Scott Carson

Scott Carson
Carson in 2007
Personal information
Full name Scott Paul Carson[1]
Date of birth (1985-09-03) 3 September 1985 (age 39)[2]
Place of birth Whitehaven, England
Height 6 ft 3 in (1.90 m)[3]
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
Manchester City
Number 33
Youth career
2000–2001 Cleator Moor Celtic
2001–2002 Workington
2002–2003 Leeds United
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2003–2005 Leeds United 3 (0)
2005–2008 Liverpool 4 (0)
2006Sheffield Wednesday (loan) 9 (0)
2006–2007Charlton Athletic (loan) 36 (0)
2007–2008Aston Villa (loan) 35 (0)
2008–2011 West Bromwich Albion 110 (0)
2011–2013 Bursaspor 63 (0)
2013–2015 Wigan Athletic 50 (0)
2015–2021 Derby County 158 (0)
2019–2021Manchester City (loan) 1 (0)
2021– Manchester City 0 (0)
International career
2003 England U18 2 (0)
2004–2007 England U21 29 (0)
2006–2007 England B 2 (0)
2007–2011 England 4 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 9 March 2023 (UTC)

Scott Paul Carson (born 3 September 1985) is an English professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Premier League club Manchester City.

Carson joined the Leeds United academy in 2002, making his full first-team debut for Leeds against Manchester United in February 2004. In January 2005, he moved to Liverpool for a £750,000 fee and was called up for the England senior team later that year. He made nine appearances for Liverpool, including the UEFA Champions League quarter-final victory over Juventus in April 2005, before going on loan to Sheffield Wednesday, Charlton Athletic and Aston Villa in successive seasons to gain experience. After his return to Liverpool from his loan spell at Aston Villa at the end of the 2007–08 season, he joined West Bromwich Albion for a £3.25 million fee in July 2008. In 2011, he moved to Bursaspor of Turkey. After two years in Turkey, he moved back to England with Wigan Athletic, where he remained until 2015 when he signed for Derby County. Carson joined reigning Premier League champions Manchester City on loan in August 2019 to provide cover for Ederson and Claudio Bravo. He signed permanently for Manchester City in 2021.

Carson made his first appearance for the England under-21 team in February 2004 and later set a record of 29 caps for the under-21 team. Following the 2007 UEFA European Under-21 Championship, Carson made his full debut for the England senior team against Austria in November 2007.

  1. ^ "Club list of registered players: As at 19th May 2018: Derby County" (PDF). English Football League. p. 14. Archived (PDF) from the original on 15 June 2018. Retrieved 17 June 2018.
  2. ^ "Scott Carson: Overview". Premier League. Archived from the original on 3 June 2023. Retrieved 3 June 2023.
  3. ^ "Scott Carson". Derby County F.C. Archived from the original on 13 January 2018. Retrieved 13 January 2018.