David Carney
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| David Carney | ||
| Personal information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Full name | David Raymond Carney | |
| Date of birth | November 30, 1983 | |
| Place of birth | Sydney, Australia | |
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 111⁄2 in) | |
| Playing position | Left Winger, Left Back | |
| Club information | ||
| Current club | Sheffield United | |
| Number | 14 | |
| Youth clubs | ||
1999–2000 2000–2003 |
Macarthur Rams NSWIS Everton |
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| Senior clubs1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 2003–2004 2004 2004–2005 2005–2007 2007– |
Oldham Athletic Halifax Town Hamilton Academical Sydney FC Sheffield United |
0 (0) 3 (0) 8 (0) 39 (7) 21 (2) |
| National team2 | ||
| 2003 2006– |
Australia U-20 Australia |
2 (0) 11 (1) |
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1 Senior club appearances and goals |
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David Raymond Carney (born November 30, 1983 in Sydney, Australia) is an Australian footballer who currently plays as a right midfielder for Sheffield United in the Football League Championship and as a left wing back for Australia.
In 2006 Carney was an integral part of Sydney FC's inaugural A-League championship winning side, attracting the attention of clubs in Germany and Romania, before his move to the Blades in August 2007. Before joining Sheffield United, Carney played for Oldham Athletic, Halifax Town, Hamilton Academical and Sydney FC.
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[edit] Career
[edit] Junior Career
At the age of 16, David Carney moved to England after impressing in a trial match and signing for Everton There he played in various youth and reserve teams alongside Manchester United star Wayne Rooney, most notably at the 2002 FA Youth Cup final. After not securing a permanent contract at Everton F.C., he left the club in 2003. David Moyes told Carney upon releasing him "...sometimes you need to take one step back to take another one forward."[1] He had brief stints on month-to-month contracts at Oldham Athletic, Halifax Town and finally Hamilton Academical before electing to return to Australia.
[edit] Sydney FC
Carney trialled for newly formed A-League side Sydney FC in March 2005 and was signed to a one year deal after impressing coach Pierre Littbarski. He was an immediate success at the club, scoring twice at the Club World Championship Australian Qualifying Tournament, including the only goal of the final, and again at the Oceania Club Championship to help ensure the club's qualification for the Club World Championship. On December 16, 2005, Carney scored the winning goal against African champions El Ahly to secure Sydney FC 5th place at the tournament.
In the 2005-06 A-League season, Carney was an essential part of Sydney FC's success. He made 24 appearances (22 starts), scoring 6 goals and creating a further 6 assists. His dribbling and occasional goal poaching made Carney a genuine crowd favourite at Sydney FC, earned him the nickname "Super David Carney" or "Super Dave" and attracted the attention of clubs in Europe.
[edit] Overseas trials
Carney's initial contract expired at the end of the 2006 season, and after strong rumours linking a move to Romanian club FC Steaua Bucureşti [2], he was offered trials in Germany at Bundesliga side Mönchengladbach and promoted second division club Alemannia Aachen.[3] Despite scoring twice in a trial match and being offered a deal by Aachen he decided against signing for the club, citing "the language factor" as the main reason for declining the move.[citation needed]
[edit] 2006-2007 season
He remained loyal to Sydney FC and re-signed for another season. A shoulder injury required surgery and sidelined him for the early part of the season. He made 14 appearances (12 starts), scoring one goal and providing 2 assists. Carney played in Sydney FC's appearances in the AFC Champions League and his good form was rewarded with selection in the Australian national football team to play a friendly match against Uruguay in Sydney, and in the AFC Asian Cup tournament in Thailand and Malaysia.
[edit] Sheffield United
FourFourTwo magazine reported on 29 July 2007 that Carney had left - with his club's leave - for a trial and transfer talks with Football League Championship side Sheffield United,[4] reportedly offering a three-year contract. This was confirmed on the 4 August, for a transfer fee of AU$125,000.[5] He was unveiled as a new signing at Sheffield United before their friendly game with Nottingham Forest alongside fellow Summer signing James Beattie.
