page_title: Shannon Cole
section_title: Sydney FC
hierarchical_section_title: Shannon Cole / Club career / Sydney FC
caption_attribution_description: English: Shannon Cole playing against Adelaide United at the Sydney Football Stadium in the A-League round 5.
context_page_description: Shannon Cole is a former professional footballer turned coach. Currently with FC Arizona in the National Premier Soccer League.
context_section_description: On 15 August 2008 he was signed by Sydney FC on a two-year contract from Sydney Olympic. Chosen mainly because of his ability to play at left and right back or midfield. 
  On 23 August 2008, Cole scored a free kick against Central Coast Mariners that curled over the wall into the bottom corner to put Sydney in the lead 3–2. This proved to be the winning goal. Another goal the next week against Perth Glory cemented his position in the team.
  In December he scored his third goal for Sydney in their 3–2 loss to Melbourne Victory. His goal was the first of the match, just less than 30 seconds into the game.
  In 2010–11 A-League, Cole scored a spectacular free-kick goal against Melbourne Victory at Sydney Football Stadium in Round 1 of Grand Final Replay on 7 August 2010. He scored again in Round 8 Mid-Week Fixture with a spectacular goal outside from penalty box against North Queensland Fury. Cole scored again, this time he ran past the defenders of Perth Glory to slide the ball past Tando Velaphi in Round 15 then later did a spectacular acrobatic jump.
caption: Cole playing for Sydney FC in 2008
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