Louis Carey
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Louis Anthony Carey[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 22 January 1977 | ||
| Place of birth | Bristol, England | ||
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| Position(s) | Central defender | ||
| Team information | |||
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Current team
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Shepton Mallet F.C. | ||
| Youth career | |||
| ?–1995 | Bristol City | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1995–2004 | Bristol City | 318 | (5) |
| 2004–2005 | Coventry City | 23 | (0) |
| 2005–2014 | Bristol City | 247 | (7) |
| 2015– | Shepton Mallet | ||
| International career | |||
| 1998 | Scotland U21 | 1 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11:06, 7 May 2014 (UTC) | |||
Louis Anthony Carey (born 22 January 1977) was a professional footballer who is retired. He played as a central defender. Though born in England, Carey is eligible to play for Scotland at international level through his grandparents, and has played once for the Scotland U21 team.[3]
Career
Carey is a Timsbury legend self-proclaimed Bristol City supporter and came up through the ranks at Bristol City made his City debut in October 1995,[3] and was a regular in the first team both as a right back and centre back for 9 seasons, and was part of the side which won promotion to the Championship in 1997/1998. He signed a four-year deal in July 2000.[3]
Carey spent 6 months at Coventry City under Peter Reid and was in and out of the first team, playing 27 games in all competitions,[4] before then Bristol City manager Brian Tinnion signed him back after his contract was cancelled.[3]
On 4 August 2012, Carey was given a testimonial against local rivals Bristol Rovers, which City won 3-0.[3] Carey made his 500th appearance in all competitions for Bristol City in 15 March 2008.[3]
In July 2013, Carey was three games shy of equalling John Atyeo's appearance record for the club,[5] which he equalled in December 2013.[6] On 29 December 2013, Carey made his 646th appearance for Bristol City to become the club's new record holder.[7]
He left the club at the end of the 2013–14 season.[8]
On 16 January 2015, Carey signed for Western Premier League side Shepton Mallet F.C. on a one-year deal.
References
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External links
- Scotland profile at Fitbastats
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- Pages using infobox football biography with height issues
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- 1977 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Bristol
- English footballers
- Scottish footballers
- Scotland under-21 international footballers
- Association football defenders
- Bristol City F.C. players
- Coventry City F.C. players
- The Football League players
- English people of Scottish descent
