nationalcaps birth_date currentclub years youthyears caps goals image_size nationalyears image name caption fullname birth_place nationalteam height clubnumber nationalgoals youthclubs clubs position article_title
4 5 8 56 8 november 1981 aston villa 1994 2011 -- 2012 2013 -- 2014 2014 -- -- 1998 2003 -- 2010 2010 -- 2013 1994 -- 1998 126 183 26 32 31 11 10 28 3 4 5 1 250 1997 2010 -- 1998 1999 2000 -- 2003 2001 -- joe cole 2011.jpg joe cole cole with lille in 2011 joseph john cole paddington , london , england england u16 england u18 england u21 england 1.76 m ftin on 12 0 0 2 10 west ham united west -rrb- west ham united aston villa ham united chelsea liverpool → lille -lrb- loan attacking midfielder / winger joe cole

joe cole

joseph john `` joe '' cole -lrb- born 8 november 1981 -rrb- is an english professional footballer who plays for aston villa as a midfielder .
he started his career with west ham united , where he played more than 120 premier league games during five years , until he left for chelsea in 2003 .
cole won a number of trophies with chelsea , including three premier league titles and two fa cups before leaving on a free transfer in july 2010 to join liverpool , who a year later loaned him to lille .
in january 2013 he returned to west ham and then joined aston villa after being released in may 2014 .
a full international since 2001 , cole was capped by the england national team on 56 occasions , scoring 10 goals .
he was selected in the england squads for three world cups and euro 2004 .
