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Ashley Cole

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Ashley Cole (born 20 December 1980) is an English football coach and former player. As a player, he played as a left-back, most notably for Arsenal and Chelsea. Cole is considered by many critics and fellow professional players as one of the best defenders of his generation, one of the greatest English players of all time as well as one of the greatest left-backs in the history of the sport. Born in Stepney, London, Cole began his youth career at Arsenal and made his full debut for the club in November 1999, going on to make 228 appearances and scoring nine goals for the North London club. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Ashley Cole is the 1,954th most popular soccer player (down from 1,681st in 2019), the 3,109th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 2,612th in 2019) and the 127th most popular British Soccer Player.

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS

Among soccer players, Ashley Cole ranks 1,954 out of 21,273. Before him are Terry Venables, Édouard Mendy, Ján Kozák, Carlo Ceresoli, Max Abegglen, and Zlatko Papec. After him are Roger Courtois, Ladislav Petráš, Mario Bertini, William Gallas, Ragnar Gustavsson, and Naohiro Oyama.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1980, Ashley Cole ranks 61. Before him are Kristen Bell, Angelos Charisteas, Jesse Jane, Emre Belözoğlu, Brian McFadden, and Luís Fabiano. After him are Yao Ming, Mark Rober, John Arne Riise, Roman Weidenfeller, William Levy, and Jordana Brewster.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Ashley Cole ranks 3,110 out of 8,785. Before him are David Gray (1968), Henry Stuart, Duke of Gloucester (1640), Alan Cox (1968), Hermione Baddeley (1906), Lewis Capaldi (1996), and Nicholas Hoult (1989). After him are James Douglas, Lord of Douglas (1286), Andrew Marvell (1621), Edmund Goulding (1891), Peter Pears (1910), Martin Parr (1952), and Terence O'Neill (1914).

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS In United Kingdom

Among soccer players born in United Kingdom, Ashley Cole ranks 127. Before him are Paul Cook (1956), Jamie Carragher (1978), Danny Murphy (1977), Rio Ferdinand (1978), Jude Bellingham (2003), and Terry Venables (1943). After him are Ian Wright (1963), Keith Newton (1941), Johnny Haynes (1934), Peter Swan (1936), Gary Neville (1975), and David Watson (1946).

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