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Cole Kpekawa

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Cole Desmond Kpekawa (born 20 May 1996) is an English professional footballer who plays as a defender for Championship side Barnsley

Cole Kpekawa
Personal information
Full name Cole Desmond Kpekawa[1]
Date of birth (1996-05-20) 20 May 1996 (age 28)
Place of birth Blackpool, England
Height 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
 Barnsley
Youth career
2004–2014 Queens Park Rangers
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2016 Queens Park Rangers 4 (0)
2014–2015 → Colchester United (loan) 4 (0)
2015 → Portsmouth (loan) 2 (0)
2015–2016 → Leyton Orient (loan) 9 (0)
2016– Barnsley
International career‡
2015– England U20 4 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:09, 16 January 2016 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23:32, 14 October 2015 (UTC)

Club career

Queens Park Rangers

Having joined Queens Park Rangers academy in 2005 Kpekawa worked his way through the ranks and signed a 2-year scholarship at the age of 16. Kpekawa featured for QPR at Under-18 and Under-21 levels.[2] In April 2014, Kpekawa signed his first professional contract on a one-year contract.[3] On 12 August 2015 Kpekawa made his competitive QPR debut in a 0–3 win against Yeovil Town in the first round of the 2015–16 Football League Cup, he played the whole game.[4]

Colchester United (loan)

Kpekawa joined League One side Colchester United on loan in November 2014 from Queens Park Rangers.[5] He made his Football League debut against Coventry City at the Colchester Community Stadium in a 0–1 League One defeat on 22 November 2014.[6] After making four appearances at Colchester United, Kpekawa's loan spell with the club was extended until 24 January 2015.[7]

Portsmouth (loan)

On 19 March 2015 Kpekawa was loaned to Portsmouth until the end of the season.[8] He made his debut on 21 March 2015 in a 1–0 defeat against AFC Wimbledon where he played the whole 90 minutes.[9] On 20 April 2015 Kpekawa was recalled from his loan at Portsmouth by QPR, he made a total of two appearances.[10]

Leyton Orient (loan)

On 19 November 2015, Kpekawa joined Leyton Orient in League Two on an initial one-month loan deal.[11] His loan was extended in December, and again in January to last until 1 March 2016.[12] Kepkawa was recalled from loan by parent club QPR on 1 February 2016.[13]

Barnsley

On 31 August 2016, Kpekawa singed a 3 year deal with Barnsley.[14]

International career

On 3 September 2015, following an injury to Kean Bryan of Manchester City, Cole was called up to the England U20 squad for the match against the Czech Republic.[15] On 5 September 2015 he made his international debut, as the Czech Republic were defeated 5–0. Cole featured the full 90 minutes.[16]

On 4 October 2015 he was again called up to the U20 squad for Mercedes-Benz Elite Cup in Germany, where they would play Netherlands, Turkey and Germany.[17]

Career statistics

Club

As of matches played 16 January 2016.
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Queens Park Rangers 2014–15[18] Premier League 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
2015–16[19] Championship 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 3 0
Total 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 4 0
Colchester United (loan) 2014–15[20] League One 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 6 0
Total 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 6 0
Portsmouth (loan) 2014–15[21] League Two 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
Total 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
Leyton Orient (loan) 2015–16[22] League Two 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 0
Total 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 0
Career total 17 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 21 0

References

  1. ^ "Barclays Premier League: notification of shirt numbers" (PDF). Premier League. p. 4. Retrieved 25 December 2014.
  2. ^ "Cole Rues Missed Chance". Queens Park Rangers F.C. 28 August 2013. Archived from the original on 21 December 2014. Retrieved 21 December 2014. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  3. ^ "COLE KPEKAWA SIGNS PROFESSIONAL DEAL". Queens Park Rangers F.C. 2 April 2014. Archived from the original on 21 December 2014. Retrieved 21 December 2014. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  4. ^ "Yeovil 0–3 QPR". BBC Sport. 12 August 2015. Retrieved 12 August 2015.
  5. ^ "QPR youngster Cole Kpekawa joins Colchester United". BBC Sport. 20 November 2014. Retrieved 28 November 2014.
  6. ^ "Colchester United 0–1 Coventry City". BBC Sport. 22 November 2014. Retrieved 28 November 2014.
  7. ^ "COLE KPEKAWA EXTENDS COLCHESTER STAY". Queens Park Rangers F.C. 19 December 2014. Archived from the original on 21 December 2014. Retrieved 21 December 2014. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  8. ^ "Blues swoop for Nosworthy and Kpekawa". Portsmouth FC. 19 March 2015. Retrieved 19 March 2015.
  9. ^ "Wimbledon 1–0 Portsmouth". BBC Sport. 21 March 2015. Retrieved 20 April 2015.
  10. ^ "COLE KPEKAWA RECALLED FROM PORTSMOUTH LOAN". QPR.co.uk. 20 April 2015. Retrieved 21 April 2015.
  11. ^ "NEWS: O's add QPR defender on loan". Leyton Orient FC. 19 November 2015. Retrieved 19 November 2015.
  12. ^ "Kpekawa extends Os stay". Leyton Orient F.C. 21 January 2016.
  13. ^ "COLE KPEKAWA RECALLED FROM ORIENT LOAN". QPR F.C. 1 February 2016.
  14. ^ "Cole Kpekawa: Barnsley sign Queens Park Rangers left-back for undisclosed fee". BBC Sport. Retrieved 31 August 2016.
  15. ^ "COLE KPEKAWA CALLED INTO ENGLAND UNDER-20 SQUAD". QPR.co.uk. 3 September 2015. Retrieved 3 September 2015.
  16. ^ "England U20s kick-off with 5–0 win at St. George's Park". thefa.com. 5 September 2015. Retrieved 5 September 2015.
  17. ^ "COLE KPEKAWA ADDED TO ENGLAND U20 SQUAD". qpr.co.uk. 4 October 2015. Retrieved 4 October 2015.
  18. ^ "Queens Park Rangers player appearances 2014/15". Soccerbase. Retrieved 25 August 2015.
  19. ^ "Queens Park Rangers player appearances 2015/16". Soccerbase. Retrieved 25 August 2015.
  20. ^ "Colchester United player appearances 2014/15". Soccerbase. Retrieved 25 August 2015.
  21. ^ "Portsmouth player appearances 2014/15". Soccerbase. Retrieved 25 August 2015.
  22. ^ "C. Kpekawa on Soccerway". Soccerway. Retrieved 20 November 2015.
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