Canice Carroll
{{Short description|Footballer (born 1999)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2025}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Canice Carroll
| image =
| caption =
| full_name = Canice Michael Carroll{{Cite web |title=Retained List 2016–17 |url=https://www.efl.com/siteassets/efl-documents/efl-released-and-retained-list---2016-17.pdf |access-date=13 June 2017 |publisher=English Football League}}
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1999|01|26|df=y}}
| birth_place = Oxford, England{{Soccerway|id=421841|accessdate=9 August 2018}}
| position = Midfielder, defender
| currentclub = Oxford City
| clubnumber = 12
| youthyears1 = 2006–2015
| youthclubs1 = Oxford United
| years1 = 2015–2018
| clubs1 = Oxford United
| caps1 = 16
| goals1 = 1
| years2 = 2018–2020
| clubs2 = Brentford
| caps2 = 0
| goals2 = 0
| years3 = 2019
| clubs3 = → Swindon Town (loan)
| caps3 = 17
| goals3 = 1
| years4 = 2019–2020
| clubs4 = → Carlisle United (loan)
| caps4 = 9
| goals4 = 0
| years5 = 2020
| clubs5 = Stevenage
| caps5 = 4
| goals5 = 0
| clubs6 = Queen's Park
| years6 = 2020–2021
| caps6 = 11
| goals6 = 0
| clubs7 = Oxford City
| years7 = 2021–2024
| caps7 = 99
| goals7 = 5
| clubs8 = Salisbury
| years8 = 2024–2025
| caps8 = 13
| goals8 = 0
| clubs9 = Oxford City
| years9 = 2025–
| caps9 = 11
| goals9 = 0
| nationalyears1 = 2015–2016
| nationalteam1 = Republic of Ireland U17
| nationalcaps1 = 5
| nationalgoals1 = 0
| nationalyears2 = 2016
| nationalteam2 = Republic of Ireland U18
| nationalcaps2 = 4
| nationalgoals2 = 0
| nationalyears3 = 2016–2018
| nationalteam3 = Republic of Ireland U19
| nationalcaps3 = 11
| nationalgoals3 = 0
| nationalyears4 = 2019
| nationalteam4 = Republic of Ireland U21
| nationalcaps4 = 1
| nationalgoals4 = 0
| club-update = 19:41, 6 May 2025 (UTC)
}}
Canice Michael Carroll (born 16 January 1999) is a professional footballer who plays as a defender for {{English football updater|OxfordCi}} club Oxford City.
Carroll is a product of the Oxford United youth system and began his professional career with the club, before moving to Brentford in 2018. After loan spells at Swindon Town and Carlisle United and a short period with Stevenage, he moved to Scotland to join Queen's Park in 2020. In 2021, Carroll moved into non-League football. Born in England, Carroll was capped by the Republic of Ireland at youth level.
Club career
= Oxford United =
Adept as a central defender, full back or a midfielder, Carroll came through the youth system at hometown club Oxford United and began a scholarship in July 2015.{{Cite news |date=3 July 2015 |title=Oxford Scholars Start Pre Season |url=https://www.oufc.co.uk/news/2015/july/oxford-scholars-start-pre-season/ |access-date=12 August 2018 |language=en-gb}} His progression was such that he was offered a {{frac|2|1|2}}-year professional contract in August 2015 and signed it on 5 February 2016.