Darren Cole

Darren Cole (born 3 January 1992) is a Scottish footballer who plays as a defender for Derry City.[1] He has previously played for Rangers, Partick Thistle, Greenock Morton, Livingston and Broxburn Athletic.

Darren Cole
Personal information
Date of birth (1992-01-03) 3 January 1992
Place of birth Edinburgh, Scotland
Height 1.89 m (6 ft 2 1⁄2 in)
Position(s) Defender
Club information
Current team
 Derry City
Number 20
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2013 Rangers 3 (0)
2012 → Partick Thistle (loan) 6 (0)
2013–2014 Greenock Morton 18 (0)
2015–2016 Livingston 28 (0)
2016–2017 Broxburn Athletic 28 (1)
2017– Derry City 45 (4)
National team
2007–2008 Scotland U16 6 (0)
2008–2009 Scotland U17 13 (0)
2009–2010 Scotland U19 7 (0)
2011 Scotland U21 2 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 1 November 2018

Club career

Rangers

Cole signed a two-year contract extension with Rangers on 2 December 2010[2] and made his first-team debut five days later against Turkish side Bursaspor in Rangers' final 2010–11 UEFA Champions League group match, which ended 1–1.[3] Cole's performance was praised by manager Walter Smith.[4]

Cole did not feature in the Rangers first team under Ally McCoist during the 2011–12 season.[5] He was loaned to Partick Thistle in early January.[5]

Cole suffered ankle ligament damage in January 2013, which was expected to rule him out for the remainder of the 2012–13 season.[6] He did make an appearance in the final game of the season, against Berwick Rangers. Cole had his contract with Rangers terminated on 28 August 2013, after he failed to report for a reserve team friendly game with junior club Cambuslang Rangers.[7]

Greenock Morton

On 27 December 2013, Cole signed for Greenock Morton until the end of the season.[8] He left Morton in the summer of 2014 after just six months at the club.

Livingston

On 20 February 2015, Cole signed for Scottish Championship club Livingston until the end of the 2014–15 season. After impressing in his first season at Livingston, he not only won a new contract, but also was named captain for the season 2015–16.[9] Following the club's relegation to League One, Cole was released from his contract on 15 July 2016.[10]

Broxburn Athletic

In August 2016, Cole signed a one-year contract with Junior Super League club Broxburn Athletic. He was a regular in the team, appearing 28 times for the Albyn Park club, scoring one goal.

Cole played in the 2017 Fife and Lothians Cup Final against Tranent Juniors, losing 1-0, at New Victoria Park, Newtongrange.

Derry City

In June 2017 Cole signed a six-month contract with Irish Club Derry City.[11] He left at the end of the 2018 season, but rejoined the club in February 2019.[12]

International career

Cole has represented Scotland at various age levels.[13]

Career statistics
As of matches played on 20 November 2018.
ClubSeasonLeagueCupLeague CupContinentalOtherTotal
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Rangers2010–110000001[lower-alpha 1]0—10
2011–12000000——00
2012–13301000——40
Totals30100010—50
Partick Thistle (loan)2011–12600000——60
Greenock Morton2013–141800000——180
Livingston2014–15900000—1[lower-alpha 2]0100
2015–162000020—3[lower-alpha 3]0250
Totals2900020—40350
Broxburn Athletic2016–1728100———281
Derry City20171210000——121
201832210312[lower-alpha 4]0—382
2019000000——00
Totals443103120—504
Career totals1284205130401425
Reference:[14]
  1. Appearances in the UEFA Champions League.
  2. Appearances in the Scottish Challenge Cup.
  3. Appearances in the Scottish Challenge Cup and Scottish Championship playoffs.
  4. Appearances in the UEFA Europa League.

References
  1. Derry City announce signings of three new players including former Rangers defender Darren Cole‚ derrynow.com, 12 June 2017
  2. "Rangers starlets pen new two-year deals with Ibrox club". Daily Record. 2 December 2010.
  3. "Bursaspor 1-1 Rangers". BBC Sport. 7 December 2010.
  4. "Rangers manager Walter Smith hails young players". BBC Sport. BBC. 8 December 2010.
  5. "Rangers defender Darren Cole starts Partick Thistle loan". BBC Sport. BBC. 2 January 2012. Retrieved 2 January 2012.
  6. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 27 December 2013. Retrieved 7 January 2013.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  7. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 30 August 2013. Retrieved 28 August 2013.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  8. Mitchell, Jonathan (27 December 2013). "Morton make double signing". Greenock Telegraph. Retrieved 27 December 2013.
  9. "Darren Cole joins Livi". Livingston F.C. 20 February 2015. Retrieved 20 February 2015.
  10. "Cole contract terminated". Livingston F.C. 15 July 2016.
  11. "Derry City announce signings of Toal, McIntyre and Cole". BBC Sport. Retrieved 12 June 2017.
  12. Keenan, Shaun (5 February 2019). "Darren Cole returns to Derry City as two new faces arrive". Derry Daily. Retrieved 6 February 2019.
  13. "Darren Cole". scottishfa.co.uk. Scottish Football Association. Retrieved 26 October 2015.
  14. "D. Cole". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 20 November 2018.


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