Cole has signed for Oxford after more than three years at Stevenage

Oxford United have made their eighth summer signing by recruiting Mitchell Cole from Stevenage.

Cole, 24, who played 90 games for the Blue Square Premier champions, told BBC Oxford: "This club is on the way up.

"It's got a great stadium, great pitch, great fans, and from what I've seen, a great team."

Cole is a product of the West Ham youth system, joining Southend in 2005. He also had a loan spell at Northampton before joining Stevenage in 2007.

He dismissed suggestions that injuries have hampered his career.

"I am not too sure where the injury-prone tag I have got has come from, but it is there and I have got to shake it off, " he said.

"I played 50-odd games the season before last, and 40-odd the season just gone.

"I just look forward to the first game of the season."

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