Louis Carey
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Louis Anthony Carey[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 22 January 1977 | ||
| Place of birth | Bristol, England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Central defender | ||
| Youth career | |||
| ?–1995 | Bristol City | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1995–2004 | Bristol City | 318 | (5) |
| 2004–2005 | Coventry City | 23 | (0) |
| 2005–2014 | Bristol City | 247 | (7) |
| 2015 | Shepton Mallet | 9 | (1) |
| Total | 597 | (13) | |
| International career | |||
| 1998 | Scotland U21 | 1 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Louis Anthony Carey (born 22 January 1977) is a former professional footballer who played as a central defender. Though born in England, Carey was eligible to play for Scotland at international level through his grandparents, and played once for the Scotland U21 team.[3]
Career
Carey is a Bristol City supporter and came up through the ranks at Bristol City made his City debut in October 1995,[3] and was a regular in the first team both as a right back and centre back for 9 seasons, and was part of the side which won promotion to the Championship in 1997/1998. He signed a four-year deal in July 2000.[3]
Carey spent 6 months at Coventry City under Peter Reid and was in and out of the first team, playing 27 games in all competitions,[4] before then Bristol City manager Brian Tinnion signed him back after his contract was cancelled.[3]
On 4 August 2012, Carey was given a testimonial against local rivals Bristol Rovers, which City won 3-0.[3] Carey made his 500th appearance in all competitions for Bristol City on 15 March 2008.[3]
In July 2013, Carey was three games shy of equalling John Atyeo's appearance record for the club,[5] which he equalled in December 2013.[6] On 29 December 2013, Carey made his 646th appearance for Bristol City to become the club's new record holder.[7]
He left the club at the end of the 2013–14 season.[8]
On 16 January 2015, Carey signed for Western Premier League side Shepton Mallet on a one-year deal.
References
- ^ "Professional retain list & free transfers 2012/13" (PDF). The Football League. 18 May 2013. p. 77. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 August 2014. Retrieved 8 September 2013.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ Hugman, Barry J., ed. (2003). The PFA Footballers' Who's Who 2003/2004. Queen Anne Press. p. 78. ISBN 1-85291-651-6.
- ^ a b c d e f Bristol City official profile
- ^ Louis Carey at Soccerbase
- ^ "Louis Carey: Bristol City defender unfazed by John Atyeo's record". BBC Sport. 2 July 2013. Retrieved 23 December 2013.
- ^ "Louis Carey: Bristol City record brings mixed emotions". BBC Sport. 23 December 2013. Retrieved 23 December 2013.
- ^ "Bristol City 4–1 Stevenage". BBC Sport. 29 December 2013. Retrieved 29 December 2013.
- ^ "Louis Carey: Bristol City record holder one of four to leave". BBC Sport. 7 May 2014. Retrieved 7 May 2014.
External links
- Scotland profile at Fitbastats
- 1977 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Bristol
- English footballers
- Scottish footballers
- Scotland under-21 international footballers
- Association football defenders
- Bristol City F.C. players
- Coventry City F.C. players
- Shepton Mallet F.C. players
- English Football League players
- English people of Scottish descent