Karen Carney

Karen Carney

Personal information
Full name	Karen Julia Carney
Date of birth	1 August 1987 (1987-08-01)
Place of birth	Solihull, England
Height	5 ft 3 in (1.60 m)
Playing position	Forward
Club information
Current club	Birmingham City L.F.C.
Number	10
Youth career
1998–2001	Birmingham City L.F.C.
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
2001–2006	Birmingham City L.F.C.
2006–2009	Arsenal L.F.C.	54	(28)
2009–2010	Chicago Red Stars	38	(3)
2011–	Birmingham City L.F.C.	13	(3)
National team‡
2005–	England	72	(13)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 20:37, 21 December 2010 (UTC). † Appearances (Goals). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 23:08, 6 March 2012 (UTC)

Karen Julia Carney (born 1 August 1987, in Solihull) is an English football forward. She is signed to Birmingham City of the FA WSL and is a member of the England women's national football team.

Club career

Start at Birmingham City

Carney joined Birmingham City L.F.C. at the age of 11 and played at various age levels for the club alongside the likes of Eniola Aluko, Hazzana Parnell and Laura Bassett. She made her first-team debut for Birmingham City in the FA Women's Premier League National Division against Fulham L.F.C. at the age of 14.

Move to Arsenal

Carney joined Arsenal L.F.C. on 13 July 2006, and played a major part in the team that won four major honours in the 2006/07 season: the FA Women's Premier League, FA Women's Cup, FA Women's Premier League Cup, and the UEFA Women's Cup. She made 21 appearances in the Premier League in her first season and scored 10 goals. In all competitions, she made 36 appearances and scored 13 goals.

The following season saw Carney take on a greater role at Arsenal. She made 20 Premier League appearances and scored 10 goals. In all competitions, she made 34 appearances and scored 17 goals.

2008/2009 would mark Carney's final season with Arsenal. She made 13 Premier League appearances and scored eight goals. In all competitions, she made 21 appearances and scored 12 goals.

Headed overseas

Chicago Red Stars of the WPS made Carney their first signing on 27 January 2009. It was confirmed the following day by Arsenal.

She was selected by Chicago Red Stars in the third round (19th overall) of the 2008 WPS International Draft. She joined Head Coach Emma Hayes, who had served as Arsenal Ladies Football Club's first team assistant coach.

In the inaugural 2009 Women's Professional Soccer season, Carney appeared in and started 17 games (1471 minutes) and scored two goals while assisting on another.

Return to Birmingham City

When Chicago Red Stars folded ahead of their 2011 season, Carney re-signed for Birmingham City.

International career

Carney made her senior international debut in England's 4-1 victory over Italy in 2005, coming off the bench to score England’s fourth goal. She became the youngest player to be handed a senior debut during Hope Powell's reign as England coach.

She then went on to become an integral part of the team at the UEFA Women's Euro 2005 later that year, including scoring a last-minute, game-winning goal in the 3–2 win over Finland, which earned her significant media attention.

Carney won the FA National Young Player of the Year award in 2005 and 2006.

International goals

Scores and results list England's goal tally first.

#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Result	Competition	Scored
1	17 February 2005	National Hockey Stadium, Milton Keynes	Italy	4–1	Friendly	1
2	9 March 2005	Paderne	Northern Ireland	4–0	Algarve Cup	1
3	5 June 2005	City of Manchester Stadium, Manchester	Finland	3–2	2005 UEFA Championship	1
4	9 March 2006	Carrow Road, Norwich	Iceland	1–0	Friendly	1
5	8 March 2007	National Hockey Stadium, Milton Keynes	Russia	6–0	Friendly	1
6	25 November 2007	New Meadow, Shrewsbury	Spain	1–0	2009 UEFA Championship Qual.	1
7	28 September 2008	Ďolíček, Prague	Czech Republic	5–1	UEFA Euro 2009 Qual.	1
8	2 October 2008	Estadio Ruta de la Plata, Spain	Spain	2–2	2009 UEFA Championship Qual.	1
9	7 March 2009	Paralimni Stadium, Paralimni	France	2–2	Cyprus Cup	1
10	28 August 2009	Finnair Stadium, Helsinki	Russia	3–2	2009 UEFA Championship	1
11	10 September 2009	Olympic Stadium, Helsinki	Germany	2–6	2009 UEFA Championship	1
12	17 May 2011	Kassam Stadium, Oxford	Sweden	2–0	Friendly	1
13	28 February 2012	GSP Stadium, Larnaca	Finland	3–1	Cyprus Cup	1

External links

• Karen Carney – FIFA competition record
• FA player profile
• Chicago Red Stars player profile