Reece Cole

Queens Park Rangers On 15 March 2021, Cole signed a short-term contract with the U23 team at Championship club Queens Park Rangers on a free transfer. He failed to win a call into the first team squad before the end of the season and was released when his contract expired.

Dunfermline Athletic On 20 July 2021, Cole signed a one-year contract with Scottish Championship club Dunfermline Athletic on a free transfer. After featuring predominantly as a substitute during the early months of the season, On his 12th and final appearance of a 2021–22 season which culminated in relegation to the Scottish League One, Cole scored his only goal for the club in a 2–1 victory over Ayr United on 16 April 2022.

Non-League football Seeking to play part-time football, before departing to rejoin Southern League Premier Division South club Hayes & Yeading United in October 2022. He made 27 appearances and scored five goals during a 2022–23 season in which the club won the Middlesex Senior Cup.

Exeter City Cole joined League One club Exeter City on trial during the 2023–24 pre-season. After weeks at St James Park, he signed a one-year contract, with the option of a further year, on 10 July 2023. Cole captained the team during three matches late in December and ended a mid-table 2023–24 season with 42 appearances and seven goals.

In July 2024, Cole signed a one-year extension to his existing contract, with the option of a further year. Three "niggly" injuries (one of which was misdiagnosed) and illness restricted him to just 13 appearances during the first half of the 2024–25 season. While lacking match fitness, Cole made regular appearances from February 2025 through to the end of the mid-table season,

Personal life Cole attended Chalfonts Community College. While out of professional football during the 2022–23 season, Cole worked as a teacher in the London area. Championship

2016–17 Championship

Yeovil Town (loan) 2018–19 League Two

Maidenhead United (loan) 2018–19 National League

Macclesfield Town (loan) 2018–19 Scottish Championship 19 2 2 1 1 0 3 1 25 4 Dunfermline Athletic 2021–22 Scottish Championship 10 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 12 1 Chertsey Town 2022–23 0 7 3 Hayes & Yeading United 2022–23 Southern League Premier Division South 23 2

4 3 27 5

2023–24 League One 39 7 0 0 3 0 0 0 42 7 2024–25 League One 22 3 2 0 1 0 2 League One 35 7 2 0 0 0 2 League Two 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0

96 17 4 0 5 0 4 0 109 17

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Honours Hayes & Yeading United Middlesex Senior Cup: 2022–23

Individual Partick Thistle Player of the Month: November 2019 EFL League One Goal of the Month: April 2025