Stuart Carswell
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Stuart Carswell | ||
Date of birth | [1] | 9 September 1993||
Place of birth | Bellshill, Scotland[1] | ||
Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)[1] | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Dumbarton | ||
Number | 6 | ||
Youth career | |||
2009–2011 | Motherwell | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2011–2015 | Motherwell | 86 | (0) |
2015–2016 | St Mirren | 20 | (0) |
2016 | Keflavík | 12 | (0) |
2017– | Dumbarton | 98 | (3) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:53, 7 March 2020 (UTC) |
Stuart Carswell (born 9 September 1993) is a Scottish professional footballer, who plays as a midfielder for Scottish League One side Dumbarton. Carswell has previously played for Motherwell, St Mirren, as well as Icelandic side Keflavík.
Career
Motherwell
Born in Bellshill, and a product of the Fir Park club's youth system, Carswell starred in the Motherwell under-19 side that finished second behind Celtic in the 2009–10 Scottish Premier League under-19 season. Carswell made his first team debut in the 0–0 draw against Hearts on 9 April 2011,[2] playing the full 90 minutes.
On 3 February 2012, Carswell signed a new contract, keeping him at Motherwell until 2014.[3] That was extended by a further year on 21 March 2013.[4] On 2 June 2015, Motherwell announced that Carswell was amongst the players leaving the club, with his contract having expired.[5]
St Mirren
Carswell signed a two-year contract with St Mirren on 29 June 2015.[6] He decided to leave St Mirren at the end of the 2015–16 season having made 24 appearances for the club.[7]
Keflavík
After leaving St Mirren, Carswell signed for Icelandic side Keflavík in July 2016,[8] making his debut in a goalless draw with Leiknir R.[9] Carswell left Keflavík at the end of the 2016 season wanting to progress his career back home.[10]
Dumbarton
Carswell joined Scottish Championship side Dumbarton on 5 January 2017.[11] After playing in every game following his arrival at 'The Rock', He signed a new deal in May 2017.[12] He scored his first goal in senior football for the club, in his 151st game, with a free-kick winner in a Scottish Cup tie against Elgin City,[13] his next goal also came in a 1-0 success, as he rifled in a 'magnificent' 25 yard strike in a 1–0 victory against Alloa Athletic in the Scottish Championship playoff final.[14] Despite the club's relegation to Scottish League One Carswell signed a new one-year deal in June 2018.[15] He scored his first goal in league football, the third in a 4–0 victory against East Fife, in October 2018.[16] After impressing in both central midfield and central defence, Carswell was named Dumbarton's Player of the Year for the 2018–19 season.[17] He renewed his deal with the club in June 2019 where he was appointed club captain.[18] He made his 100th appearance for the club in August 2019.[19] He extended his deal for a fifth season with the club in July 2020.[20]
Career statistics
Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | |||||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Motherwell | 2010–11 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
2011–12 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 | |
2012–13 | 23 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 26 | 0 | |
2013–14 | 28 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 32 | 0 | |
2014–15 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 21 | 0 | |
Total | 88 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 99 | 0 | |
St Mirren | 2015–16 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 24 | 0 |
Keflavík | 2016 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 |
Dumbarton | 2016–17 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 |
2017–18 | 26 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 38 | 2 | |
2018–19 | 31 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 38 | 2 | |
2019–20 | 25 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 31 | 1 | |
2020–21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Career total | 216 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 19 | 1 | 259 | 5 |
References
- ^ a b c "Stuart Carswell profile". Official Motherwell FC Site. Retrieved 21 February 2014.
- ^ "Hearts 0–0 Motherwell". BBC Sport. 9 April 2011. Retrieved 9 April 2011.
- ^ "Carswell agrees deal to 2014". Motherwell F.C. 3 February 2012. Retrieved 3 February 2012.
- ^ "Carswell signs contract extension". Motherwell F.C. 21 March 2013. Retrieved 21 March 2013.
- ^ "Scott McDonald joins Motherwell exodus as 16 players leave the club". STV Sport. 2 June 2015. Retrieved 5 June 2015.
- ^ "St Mirren land midfielder Stuart Carswell". BBC. 29 June 2015. Retrieved 29 June 2015.
- ^ "Squad Update". St Mirren FC. 3 May 2016. Retrieved 3 May 2016.
- ^ Einarsson, Magnús Már (15 July 2016). "Fyrrum miðjumaður úr skosku úrvalsdeildinni í Keflavík (Staðfest)" [The former midfielder from the Scottish Premier League in Keflavik (AP)] (in Icelandic). Fotbolti.net. Retrieved 17 July 2016.
- ^ "Keflavík – Leiknir R. 0–0" (in Icelandic). KSI. Retrieved 17 July 2016.
- ^ "Tveir Skotar fara frá Keflavík – Óvíst með Magnús Þóri" [Two Scots go from Keflavik – Uncertain with Ásmundsson] (in Icelandic). 23 November 2016. Retrieved 2 December 2016.
- ^ Findlay, Alan (5 January 2016). "Transfer window – signing news". Retrieved 5 January 2017.
- ^ Findlay, Alan. "PLAYERS AGREE TERMS WITH GAFFER". Dumbarton Football Club. Retrieved 24 May 2017.
- ^ Barrow, Simon. "SONS BEAT ELGIN IN SCOTTISH CUP". Dumbarton Football Club. Retrieved 18 November 2017.
- ^ McLauchlin, Brian (9 May 2018). "Alloa Athletic 0-1 Dumbarton". BBC Sport. Retrieved 9 May 2018.
- ^ Findlay, Alan (21 June 2018). "SQUAD NEWS: CARSY SIGNS UP FOR NEW SEASON". Dumbarton Football Club.
- ^ Galloway, Andy (27 October 2018). "Dumbarton (4) v East Fife (0)". Dumbarton Football Club.
- ^ "Sonstrust Awards 2018/19". Facebook.com/Sonstrust. 27 April 2019.
- ^ Galloway, Andy (19 June 2019). "PLAYER OF THE YEAR IS BACK". Dumbarton Football Club.
- ^ Galloway, Andy. "ONE CENTURY HIT AND ANOTHER APPROACHING!". Dumbarton Football Club. Retrieved 3 September 2019.
- ^ "Dumbarton Football Club - THE CAPTAIN IS BACK ON BOARD!". www.dumbartonfootballclub.com. Retrieved 27 July 2020.
External links
- Stuart Carswell at Soccerbase
- KSÍ profile
- 1993 births
- Living people
- People educated at Uddingston Grammar School
- Footballers from Bellshill
- Scottish footballers
- Association football midfielders
- Motherwell F.C. players
- St Mirren F.C. players
- Knattspyrnudeild Keflavík players
- Scottish Premier League players
- Scottish Professional Football League players
- Expatriate footballers in Iceland
- British expatriates in Iceland
- Dumbarton F.C. players