Carl Cort

Carl Cort
Personal information
Full nameCarl Edward Richard Cort[1]
Date of birth1 November 1977[1]
Place of birthSouthwark, England
Height6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)[1]
Playing positionStriker
Club information
Current team
Tampa Bay Rowdies
Number25
Youth career
?–1996Wimbledon
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps†(Gls)†
1996–2000Wimbledon73(16)
1997→ Lincoln City (loan)6(1)
2000–2004Newcastle United22(7)
2004–2007Wolverhampton Wanderers94(31)
2007–2008Leicester City14(0)
2008Marbella7(1)
2008–2009Norwich City12(1)
2009–2011Brentford31(6)
2012–Tampa Bay Rowdies18(3)
National team‡
1997–2000England U2114(8)
2011–2012Guyana6(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 19 December 2014.

† Appearances (Goals).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 12 September 2012

Carl Edward Richard Cort (born 1 November 1977 in Southwark) is an Guyanese footballer who plays as a forward for Tampa Bay Rowdies in the North American Soccer League.

He has previously played for Wimbledon, Lincoln City, Newcastle United, Wolverhampton Wanderers, Leicester City, UD Marbella and Norwich City.

Career

Wimbledon

Cort, born in London of Guyanese descent, began his career with Wimbledon as a teenager. He went on a one-month loan to Lincoln City in February 1997, and when he came back to the Dons he made his debut as a substitute against Aston Villa on 9 April 1997.[2] He had to wait until the start of the next season to make his second appearance; on 13 September 1997 Cort started away against Newcastle United and scored in the first minute as Wimbledon went on to win 3–1.[3] Three days later he scored twice against Millwall in the League Cup.[4] A place in the England under-21s soon followed. Another highlight at Wimbledon was scoring a hat trick against Sunderland in the League Cup in October 1999.[5]

Newcastle United

Newcastle boss Bobby Robson paid £7 million to sign Cort on a five-year contract in the summer of 2000, seeing off competition from Tottenham Hotspur and Leicester City.[6] After making his debut against Manchester United at Old Trafford,[7] he scored on his Newcastle home debut, against Derby County,[8] but unfortunately struggled with hamstring problems and underwent surgery after only a few appearances for his new club. He did eventually return to the first team in March 2001, and went on to score five goals in ten appearances before the season ended.

In the 2001–02 season, injury ruined his season again. Cort was ruled out until March due to injuries to his ankle and knee. He travelled to the United States for specialist treatment and was treated by the same surgeon who treated future team-mate Joleon Lescott. The injuries appeared to take their toll, and Cort struggled to make an impact in the Premier League.

Wolverhampton Wanderers

Having recovered from injury, he moved to Wolverhampton Wanderers for £2 million during January 2004. He scored five goals for his new club that season but could not prevent relegation from the top flight. In the 2004–05 season, his form improved and he scored 16 goals in 40 appearances. Wolves had an indifferent season in 2005–06. Cort began the season well, scoring nine goals in the first 11 matches. Injury interrupted his season again, and by the end of May, Cort had added only two more to his tally, totalling 11 goals in 24 appearances. After the following campaign was again plagued by injury, he was released by Wolves in May 2007.

Leicester City

On 8 June 2007, Cort signed a two-year contract with Leicester City.[9] He scored his only goal for the club in a 4–3 League Cup defeat to Chelsea on 31 October.[10] Although it won Leicester City's Goal of the Month for October,[11] Cort failed to score a single league goal, and he was transfer listed on 23 December.[12] He was released by the club by mutual consent on 11 January.[13]

Marbella

On 30 January, Cort joined Spanish club UD Marbella, who were then playing in the Segunda División B.[14]

Norwich City

Cort returned to England when he signed for Norwich City on 9 December 2008 until the end of the 2008–09 season.[15] He made his debut for Norwich against Reading at the Madejski Stadium and scored his first goal for the club in a 3–3 draw at Wolves on 3 February 2009.[16] This was his first league goal since March 2006, when he netted for Wolves in a Championship fixture at Hull City.[17] Following Norwich's relegation to League One Cort left the club after having his contract terminated by mutual consent.[18]

Brentford

After leaving Norwich, Cort went on trial with Wycombe Wanderers but was not offered a contract.[19] He later went on to sign for Brentford on a five-month deal, which was then extended to the end of the season.[20] He scored his first goal for Brentford against Swindon Town on 3 October 2009 and added another 5 goals making it 6 goals in 26 appearances.[21] In June 2010, Cort signed a new one-year contract at Brentford, but was later released in January 2011.

AFC Wimbledon

Cort had been training with the AFC Wimbledon reserve/development squad. It was reported that he had scored in an appearance for the reserve team towards the end of October 2011.

Tampa Bay Rowdies

On 10 August 2012, Tampa Bay Rowdies announced they had signed Cort.[22]

Personal life

He is the older brother of fellow professional footballer, Leon Cort, and the younger brother of non-League footballer Wayne Cort.

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Hugman, Barry J., ed. (2003). The PFA Footballers' Who's Who 2003/2004. Queen Anne Press. p. 96. ISBN 1-85291-651-6.
  2. ↑ "Dons undone by Milosevic". The Independent. 10 April 1997. Retrieved 4 September 2012.
  3. ↑ "Cort lays down law to Newcastle". The Independent. 14 September 1997. Retrieved 4 September 2012.
  4. ↑ "Coca Cola 1997/98 Cup RESULTS (2nd Round, 1st Leg)". Sky Sports. 16 September 1997. Retrieved 4 September 2012.
  5. ↑ "Cort answers Olsen's call to arms". The Guardian. 13 October 1999. Retrieved 4 September 2012.
  6. ↑ Cort costs Magpies £7m
  7. ↑ "Fergie's men on the march". BBC. 20 August 2000. Retrieved 4 September 2012.
  8. ↑ "Nervous Newcastle beat Derby". BBC. 23 August 2000. Retrieved 4 September 2012.
  9. ↑ "Leicester swoop for striker Cort". BBC Sport. 8 June 2007. Retrieved 1 November 2007.
  10. ↑ "Chelsea 4–3 Leicester". BBC Sport. 31 October 2007. Retrieved 1 November 2007.
  11. ↑ "Cort Scoops October Goal of Month Award". Leicester City. 15 November 2007. Retrieved 15 November 2007.
  12. ↑ Holloway begins clear-out, Sky Sports 23 December 2007. Retrieved on 2007-12-24.
  13. ↑ "Cort Leaves Foxes". Leicester City F.C. 11 January 2008. Retrieved 11 January 2008.
  14. ↑ UD Marbella sign ex Premier League player.
  15. ↑ "Cort joins Canaries". Norwich City F.C. 9 December 2008.
  16. ↑ "Wolves 3–3 Norwich". BBC Sport. 3 February 2009.
  17. ↑ http://www.canaries.co.uk/page/NewsDetails/0,,10355~1544782,00.html
  18. ↑ Striker Cort leaves Carrow Road www.bbc.co.uk
  19. ↑ "No Wycombe deal for Cort". Sky Sports. 26 July 2009.
  20. ↑ "Brentford land Cort". Sky Sports. 4 August 2009.
  21. ↑ "Brentford 2 – 3 Swindon". BBC. 3 October 2009. Retrieved 28 November 2009.
  22. ↑ http://www.rowdiessoccer.com/index.php?id=52&newsid=3013

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