Devante Cole - Stats, Rating & Scouting Report

Profile

Full nameDevante Lavon Andrew Cole

PositionWinger

NationalityEngland

Age31

Date of birth10 May 1995

BirthplaceAlderley Edge

Height185 cm

Shirt number#44

ClubLuton

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Winger

Season stats

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31

Appearances

6

Goals

2

Assists

2203

Minutes

Domestic-league season · Port Vale.

Also this season

Earlier this season at Port Vale — FA Cup: 3 apps, 2g 2a, 149 min

The headline Season rating covers his time at Luton; availability counts only fixtures while in this squad.

Career

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League One×2

Following his move to Port Vale, Cole's current-season form is up 0% on last season (Season 0→21), while his Rating eased 32→22. His peak season for form remains 2023/24 (Season 48).

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	G	A	Match	RTG	Season
2025/26	Luton	2	0	0	6.7	—	—
2025/26	Port Vale · 22nd	31	6	2	6.67	22	21
2024/25	West Brom · 9th	14	0	0	6.56	32	0
2023/24	Barnsley · 6th	48	18	3	6.98	40	48
2022/23	Barnsley · 4th	48	15	3	6.76	43	41
2021/22	Barnsley · 24th	24	1	1	6.52	47	7

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year. 7 earlier seasons and 2 youth-team spells in the full career.

England · international

Side	Apps	G
England U19	1	0
England U17	3	2

Career caps & goals — tournament breakdown in the full career.

Career

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Domestic career

Scout report

Experienced headWinger

D. Cole is a 31-year-old winger at Port Vale, rated 21.6 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 86th of 107 on scout potential in the League One. A seasoned veteran, he has been a rotation option this season (53.2% of available minutes). He brings 0.33 goal contributions per 90 (0.25 goals, 0.08 assists). Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Cole.

Judged on this season alone, Cole graded 21 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 7th of 14 of the 14 wingers in the League One, on 6 goals and 2 assists in 31 appearances (0.327 involvements per 90).

Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 0 → 21). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2023/24.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 22, 13th of 14 of the 14 wingers in the League One. At 31 Cole is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 3.5 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report

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Past his 2023/24 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.

Peak: 2023/24Trending downBreakout: 2022/23StreakyStepped up 2024/254 clubs

Current potential13th of 14 wingers · League One Current season7th of 14 wingers · League One 7th-best winger in the League One 86th in the League One · potential 13th-highest potential winger in the League One

21.6

Ratingi

13th of 14 wingers

21.1

Seasoni

below regular-starter level

53.2%

Minutes

rotation minutes

0.33

Goal contrib / 90

modest end product

Output in context · Port Vale finished 22nd of 24 · a relegation-threatened side

31

Apps

6

Goals

2

Assists

8

G+A

0.19

Goals / app

6 goals in 31 appearances (0.19 per game), a meaningful share of the load for a relegation-threatened side. Add 2 assists for 8 goal contributions in all.

Watch points

Game time. Only 53.2% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
Age curve. At 31, both level and resale value are on the downslope.
Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

With a Rating of 21.6, Cole carries the 13th-highest potential of the wingers in the League One of 14, and he is posting that for a relegation-threatened side (Port Vale finished 22nd of 24) — individual numbers are harder to earn on a struggling team, so his underlying level likely sits a touch above the ranking. In the final third he profiles as a work-in-progress on end product (0.33 goal contributions per 90). Veteran phase — a short-term, lower-fee proposition as both level and value decline (0.9× and falling).

Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.

Per 90 & availability

Minutes played %53.2%

Available fixtures46 of 46

Goals / 900.245

Assists / 900.082

Goal contribution / 900.327

Defensive actions / 901.307

Player flow

Goal involvements8

Cards / 900.082

Season-by-season progression

Rating (potential)Season (form)

Value & potential by age

Market valueRating

Solid = now · dashed = projected

The gold line is market value — an index (not €) blending rating, age and league. It climbs through the early 20s, peaks around ages 23–27 (~8), then tapers with age. At 31, Cole sits on 3.5, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Cole's projected Rating — 21.6 today — recomputed at each age, so it follows the same rise-and-fall as a career matures and declines. Solid = up to today; dashed = projected.

Season statistics

Bars = where he ranks among wingers in the League One with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals6

Passing

Assists2

Defending

Tackles25

Interceptions6

Blocks1

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards2

Red cards0

Transfer history

LutonJan 2026 – now-

Port ValeSept 2025 – Jan 2026Free Transfer

West BromAug 2024 – Sept 2025Free

BarnsleyJul 2021 – Aug 2024Free

MotherwellOct 2020 – Jul 2021Free

DoncasterJan 2020 – Oct 2020

Motherwell(on loan)Jul 2019 – Jan 2020

Burton Albion(on loan)Aug 2018 – Jul 2019

WiganJan 2018 – Aug 2018

Fleetwood TownJan 2016 – Jan 2018

BradfordAug 2015 – Jan 2016Free

Milton Keynes Dons(on loan)Jan 2015 – Aug 2015

Barnsley(on loan)Aug 2014 – Jan 2015

Manchester Cityuntil Aug 2014

Transfer history

About D. Cole

Devante Lavon Andrew Cole is a 31-year-old winger who plays for Luton, born on May 10, 1995 in Alderley Edge, standing 185 cm tall. He is from England. Luton currently sit 3rd of 24 in the League One.

This season

In the current season, D. Cole has made 31 appearances with 6 goals and 2 assists across 2,203 minutes, with 2 yellow cards.

D. Cole's next match is on August 27, 2026, when Luton face Chelsea away in the League Cup.

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates D. Cole at 21.6 with a Season form score of 21.1, ranking 86th of 107 wingers in the League One. See the full scout report for strengths, watch-points and the market-value outlook.

His honours include 2 career titles — among them the League One. Full list in the career record.

Career

Across 13 recorded seasons, D. Cole has totalled 383 club appearances with 95 goals and 15 assists for 13 different clubs. His busiest campaign came in 2022/23, with 48 appearances for Barnsley.