Troy Cole

Troy Cole (born April 11, 1986, in Laguna Hills, California) is an American soccer player who currently plays for Wilmington Hammerheads.

Troy Cole
Personal information
Full name Troy Cole
Date of birth (1986-04-11) April 11, 1986
Place of birth Laguna Hills, California, United States
Height 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
 Wilmington Hammerheads
Number 5
Youth career
2005–2007 Irvine Valley Lasers
2008 Mars Hill Lions
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009 Atlanta Blackhawks 14 (0)
2010 AC St. Louis 28 (0)
2011 F.C. New York 23 (2)
2012 Wilmington Hammerheads 24 (0)
2013 VSI Tampa Bay FC 8 (0)
2014– Wilmington Hammerheads 46 (1)
Managerial career
2009 Mars Hill College (assistant)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of September 21, 2015

Career

College

Cole attended Laguna Hills High School in Laguna Hills, California, and played two years of college soccer at Irvine Valley College, scoring three goals and three assists as a defender, before transferring to Mars Hill College after his junior year.[1] He scored 7 goals in 35 games for Mars Hill, and was his team captain as a senior.

During his college years he also played with the Atlanta Blackhawks in the USL Premier Development League.[2]

Professional

Cole signed his first professional contract in 2010 when he was signed by AC St. Louis of the USSF Division 2 Professional League.[3] He made his professional debut starting at right back on April 10, 2010, in a game against the Carolina RailHawks.[4]

After the demise of AC St. Louis, Cole signed with F.C. New York of the USL Pro league on March 15, 2011.[5] He scored his first professional goal while playing for New York, in a 3–0 victory over the Dayton Dutch Lions on June 10, 2011.[6]

Coaching career

Cole worked as an assistant coach for his alma mater, Mars Hill College, in 2009.[7]

References
  1. Men's soccer player Troy Cole signs with Mars Hill College Archived 2010-05-27 at the Wayback Machine
  2. 2009 Atlanta Blackhawks stats Archived 2012-10-04 at the Wayback Machine
  3. AC St. Louis signs nine more players
  4. http://ussf.demosphere.com/scripts/runisa.dll?M2:gp::73193+Elements/Display+E+47107+Stats/+1634154
  5. "United Soccer Leagues (USL)". Archived from the original on 2011-07-17. Retrieved 2011-03-16.
  6. "United Soccer Leagues (USL)". Archived from the original on 2011-06-15. Retrieved 2011-06-25.
  7. AC St. Louis soccer gets Nike sponsorship & Signs 12 Archived 2010-07-19 at the Wayback Machine
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