Cole Kpekawa

Cole Kpekawa

Personal information
Full name	Cole Desmond Kpekawa[1]
Date of birth	20 May 1996[2]
Place of birth	Blackpool, England
Height	1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)[2]
Playing position	Defender
Club information
Current team	Barnsley
Number	19
Youth career
2004–2014	Queens Park Rangers
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2014–2016	Queens Park Rangers	6	(0)
2014–2015	→ Colchester United (loan)	4	(0)
2015	→ Portsmouth (loan)	2	(0)
2015–2016	→ Leyton Orient (loan)	9	(0)
2016–	Barnsley	7	(0)
National team^‡
2015	England U20	4	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 17:09, 16 January 2016 (UTC). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 23:32, 14 October 2015 (UTC)

Cole Desmond Kpekawa (born 20 May 1996) is an English professional footballer who plays as a defender for Championship side Barnsley.

Early life

Having been born in the northern parts of the United Kingdom, Kpekawa spent most of his childhood in London, specifically North London, where he attended Frith Manor Primary School in North Finchley.

Club career

Queens Park Rangers

Having joined Queens Park Rangers academy in 2005 Kpekawa worked his way through the ranks and signed a 2-year scholarship at the age of 16. Kpekawa featured for QPR at Under-18 and Under-21 levels.^[3] In April 2014, Kpekawa signed his first professional contract on a one-year contract.^[4] On 12 August 2015 Kpekawa made his competitive QPR debut in a 0–3 win against Yeovil Town in the first round of the 2015–16 Football League Cup, he played the whole game.^[5]

Colchester United (loan)

Kpekawa joined League One side Colchester United on loan in November 2014 from Queens Park Rangers.^[6] He made his Football League debut against Coventry City at the Colchester Community Stadium in a 0–1 League One defeat on 22 November 2014.^[7] After making four appearances at Colchester United, Kpekawa's loan spell with the club was extended until 24 January 2015.^[8]

Portsmouth (loan)

On 19 March 2015 Kpekawa was loaned to Portsmouth until the end of the season.^[9] He made his debut on 21 March 2015 in a 1–0 defeat against AFC Wimbledon where he played the whole 90 minutes.^[10] On 20 April 2015 Kpekawa was recalled from his loan at Portsmouth by QPR, he made a total of two appearances.^[11]

Leyton Orient (loan)

On 19 November 2015, Kpekawa joined Leyton Orient in League Two on an initial one-month loan deal.^[12] His loan was extended in December, and again in January to last until 1 March 2016.^[13] Kepkawa was recalled from loan by parent club QPR on 1 February 2016.^[14]

Barnsley

On 31 August 2016, Kpekawa signed a 3-year deal with Barnsley.^[15]

International career

On 3 September 2015, following an injury to Kean Bryan of Manchester City, Cole was called up to the England U20 squad for the match against the Czech Republic.^[16] On 5 September 2015 he made his international debut, as the Czech Republic were defeated 5–0. Cole featured the full 90 minutes.^[17]

On 4 October 2015 he was again called up to the U20 squad for Mercedes-Benz Elite Cup in Germany, where they would play Netherlands, Turkey and Germany.^[18]

Career statistics

Club

As of matches played 16 January 2016.

Club	Season	League			FA Cup		League Cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Queens Park Rangers	2014–15[19]	Premier League	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
	2015–16[20]	Championship	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	3	0
Total			2	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	4	0
Colchester United (loan)	2014–15[21]	League One	4	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	6	0
Total			4	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	6	0
Portsmouth (loan)	2014–15[22]	League Two	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
Total			2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
Leyton Orient (loan)	2015–16[23]	League Two	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	9	0
Total			9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	9	0
Career total			17	0	2	0	2	0	0	0	21	0

References

1. "Barclays Premier League: notification of shirt numbers" (PDF). Premier League. p. 4. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 August 2014. Retrieved 25 December 2014.
2. "Cole Kpekawa". 11v11. Retrieved 16 April 2016.
3. "Cole Rues Missed Chance". Queens Park Rangers F.C. 28 August 2013. Archived from the original on 21 December 2014. Retrieved 21 December 2014.
4. "COLE KPEKAWA SIGNS PROFESSIONAL DEAL". Queens Park Rangers F.C. 2 April 2014. Archived from the original on 21 December 2014. Retrieved 21 December 2014.
5. "Yeovil 0–3 QPR". BBC Sport. 12 August 2015. Retrieved 12 August 2015.
6. "QPR youngster Cole Kpekawa joins Colchester United". BBC Sport. 20 November 2014. Retrieved 28 November 2014.
7. "Colchester United 0–1 Coventry City". BBC Sport. 22 November 2014. Retrieved 28 November 2014.
8. "COLE KPEKAWA EXTENDS COLCHESTER STAY". Queens Park Rangers F.C. 19 December 2014. Archived from the original on 21 December 2014. Retrieved 21 December 2014.
9. "Blues swoop for Nosworthy and Kpekawa". Portsmouth FC. 19 March 2015. Retrieved 19 March 2015.
10. "Wimbledon 1–0 Portsmouth". BBC Sport. 21 March 2015. Retrieved 20 April 2015.
11. "COLE KPEKAWA RECALLED FROM PORTSMOUTH LOAN". QPR.co.uk. 20 April 2015. Retrieved 21 April 2015.
12. "NEWS: O's add QPR defender on loan". Leyton Orient FC. 19 November 2015. Retrieved 19 November 2015.
13. "Kpekawa extends Os stay". Leyton Orient F.C. 21 January 2016.
14. "COLE KPEKAWA RECALLED FROM ORIENT LOAN". QPR F.C. 1 February 2016.
15. "Cole Kpekawa: Barnsley sign Queens Park Rangers left-back for undisclosed fee". BBC Sport. Retrieved 2016-08-31.
16. "COLE KPEKAWA CALLED INTO ENGLAND UNDER-20 SQUAD". QPR.co.uk. 3 September 2015. Retrieved 3 September 2015.
17. "England U20s kick-off with 5–0 win at St. George's Park". thefa.com. 5 September 2015. Archived from the original on 8 August 2016. Retrieved 5 September 2015.
18. "COLE KPEKAWA ADDED TO ENGLAND U20 SQUAD". qpr.co.uk. 4 October 2015. Retrieved 4 October 2015.
19. "Queens Park Rangers player appearances 2014/15". Soccerbase. Retrieved 25 August 2015.
20. "Queens Park Rangers player appearances 2015/16". Soccerbase. Retrieved 25 August 2015.
21. "Colchester United player appearances 2014/15". Soccerbase. Retrieved 25 August 2015.
22. "Portsmouth player appearances 2014/15". Soccerbase. Retrieved 25 August 2015.
23. "C. Kpekawa on Soccerway". Soccerway. Retrieved 20 November 2015.

External links

• Cole Kpekawa career statistics at Soccerbase