{{Cite news |title=Canice Carroll Agrees Pro Contract with Oxford United |url=https://www.oufc.co.uk/news/2015/august/canice-carroll-agrees-pro-contract-with-oxford-united/ |access-date=12 August 2018 |work=Oxford United |language=en-gb}}{{Cite news |title=Canice Carroll Signs For Oxford United |url=https://www.oufc.co.uk/news/2016/february/canice-carroll-signs-for-oxford-united/ |access-date=12 August 2018 |language=en-gb}} Carroll made his debut for the club as a substitute for Alex MacDonald after 82 minutes of a 2–0 Football League Trophy Southern Area quarter-final victory over Dagenham & Redbridge on 11 November 2015. He did not feature in the remainder of Oxford's run to the 2016 Football League Trophy Final or in the club's promotion to League One, but was a part of the U18 team which finished the season as Football League Youth Alliance Merit League 2 champions.{{Cite news |title=Youth Team Win League |url=https://www.oufc.co.uk/news/2016/april/youth-team-win-league/ |access-date=12 August 2018 |language=en-gb}}
Carroll made seven appearances during the 2016–17 season and was named as the Us' Young Player of the Year.{{Cite news |title=Eastwood the star at Awards Night |url=https://www.oufc.co.uk/news/2017/april/eastwood-the-star-at-awards-night/ |access-date=12 August 2018 |language=en-gb}} He was an unused substitute during the 2–1 2017 EFL Trophy Final defeat to Coventry City at Wembley Stadium. Carroll signed a new three-year contract with the club in May 2017.{{Cite web |date=30 May 2017 |title=Canice Carroll signs new deal |url=https://www.oufc.co.uk/news/2017/may/300517-carroll/ |access-date=30 May 2017 |publisher=Oxford United F.C.}}
Carroll made something of a breakthrough during the 2017–18 season, making 17 appearances and scoring his only goal for the club, with a header in a 3–2 defeat to Bradford City on 30 December 2017.{{Cite web |last=Williams |first=Chris |date=30 December 2017 |title=Report Bradford City 3 Oxford United 2 |url=https://www.oufc.co.uk/news/2017/december/match-report-for-bradford-city-vs-oxford-united-on-30-dec-17/ |access-date=31 December 2017 |publisher=Oxford United F.C.}}{{Soccerbase}} He departed the Us on 9 August 2018,{{Cite news |date=9 August 2018 |title=Canice Carroll Joins Brentford |url=https://www.oufc.co.uk/news/2018/august/canice-carroll/ |access-date=9 August 2018 |publisher=Oxford United F.C. |language=en-gb}} having made 25 appearances and scored one goal during {{frac|2|1|2}} seasons as a professional at the Kassam Stadium.
= Brentford =
On 9 August 2018, Carroll signed a two-year contract with the B team at Championship club Brentford for an undisclosed fee, with the option of a further year.{{Cite news |date=9 August 2018 |title=Canice Carroll joins Brentford B |url=https://www.brentfordfc.com/en/news/article/canice-carroll-joins-brentford-b_302961 |access-date=9 August 2018 |publisher=Brentford F.C. |language=en-gb}} He featured regularly for the B team and was an unused substitute on one occasion for the first team before joining League Two club Swindon Town on loan until the end of the 2018–19 season in January 2019.{{Cite web |title=Canice Carroll joins Swindon Town on loan |url=https://www.brentfordfc.com/news/2019/january/canice-carroll-loan-to-swindon/ |access-date=4 January 2019 |website=www.brentfordfc.com |language=en-gb}} Deployed predominantly as a defensive midfielder,{{Cite web |date=March 2019 |title=Loan capture Carroll hopes not to be placed in the right-back role again |url=https://www.swindonadvertiser.co.uk/sport/17468706.swindon-town-loan-capture-canice-carroll-explains-why-he-would-prefer-not-to-feature-at-right-back-again/ |access-date=3 March 2019 |website=Swindon Advertiser |language=en}} Carroll made 17 appearances and scored one goal during his spell.
