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Cole Dasilva
Personal information
Full name Cole Perry Dasilva[1]
Date of birth (1999-05-11) 11 May 1999 (age 24)
Place of birth Luton, England
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)[2]
Position(s) Full back
Team information
Current team
 Bedford Town
Youth career
Luton Celtic
0000–2012 Luton Town
2012–2018 Chelsea
2018–2020 Brentford
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2021–2022 HNK Šibenik 4 (0)
2022 Oxford City 6 (0)
2022 Hemel Hempstead Town 6 (0)
2022–2023 Royston Town 35 (1)
2023–2024 Biggleswade Town 18 (1)
2024– Bedford Town 6 (0)
International career
0000–2014 Wales U15
2014 Wales U16
2014 England U16 1 (0)
2015–2016 Wales U17 6 (0)
2016 Wales U19 3 (0)
2017 Wales U20 1 (0)
2017–2019 Wales U21 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11:28, 3 May 2024 (UTC)

Cole Perry Dasilva (born 11 May 1999) is a professional footballer who plays as a full back for Southern League Division One Central club Bedford Town.

Dasilva is a product of the Chelsea and Luton Town academies and began his professional career with Brentford in 2018. Following his release in 2020 and spell with Leicester City U23, Dasilva transferred to Croatian club HNK Šibenik in 2021. He returned to England in 2022 and dropped into non-League football. Born in England, Dasilva was capped by England and Wales at youth international level.

Club career[edit]

Chelsea[edit]

Initially a left winger,[3] Dasilva began his career at hometown club Luton Celtic, playing alongside his brothers Rio and Jay under his father's management.[4] The brothers later entered the youth system at Luton Town and were a part of the U11 team which beat a Bayern Munich youth team in the 2009 Final of the five-a-side Aarau Masters.[5] The brothers transferred to the Chelsea academy for a combined £1 million fee in January 2012.[6] Dasilva began a scholarship in 2015 and progressed to sign a professional contract in June 2016,[4] signing a one-year extension a year later.[3] He had a successful youth career with the club, developing into a full back and winning the 2015–16 U18 Premier League and the 2015–16 FA Youth Cup.[3][7] He also made three appearances in Chelsea's 2017–18 UEFA Youth League-winning campaign and made two EFL Trophy appearances for the U23 team.[8] Dasilva was released at the end of the 2017–18 season.[1]

Brentford[edit]

On 7 August 2018, Dasilva joined the B team at Championship club Brentford on a two-year contract for an undisclosed fee, with the option of a further year.[7] He made 41 appearances and scored seven goals during the 2018–19 season and was a part of the team which won the 2018–19 Middlesex Senior Cup.[9][10] During the 2019–20 pre-season, Dasilva was included in the first team squad for its training camp in Austria, but was largely frozen out of the B team during the regular season and was released when his contract expired in June 2020.[11][12][13]

HNK Šibenik[edit]

After playing the final three months of the 2020–21 season with Leicester City U23 as a free agent,[14][15] Dasilva signed a contract with Croatian First League club HNK Šibenik on 27 June 2021.[16] On 6 September, it was reported that Dasilva had finally been registered to play for the club and he made six appearances prior to the winter break,[17][18] predominantly as a substitute.[14] Dasilva failed to win a call into a matchday squad after the winter break and departed the club in March 2022.[14][19]

Non-League football[edit]

On 8 March 2022, Dasilva signed an undisclosed-length contract with National League South club Oxford City.[19] During what remained of the 2021–22 season, Dasilva made 8 appearances and was a part of the Oxfordshire Senior Cup-winning squad,[20] but he did not feature in the Hoops' unsuccessful playoff campaign.[14][21] Dasilva signed a contract with National League South club Hemel Hempstead Town in July 2022,[22] but after making six appearances during the first seven weeks of the 2022–23 season,[14] he was released to join Southern League Premier Division Central club Royston Town in September 2022.[23][24] Dasilva finished a mid-table 2022–23 season with 39 appearances and one goal.[25][26]

In August 2023, Dasilva dropped a division to transfer to Biggleswade Town.[27] He made 25 appearances and scored two goals,[26] prior to transferring across the Southern League First Division Central to Bedford Town on 5 March 2024.[28]

International career[edit]

Dasilva was capped by Wales at U15, U16, U17, U19, U20 and U21 level and England at U16 level.[14][29][30] He was a part of Wales' 2014–15 Victory Shield-winning team,[31] but was not included in the squad for the deciding match versus Northern Ireland.[32] Dasilva made a single appearance during the U20 team's 2017 Toulon Tournament campaign.[14]

Personal life[edit]

Dasilva is one of three footballing brothers – he is twin to Rio and younger brother to Jay.[6] He is of Welsh and Brazilian descent.[33]

Career statistics[edit]

As of match played 1 May 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Chelsea U21 2017–18[8] — 2[b] 0 2 0
HNK Šibenik 2021–22[14] Croatian First League 4 0 2 0 — 6 0
Oxford City 2021–22[14] National League South 6 0 — 2[c] 0 8 0
Hemel Hempstead Town 2022–23[14] National League South 6 0 — — 6 0
Royston Town 2022–23[26] Southern League Premier Division Central 35 1 1 0 3[d] 0 39 1
Biggleswade Town 2023–24[26] Southern League First Division Central 18 1 6 0 1[e] 1 25 2
Bedford Town 2023–24[26] Southern League First Division Central 6 0 — 0 0 6 0
Career total 75 2 9 0 8 1 92 3
  1. ^ Includes Croatian Cup, FA Cup
  2. ^ Appearances in EFL Trophy
  3. ^ Appearances in Oxfordshire Senior Cup
  4. ^ 2 appearances in FA Trophy, 1 appearance in Herts Senior Cup
  5. ^ Appearance in FA Trophy

