Kim Carroll (soccer)

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Kim Carroll

| image = Kim Carroll in 2011.JPG

| image_size = 180px

| caption = Carroll playing for Australia in 2011

| fullname = Kim Marie Carroll

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1987|09|02}}

| birth_place = Tully, Queensland, Australia

| height = {{height|m=1.75}}

| currentclub =

| clubnumber =

| position = Defender

| youthyears1 =2003–2008

| youthclubs1 =Queensland Sting

| years1 = 2003–2008

| clubs1 = Queensland Sting

| caps1= 7 | goals1 = 0

| years2 = 2008–2011

| clubs2 = Brisbane Roar

| caps2= 52 | goals2 = 2

| years3 = 2011–2012

| clubs3 = Fortuna Hjørring

| caps3= | goals3 =

| years4 = 2012–2015

| clubs4 = Brisbane Roar

| caps4= 52 | goals4 = 2

| years5 = 2015–2020

| clubs5 = Perth Glory

| caps5= 63 | goals5 = 1

| years6 = 2020–2021

| clubs6 = Brisbane Roar

| caps6= 52 | goals6 = 2

| years7 = 2021–2023

| clubs7 = Perth Glory

| caps7= 31 | goals7 = 0

| nationalyears1= 2004–2006

| nationalteam1 = Australia U-20

| nationalcaps1 = 16 | nationalgoals1 = 1

| nationalyears2= 2005–2023

| nationalteam2= Australia

| nationalcaps2= 54 | nationalgoals2 = 2

| pcupdate = 12 June 2023

| ntupdate = 7 July 2015

}}

Kim Marie Carroll (born 2 September 1987) is a retired Australian soccer player who played in the A-League Women for Perth Glory and for Brisbane Roar, as well as playing for Fortuna Hjørring in the Danish Women's League. She has also played over 50 matches for Australia.

Early life

Carroll was born and raised in Tully, Queensland. In 2013, the Cassowary Coast Regional Council named a sporting complex in Tully the "Kim Carroll Sporting Fields" in her honour.{{Cite news |last=Gerrans |first=Jordan |date=26 January 2019 |title=Carroll still calls Tully home |work=Innisfail Advocate|page=19}}{{Cite news |date=16 October 2013 |title=Soccer fields to be named for Carroll |work=Innisfail Advocate|page=6}} She left home at the age of 15 to take up a scholarship with the Queensland Academy of Sport (QAS).{{Cite news |date=20 October 2008 |title=Soccer nut' lands dream Matildas' role |work=The Cairns Post|page=34}}

Playing career

=Club career=

Carroll played seven times for the Queensland Sting in the Women's National Soccer League (WNSL) during the 2003–04 and 2004 WNSL seasons. She also played for the Sting's grand final-winning team in the 2005 Australian National Women's Football Tournament.{{Cite web |title=Aussie Footballers - Kim Carroll |url=http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/Players/CAR.html#KimCarroll |access-date=2020-11-02 |website=OzFootball}}{{Cite web |last=Allnutt|first=James |title=Australia - Women 2005/06 |url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesa/aus-wom06.html |access-date=2020-11-03 |publisher=Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation}}

Between 2008 and 2011 Carroll played for Brisbane Roar in the W-League.

In 2011 Carroll joined Fortuna Hjørring in the Danish Elitedivisionen, with whom she played in the UEFA Women's Champions League.{{cite web | url=https://www.uefa.com/womenschampionsleague/clubs/players/250040839--kim-caroll/ | title=Kim Caroll | publisher=UEFA| access-date=25 October 2015}}

After returning from Denmark, Carroll re-joined Brisbane Roar in 2012. In the W-League off-season in 2013, Carroll spent time playing for Macarthur Rams in the National Premier Leagues NSW Women’s competition.{{cite web | url=http://www.footballaustralia.com.au/news-display/Carroll-keeping-an-eye-on-next-generation/72988 | title=Carroll keeping an eye on next generation | publisher=Football Federation Australia | access-date=25 October 2015 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130930105848/http://www.footballaustralia.com.au/news-display/Carroll-keeping-an-eye-on-next-generation/72988 | archive-date=30 September 2013}}