Carney played 90 minutes in each of Sheffield United's first two Football League Cup ties, setting up two goals.[6] He made his first starting appearance in the Championship for Sheffield United in a 2-0 defeat at Bristol City on 6 October 2007. Carney was the Blades' stand out player in their League Cup defeat to Premiership contenders Arsenal[citation needed] and has since played a role in their victories against Ipswich, Stoke City, Charlton Athletic and Coventry in the Championship. These performances and his displays in the Australian national team reportedly led to interest from German clubs Bayern Munich, VfL Bochum and Kaiserslautern; and a £2.3 million bid from Belgian champions Anderlecht.[7]
Carney steered Sheffield United past Barclays Premier League side Bolton Wanderers, securing a position in the fourth round of the FA Cup, with the only goal of the third round tie.
Having been rested for the fourth round tie with Manchester City, Carney scored the equaliser for the Blades in their league match against Watford in January 2008 followed by a slick finish for the equaliser at Colchester United in the same week before flying out to Melbourne for Australia's first World Cup qualifier on 6th February.
[edit] International career
Carney made the Australian national team squad for the trip to Bahrain in February 2006 to play in the Socceroos first ever match in Asia, and made his full début as a second half substitute. Carney played in his second full international against Kuwait in Sydney, Australia in August 2006. Carney played a full game in the Socceroos 3-0 win over Qatar in their first 2010 World Cup qualifier on 6th February 2008.
[edit] 2007 Asian Cup
During the Asian Cup championship, Carney was selected to play in the starting line-up for Australia against co-host nation Thailand in the final game of the group matches. Australia won 4-0 and advanced to the quarter finals of the competition, where they faced Japan. Carney played from start to finish in the Asian Cup quarter final, a match that ended 1-1 after 90 minutes, and remained the same score after 30 minutes of extra time. Japan won 4-3 after penalties were taken to break the deadlock with Carney striking Australia's third and final penalty goal. During the Asian Cup, David Carney was played at left full back, impressing in both matches. He subsequently played in left back in Australia's 1-0 defeat against Argentina in September 2007. In his next international, against Nigeria in November 2007, Carney scored from 30 yards to give the Socceroos a 1-0 win.
[edit] Player of the Season
Australian magazine FourFourTwo named Carney as the Socceroo's Player of the Season for 2007-08 ahead of established Premiership players Harry Kewell, Lucas Neill and Mark Viduka.
[edit] Club statistics
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Europe | Others | Total | ||||||
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| App | Goals | App | Goals | App | Goals | App | Goals | App | Goals | App | Goals | ||
| Sheffield United | 2007-081 | 21 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 3 |
| Sydney FC | 2005-07 | 37 | 7 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 1 | 39 | 8 |
| Hamilton Academical | 2004-05 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| Halifax Town A.F.C. | 2003-04 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Oldham | 2003-04 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | 68 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 78 | 12 | |
1 Last updated 30 March 2008
[edit] Honours
With Sydney FC:
Personal Honours:
[edit] References
- ^ Carney thanks Yorke
- ^ "Three Sydney Players off to Romania", February 21, 2006.
- ^ "Carney to choose Sydney over Borussia Monchengladbach", May 4, 2006. Original source (dead link): http://www.tribalfootball.com/may/austnews1030506.html
- ^ "Now Carney is off for trial"Retrieved on July 30, 2007
- ^ "Carney sold... for just $125K", FourFourTwo Australia, 2007-08-04. Retrieved on 2007-08-05.
- ^ "Blades Suit Me, Says David", Sheffield United official website, 2007-08-17. Retrieved on 2007-08-30.
- ^ "Interest in Carney soars", 2007-12-17. Retrieved on 2007-12-18.
[edit] External links
- Sheffield United profile
- FFA - Socceroo profile
- Oz Football profile
- David Carney career stats at Soccerbase
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