Lee Carsley
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| Lee Carsley | ||
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| Personal information | ||
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| Full name | Lee Kevin Carsley | |
| Date of birth | 28 February 1974 | |
| Place of birth | Birmingham, England | |
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | |
| Playing position | Defensive midfielder | |
| Club information | ||
| Current club | Birmingham City | |
| Number | 26 | |
| Senior clubs1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 1992–1999 1999–2000 2000–2002 2002–2008 2008– |
Derby County Blackburn Rovers Coventry City Everton Birmingham City |
138 (5) 47 (11) 47 (4) 166 (11) 26 (1) |
| National team2 | ||
| 1997– | Republic of Ireland | 38 (0) |
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Lee Kevin Carsley (born 28 February 1974 in Birmingham) is a professional footballer who plays for Birmingham City. Although born in England, he represents the Republic of Ireland internationally.
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[edit] Career
Carsley joined Everton for £1,950,000 from Coventry City in 2002. Prior to playing for Coventry, Carsley also played at Blackburn Rovers, where he was top scorer in 1999–00,[1] and Derby County.
Carsley enjoyed mixed fortunes during his first two seasons at Everton, but the 2004–05 season saw him become an increasingly important player within the team. He was a regular starter in the 4-1-4-1 formation, sitting just in front of the defence and just behind the midfield.[2]
In December 2004, Carsley scored the winner in the 200th Merseyside derby between Everton and Liverpool. The win took Everton temporarily to second place in the Premier League.[3] He continued to perform well and Everton ended up finishing fourth, thus gaining entry to the third qualifying stage of the Champions League.[4]
Four minutes from the end of the 04–05 season, during a game against Bolton Wanderers, Carsley was stretchered off with a twisted knee. He was fit to resume pre-season training but was injured again at the start of the 2005–06 campaign in a pre-season friendly away to Fenerbahçe S.K. keeping him out for a further 5 months.
Carsley returned to the Everton's first team for the 0–0 away draw with Charlton Athletic in April 2006. He played in the next game against Tottenham Hotspur and lined up against Chelsea also. 46 minutes into that game Carsley received a dubious straight red card for his foul on Didier Drogba,[5] receiving a three-match suspension and ending his season.
On 3 November 2007 Carsley scored a fine goal in the 93rd minute for Everton against Birmingham City to give Everton victory after the game appeared to be heading towards a 1–1 draw.[6] Everton eventually won 3–1.
His contract with Everton was due to expire at the end of 2007–08 season; he chose not to accept the offered extension, and signed for home-town club Birmingham City in May 2008.[7] With club captain Damien Johnson expected to be out of action for several months following a back operation, Carsley started the 2008–09 season as captain.[8]
[edit] International career
Carsley qualifies for Republic of Ireland through his grandmother, who is from Dunmanway, County Cork.
In 2004 he declared he was going to take a break from the international scene to focus both on getting back in the Everton side and on his family. In September 2005, Carsley announced that "As soon as I am playing again, I will be straight on the phone saying I want to be considered for the Ireland squad".[9] Although he was controversially left out of the squad for a 5–2 defeat away to Cyprus, he showed he could still perform at the highest international level with a solid display against Czech Republic at Lansdowne Road in October 2006.[10]
[edit] References
- ^ "Blackburn 2000/2001 player appearances". Soccerbase. Retrieved on 17 November 2008.
- ^ Lawrenson, Mark (2 November 2004). "Why Everton must keep Eidur down at Bridge", Liverpool Daily Post. Retrieved on 17 November 2008.
- ^ "Everton 1–0 Liverpool", BBC Sport (11 December 2004). Retrieved on 17 November 2008.
- ^ Hunter, Andy (3 February 2007). "Lee Carsley: 'All of a sudden you have something that rocks you'", The Independent. Retrieved on 17 November 2008. "the contribution made by Carsley can often be overlooked at Everton even though, under Moyes, his availability has coincided neatly with an improvement in fortunes. ... Almost ever-present when Everton finished fourth in 2004 he missed the following season's misery - when the club managed to exit three competitions (the Champions' League, Uefa Cup and Carling Cup) by October - with a cruciate knee ligament injury."
- ^ Wallace, Sam (18 April 2006). "Chelsea 3 Everton 0: Mourinho's men relish chance to retain title in front of United", The Independent. Retrieved on 17 November 2008. "Carsley can have cause for complaint because, while his tackle was a definite booking, it lacked the edge of malice for an upgrade to red."
- ^ Barnes, Stuart (4 November 2007). "Vintage Carsley drives Bruce to distraction", The Observer. Retrieved on 17 November 2008. "Goodison fans are unlikely to forget in a hurry the dramatic impact the midfielder made in stoppage time when most of them had settled for a frustrating 1-1 scoreline. ... Carsley struck a fine goal to regain the lead for his side and set up a third for James Vaughan."
- ^ "Carsley signs for Birmingham City", BBC Sport (19 May 2008). Retrieved on 19 May 2008.
- ^ "Jonty to have op". Birmingham City F.C. (21 July 2008). Retrieved on 21 July 2008.
- ^ King, Dominic (20 September 2005). "Carsley eyes Irish return", Liverpool Echo. Retrieved on 17 November 2008.
- ^ "Carsley delighted to be back in the fold", RTÉ (6 February 2007). Retrieved on 17 November 2008.
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| NAME | Carsley, Lee |
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| SHORT DESCRIPTION | Professional footballer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 28 February 1974 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Birmingham, England |
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