International Career
Cole was called up to the England C team, who represent England at non-League level, at the age of 17, in February 2005, for a friendly against Holland. He was then chosen to represent his country for the Four Nations Tournament hosted in Scotland in May 2007. He scored a hat-trick in a 5–0 win in the opening fixture against a Republic of Ireland XI, and ended as the tournament's top scorer after scoring his fourth goal a 3–0 win against Wales. He continued his fine form for the England C side, scoring the only goal in a 1–0 victory over Finland C in June 2007. He added to his tally when he scored the winning goal in both games against Wales XI and Gibraltar in 2008. Cole was subsequently called up for the England C tour of the Caribbean in June 2008, in which Cole played both games against Grenada and Barbados respectively. In the 2008–09 season, Cole played in the 6–2 defeat to Bosnia and Herzegovina A team. He also made further appearances against Italy C and Malta in the same season. Cole's seven goals in 14 appearances makes him the non-League national side's second-highest goalscorer of all-time.
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