Nick Carle

Nick Carle

Carle playing for Crystal Palace in 2008
Personal information
Full name Nicholas Alberto Carle[1]
Date of birth (1981-11-23) 23 November 1981
Place of birth Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Height 1.74 m (5 ft 8 1⁄2 in)
Playing position Attacking midfielder
Youth career
Blacktown City
Sydney Olympic
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
1997–2002 Sydney Olympic 95 (12)
2002–2003 Troyes AC 5 (0)
2003–2005 Marconi Stallions 25 (6)
2005–2007 Newcastle Jets 45 (7)
2007–2008 Gençlerbirliği SK 14 (1)
2008 Bristol City 17 (0)
2008–2010 Crystal Palace 59 (4)
2010–2015 Sydney FC 63 (8)
2012–2013 → Baniyas (loan) 21 (2)
National team‡
1997 Australia U-17 5 (7)
1998–2001 Australia U-20 16 (9)
1998–2004 Australia U-23 16 (2)
2004–2012 Australia 13 (0)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 2 November 2014.
† Appearances (goals)

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 16 August 2012

Nicholas Alberto "Nick" Carle (born 23 November 1981 in Sydney, Australia) is an Australian football (soccer) attacking midfielder who last played for Sydney FC.[2][3]

Club career

Carle is of Uruguayan and Chilean descent. As a junior, Carle won five national futsal titles. During his days as a teenage schoolboy, he played football for his high school, Patrician Brothers' College, Fairfield. He helped his school win the Bill Turner Cup competition in 1996.

Sydney Olympic

Carle began his career as a 15-year-old at Sydney Olympic in the NSL, making his NSL debut on 5 October 1997. After coming on as a substitute in the 75th minute, he scored an injury time winner against Marconi Stallions.[4] He had a brief stint at French club Troyes before returning to Australia with Marconi Stallions and Ryde City Gunners.

Newcastle Jets

When the A-League was formed in 2005 Carle joined the Newcastle Jets. He played for the Jets in the first two seasons of the A-League and was popular with the Jets fans. Carle played as an attacking midfielder during his time at the Newcastle Jets.

In February 2007 Carle won the prestigious Johnny Warren Medal for the players' player of the year for his performance throughout the A-League 2006–07 season, beating Melbourne Victory's Daniel Allsopp, Archie Thompson and Kevin Muscat.[5] Carle also won the goal of the year award for his 70-metre run followed by a strike from 20 metres with the outside of his left boot, which proved to be the winning goal in the Round 10 clash against Adelaide United (Adelaide had only seconds earlier missed a penalty to win the match) and was arguably the catalyst for turning around the Jet's poor season up until that point.

Gençlerbirliği SK

At the end of the 2006–07 season Carle expressed his concern that the A-League season was not long enough. He felt that playing more games would improve his chances of selection for the national team and said that offers from Europe would be tempting. Despite being initially linked with Fenerbahçe in the media, Carle eventually signed with Gençlerbirliği.[6] The Turkcell Super League club paid a transfer fee of about $650,000 for Carle, with the Newcastle Jets also receiving a percentage of any further transfer fees should Carle be sold by the Turkish club. The Newcastle Jets received a total of $800,000 for Carle after his transfer to Bristol City.[7]

Bristol City F.C.

In early January 2008 Carle transferred to Football League Championship side Bristol City for an undisclosed fee after impressing against Nigeria in an international friendly.[3][8] He signed a contract for three and a half years,[9] helping the Robins to the play-offs where they were beaten in the final at Wembley Stadium. Carle made the move because he was unhappy at Gençlerbirliği, especially because he was not able to see his family enough.[10][11]

Crystal Palace

Carle's stay at Ashton Gate was short-lived however, moving to Crystal Palace for £1m less than six months later. Carle was unable to command a regular first team place under either Neil Warnock or Paul Hart and in May 2010, Palace released him with two years remaining on his contract.

Sydney FC

Carle signed with Sydney FC in May 2010 for a reported A$1.95m over three years.[12]

In his first season, Nick struggled with form and injuries in a season to forget, as Sydney slumped to 3rd last on the table. Carle scored a goal against Adelaide United to seal a win for Sydney, their first of the season, on 22 October 2011. His performances to date have suggested much better form and consistency compared with recent seasons.

Loan to the UAE

Only weeks before the start of the 2012–13 A-League season, it was announced that Sydney FC had agreed to loan Carle out for an undisclosed fee to UAE club Baniyas SC for 1-year. He will return to see out the remainder of his contract at Sydney FC during the 2013–14 season.

Return to Sydney FC

On 16 May 2013 it was announced that Carle would return to Sydney FC for the 2013/14 season for the final year of his original contract. Additionally, it was announced that Carle had signed a one-year extension, keeping him at the club until the close of the 2014/15 season.[13]

“I’m really happy to be coming back to Sydney FC,” Carle said. “I enjoyed my experience in Abu Dhabi with Bani Yas but Sydney is home and I want to finish my career with Sydney FC."