In August 2015, Carroll moved to the Perth Glory.{{cite web | url=http://www.perthglory.com.au/article/matildas-defender-kim-carroll-joins-glory/19qtecb3zz9mw1ug2mokv676wt | title=Matildas defender Kim Carroll joins Glory | publisher=Perth Glory Football Club | date=24 August 2015 | access-date=25 October 2015 | author=Mitaros, Harley | archive-date=4 March 2016 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304100505/http://www.perthglory.com.au/article/matildas-defender-kim-carroll-joins-glory/19qtecb3zz9mw1ug2mokv676wt | url-status=dead }}

In November 2020, Carroll returned to Queensland, joining Brisbane Roar once again.{{cite web|url=https://www.brisbaneroar.com.au/news/foundation-player-kim-carroll-returns-brisbane-roar|title=Foundation player Kim Carroll returns to Brisbane Roar|publisher=Brisbane Roar|date=2 November 2020}}{{cite news|url=https://www.perthnow.com.au/sport/soccer/w-league-former-matildas-defender-kim-carroll-returns-home-to-brisbane-roar-ng-f5ae92303b436945b060b9226a5d68ee|title=W-League: Former Matildas defender Kim Carroll returns home to Brisbane Roar|first=Marco|last=Monteverde|newspaper=The Sunday Times|date=2 November 2020}}

In June 2021, Carroll returned once more to Perth Glory.{{cite web|url=https://www.perthglory.com.au/news/former-favourite-returns-glory-w-league-202122-season|title=Former favourite returns to Glory for W-League 2021/22 Season|first=Gareth|last=Morgan|website=Perth Glory|date=15 June 2021}}

In March 2023, Carroll announced her retirement at the end of the 2022–23 A-League Women season.{{cite web|url=https://perthglory.com.au/news/kim-to-call-time-on-her-illustrious-career|title=Kim to call time on her illustrious career|first=Gareth|last=Morgan|website=Perth Glory|date=22 March 2023}}

=International career=

She has been a member of the Australian national team since 2005, winning the 2010 Asian Cup and taking part in the 2011 World Cup.{{cite web|url=https://www.fifa.com/womensworldcup/players/player=212569/index.html |title=Kim Carroll – Profile |publisher=FIFA|access-date=25 October 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110707123741/http://www.fifa.com/womensworldcup/players/player%3D212569/index.html |archive-date= 7 July 2011 |url-status=dead }}

Career statistics

=International goals=

Scores and results list Australia's goal tally first.

#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
class="wikitable" style=font-size:100%
1	18 October 2008	Thanh Long Sports Centre, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam	{{fbw\|MYA}}	align="center"\|5–0	align="center"\|5–1	2008 AFF Women's Championship
2	21 May 2010	Chengdu Sports Centre, Chengdu, China	{{fbw\|KOR}}	align="center"\|1–0	align="center"\|3–1	2010 AFC Women's Asian Cup

Honours

=Club=

;Queensland Sting

Women's National Soccer League Championship: 2004{{Cite web |date=19 December 2004 |title=Pride Stung in WNSL Final |url=https://theworldgame.sbs.com.au/pride-stung-in-wnsl-final |access-date=2020-11-02 |website=The World Game |language=en}}
Australian National Women's Football Tournament Championship: 2005

;Brisbane Roar

W-League Premiership: 2008–09{{cite web |title=Kim Carroll |url=https://uk.women.soccerway.com/players/kim-carroll/99318/ |publisher=SoccerWay |access-date=3 November 2020}}
W-League Championship: 2008–09, 2010–11

=Country=

;Australia

AFC Women's Asian Cup: 2010
AFF Women's Championship: 2008
OFC U-20 Women's Championship: 2004{{Cite web |date=8 June 2004 |title=Australia books ticket to Thailand - 2004 OFC U19 Women's Qualifier - PNG |url=https://websites.sportstg.com/assoc_page.cgi?client=2-2639-0-0-0&sID=23908&&news_task=DETAIL&articleID=77399 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181126000135/https://websites.sportstg.com/assoc_page.cgi?client=2-2639-0-0-0&sID=23908&&news_task=DETAIL&articleID=77399 |archive-date=2018-11-26 |access-date=2020-11-03 |publisher=Oceania Football Confederation}}

References

External links

[https://www.perthglory.com.au/player/kim-carroll Profile] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201028152230/https://www.perthglory.com.au/player/kim-carroll |date=28 October 2020 }} at Perth Glory

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