Josh Carson

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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 32)[2]
Place of birth Ballymena, Northern Ireland
Height 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)[2]
Position
Team information
Current team
 Ballymena United
Youth career
2009–2010 Ipswich Town
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2013 Ipswich Town 31 (5)
2013 → York City (loan) 5 (0)
2013–2016 York City 75 (7)
2016–2017 Linfield 13 (2)
2017–2024 Coleraine 195 (21)
2024- Ballymena United 0 (0)
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– Northern Ireland 4 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 1 October 2023
‡ National team caps and goals as of 14:47, 20 February 2018 (UTC)

Joshua Glyn Carson (born 3 June 1993) is a Northern Irish footballer who plays as a midfielder or a winger for NIFL Premiership club Ballymena United.

Carson started his career with Ipswich Town's youth system in February 2009, before signing a professional contract in July 2010. He broke into the first team during the 2010–11 season, and was loaned to League Two club York City in March 2013. After being released by Ipswich, Carson joined York permanently in September 2013. He remained with York for three seasons before his release in 2016.

Club career

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Ipswich Town

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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 first-team debut for Ipswich on 19 March 2011 in the home match against Scunthorpe United.[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]

In February 2012, Carson signed a new two-year contract, with the option of a further year, at Ipswich.[6] He joined League Two club York City on 14 March 2013 on a one-month loan,[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.[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

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Carson playing for York City in 2015

Carson signed for York City permanently on 12 September 2013 on a contract until the end of the 2013–14 season.[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] He was released by York when his contract expired at the end of 2015–16.[14]

Linfield

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On 3 August 2016, Carson joined NIFL Premiership club Linfield.[15] He made 15 appearances, scoring 2 goals, as Linfield won the 2016–17 NIFL Premiership title.[16]

Coleraine

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On 11 May 2017, Carson signed for Linfield's NIFL Premiership rivals Coleraine on a two-year contract.[17] He was a part of the Coleraine team that won the 2018 Irish Cup.

International career

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Carson was capped at under-16, under-17, under-18 and under-19 level for Northern Ireland.[2] He played 13 times for the under-21 team from 2010 to 2013.[18] He made his senior international debut on 24 May 2011 in a 5–0 away defeat to the Republic of Ireland.[2]

Personal life

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Born in Ballymena, County Antrim, Carson attended Parkhall College in Antrim, County Antrim.[19]

Career statistics

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Club

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As of match played 31 October 2020
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup[a] 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[20] 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[21] League Two 22 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 23 2
2015–16[22] League Two 22 1 0 0 2 0 1[b] 0 25 1
Total 80 7 2 1 2 0 1 0 85 8
Linfield 2016–17[16] NIFL Premiership 13 2 1 0 0 0 1[c] 0 15 2
Coleraine 2017–18[16] NIFL Premiership 32 9 3 1 0 0 3[d] 1 38 11
2018–19[16] NIFL Premiership 27 2 2 0 1 1 2[e] 1 32 4
2019–20[16] NIFL Premiership 28 3 2 0 4 1 0 0 34 4
2020–21[16] NIFL Premiership 4 0 0 0 0 0 3[f] 0 7 0
Total 91 14 7 1 5 2 8 2 111 19
Career total 215 28 11 2 8 2 10 2 244 34
  1. ^ Appearances in FA Cup and Irish Cup
  2. ^ Appearance in Football League Trophy
  3. ^ Appearance in Scottish Challenge Cup
  4. ^ Two appearances in UEFA Europa League, one appearance and one goal in NIFL Charity Shield
  5. ^ One appearance and one goal in Scottish Challenge Cup, one appearance in UEFA Europa League play-offs
  6. ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa League

International

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As of match played 15 August 2012[23]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Northern Ireland 2011 2 0
2012 2 0
Total 4 0

Honours

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Linfield

Coleraine

Individual

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