 Carson training with Dundee in 2023 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Trevor Carson[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 5 March 1988[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Killyleagh, Northern Ireland | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Dundee | ||
| Number | 31 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Killyleagh Boys | |||
| 2004–2007 | Sunderland | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2007–2012 | Sunderland | 0 | (0) |
| 2008–2009 | → Chesterfield (loan) | 18 | (0) |
| 2011 | → Lincoln City (loan) | 16 | (0) |
| 2011 | → Brentford (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| 2011 | → Bury (loan) | 8 | (0) |
| 2012 | → Hull City (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 2012 | → Bury (loan) | 9 | (0) |
| 2012–2014 | Bury | 44 | (0) |
| 2013–2014 | → Portsmouth (loan) | 37 | (0) |
| 2014–2015 | Cheltenham Town | 46 | (0) |
| 2015–2017 | Hartlepool United | 57 | (0) |
| 2017–2021 | Motherwell | 57 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | Dundee United | 4 | (0) |
| 2022 | → Morecambe (loan) | 21 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | St Mirren | 37 | (0) |
| 2023– | Dundee | 27 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| Northern Ireland U17 | 8 | (0) | |
| Northern Ireland U18 | 2 | (0) | |
| Northern Ireland U19 | 9 | (0) | |
| Northern Ireland U20 | 2 | (0) | |
| 2006–2009 | Northern Ireland U21[3] | 15 | (0) |
| 2009 | Northern Ireland B | 1 | (0) |
| 2018– | Northern Ireland | 8 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15:44, 27 October 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 21:55, 21 March 2022 (UTC) | |||
Trevor Carson (born 5 March 1988) is a Northern Irish professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Scottish Premiership club Dundee.
Born in Killyleagh, Northern Ireland, Carson started his youth career with Killyleagh Boys before moving to Sunderland in 2004. He signed his first professional contract with Sunderland in 2006 before several loan spells at Chesterfield, Lincoln City, Brentford, Bury and Hull City. He was released by Sunderland in 2012, re-joining Bury permanently. After two seasons with Bury, as well as a loan spell with Portsmouth, Carson signed for Cheltenham Town. Carson suffered relegation with Cheltenham despite winning the Player of the Year award. Subsequently, Carson would have a successful two seasons with Hartlepool United. He won the club's Player of the Year award with Hartlepool in his first season but was relegated in his second season. In 2017, Carson moved to Scotland, signing for Motherwell for an undisclosed fee. He spent four seasons with Motherwell, before shorter spells with Dundee United, Morecambe and St Mirren. Since 2023, Carson has played for Dundee.
Carson has represented Northern Ireland at senior and youth level. He received his first senior call up in 2010, but made his Northern Ireland debut in 2018. In total, he has been capped 8 times for the national side.
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