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Devante Cole

Devante Lavon Andrew Dewar-Cole (born 10 May 1995) is an English professional footballer who plays as a striker for club Luton Town. He has represented England up to under-19 level, though he received a call to represent Jamaica in November 2023. Cole came through the Academy at Manchester City, playing on loan at Barnsley and Milton Keynes Dons in the 2014–15 season, helping the Dons to achieve promotion out of League One. In August 2015, he signed for Bradford City, then was sold to Fleetwood Town in January 2016. He scored 22 goals in 94 appearances in all competitions over two years. He joined Wigan Athletic in January 2018, though never established himself in the first XI. He spent time on loan at Burton Albion and Motherwell, before he was transferred to Doncaster Rovers in January 2020. He joined Motherwell on a permanent basis in October 2020 before rejoining another former club, Barnsley, in June 2021. He scored 36 goals in 129 league and cup appearances across three seasons. He signed with West Bromwich Albion in July 2024, though was unable to establish himself in the Championship and returned to League One with Port Vale in September 2025. He was sold to Luton Town four months later.

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Devante Lavon Andrew Dewar-Cole (born 10 May 1995) is an English professional footballer who plays as a striker for club Luton Town. He has represented England up to under-19 level, though he received a call to represent Jamaica in November 2023. Cole came through the Academy at Manchester City, playing on loan at Barnsley and Milton Keynes Dons in the 2014–15 season, helping the Dons to achieve promotion out of League One. In August 2015, he signed for Bradford City, then was sold to Fleetwood Town in January 2016. He scored 22 goals in 94 appearances in all competitions over two years. He joined Wigan Athletic in January 2018, though never established himself in the first XI. He spent time on loan at Burton Albion and Motherwell, before he was transferred to Doncaster Rovers in January 2020. He joined Motherwell on a permanent basis in October 2020 before rejoining another former club, Barnsley, in June 2021. He scored 36 goals in 129 league and cup appearances across three seasons. He signed with West Bromwich Albion in July 2024, though was unable to establish himself in the Championship and returned to League One with Port Vale in September 2025. He was sold to Luton Town four months later.

Key claims

  1. date of birth: 1995-05-10 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
  2. date of birth: 1995-05-10 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
  3. date of establishment: 2024 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
  4. release date: 2019 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95

Discussion questions

  1. Summarise the article in your own words. Which single claim would you verify first, and why?
  2. The record states that the date of birth is "1995-05-10". What evidence would count against this claim?
  3. The record states that the date of birth is "1995-05-10". What evidence would count against this claim?
  4. The record states that the date of establishment is "2024". What evidence would count against this claim?
  5. The record states that the release date is "2019". What evidence would count against this claim?
  6. Which claim in this article is most likely to be revised as the sources update? How would you check its current status?
  7. If two sources disagreed about one of these facts, what would you need in order to trust one over the other?

Bibliography

  1. Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1378232959

Key claims and bibliography are generated from the same tracked claims and sources as the article page.