Andrew Carleton

Andrew Carleton
Personal information
Full name	Andrew James Carleton
Date of birth	June 22, 2000 (age 24)
Place of birth	Powder Springs, Georgia, United States
Height	1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s)	Winger
Team information
Current team	Atlanta United
Number	30
Youth career
2016	Georgia United
Senior career*
Years	Team
2016	→ Charleston Battery (loan)
2017–	Atlanta United
2018	→ Atlanta United 2 (loan)
International career‡
2015	United States U15
2015–2017	United States U17
2015–	United States U18
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of October 14, 2018; ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of February 13, 2017

Andrew James Carleton (born June 22, 2000) is an American soccer player who plays for Atlanta United FC. Carleton has featured on several United States youth national teams.

Early life

Carleton was born in Powder Springs, Georgia and at the youth level played for Georgia United.

Personal life

Carlton has two brothers named Alan and Johnny and two sisters named Erin and Erica. Alan plays for Atlanta United's youth team, Erin plays for Concorde Fire FC, and Johnny and Erica play for Southern Soccer Association.^[1]^{[citation needed]}

Professional career

On June 9, 2016, Carleton signed with Major League Soccer side Atlanta United FC as a HGP.^[2] He spent the 2016 season on loan with United Soccer League side Charleston Battery. He made his first appearance on September 7, 2016 against FC Montreal.^[3] On September 10, 2016, Carleton became the youngest American professional player in history to start a USL match.^[4] On September 17, 2016, Carleton recorded his first professional assist for the Battery. On February 11, 2017, he made his debut for Atlanta United and scored during the second half of the team's first preseason game against Chattanooga FC. Carleton made his MLS debut on May 20, 2017 as an 85th minute substitution against Houston Dynamo. The 16 year old was given a standing ovation at a sold out Bobby Dodd Stadium.^[5] Andrew provided his first career assist in a 4–1 win against Vancouver on March 17, 2018.

On April 21, 2018, while on loan to Atlanta United 2, Carleton scored his first professional goal, a penalty kick in a 1-1 draw against Louisville City FC.

Career statistics

As of 6 June 2018^[6]

Club	Season	League		League Cup		Domestic Cup		Continental		Total
Club	Season	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Charleston Battery	2016	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	4	0
Charleston Battery	Total	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	4	0
Atlanta United	2017	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	2	0
	2018	5	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	6	1
	Total	5	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	6	1
Atlanta United 2	2018	9	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	9	1
Atlanta United 2	Total	9	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	9	1
Career total		17	1	1	0	2	1	0	0	20	2

References

^ "Concorde Fire U-16/17 Roster". June 13, 2018.
^ "Atlanta United sign youth star Andrew Carleton as first Homegrown Player". June 9, 2016.
^ "Andrew Carleton". Retrieved September 9, 2016.
^ Usry, Rob (September 14, 2016). "Andrew Carleton made some kind of history with first professional start". Dirty South Soccer. Retrieved September 15, 2016.
^ "Homegrown Andrew Carleton makes his MLS debut in front of sellout home crowd". May 22, 2017.
^ Andrew Carleton at Soccerway. Retrieved October 30, 2017.

External links

Profile at Atlanta United
Andrew Carleton at Soccerway

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[1] "Concorde Fire U-16/17 Roster". June 13, 2018.

[2] "Atlanta United sign youth star Andrew Carleton as first Homegrown Player". June 9, 2016.

[3] "Andrew Carleton". Retrieved September 9, 2016.

[4] Usry, Rob (September 14, 2016). "Andrew Carleton made some kind of history with first professional start". Dirty South Soccer. Retrieved September 15, 2016.

[5] "Homegrown Andrew Carleton makes his MLS debut in front of sellout home crowd". May 22, 2017.

[6] Andrew Carleton at Soccerway. Retrieved October 30, 2017.

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