On the 3rd of June 2015, Nick Carle was released from Sydney.[14]

Career statistics

Club Season Domestic League Cup Continental Total
Apps Goals Assists Apps Goals Assists Apps Goals Assists Apps Goals Assists
Sydney Olympic 1997–98 National Soccer League 18310000001831
1998–99 National Soccer League 15330000001533
1999-00 National Soccer League 26140000002614
2000–01 National Soccer League 24280000002428
2001–02 National Soccer League 12350000001235
Sydney Olympic total 95 12 21 0 0 0 0 0 0 95 12 21
Troyes AC 2001–02 Ligue 1 500201100801
2002–03 Ligue 1 000200000200
Troyes AC total 5 0 0 4 0 1 1 0 0 10 0 1
Marconi Stallions 2003–04 National Soccer League 24640000002464
2005 NSW Premier League 101000000101
Marconi Stallions total 25 6 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 25 6 5
Newcastle Jets 2005–06 A-League 22364020002638
2006–07 A-League 23482200002568
Newcastle Jets total 45 7 14 6 2 2 0 0 0 51 9 16
Gençlerbirliği 2007–08 Süper Lig 14120000001412
Gençlerbirliği total 14 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 1 2
Bristol City 2007–08 Championship 20020000002002
Bristol City total 20 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 0 2
Crystal Palace 2008–09 Championship 37334100004143
2009–10 Championship 22113000002511
Crystal Palace total 59 4 4 7 1 0 0 0 0 66 5 4
Baniyas SC (Loan) 2012–13 Pro League 21272103012638
Sydney FC 2010–11 A-League 17420004112143
2011–12 A-League 25430000002443
2013–14 A-League 17100000001710
Sydney FC total 59 9 5 0 0 0 4 1 1 63 9 6
Career total 334 41 60 19 4 3 8 1 2 361 46 65

International career

Carle began his international career playing for Australia at under-17 level before representing Australia at the under-20s 2001 FIFA World Youth Championship. He also later played for the under-23s but missed out on selection for the 2004 Olympics in Athens.

He earned his first senior cap against Venezuela in 2004 coming on as a substitute in the 84th minute replacing David Zdrilic. However it was his only appearance for the senior national team for three years. Carle regularly missed selection under Frank Farina and did not feature at all under Guus Hiddink. Carle's form for Jets in the 2006–07 A-League season saw calls for new coach Graham Arnold to bring him back into the national team. Carle ended three years in exile from the national squad by coming on as a substitute in a friendly against China in March 2007, and also made an appearance against Uruguay in June.

Graham Arnold selected Carle in the Australian squad for the 2007 AFC Asian Cup. He made an appearance as a substitute during Australia's match against Japan, scoring in the penalty shoot out.

Carle made his first starting appearance for the Socceroos against Nigeria at Craven Cottage, London on 18 November 2007. He put in a strong performance along with fellow former A-League player David Carney.[15] Under national coach Pim Verbeek, Carle's opportunities were limited and although he made the initial 30-man squad for the finals tournament in South Africa, he was subsequently omitted from the touring party.[16]

Honours

Personal Honours:

References

  1. ↑ "List of Players under Written Contract Registered Between 01/05/2010 and 31/05/2010" (PDF). The Football Association. Retrieved 30 June 2010.
  2. ↑ "Carle Set to Sign". Bristol City F.C. 1 January 2008. Retrieved 21 May 2008.
  3. 1 2 "Carle set for Bristol City move". BBC Sport. 1 January 2008. Retrieved 21 May 2008.
  4. ↑ http://au.fourfourtwo.com/features/3299,the-forgotten-man.aspx
  5. ↑ Henderson, Philip (27 February 2007). "Carle trumps Victory trio". Fox Sports (Australia). Retrieved 3 January 2007.
  6. ↑ "It's Genclerbirligi for Carle". The World Game. 17 June 2007. Retrieved 3 January 2007.
  7. ↑ Cockerill, Michael (31 July 2008). "Con's free advice to league: follow us". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 31 July 2008.
  8. ↑ Lewis, David (3 January 2007). "Carle makes Bristol switch". The World Game. Retrieved 3 January 2007.
  9. ↑ "Nick Signs On At City". Bristol City F.C. 4 January 2008. Retrieved 5 January 2008.
  10. ↑ Gardiner, James (1 January 2007). "Bristol City next port of call for Carle". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 3 January 2007.
  11. ↑ Gardiner, James (3 January 2008). "Carle in nick of time for Bristol". The Herald. Retrieved 4 January 2008.
  12. ↑ "Sydney FC snare snubbed Socceroo Nicky Carle". Sydney Daily Telegraph. 26 May 2010. Retrieved 26 May 2010.
  13. ↑ "Nick Carle returns to Sydney on two year deal". Sydney Daily Telegraph. 16 May 2013. Retrieved 16 May 2013.
  14. ↑ Hassett, Sebastian (3 June 2015). "All change at Sydney FC as Graham Arnold dumps key players and lose Bernie Ibini". Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 4 June 2015.
  15. ↑ "Carney special stuns Nigeria". Football Federation Australia. 18 November 2007. Retrieved 4 January 2008.
  16. ↑ Cockerill, Michael (26 May 2010). "Caution, not creativity, wins out in the end". Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 26 May 2010.

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