetitionClubMatchesGoalsAssistsYCRCMinutes
99/00 FA Cup West Ham United 1 0 0 0 0 0
99/00 League Cup West Ham United 3 1 0 0 0 247
99/00 Premier League West Ham United 22 1 0 1 0 1,535
99/00 UEFA Cup West Ham United 2 0 0 0 0 0
99/00 UI Cup West Ham United 3 0 0 0 0 0
98/99 FA Cup West Ham United 1 0 0 0 0 0
98/99 Premier League West Ham United 8 0 0 1 0 0
2018 US Open Cup Tampa Bay Rowdies 1 0 0 0 0 0
2018 USL Tampa Bay Rowdies 30 4 2 10 0 488
2017 US Open Cup Tampa Bay Rowdies 1 0 0 0 0 0
2017 USL Tampa Bay Rowdies 26 7 5 1 0 298
2017 USL Cup Tampa Bay Rowdies 2 0 0 2 0 0
2016 NASL Fall Championship Tampa Bay Rowdies 19 8 4 2 0 202
2016 NASL Spring Championship Tampa Bay Rowdies 5 1 3 0 0 438
2016 US Open Cup Tampa Bay Rowdies 2 0 0 1 0 0
15/16 League Cup Aston Villa 1 0 1 0 0 0
15/16 League One Coventry City 22 2 6 1 0 698
15/16 Premier League Aston Villa 0 0 0 0 0 0
15/16 U21 PL Aston Villa U21 1 0 0 0 0 0
14/15 FA Cup Aston Villa 2 0 0 0 0 0
14/15 League Cup Aston Villa 1 0 0 0 0 0
14/15 Premier League Aston Villa 12 1 1 0 0 279
14/15 U21 PL Aston Villa U21 2 1 0 0 0 163
13/14 League Cup West Ham United 5 0 0 0 0 0
13/14 Premier League West Ham United 20 3 0 2 0 247
13/14 U21 PL West Ham United U21 2 0 0 0 0 0
12/13 Europa League Liverpool FC 2 1 1 0 0 152
12/13 Europa League Qualifying Liverpool FC 1 0 0 0 0 0
12/13 FA Cup West Ham United 1 0 2 0 0 0
12/13 League Cup Liverpool FC 1 0 0 0 0 0
12/13 Premier League West Ham United 11 2 0 2 0 310
12/13 Premier League Liverpool FC 6 1 0 0 0 167
12/13 U21 PL Liverpool FC U21 1 1 0 0 0 60
11/12 Champions League LOSC Lille 6 0 1 1 0 0
11/12 Coupe de France LOSC Lille 3 3 0 1 0 62
11/12 Coupe de la Ligue LOSC Lille 2 2 0 0 0 79
11/12 Ligue 1 LOSC Lille 32 4 5 3 0 443
10/11 Europa League Liverpool FC 9 1 0 1 0 655
10/11 Europa League Qualifying Liverpool FC 3 0 1 0 0 0
10/11 Premier League Liverpool FC 20 2 1 1 1 399
10/11 Reserve League Liverpool FC Reserves 1 1 1 0 0 90
09/10 Champions League Chelsea FC 5 0 0 0 0 0
09/10 FA Cup Chelsea FC 5 0 2 1 0 0
09/10 League Cup Chelsea FC 3 0 2 0 0 0
09/10 Premier League Chelsea FC 26 2 6 2 0 642
09/10 Reserve League South Chelsea FC Reserves 1 0 0 0 0 0
08/09 Champions League Chelsea FC 4 1 1 1 0 278
08/09 FA Cup Chelsea FC 2 0 1 0 0 0
08/09 Premier League Chelsea FC 14 2 5 3 0 485
07/08 Champions League Chelsea FC 13 2 2 0 0 519
07/08 Community Shield Chelsea FC 1 0 0 0 0 0
07/08 FA Cup Chelsea FC 3 0 0 0 0 0
07/08 League Cup Chelsea FC 5 1 1 1 0 239
07/08 Premier League Chelsea FC 33 7 6 5 0 355
06/07 Champions League Chelsea FC 7 1 0 2 0 358
06/07 FA Cup Chelsea FC 2 0 0 0 0 0
06/07 League Cup Chelsea FC 2 1 0 1 0 94
06/07 Premier League Chelsea FC 14 0 0 3 0 0
05/06 Champions League Chelsea FC 5 1 0 2 0 321
05/06 Community Shield Chelsea FC 1 0 0 0 0 0
05/06 FA Cup Chelsea FC 6 2 0 0 0 170
05/06 League Cup Chelsea FC 1 0 0 0 0 0
05/06 Premier League Chelsea FC 34 7 6 6 0 302
04/05 Champions League Chelsea FC 9 1 4 1 0 651
04/05 FA Cup Chelsea FC 3 0 1 0 0 0
04/05 League Cup Chelsea FC 6 0 1 1 0 0
04/05 Premier League Chelsea FC 28 8 2 5 0 204
03/04 Champions League Chelsea FC 7 0 0 2 0 0
03/04 Champions League Qu. Chelsea FC 2 0 0 0 0 0
03/04 FA Cup Chelsea FC 3 0 1 0 0 0
