Trevor Carson

Trevor Carson (born 5 March 1988) is a Northern Irish professional footballer who plays for Motherwell as a goalkeeper.

Trevor Carson
Personal information
Full name Trevor Carson[1]
Date of birth (1988-03-05) 5 March 1988[1]
Place of birth Downpatrick, Northern Ireland
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[2]
Playing position(s) Goalkeeper
Club information
Current team
 Motherwell
Number 1
Youth career
000?–2006 Sunderland
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2006–2012 Sunderland 0 (0)
2008–2009 → Chesterfield (loan) 18 (0)
2011 → Lincoln City (loan) 16 (0)
2011 → Brentford (loan) 1 (0)
2011 → Bury (loan) 8 (0)
2012 → Hull City (loan) 0 (0)
2012 → Bury (loan) 9 (0)
2012–2014 Bury 44 (0)
2013–2014 → Portsmouth (loan) 37 (0)
2014–2015 Cheltenham Town 46 (0)
2015–2017 Hartlepool United 57 (0)
2017– Motherwell 49 (0)
National team‡
Northern Ireland U17 8 (0)
Northern Ireland U18 2 (0)
Northern Ireland U19 9 (0)
Northern Ireland U20 2 (0)
2006–2009 Northern Ireland U21[3] 15 (0)
2009 Northern Ireland B 1 (0)
2018– Northern Ireland 4 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 20:32, 15 August 2020 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 20:57, 11 September 2018 (UTC)

Club career

Sunderland and loans

Carson signed professional terms during the 2004–05 season, where he was backup to Ben Alnwick for the final three games of the season. He was allocated the number 24 shirt for the 2005–06, 2006–07, 2007–08 and 2008–09 seasons. On 14 August 2008, Carson joined Chesterfield on a season long loan deal.[4] He made his professional début on a 1–0 victory against Grimsby Town keeping a clean sheet. He was recalled early in the January after a shortage of keepers due to injuries at Sunderland. He made his debut for Sunderland on 16 July, against Darlington in the 4–0 win for Sunderland. In 2009 with Craig Gordon out through injury, Steve Bruce urged Carson to push Márton Fülöp for the No.1 spot in the squad. He signed a new contract with Sunderland on 22 October 2009 which would keep him at the Stadium of Light until 2012.[5] He was loaned out to Lincoln City on 20 January 2011 until the end of the season.[6] He made his debut on 22 January against Stockport County in a 4–3 win.[7] The following season he was loaned out again in January 2012, where he went out on loaned for a month to Hull City.[8] After showing promise at Sunderland it still wasn't enough to stay at the Premier League side, and subsequently he was released on 19 May 2012.[9] After a short spell at the KC Stadium he was loaned out to Bury, where he made 9 appearances in Greater Manchester.

Bury

On 22 May 2012 it was announced that Bury had completed his signing on a two-year contract after impressing in his short loan spell. In his first season at Gigg Lane he made 39 league appearances, but Bury were relegated to the Fourth Tier (League 2).[10]

He was released by Bury on 1 May 2014.

Portsmouth

On 3 October 2013 Carson joined Portsmouth in a three-month loan deal. Carson was given the number 40 shirt and made his debut in a league match against Rochdale, he kept a clean sheet in a 3–0 victory. He established himself as number one ahead of John Sullivan and Phil Smith. He set himself up to be signed up permanently in January 2014, when Carson outlined that he was keen to stay at the South Coast Club.[11]

Cheltenham Town

On 30 June 2014 Carson joined Cheltenham Town on a free transfer after his release from Bury.[12]

Hartlepool United

On 15 June 2015, Carson signed for Hartlepool after Cheltenham's relegation.[13]

Motherwell

On 6 June 2017 Carson joined Motherwell for an undisclosed fee from Hartlepool United, on a three-year contract.[14] On 7 January 2020, he signed a new two-and-a-half-year contract, keeping him at Fir Park until 2022.[15]

International career

He played two games in two days when appearing for Northern Ireland U21s in Wuppertal, Germany on 5 September 2008, with his side losing 3–0, before making a dash back to Chesterfield to play in a 1–0 win over Rotherham United. He also represented Northern Ireland B in a 3–0 defeat against Scotland B in May 2009.[16]

In January 2013 he was called up to the full Northern Ireland squad for their game with Malta, but was forced to withdraw with a broken finger. In May 2015 he was called up again for a friendly against Romania.[17] He made his international debut on 24 March 2018, against South Korea at Windsor Park.[18]

