Devante Cole

Devante Lavon Andrew Dewar-Cole (born 10 May 1995) is an English professional footballer who plays as a striker.

Early and personal life
Cole was born in Alderley Edge on 10 May 1995. His father is the former Manchester United, Newcastle United and England striker 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. His paternal grandparents migrated to England from Jamaica in the 1960s; his grandfather worked as a miner.

Manchester City
Cole joined Manchester City in April 2003, at the age of seven. He had previously spent a day training with city rivals Manchester United. 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 2013–14 UEFA 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. He scored his first goal for the club in his second appearance, a 4–1 home win over Gillingham.

Loan to Milton Keynes Dons
Cole 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 Phil 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 Phil Parkinson. New striker partner James Hanson also discussed their teamwork, and the improvement in Cole's all-round game was praised by manager Phil Parkinson in October 2015.

Fleetwood Town
Cole signed for Fleetwood Town on 22 January 2016, for an undisclosed fee. He said he felt the new club suited him better than Bradford had done.

Wigan Athletic
Cole signed for Wigan Athletic in January 2018. He moved on loan to Burton Albion in August 2018.

Loan to Motherwell
On 2 July 2019, Cole joined Motherwell on an initial six-month loan deal.

Doncaster Rovers
Cole was transferred to League One side Doncaster Rovers on 27 January 2020 on an initial deal until the end of the season. He was released by Doncaster at the end of the 2019–20 season.

Motherwell
On 2 October 2020, Cole returned to Motherwell on a contract until the end of the 2020–21 season.

Barnsley
On 8 June 2021, it was announced that Cole would sign for Barnsley on a three-year contract. Cole made his first appearance for the club in a 0–1 loss to Luton Town on 17 August. Cole scored his first goal for the club on 24 October in a 2–3 loss to rivals Sheffield United. On 5 August 2023, Cole scored a hat-trick in a 7–0 rout of Port Vale.

He was released by Barnsley at the end of the 2023–24 season.

International career
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.

In November 2023, Cole was called up to the Jamaica national team for a set of 2023–24 CONCACAF Nations League matches.

Honours
Milton Keynes Dons
 * Football League One second-place promotion: 2014–15