Karen Carney

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Personal information
Karen Carney

Date of birth	August 1, 1987 (1987-08-01) (age 20)
Place of birth	Solihull, England
Playing position	Winger / Forward
Club information
Current club	Arsenal Ladies
Number	14
Senior clubs¹
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
2001-2006 2006-present	Birmingham Ladies Arsenal Ladies	21 (10)
National team²
2005-present	England	38 (5)
¹ Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 14:08, 17 May 2007 (UTC). ² National team caps and goals correct as of 14:08, 22 September 2007 (UTC). * Appearances (Goals)

Karen Carney (born August 1, 1987) is a footballer who currently plays for Arsenal Ladies FC, and is one of the youngest women ever to play for England at full international level.

[edit] Club career

Carney joined Birmingham City at the age of 11, and played at various age levels for the club alongside the likes of Eniola Aluko, Hazzana Parnell and Laura Bassett. She made her first-team debut for Birmingham City in the Premiership against Fulham, at the age of just 14.

She joined Arsenal on July 13, 2006, and played a major part in the team that won four major honours in the 2006/07 season: the FA Women's Premier League, FA Women's Cup, FA Women's Premier League Cup, and the UEFA Women's Cup.

[edit] International career

Carney made her senior international debut in England's 4-1 victory over Italy in 2005, coming off the bench to score England’s fourth goal. She became the youngest player to be handed a senior debut during Hope Powell's current reign as England coach.

She then went on to become an integral part of the team at the European Championships later that year, including a last-minute winning goal in the 3–2 win over Finland, which earned her a lot of media attention.

Carney has won the FA National Young Player of the Year award in each of the last two seasons.

[edit] External links

Arsenal.com page

v • d • e England squad - 2007 FIFA Women's World Cup

1 Brown • 2 A. Scott • 3 Stoney • 4 Chapman • 5 White • 6 Phillip • 7 Carney • 8 Williams • 9 Aluko • 10 K. Smith • 11 Yankey • 12 Asante • 13 Chamberlain • 14 Unitt • 15 S. Smith • 16 J. Scott • 17 Handley • 18 Sanderson • 19 Exley • 20 Johnson • 21 Telford • Coach: Powell

v • d • e

Arsenal L.F.C. – current squad

1 Byrne • 2 Scott • 3 Tracy • 4 Ludlow • 6 White • 7 Grant • 8 Smith • 9 Sanderson • 10 Fleeting • 11 Yankey • 12 Davison • 13 Spencer • 14 Carney • 15 Flaherty • 16 Little • 17 Chapman • 18 Asante • 19 Minnaar • 20 Wicks • 21 Marsh • 22 Onzia • 23 Phillip • 24 Quantrill • 25 Coombs • 26 Madden • -- Wiltshire • -- Lloyd • -- Ford • -- Carr • -- Goddard • -- Walker • -- Cole • Manager: Akers