GOALKEEPER Jake Cole and left-back Lewis Kinsella have agreed new contracts to remain at Aldershot Town for the 2018-19 season.

They join midfielder Adam McDonnell and defender George Fowler in Gary Waddock’s first-team squad for next season.

“I’ve really enjoyed my time here so far and thought I did well,” said Kinsella, who joined the club in January 2018, initially on loan from Colchester United. “I’ve played 18 full 90 minutes in my time and that’s massive for me in my development. Playing every week is something I wanted to do. Coming to Aldershot was the right decision.

“There are still areas of my game that I’d like to develop and improve and that will come with hard work and playing every week. Luckily for me, Gary (Waddock) and James (Rowe) have given me the platform to show off what I can do.”

The 23-year-old previously spent eight years in the Arsenal academy before joining Aston Villa in 2011. He helped the Villa academy win the European NextGen Series in 2013 and was named as a substitute for the FA Cup quarter-final against West Bromwich in March 2015. Loans at Luton, in League Two, and National League side Kidderminster followed, before he joined Colchester in July 2016.

Cole will extend his stay at the EBB Stadium into a third season, having already made 62 appearances and won both Supporters and Players’ Player of the Year awards in 2016-17. The 32-year-old previously played 74 games in two seasons at Woking and amassed over 200 Football League appearances with QPR, Barnet and Plymouth. Cole spent six seasons at Loftus Road – five of which were as a Championship club – but played most games in loan spells with Hayes, AFC Wimbledon, Farnborough, Oxford United and Barnet. His stay at Underhill was made permanent in July 2009 and after two impressive years there – in which he was named their 2009-10 Player of the Year – he moved to Argyle for a further three seasons.

• Last week, Gary Waddock released Tim Schmoll, James Rowe, Josh McQuoid and Bobby-Joe Taylor, while Cheye Alexander and Jim Kellermann, both first-team regulars, informed the manager they wanted to move on to other clubs.

• Kit sponsorship packages are available for all Aldershot players. For full details, contact James Moyle on 01252 320211 or email [email protected]