Andy Carroll
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| Andy Carroll | ||
| Personal information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Full name | Andrew Thomas Carroll | |
| Date of birth | January 6, 1989 | |
| Place of birth | Gateshead, England | |
| Height | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) | |
| Playing position | Target Man | |
| Club information | ||
| Current club | Newcastle United | |
| Number | 39 | |
| Youth clubs | ||
| 2005–2006 | Newcastle United | |
| Senior clubs1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 2006– 2007–2008 |
Newcastle United → Preston North End (loan) |
8 (0) 11 (1) |
| National team2 | ||
| 2007– | England U19 | 8 (4) |
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1 Senior club appearances and goals |
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Andrew Thomas "Andy" Carroll (born January 6, 1989 in Gateshead, Tyne and Wear) is an English footballer. His position is Forward and he currently plays for Newcastle United. He is mainly deployed as the Target man of the team due to his height and aerial prowess. The Gateshead-born youngster possesses good ball control and is capable of scoring with both feet.
Carroll attended Brighton Avenue Primary School and Joseph Swan School.
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[edit] Newcastle United
He was given his first-team debut in a UEFA Cup tie against Palermo on November 2, 2006, when he appeared as a late substitute and became the youngest ever player to represent Newcastle in Europe at the age of 17 years and 300 days.[1]
He made his debut in the FA Cup in the home defeat to Birmingham City, appearing as substitute for the last 10 minutes.
On 25 February 2007, Carroll made his Premiership debut for Newcastle, coming on as a substitute in the 87th minute in the 1-0 defeat to Wigan Athletic, almost scoring in the process, only a good save from Wigan Athletic goalkeeper John Filan prevented him from bagging his first goal in a Newcastle United shirt.[2]
In 2007, he won the 'Wor Jackie Milburn Trophy', given each year to the rising star of north-east football.
On July 29, 2007, Carroll scored his first senior goal in a 2-0 friendly win over Juventus, with a left foot shot. After the match, Carroll received praise from legendary Italian goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon, who tipped Carroll to have a big future.[3]
[edit] Loan period at Preston
On August 14, 2007, Carroll signed a six month loan deal with Preston North End and made his debut for them in the League Cup against Morecambe on the same day.
Carroll was sent off playing for Preston against Scunthorpe on 19th September 2007. He finally scored his first Championship goal, and his first English league goal for Preston in the game against Leicester on November 6, 2007. He returned to Newcastle in January after a rather unsuccessful time.
[edit] International Career
On September 11, 2007, Carroll made his England Under-19 debut against Belarus, scoring in the 4-0 victory.[4] Unfortunately, Carroll, along with Scott Sinclair & Ryan Bertrand, was sent home after breaking curfew.
[edit] References
- ^ Palermo (a) UEFA Cup Group Stage Game 2. nufc.com. Retrieved on July 31, 2007.
- ^ Tactical Formation. Football-Lineups.com. Retrieved on March 1, 2007.
- ^ Buffon hails Magpies starlet. Sky Sports. Retrieved on July 31, 2007.
- ^ Coach's Joy at Carroll's strike. ChronicleLive. Retrieved on September 12, 2007.
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