Despite being a member of the Brentford first team's Austrian training camp during the 2019–20 pre-season, Carroll joined League Two club Carlisle United on loan for the duration of the 2019–20 season.{{Cite web |title=Carlisle United sign Canice Carroll on season-long loan |url=https://www.brentfordfc.com/en/news/article/carlisle-united-sign-canice-carroll-on-season-long-loan_411626 |access-date=4 April 2023 |website=www.brentfordfc.com |language=en-gb}} On 10 August 2019, his second match for the club, Carroll received the first red card of his career, for a "two-footed lunge" on Jordan Lyden during a 3–2 defeat to former club Swindon Town.{{Cite news |date=10 August 2019 |title=Swindon Town 3–2 Carlisle United |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/49214561 |access-date=11 August 2019 |language=en-GB}} The loan was ended on 31 January 2020, by which time he had made 16 appearances and scored one goal. Later that day, Carroll transferred away from Brentford.{{Cite web |title=Canice Carroll departs for Stevenage |url=https://www.brentfordfc.com/news/2020/january/canice-carroll-departs-for-stevenage/ |access-date=31 January 2020 |website=www.brentfordfc.com |language=en-gb}}
= Stevenage =
On 31 January 2020, Carroll transferred to League Two club Stevenage on a contract running until the end of the 2019–20 season.{{Cite web |title=Canice Carroll arrives at Stevenage |url=https://www.stevenagefc.com/news/2020/january/new-signing-canice-carroll-brentford-fc-stevenage-fc-sky-bet-league-two-efl-english-football-league-friday-31st-january-2020/ |access-date=31 January 2020 |website=www.stevenagefc.com |language=en-gb}} Prior to the season being ended early,{{Cite news |date=9 June 2020 |title=League One & League Two clubs vote to end seasons early |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/52705124 |access-date=18 June 2020 |work=BBC Sport |language=en-gb}} he made four appearances and was released when his contract expired.{{Cite web |title=Stevenage 2020/21 Retained & Released List |url=https://www.stevenagefc.com/news/2020/june/stevenage-football-club-retained-released-list-202021-sky-bet-league-two-efl-english-football-league-thursday-18th-june-2020/ |access-date=18 June 2020 |website=www.stevenagefc.com |language=en-gb}}
= Queen's Park =
On 2 November 2020, Carroll signed a contract running until the end of the 2020–21 season with Scottish League Two club Queen's Park.{{Cite web |date=2 November 2020 |title=Spiders sign Canice Carroll |url=https://queensparkfc.co.uk/spiders-sign-canice-carroll/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201102143109/https://queensparkfc.co.uk/spiders-sign-canice-carroll/ |archive-date=2 November 2020 |access-date=2 November 2020 |website=Queen's Park Football Club |language=en-US}} He made his debut later that day in a 0–0 Glasgow Cup group stage draw with Rangers B.{{Cite web |title=Glasgow Cup |url=https://www.glasgowfa.co.uk/glasgow-cup.html |access-date=5 May 2021 |website=www.glasgowfa.co.uk}} Carroll made 14 appearances during the remainder of the Spiders' Scottish League Two championship-winning season and was released when his contract expired.{{Fchd|id=QUEENSPG|name=Queen's Park [Glasgow]}}{{Cite web |date=6 June 2021 |title=Club Captain Departs |url=https://queensparkfc.co.uk/club-captain-departs/ |access-date=8 June 2021 |website=Queen's Park Football Club |language=en-US}}
= Non-League football =
On 4 August 2021, Carroll signed a one-year contract with National League South club Oxford City.{{Cite web |date=4 August 2021 |title=Oxford City sign United youth product Canice Carroll |url=https://www.oxfordmail.co.uk/sport/19490408.oxford-city-sign-ex-oxford-united-player-canice-carroll/ |access-date=4 April 2023 |website=Oxford Mail |language=en}} He made 28 appearances and scored two goals during a 2021–22 season which concluded with defeat in the National League South playoff semi-finals.{{Cite web |date=14 May 2022 |title=Dorking Wanderers 3–0 Oxford City: White hails gold stars! |url=https://www.thenonleaguefootballpaper.com/latest-news/step-2/national-league-north-and-south/national-league-south/425182/dorking-wanderers-3-0-oxford-city-white-hails-gold-stars/ |url-access=subscription |access-date=17 May 2022 |website=The Non-League Football Paper |language=en-US}} Carroll signed a new one-year contract in June 2022.{{Cite web |date=30 June 2022 |title=Canice Carroll Re-Signs with the Hoops! |url=https://www.oxfordcityfc.co.uk/canice-carroll-re-signs-with-the-hoops |access-date=30 June 2022 |website=www.oxfordcityfc.co.uk |language=en}} He made 52 appearances in all competitions, scoring three goals, during the 2022–23 promotion-winning season.{{Cite web |date=14 May 2023 |title=Match Report {{!}} Oxford City 4–0 St Albans City |url=https://www.oxfordcityfc.co.uk/match-report-oxford-city-4-0-st-albans-city |access-date=14 May 2023 |website=www.oxfordcityfc.co.uk |language=en}} Carroll signed a new one-year contract in June 2023 and made 33 appearances during a 2023–24 season which concluded with immediate relegation back to the Conference South.{{Cite web |title=Canice Carroll {{!}} Player Profile |url=https://www.aylesburyunitedarchive.com/player/canice-carroll/37368 |access-date=18 February 2025 |website=Aylesbury United Archive}}{{Cite web |date=9 June 2023 |title=Canice Carroll Is Here To Stay |url=https://www.oxfordcityfc.co.uk/canice-carroll-is-here-to-stay |access-date=9 June 2023 |website=www.oxfordcityfc.co.uk |language=en}}{{Cite news |title=Oxford City relegated after defeat at Fylde |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/68583428 |access-date=2 May 2024 |work=BBC Sport |language=en-GB}} Carroll ended his three-season spell on 113 appearances and seven goals.