03/04 League Cup Chelsea FC 3 2 0 0 0 78
03/04 Premier League Chelsea FC 35 1 6 3 0 1,648
02/03 FA Cup West Ham United 2 1 0 0 0 180
02/03 League Cup West Ham United 2 0 0 0 0 0
02/03 Premier League West Ham United 36 4 1 9 0 801
01/02 FA Cup West Ham United 3 1 1 0 0 270
01/02 Premier League West Ham United 30 0 0 5 0 0
00/01 FA Cup West Ham United 4 0 0 0 0 0
00/01 Premier League West Ham United 30 5 5 5 0 441
SeasonDateFromToTypeMarket valueFee
98/99 1998-08-01 West Ham U18 West Ham Transfer 0
03/04 2003-08-06 West Ham Chelsea Transfer 0 €9.90m
10/11 2010-07-19 Chelsea Liverpool Transfer 21000000
11/12 2011-08-31 Liverpool LOSC Lille Loan 8000000
11/12 2012-06-30 LOSC Lille Liverpool Return from loan 7500000
12/13 2013-01-04 Liverpool West Ham Transfer 7500000
14/15 2014-07-01 West Ham Aston Villa Transfer 2500000
15/16 2015-10-19 Aston Villa Coventry Loan 1000000
15/16 2016-01-03 Coventry Aston Villa Return from loan 1000000
15/16 2016-01-07 Aston Villa Coventry Transfer 1000000
15/16 2016-05-09 Coventry TB Rowdies Transfer 1000000
18/19 2018-12-01 TB Rowdies Retired Transfer 150000
SeasonInjuryFromToDays missedGames missed
08/09 Ankle injury 2008-08-25 2008-08-31 7 1
08/09 concussion 2008-09-10 2008-09-13 4 1
08/09 Muscle tear 2008-10-05 2008-10-27 23 8
08/09 Ankle injury 2008-11-01 2008-11-20 20 7
08/09 Muscle tear 2008-11-04 2008-11-22 19 7
08/09 Ankle injury 2008-11-26 2008-12-09 14 4
08/09 Cruciate ligament tear 2009-01-14 2009-09-13 243 56
10/11 Torn muscle fiber 2010-10-31 2010-11-28 29 10
10/11 Knee problems 2011-01-05 2011-02-24 51 13
12/13 Hamstring injury 2012-08-02 2012-08-09 8 2
12/13 Hamstring injury 2012-08-18 2012-08-26 9 3
12/13 Hamstring injury 2013-03-02 2013-04-20 50 16
14/15 Hamstring injury 2014-12-03 2014-12-29 27 5
14/15 Hamstring injury 2015-02-20 2015-03-28 37 6
Current€150k
Peak€21.00m
Low
Δ since start−€8.85m
€5.25m€10.50m€15.75m€21.00m197019701970
DateValue
Jan 1, 1970 €150k
Jan 1, 1970 €150k
Jan 1, 1970
Jan 1, 1970 €275k
Jan 1, 1970 €175k
Jan 1, 1970 €500k
Jan 1, 1970 €400k
Jan 1, 1970 €1.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €2.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €2.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €3.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €4.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €7.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €13.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €8.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €8.25m
Jan 1, 1970 €17.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €21.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €17.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €19.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €15.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €15.20m
Jan 1, 1970 €16.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €16.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €13.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €9.00m
TeamShirtMatchesGoalsDebutAge at debutStatus
Team #31269 5 0 former national player
Team #30322 4 0 former national player
Team #9565 8 2 former national player
Team #3299 #11 56 10 former national player

