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| position = [[Defender (association football)#Full-back|Left-back]]
| currentclub = {{ublist|[[England national
| youthyears1 = 1997–1999 |youthclubs1 = [[Arsenal F.C.|Arsenal]]
| years1 = 1999–2006 |clubs1 = [[Arsenal F.C.|Arsenal]] |caps1 = 156 |goals1 = 8
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[[File:AshleyColeFinale12.jpg|thumb|upright|Cole playing for Chelsea during the [[2012 UEFA Champions League final]]]]
In the [[2011–12 Chelsea F.C. season|2011–12 season]], Cole won the seventh FA Cup of his career after Chelsea beat [[Liverpool F.C.|Liverpool]] 2–1 in the [[2012 FA Cup final]].<ref name=contract/> In the [[2011–12 UEFA Champions League#Semi-finals|Champions League
Cole scored his first goal for over two years against Stoke City on 22 September 2012, proving to be the winner.<ref>{{cite web|last=Smith |first=Ben |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/19615097 |title=Chelsea 1–0 Stoke |website=BBC Sport |date=22 September 2012 |access-date=5 October 2012}}</ref> On 1 December 2012, Cole made his 350th Premier League appearance,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=531019516922468&set=a.408877845803303.98644.220832481274508&type=1&theater |title=Congratulations to Chelsea Football Club defender Ashley Cole as he makes his 350th Barclays Premier League appearance today. |publisher=Premier League Official Facebook Page |date=1 December 2012 }}</ref> in a 3–1 away loss to West Ham United.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/20474474 |title=West Ham 3-1 Chelsea |website=BBC Sport |date=1 December 2012 }}</ref>
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When [[Wayne Rooney]] was appointed manager of [[EFL Championship]] club [[Birmingham City F.C.|Birmingham City]] in October 2023, Cole joined his staff as a first-team coach.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bcfc.com/news/all/wayne-rooneys-staff-introduced |title=Wayne Rooney's staff introduced |publisher=Birmingham City F.C. |date=12 October 2023 |access-date=20 October 2023}}</ref>
On 23 August 2024, it was confirmed that Cole would assist Carsley in his role as interim head coach of the [[England national football team|England senior team]] following the departure of [[Gareth Southgate]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.englandfootball.com/articles/2024/Aug/23/lee-carsley-coaching-team-development-coaches-confirmed-20242308 |title=England men's coaching teams confirmed |publisher=EnglandFootball.com |date=23 August 2024 |access-date=27 August 2024}}</ref>
==International career==
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Cole began a relationship with [[Girls Aloud]] singer [[Cheryl Cole|Cheryl Tweedy]] in September 2004, when they were living in the same block of flats in London; they married on 15 July 2006 in [[Wrotham Park, Hertfordshire]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/celebritynews/7301693/Cheryl-and-Ashley-Cole-diary-of-a-doomed-marriage.html|title=Cheryl and Ashley Cole: diary of a doomed marriage|website=The Daily Telegraph|access-date=17 November 2020}}</ref> In January 2008, the couple almost separated after allegations were made that Cole had [[extramarital sex|affair]]s with three other women. He, however, disputed the allegations and the couple stayed together.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/3445730/Chelsea-star-Ashley-Cole-sues-over-sex-claims.html |title=Chelsea star Ashley Cole sues over sex claims |first=Anita |last=Singh |work=The Daily Telegraph |location=UK |date=12 November 2008 |access-date=22 March 2009 }}</ref> It was announced on 23 February 2010 that the couple would [[legal separation|separate]] following new allegations of [[adultery]].<ref name="bbc_separation">{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/8531260.stm |title=Cheryl Cole is to separate from husband Ashley Cole |date=23 February 2010 |publisher=BBC News |access-date=23 February 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100225032610/http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/8531260.stm |archive-date=25 February 2010 |url-status=live }}</ref> Three months later, it was announced that Cheryl was filing for divorce. They officially divorced on 3 September 2010.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-11173177 |title=Cheryl Cole 'set to be granted divorce from Ashley' |publisher=BBC News |access-date=3 September 2010 |date=3 September 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100903194843/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-11173177 |archive-date=3 September 2010 |url-status=live }}</ref> Cole has a son (born 2016) and a daughter (born 2018) with the Italian model Sharon Canu.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Kelly|first1=Emma|title=Ashley Cole welcomes daughter with Italian model Sharon Canu |url=http://metro.co.uk/2018/02/27/ashley-cole-welcomes-daughter-italian-model-sharon-canu-7344785/|access-date=7 May 2018|work=Metro|date=27 February 2018}}</ref>
In 2006, Cole sued the ''[[News of the World]]'' and ''[[The Sun (United Kingdom)|The Sun]]'' newspapers for [[libel]] after they printed allegations that he was involved in a "homosexual [[orgy]]".<ref name="pressgazette">{{cite news|url=http://www.pressgazette.co.uk/article/020306/cole_sues_over_tabloid_gay_orgy_stories |title=Cole sues over tabloid 'gay orgy' stories |work=Press Gazette |date=2 March 2006 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060926194343/http://www.pressgazette.co.uk/article/020306/cole_sues_over_tabloid_gay_orgy_stories |archive-date=26 September 2006 }}</ref> Both papers retracted the allegations. The same year, Cole released an autobiography titled ''My Defence'', which sold 4,000 copies in the first six weeks of release.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://enjoyment.independent.co.uk/books/news/article1956552.ece |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061210173843/http://enjoyment.independent.co.uk/books/news/article1956552.ece |url-status=dead |archive-date=10 December 2006 |title=Inflated & talentless (not you, Jordan, you're worth it) |work=The Independent |date=5 November 2006 |location=London |first1=Anthony |last1=Barnes |first2=Martin |last2=Hodgson}}</ref> Cole's former teammate, [[Jens Lehmann]], criticised Cole for writing an autobiography when he was 25.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://soccernet.espn.go.com/news/story?id=394966&cc=4716 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061208194525/http://soccernet.espn.go.com/news/story?id=394966&cc=4716 |url-status=dead |archive-date=8 December 2006 |title=Lehmann lampoons Cole over autobiography |work=Soccernet |date=7 December 2006}}</ref>
Cole has had a couple of minor brushes with the police. On 4 March 2009 he was held after [[Profanity|swearing]] in front of a police officer outside a [[South Kensington]] [[nightclub]]. He was taken to a police station and issued with an £80 [[fixed penalty notice]] before being released.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/london/7925963.stm |title=Footballer Ashley Cole arrested |website=BBC News |date=5 March 2009 |access-date=1 January 2010}}</ref> On 4 January 2010, Cole was convicted of a speeding offence committed on 17 November 2009. He was recorded exceeding the [[speed limit]] by doing 104 mph in a 50 mph zone on the [[A3 road]] in [[Kingston upon Thames]], a residential stretch. His defence at Kingston [[magistrates' court (England and Wales)|Magistrates' Court]], opposing the charge in his absence, argued unsuccessfully that the police [[speed gun]] was faulty. Cole also claimed that his actions were excusable because he was trying to evade the [[paparazzi]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/celebritynews/6931514/Ashley-Cole-blames-paparazzi-for-speeding.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100108062655/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/celebritynews/6931514/Ashley-Cole-blames-paparazzi-for-speeding.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=8 January 2010 |title=Ashley Cole blames paparazzi for speeding |work=The Daily Telegraph |location=UK |date=4 January 2010 |access-date=18 December 2010 }}</ref> On 29 January he was fined £1000 and disqualified from driving for four months.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/london/8486666.stm |title=Chelsea's Ashley Cole banned for speeding
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