On 26 October 2024, Carroll joined National League South club Salisbury as a free agent.{{Cite web |title=Defender signs on for the Whites |url=https://salisburyfc.co.uk/defender-signs-on-for-the-whites/ |access-date=26 October 2024 |language=en-US}} After making 16 appearances, he signed a short-term contract with Oxford City on 17 February 2025.{{Cite web |title=Canice Carroll Rejoins Oxford City |url=https://www.oxfordcityfc.co.uk/canice-carroll-rejoins-oxford-city |access-date=18 February 2025 |website=oxfordcityfc.co.uk}} Carroll made 11 appearances during the remainder of the 2024–25 season and was released when his contract expired.{{Cite web |title=Oxford City 2024/25 Retained & Released List |url=https://www.oxfordcityfc.co.uk/oxford-city-2024-25-retained-released-list |access-date=6 May 2025 |website=Oxford City F.C.}} He made 124 appearances and scored seven goals across his two spells at Marsh Lane.
International career
Carroll has been capped by the Republic of Ireland at U17, U18 and U19 level.{{Cite web |title=Canice Carroll |url=http://www.fai.ie/ireland/player/888843636 |access-date=12 August 2018 |website=Football Association of Ireland |language=en}} He was nominated for the International U17 Player of the Year award at the 2016 FAI International Football Awards.{{Cite web |title=Rice named U17 Irish Player of the Year |url=https://www.whufc.com/news/articles/2017/march/20-march/rice-named-u17-irish-player-year |access-date=12 August 2018 |website=West Ham United F.C. |language=en}} Carroll was named in the U21 squad for the 2019 Toulon Tournament and made one appearance in the tournament,{{Cite web |title=Ireland U21: Kenny names Toulon tournament squad |url=https://www.fai.ie/ireland/news/ireland-u21-kenny-names-toulon-tournament-squad |access-date=21 May 2019 |website=Football Association of Ireland}} with a start in a shootout defeat to Mexico U22 in the third place play-off.
Personal life
Carroll attended Cherwell School.{{Cite web |title=The Cherwell School Student Bulletin – Week Beginning 7th September |url=https://www.cherwell.oxon.sch.uk/perch/resources/studentbulletinweekbeginning-7th-september-2015.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180810105953/https://www.cherwell.oxon.sch.uk/perch/resources/studentbulletinweekbeginning-7th-september-2015.pdf |archive-date=10 August 2018 |access-date=10 August 2018 |page=4}}
Career statistics
{{updated|match played 26 April 2025}}
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+Appearances and goals by club, season and competition | ||||||||||
| rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|National cup{{efn|Includes FA Cup, Scottish Cup}} !colspan="2"|League cup{{efn|Includes EFL Cup, Scottish League Cup}} !colspan="2"|Other !colspan="2"|Total | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| rowspan="4"|Oxford United
|2015–16{{Soccerbase season|id=88373|season=2015|accessdate= 17 September 2017}} | League Two
|0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1{{efn|name=EFT|Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy}} | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2016–17{{Soccerbase season|id=88373|season=2016|accessdate=13 December 2016}}
|4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2{{efn|name=EFT}} | 0 | 7 | 0 | |
| 2017–18{{Soccerbase season|id=88373|season=2017|accessdate=17 September 2017}}
|League One |12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4{{efn|name=EFT}} | 0 | 17 | 1 | |
| colspan="2"|Total