No teammate data.

Single-season peaks across competitions in this player's career.

Top goalscoring seasons

SeasonCompetitionClubGoalsMatches
2016 NASL Fall Championship Tampa Bay Rowdies 8 19
04/05 Premier League Chelsea FC 8 28
05/06 Premier League Chelsea FC 7 34

Top assist seasons

SeasonCompetitionClubAssistsMatches
03/04 Premier League Chelsea FC 6 35
05/06 Premier League Chelsea FC 6 34
07/08 Premier League Chelsea FC 6 33

Every loan spell across this player's career.

SeasonDateFromToTypeFeeValue at transfer
15/16 2016-01-03 Coventry Aston Villa Return from loan €1.00m
15/16 2015-10-19 Aston Villa Coventry Loan €1.00m
11/12 2012-06-30 LOSC Lille Liverpool Return from loan €7.50m
11/12 2011-08-31 Liverpool LOSC Lille Loan €8.00m

Teams faced most often by Joe Cole's clubs during seasons he played in those competitions (team-level results, not personal head-to-head goals — see disclaimer above).

OpponentPWDLGFGAGDWin %
Tottenham Hotspur 124 44 36 44 166 155 +11 35%
Everton FC 124 47 42 35 178 163 +15 38%
Manchester United 124 29 25 70 121 207 -86 23%
Arsenal FC 124 26 38 60 144 204 -60 21%
Newcastle United 118 43 33 42 171 144 +27 36%
Manchester City 116 45 25 46 144 159 -15 39%
Sunderland AFC 110 59 28 23 167 93 +74 54%
Fulham FC 98 51 30 17 161 89 +72 52%
Blackburn Rovers 82 46 24 12 140 78 +62 56%
West Bromwich Albion 82 40 24 18 134 84 +50 49%
Bolton Wanderers 82 41 19 22 149 99 +50 50%
Southampton FC 82 32 25 25 115 106 +9 39%

Auto-detected milestones based on cumulative career totals.

Season / YearMilestoneDate
00/01 Senior debut season
00/01 First senior goal
09/10 Goal #50 (career)

Yellow / second-yellow / red cards per season. Only seasons with at least one card are shown.

SeasonMatchesMinsYC2nd YCRCCards / 90′
99/00 31 1,782 1 0 0 0.05
98/99 9 0 1 0 0 0
2018 31 488 10 0 0 1.84
2017 29 298 3 0 0 0.91
2016 26 640 3 0 0 0.42
15/16 24 698 1 0 0 0.13
13/14 27 247 2 0 0 0.73
12/13 23 689 2 0 0 0.26
11/12 43 584 5 0 0 0.77
10/11 33 1,144 2 0 1 0.24
09/10 40 642 3 0 0 0.42
08/09 20 763 4 0 0 0.47
07/08 55 1,113 6 0 0 0.49
06/07 25 452 6 0 0 1.19
05/06 47 793 8 0 0 0.91
04/05 46 855 7 0 0 0.74
03/04 50 1,726 5 0 0 0.26
02/03 40 981 9 0 0 0.83
01/02 33 270 5 0 0 1.67
00/01 34 441 5 0 0 1.02

Output by competition

Career goals and assists broken down by tournament.

Premier League
379 apps
46 G
39 A
USL
56 apps
11 G
7 A
NASL Fall Championship
19 apps
8 G
4 A
Champions League
56 apps
6 G
8 A
League Cup
33 apps
5 G
5 A
FA Cup
38 apps
4 G
8 A
Ligue 1
32 apps
4 G
5 A
Coupe de France
3 apps
3 G
0 A
League One
22 apps
2 G
6 A
Europa League
11 apps
2 G
1 A

Frequently asked about Joe Cole

Who is Joe Cole?

Joe Cole is an England professional footballer who plays as a attacking midfield for Retired.

How old is Joe Cole?

Joe Cole is 44 years old. He was born on November 8, 1981 in London.

What position does Joe Cole play?

Joe Cole plays as a attacking midfield (Midfield - Attacking Midfield).

What club does Joe Cole play for?

Joe Cole currently plays for Retired.

How many career goals has Joe Cole scored?

Across all senior club competitions in our dataset, Joe Cole has scored 97 goals in 683 appearances.