Joe Cole was born on November 8th, 1981 in Paddington, London. He is a right-footed midfielder with an avowed preference for a central position but has enjoyed most success playing as a left or right-sided midfielder at Chelsea, due to his fine dribbling abilities and ball control. A product of the famed West Ham United youth system, he quickly progressed through the West Ham ranks before making his first-team debut at the age of 17.
Joe Cole was born on November 8th, 1981 in Paddington, London. He is a right-footed midfielder with an avowed preference for a central position but has enjoyed most success playing as a left or right-sided midfielder at Chelsea, due to his fine dribbling abilities and ball control. A product of the famed West Ham United youth system, he quickly progressed through the West Ham ranks before making his first-team debut at the age of 17.
Cole became club captain at 19. In 2003, Cole moved to Chelsea for £6,600,000 with a view to establishing himself in the England national team and was of the stars of Chelsea's Premiership title winning team in 2004-05. He become more direct in attack and posed a real threat to some of the most accomplished defences in Europe. He also won a starting place in the England team on the left side of midfield, which England had struggled to fill adequately for several years.
Joe Cole scored 10 goals for Chelsea in 2004-05. In the first half of the 2005-06 season he enhanced his reputation considerably, moved up the Chelsea pecking order ahead of Wright-Phillips and Duff, and was named in the Professional Footballer Association's team of the season. Joe went to the 2002 FIFA World Cup as the youngest member of the England squad and in the match against Sweden as a 74th-minute substitute. In May 2006, as part of the England 2006 FIFA World Cup squad, he played on the left-side of midfield in every one of England's games.
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