Honours[edit]

Brentford B

Oxford City

Wales U16

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "2017/18 Premier League clubs' released lists". Retrieved 7 August 2018.
  2. ^ Cole Dasilva at WorldFootball.net
  3. ^ a b c "Cole Dasilva". Official Site | Chelsea Football Club. Archived from the original on 30 April 2021. Retrieved 29 April 2021.
  4. ^ a b Newson, Adam (23 January 2021). "Contrasting fortunes of the Dasilva brothers who joined Chelsea from Luton". Football.London. Retrieved 26 January 2021.
  5. ^ "Luton Town's Under-11s became European champions in 2009: Where are they now?". GiveMeSport. 12 December 2018. Retrieved 26 May 2022.
  6. ^ a b "Chelsea sign three Luton Town brothers". BBC Sport. 2012. Retrieved 8 August 2018.
  7. ^ a b "Cole Dasilva signs for Brentford B". Retrieved 8 August 2018.
  8. ^ a b "Games played by Cole Dasilva in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 8 August 2018.
  9. ^ "B Team 18/19 Review: End of the campaign". www.brentfordfc.com. Archived from the original on 2 June 2019. Retrieved 2 June 2019.
  10. ^ a b "Harrow Borough 0 Brentford B 4". www.brentfordfc.com. Archived from the original on 3 June 2022. Retrieved 16 April 2019.
  11. ^ B Team Post-Match: Neil MacFarlane on Braintree (Interview). brentfordfc.com. 17 July 2019. Event occurs at 0:45. Retrieved 17 July 2019.
  12. ^ "🗣 Sam Saunders: "The mindset of the football club is to go and attack"". www.brentfordfc.com. Retrieved 17 March 2020.
  13. ^ "Nine players depart Brentford FC". www.brentfordfc.com. Retrieved 6 July 2020.
  14. ^ a b c d e f g h i j Cole Dasilva at Soccerway. Retrieved 24 September 2018.
  15. ^ "Šibenik se pojačava: Mladi bek iz Leicestera na pragu Šubićevca". www.24sata.hr (in Croatian). Retrieved 26 June 2021.
  16. ^ "Sportske novosti – Šibenik dovodi pojačanje iz Premiershipa! Poslije igrača Reala i Atalante stiže i bivši junior Chelseaja". sportske.jutarnji.hr (in Croatian). 27 June 2021. Retrieved 28 June 2021.
  17. ^ "Rosas: 'Radili smo na ispravljanju grešaka, kao i na poboljšanju realizacije'". www.sibenik.in (in Croatian). Archived from the original on 28 October 2021. Retrieved 7 August 2021.
  18. ^ Patafta, Patrik (6 September 2021). "Šibenik napokon registrirao polivalentnog beka, Rosas još čeka svoju licencu, njegov bliski rođak pojačao juniorsku momčad Šibenika". Šibenski portal (in Croatian). Archived from the original on 8 September 2021. Retrieved 8 September 2021.
  19. ^ a b "Oxford City sign Cole Dasilva". www.oxfordcityfc.co.uk. 8 March 2022. Retrieved 8 March 2022.
  20. ^ a b Mallams, Tom (26 April 2022). "Oxfordshire Senior Cup Match Report: Oxford City 2–1 Oxford United". www.oxfordcityfc.co.uk. Retrieved 27 April 2022.
  21. ^ "Dorking Wanderers 3–0 Oxford City: White hails gold stars!". The Non-League Football Paper. 14 May 2022. Retrieved 17 May 2022.
  22. ^ "Jonah Captures Dasilva!". www.hemelfc.com. 18 July 2022. Retrieved 18 July 2022.
  23. ^ @hemelfc (12 September 2022). "The Tudors Release Two! Manager Mark Jones has today released defender Bradley Webb and wingback Cole Dasilva as he reshapes his squad. We wish both players the very best of luck and thank them for their efforts" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  24. ^ "Royston Bring in New Defender". The Southern League. Retrieved 17 September 2022.
  25. ^ Royston Town F.C. at the Football Club History Database
  26. ^ a b c d e "Cole Dasilva | Player Profile". Aylesbury United Archive. Retrieved 13 May 2023.
  27. ^ "Dasilva Coup for Waders". The Southern League. Retrieved 8 August 2023.
  28. ^ @BedfordTown (5 March 2024). "✍️ | Eagles land Dasilva Welcome to Bedford Town @coledasilva1 🙌 24-year old former Luton Town, Chelsea & Brentford defender joins from Biggleswade Town with 12 assists & 2 goals to his name already this season! Welcome Cole 🫡 #COYE" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  29. ^ "Boys U15 beat Switzerland in mini-tournament". FAW. Retrieved 8 August 2018.
  30. ^ Palmer, Jon (8 January 2018). "Cheltenham Town lining up loan deal for Chelsea left-back". gloucestershirelive. Retrieved 20 March 2019.
  31. ^ a b "A win for Wales in the Victory Shield". FAW. Retrieved 8 August 2018.
  32. ^ "Victory Shield – Northern Ireland v Wales". FAW. Retrieved 8 August 2018.
  33. ^ Mitchelmore, Ian (13 November 2016). "Meet the Welsh teenage sensations who've just stunned England". walesonline. Retrieved 8 August 2018.

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