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[SPOTV News=Jang Ha-jun] He once patrolled the Premier League and even scored a winner at Old Trafford. Now the former defender has hung up his boots and is preparing to take the microphone on a new stage.
The Daily Mail reported on the 17th (Korean time) that House, once a mainstay in Aston Villa’s defense, has traded his cleats for an R&B career. He now performs under the name Cots and is preparing to release his debut album.
House made his debut as a youngster with Wycombe Wanderers before moving to Wolverhampton Wanderers amid high expectations. After several loan spells he established himself in the Championship, and after his time with Wolves he joined Aston Villa. At Villa he played a role in the club’s promotion to the Premier League and looked set for a sustained career — until a terrifying attack changed everything.
Around Christmas 2018, House traveled to London to visit family. Returning home after a night out, he was ambushed. The attackers chased him by car, waited outside his house and five assailants rushed him at once.
Looking back, House said, “At first I thought it was a joke. Then a man hit me in the head with a bottle.” The blow left a deep wound, and the scar remains.
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He fled toward a hospital emergency room, but the attackers pursued him by car. Fearing he might be kidnapped and that they could be armed, House said he was terrified. Fortunately, the approach of an ambulance frightened them off, and he was able to take refuge inside the ER.
His football career then faltered. Recurring groin, ankle, hip and knee injuries followed. After missing two years of competitive action, he left the club in the summer of 2025 and effectively stepped away from the game.
He has since chosen a new path in music. In a past interview he said, “I lived my life believing I was Michael Jackson.”
House has steadily focused on music, posting videos on social media of himself singing in cars and on the street, and he now lists his occupation as musician.
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