Andy Carroll

Andy Carroll
Carroll training with West Ham United in 2015
Personal information
Full name Andrew Thomas Carroll[1]
Date of birth (1989-01-06) 6 January 1989 (age 35)[2]
Place of birth Gateshead, England
Height 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)[3]
Position(s) Striker
Team information
Current team
Amiens
Number 99
Youth career
0000–2006 Newcastle United
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2006–2011 Newcastle United 80 (31)
2007–2008Preston North End (loan) 11 (1)
2011–2013 Liverpool 44 (6)
2012–2013West Ham United (loan) 24 (7)
2013–2019 West Ham United 102 (26)
2019–2021 Newcastle United 37 (1)
2021–2022 Reading 8 (2)
2022 West Bromwich Albion 15 (3)
2022–2023 Reading 32 (9)
2023– Amiens 28 (4)
International career
2007–2008 England U19 8 (5)
2009–2010 England U21 5 (3)
2010–2012 England 9 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 05:38, 13 April 2024 (UTC)

Andrew Thomas Carroll (born 6 January 1989) is an English professional footballer who plays as a striker for Ligue 2 club Amiens. He has played in the Premier League and English Football League for Newcastle United, Preston North End, Liverpool, West Ham United, and West Bromwich Albion, and earned nine caps for the England national team, scoring two goals.

Carroll began his professional career with Newcastle United in 2006, before spending a brief period on loan with Preston North End, during which time he scored his first league goal. He established himself as a regular in the Newcastle first team by 2008, and following Newcastle's relegation from the Premier League to the Championship in 2009, scored 17 goals in 39 appearances to help Newcastle finish first in the league, earning immediate promotion in the process. The following season he scored 11 goals in 19 appearances, before leaving for Liverpool on transfer deadline day in January, signing for a fee of £35 million, at the time the record for a British footballer.

Carroll struggled for goals at Liverpool, moving on a season-long loan to West Ham United in 2012, made permanent a year later for a fee of £15 million. He spent six injury-impacted years at West Ham, and was released in 2019 at the end of his contract. Carroll then re-signed for Newcastle, spending two years at the club until being released at the end of his contract in 2021. Carroll then moved to Reading on a short term deal leaving the club in August 2023.

Carroll played nine matches for England between 2010 and 2012, scoring twice, including one goal at UEFA Euro 2012.

  1. ^ "2019/20 Premier League squads confirmed". Premier League. 3 September 2019. Retrieved 4 February 2020.
  2. ^ "A. Carroll: Summary". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 18 May 2018.
  3. ^ "Andy Carroll: Overview". Premier League. Retrieved 15 December 2017.