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Josh Carson
Carson warming up for York City in 2015
Personal information
Full name Joshua Glyn Carson[1]
Date of birth (1993-06-03) 3 June 1993 (age 31)[2]
Place of birth Ballymena, Northern Ireland
Height 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)[2]
Position(s) Midfielder / Winger
Team information
Current team
 York City
Number 11
Youth career
2009–2010 Ipswich Town
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2013 Ipswich Town 31 (5)
2013 → York City (loan) 5 (0)
2013– York City 74 (7)
International career‡
Northern Ireland U16 5 (1)
Northern Ireland U17 12 (4)
Northern Ireland U18 2 (1)
Northern Ireland U19 7 (1)
2010–2013 Northern Ireland U21 12 (0)
2011–2012 Northern Ireland 4 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:17, 30 April 2016 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 21:17, 30 April 2016 (UTC)

Joshua Glyn "Josh" Carson (born 3 June 1993) is a Northern Irish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder or a winger for League Two club York City.

Club career

Ipswich Town

Born in Ballymena, County Antrim, Carson played for Greenisland Boys before joining the Ipswich Town academy in February 2009.[3] He signed a two-year professional contract at Portman Road in July 2010.[3] He made his debut for Ipswich in the home game against Scunthorpe United on 19 March 2011.[4] Carson scored his first two senior goals on his third senior appearance for Ipswich in a 2–1 victory against Crystal Palace, at Portman Road on 9 April 2011.[5] He added to his tally by netting his third goal within a week, as Ipswich beat Bristol City 1–0.[5]

Carson signed a new two-year contract, with the option of a further year, at Ipswich in February 2012.[6] He joined League Two side York City on a one-month loan on 14 March 2013,[7] making his debut in a 2–0 home defeat to Port Vale two days later.[8] Having made five appearances for York he was ruled out for the remainder of the season with a broken foot, returning to Ipswich at the end of his loan on 11 April 2013.[9] He was released by Ipswich after his contract was cancelled by mutual consent on 2 September 2013, following trials with Bristol City, Notts County and Hibernian.[10]

York City

Carson signed for York City permanently on a contract until the end of the 2013–14 season on 12 September 2013.[11] His second debut for the club came two days later as a 63rd minute substitute for Sander Puri in a 2–1 home defeat to Mansfield Town.[12] He scored his first goal for York in a 3–0 win away to Torquay United on 5 October 2013.[12] On 13 February 2014, Carson signed a contract extension until the end of the 2014/15 season.[13]

International career

Carson has been capped at under-16, under-17, under-18, under-19 and under-21 level for Northern Ireland.[2] He made his senior international debut on 24 May 2011 in a 5–0 away defeat to the Republic of Ireland.[2]

Personal life

Carson attended Parkhall College in Antrim, County Antrim.[14]

Career statistics

Club

Carson playing for York City in 2015
As of match played 30 April 2016.
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Ipswich Town 2010–11[5] Championship 9 3 0 0 0 0 — 9 3
2011–12[15] Championship 16 2 1 0 0 0 — 17 2
2012–13[8] Championship 6 0 0 0 1 0 — 7 0
Total 31 5 1 0 1 0 — 33 5
York City (loan) 2012–13[8] League Two 5 0 — — — 5 0
York City 2013–14[12] League Two 31 4 1 1 — 0 0 32 5
2014–15[16] League Two 22 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 23 2
2015–16[17] League Two 21 1 0 0 2 0 1[a] 0 24 1
Total 79 7 2 1 2 0 1 0 84 8
Career total 110 12 3 1 3 0 1 0 117 13
  1. ^ Appearance in Football League Trophy

International

As of match played 15 August 2012.[18]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Northern Ireland 2011 2 0
2012 2 0
Total 4 0

References

  1. ^ "Professional retain list & free transfers 2012/13" (PDF). The Football League. 18 May 2013. p. 17. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 August 2014.
  2. ^ a b c d "Profile of Josh Carson". Irish Football Association. Retrieved 14 March 2013.
  3. ^ a b "Josh Carson". Pride of Anglia. Retrieved 14 March 2013.
  4. ^ "Carson and Lee-Barrett Start". TWTD.co.uk. 19 March 2011. Retrieved 14 March 2013.
  5. ^ a b c "Games played by Josh Carson in 2010/2011". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 14 March 2013.
  6. ^ "Josh Carson signs new Ipswich Town contract". BBC Sport. 23 February 2012. Retrieved 14 March 2013.
  7. ^ "York City sign Ipswich midfielder Josh Carson on a month's loan". BBC Sport. 14 March 2013. Retrieved 14 March 2013.
  8. ^ a b c "Games played by Josh Carson in 2012/2013". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 28 December 2015.
  9. ^ Flett, Dave (9 April 2013). "Josh Carson ruled out of York City's relegation run-in". The Press. York. Retrieved 2 November 2013.
  10. ^ "Carson Leaves Town". TWTD.co.uk. 2 September 2013. Retrieved 10 September 2013.
  11. ^ "Josh Carson Signs For City". York City F.C. 12 September 2013. Retrieved 12 September 2013.
  12. ^ a b c "Games played by Josh Carson in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 28 December 2015.
  13. ^ "Josh Carson Extends City Deal". York City FC. 13 February 2014.
  14. ^ "Another football talent emerges from Parkhall Integrated College". Antrim Times. 26 March 2012. Retrieved 2 November 2013.
  15. ^ "Games played by Josh Carson in 2011/2012". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 14 March 2013.
  16. ^ "Games played by Josh Carson in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 21 March 2015.
  17. ^ "Games played by Josh Carson in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 30 April 2016.
  18. ^ Josh.html "Josh Carson". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 14 March 2013. {{cite web}}: Check |url= value (help)
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