Ian Carter

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Ian Carter

| image =

| caption =

| fullname = Ian Noel Carter

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=y|1967|9|20}}

| birth_place = Birmingham, England

| height =

| position = Defender

| years1 = 1987–1988

| clubs1 = Toronto Italia

| caps1 =

| goals1 =

| years2 = 1991

| clubs2 = Kitchener Kickers

| caps2 = 11

| goals2 = 0

| years3 = 1991–1992

| clubs3 = North York Rockets

| caps3 = 17

| goals3 = 2

| years4 = 1992

| clubs4 = Winnipeg Fury

| caps4 = 13

| goals4 = 0

| years5 = 1993

| clubs5 = Toronto Blizzard

| caps5 = 10

| goals5 = 0

| years6 = 1993–1994

| clubs6 = Peterborough United

| caps6 = 11

| goals6 = 0

| years7 = 1994–1995

| clubs7 = Dover Athletic

| caps7 =

| goals7 =

| years8 = 1996

| clubs8 = Montreal Impact

| caps8 = 11

| goals8 = 0

| years9 = 1997

| clubs9 = Toronto Lynx

| caps9 = 17

| goals9 = 0

| years10 = 1998

| clubs10 = Toronto Olympians

| caps10 =

| goals10 =

| years11 = 2004

| clubs11 = Harrisburg City Islanders

| caps11 = 5

| goals11 = 0

| totalcaps = 54+

| totalgoals = 0+

| nationalyears1 = 1986–1987

| nationalteam1 = Canada U20

| nationalcaps1 = 11

| nationalgoals1 = 1

| nationalyears2 = 1992–1996

| nationalteam2 = Canada

| nationalcaps2 = 8

| nationalgoals2 = 0

}}

Ian Noel Carter (born 20 September 1967){{Cite web|url=http://www.uptheposh.com/people/3018/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070914052359/http://www.uptheposh.com/people/3018/|url-status=usurped|archive-date=14 September 2007|title=Up The Posh! profile}} is a Canadian former soccer player who played at both professional and international levels.

Early and personal life

Born in Birmingham, England, Carter grew up in the Canadian city of Mississauga.{{Cite web|url=http://www.canadasoccer.com/players/profile.asp?playerid=807|title=Canadian Soccer Association profile|access-date=24 March 2017|archive-date=8 July 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110708113321/http://www.canadasoccer.com/players/profile.asp?playerid=807|url-status=dead}}

Career

=Club career=

Carter made his professional debut in 1987 with Toronto Italia,{{Cite web|url=https://www.statscrew.com/minorsoccer/stats/p-carteian001|title=Ian Carter Statistics on StatsCrew.com|website=www.statscrew.com}} and also played for Winnipeg Fury, Toronto Blizzard, Peterborough United,{{cite web|url=http://www.neilbrown.newcastlefans.com/peterborough/peterborough.html|title=PETERBOROUGH UNITED : 1960/61 - 2009/10|publisher=Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Transfer Database}} Dover Athletic, Montreal Impact, Toronto Lynx and Harrisburg City Islanders.{{NFT player|id=13846|accessdate=}}{{Cite web|url=https://newspaperarchive.com/winnipeg-free-press-may-14-1993-p-33/|title=Heavy debts nag Fury|last=McDonald|first=Marvin|date=14 May 1993|website=NewspaperArchive.com|publisher=Winnipeg Free Press|page=33|language=en|access-date=14 April 2020}}

In 1998, he signed with the newly expansion franchise the Toronto Olympians in the newly formed Canadian Professional Soccer League.{{Cite web|url = http://www.rocketrobinsoccerintoronto.com/98cpsl20.htm|title = CPSL game of Wednesday July 22, 1998.|date = 22 July 1998|accessdate = |website = Rocket Robin's Home Page|publisher = |last = Glover|first = Robin}} Throughout the 1998 CPSL season, Carter achieved an undefeated streak with the Olympians the first club within the league to achieve this milestone. As well as winning the regular season and the Open Canada Cup.{{Cite web|url = http://www.rocketrobinsoccerintoronto.com/98cpsl36.htm|title = CPSL game of Friday September 25, 1998.|date = 25 September 1998|accessdate = |website = Rocket Robin's Home Page|publisher = |last = Glover|first = Robin}} The club reached the playoff finals but were defeated by the St. Catharines Wolves by 4–2 defeat in a penalty shootout.{{citation needed|date=June 2020}}

International career

Carter was part of the Canadian youth squad at the 1987 FIFA World Youth Championship in Chile.{{Cite web|url=https://www.fifa.com/tournaments/archive/tournament=104/edition=191161/teams/team=44020.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071123210718/http://www.fifa.com/tournaments/archive/tournament=104/edition=191161/teams/team=44020.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=23 November 2007|title=Canada squad - 1987 FIFA World Youth Championship}} He also was on the Canadian team at the 1987 Pan American Games.{{Cite web|url=https://canadasoccer.com/?pid=629&t=profile&|title=Canada Soccer|website=canadasoccer.com|date=21 November 2019 |access-date=17 April 2020}}

He earned a total of 8 caps for the Canadian senior team.