!16 !1 !1 !0 !1 !0 !7 !0 !25 !1 | ||||||||||
| Brentford
|2018–19{{Soccerbase season|id=88373|season=2018|accessdate=24 October 2018}} |0 |0 |colspan="2"|— |0 |0 |colspan="2"|— |0 |0 | ||||||||||
| Swindon Town (loan)
|League Two |17 |1 |colspan="2"|— |colspan="2"|— |colspan="2"|— |17 |1 | ||||||||||
| Carlisle United (loan)
|2019–20{{Soccerbase season|id=88373|season=2019|accessdate=1 August 2019}} |League Two |9 |0 |3 |0 |1 |0 |3{{efn|name=EFT}} |1 |16 |1 | ||||||||||
| Stevenage
|League Two |4 |0 |colspan="2"|— |colspan="2"|— |colspan="2"|— |4 |0 | ||||||||||
| Queen's Park
|2020–21{{Soccerbase season|id=88373|season=2020|accessdate=7 November 2020}} |11 |0 |1 |0 |2 |0 |1{{efn|Appearance in 2019–20 Glasgow Cup}} |0 |14 |0 | ||||||||||
| rowspan="4" |Oxford City
|25 |2 |0 |0 |colspan="2"|— |3{{efn|Two appearances in National League South play-offs, one appearance in Oxfordshire Senior Cup}} |0 |28 |2 | ||||||||||
| 2022–23
|National League South |44 |2 |5 |1 |colspan="2"|— |3{{Efn|Two appearances in National League South play-offs, one appearance in FA Trophy}} |0 |52 |3 | ||||||||||
| 2023–24
|30 |1 |2 |1 | colspan="2" |— |1{{Efn|Appearance in FA Trophy|name=FAT}} |0 |33 |2 | ||||||||||
| colspan="2" |Total
!99 !5 !7 !2 ! colspan="2" |— !7 !0 !113 !7 | ||||||||||
| Salisbury
|National League South |13 |0 | colspan="2" |— | colspan="2" |— |3{{Efn|Two appearances in FA Trophy, one appearance in Wiltshire Premier Shield}} |0 |16 |0 | ||||||||||
| Oxford City
|11 |0 | colspan="2" |— | colspan="2" |— | colspan="2" |— |11 |0 | ||||||||||
| colspan="3" |Career total
!180 | 7 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 21 | 1 | 217 | 10 |
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Honours
Oxford United
- EFL Trophy runner-up: 2016–17{{Cite news |last=Scott |first=Ged |date=2 April 2017 |title=EFL Trophy final: Coventry City 2–1 Oxford United |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/39404886 |access-date=13 March 2024 |work=BBC Sport}}
Queen's Park
Oxford City
- National League South play-offs: 2023
- Oxfordshire Senior Cup: 2021–22{{Cite web |date=26 April 2022 |title=Oxfordshire Senior Cup Match Report: Oxford City 2–1 Oxford United |url=https://www.oxfordcityfc.co.uk/oxfordshire-senior-cup-match-report-oxford-city-2-1-oxford-united |access-date=27 April 2022 |website=www.oxfordcityfc.co.uk |language=en}}
Individual
- Oxford United Young Player of the Year: 2016–17
References
{{reflist}}
External links
- {{Soccerbase}}
- [http://www.fai.ie/ireland/player/888843636 Canice Carroll] at fai.ie
- {{UEFA player|id=250089832}}
{{Oxford City F.C. squad}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Carroll, Canice}}
Category:Republic of Ireland men's association footballers
Category:Republic of Ireland men's youth international footballers
Category:English men's footballers
Category:English people of Irish descent
Category:Men's association football defenders
Category:Men's association football midfielders
Category:Oxford United F.C. players
Category:English Football League players
Category:Brentford F.C. players
Category:Footballers from Oxford
Category:Swindon Town F.C. players
Category:Republic of Ireland men's under-21 international footballers
Category:Carlisle United F.C. players
Category:Stevenage F.C. players
Category:Queen's Park F.C. players
Category:Scottish Professional Football League players
Category:Oxford City F.C. players
Category:National League (English football) players
Category:Salisbury F.C. players