Career statistics
As of match played 15 August 2020
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Sunderland 2008–09[19] Premier League 0000000000
2009–10[20] Premier League 0000000000
2010–11[21] Premier League 0000000000
2011–12[22] Premier League 0000000000
Total 0000000000
Chesterfield (loan) 2008–09[19] League Two 180200000200
Lincoln City (loan) 2010–11[21] League Two 160000000160
Brentford (loan) 2010–11[21] League One 1000000010
Bury (loan) 2011–12[22] League One 170000000170
Hull City (loan) 2011–12[22] Championship 0000000000
Bury 2012–13[23] League One 39030102[lower-alpha 1]0450
2013–14[24] League Two 5000000050
Total 440301020500
Portsmouth (loan) 2013–14[24] League Two 36010002[lower-alpha 1]0390
Cheltenham Town 2014–15[25] League Two 46020102[lower-alpha 1]0510
Hartlepool United 2015–16[26] League Two 340400000380
2016–17[27] League Two 230200000250
Total 570600000630
Motherwell 2017–18[28] Scottish Premiership 330508000460
2018–19[29] Scottish Premiership 120005000170
2019–20[30] Scottish Premiership 0000000000
2020–21[31] Scottish Premiership 4000000040
Total 4905013000670
Career total 2850190150603250
  1. Appearances in the Football League Trophy

Personal life

On 23 November 2018, it was reported that Carson had developed Deep vein thrombosis.[32]

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References
  1. Hugman, Barry J., ed. (2009). The PFA Footballers' Who's Who 2009–10. Mainstream Publishing. ISBN 978-1-84596-474-0.
  2. "Player Profile". Premier League. Retrieved 24 March 2011.
  3. Rollin, Glenda; Rollin, Jack, eds. (2012). Sky Sports Football Yearbook 2012–2013 (43rd ed.). London: Headline. p. 973. ISBN 978-0-7553-6356-8.
  4. "Carson joins Chesterfield on loan". BBC Sport. 14 August 2008. Retrieved 23 January 2011.
  5. "Carson signs new Sunderland deal". BBC Sport. 22 October 2009. Retrieved 23 January 2011.
  6. "Lincoln City sign Sunderland keeper Trevor Carson". BBC Sport. 20 January 2011. Retrieved 23 January 2011.
  7. "Stockport 3–4 Lincoln City". BBC Sport. 22 January 2011. Retrieved 23 January 2011.
  8. "Hull City sign Sunderland keeper Trevor Carson on loan". BBC Sport. 13 January 2012. Retrieved 13 January 2012.
  9. "Craig Gordon released by Sunderland as nine players leave". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation. 19 May 2012. Retrieved 19 May 2012.
  10. "Bury sign Sunderland goalkeeper Trevor Carson on two-year deal". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation. 22 May 2012. Retrieved 22 May 2012.
  11. "Carson Arrives on Loan". Portsmouth F.C. 3 October 2013. Retrieved 3 October 2013.
  12. "Trevor Carson: Cheltenham Town sign former Bury goalkeeper". BBC Sport. BBC. 30 June 2014. Retrieved 1 July 2014.
  13. "Trevor Carson: Hartlepool sign up Cheltenham goalkeeper". BBC Sport. 15 June 2015. Retrieved 1 August 2020.
  14. "Carson Joins From Pools". motherwellfc.co.uk. Motherwell F.C. 6 June 2017. Retrieved 6 June 2017.
  15. "Motherwell: Trevor Carson signs two-and-a-half-year contract". BBC Sport. 7 January 2020. Retrieved 7 January 2020.
  16. Scotland B 3 – 0 N Ireland B : Debutant Boyd shines as Scotland B outing proves worthwhile for Burley, The Scotsman, 7 May 2009,
  17. "Cheltenham Town goalkeeper Trevor Carson named in Northern Ireland squad". gloucestershireecho.co.uk. 21 May 2015. Retrieved 10 June 2016.
  18. Petrie, Richard (24 March 2018). "Northern Ireland 2–1 South Korea". BBC Sport. Retrieved 4 March 2018.
  19. "Games played by Trevor Carson in 2008/2009". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 24 October 2017.
  20. "Games played by Trevor Carson in 2009/2010". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 24 October 2017.
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  23. "Games played by Trevor Carson in 2012/2013". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 24 October 2017.
  24. "Games played by Trevor Carson in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 24 October 2017.
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  29. "Games played by Trevor Carson in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 18 July 2018.
  30. "Games played by Trevor Carson in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 5 July 2019.
  31. "Games played by Trevor Carson in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 3 August 2020.
  32. "Trevor Carson ruled out for indefinite period". Motherwell FC. 23 November 2018.
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