Stephen Carroll (footballer)
{{Short description|Irish footballer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2022}}
{{Infobox football biography
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|birth_date = {{birth date and age|1993|11|30|df=y}}
|birth_place = Cork, Ireland
|height = {{convert|1.85|m|abbr=on}}
|position = Defender
|currentclub = Detroit City
|clubnumber = 5
|youthyears1 = {{0|0000}}–2006
|youthclubs1 = Wilton United
|youthyears2 = 2006–2010
|youthclubs2 = Ballincollig AFC
|youthyears3 = 2010–2012
|youthclubs3 = Cork City
|collegeyears1 = 2014–2015
|college1 = MMC RedHawks
|collegecaps1 = 20
|collegegoals1 = 5
|collegeyears2 = 2016–2018
|college2 = Davenport Panthers
|collegecaps2 = 55
|collegegoals2 = 8
|years1 = 2012–2013
|clubs1 = Cork City
|caps1 = 0
|goals1 = 0
|years2 = 2013
|clubs2 = → College Corinthians (loan)
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|years3 = 2013–2014
|clubs3 = Carrigaline United AFC
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|years4 = 2016
|clubs4 = Muskegon Risers
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|years5 = 2017–
|clubs5 = Detroit City
|caps5 = 145+
|goals5 = 13+
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|club-update = 26 October 2024
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Stephen Carroll (born 30 November 1993) is an Irish footballer who is the captain for Detroit City in the USL Championship.{{cite web |last1=Bianchi |first1=Nolan |title=Detroit City FC brings back captain Stephen Carroll, declines 2023 option on 3 players |url=https://www.detroitnews.com/story/sports/soccer/2022/11/30/detroit-city-fc-announces-captain-stephen-carroll-will-return-in-2023/69689660007/ |website=detroitnews.com |access-date=1 November 2023}}
Career
=Early career=
Carroll played in his native Ireland with Wilton United, also playing both football and Gaelic football with Ballincollig until he was 16-years old, before joining the Cork City academy.{{Cite web|url=https://www.echolive.ie/corksport/arid-40091942.html|title=From Ballincollig to Detroit, Stephen Carroll has thrived Stateside|date=7 October 2020|website=echo live}} He appeared on the bench for Cork's senior team in 2012, before going on loan to College Corinthians in the Munster Senior League.{{Cite web|url=https://www.irishexaminer.com/opinion/columnists/arid-30996007.html|title=Larry Ryan: The Cork centre-half who's a symbol of Detroit defiance|first=Larry|last=Ryan|date=25 April 2020|website=Irish Examiner}} A spell at Carrigaline United in the Munster First Division followed in 2013, who he helped to promotion.{{citation needed|date=December 2022}}
=College in the United States=
In 2014, Carroll was recruited by Martin Methodist College in Pulaski, Tennessee and offered a scholarship. In his first game at Martin Methodist, Carroll dislocated his knee and requires surgery. He played 20 games in 2015, scoring five goals and was named First Team All-Southern States Athletic Conference.{{Cite web|url=https://dupanthers.com/sports/mens-soccer/roster/stephen-carroll/10804|title=Stephen Carroll - Men's Soccer|website=Davenport University Athletics}}
Carroll transferred to Davenport University in 2016, where he went on to make 55 appearances over three seasons, scoring eight goals and tallying two assists. In 2016, Carroll was named First Team All-Wolverine Hoosier Athletic Conference, 2017 saw him named GLIAC Defensive Player of the Year and First Team All-GLIAC whilst helping the Panthers to the GLIAC championship, and was named on the D2CCA All-Midwest Region first team.
In 2016, Carroll played with amateur side Muskegon Risers.{{Cite web|url=https://theathletic.com/444694/2018/07/25/how-detroit-city-fcs-stephen-carroll-earned-a-bike-and-an-inflatable-llama/|title=How Detroit City FC's Stephen Carroll earned a bike and an inflatable llama|first=James L. Edwards|last=III|website=The Athletic}}
=Detroit City=
In 2017, Carroll made the move to amateur side Detroit City FC, who at the time competed in the NPSL.{{Cite web|url=http://npsl.bonzidev.com/sam/standings/ss/schedule.php?v=3&containerID=NTkzMzQwOA==|title=National Premier Soccer League|website=npsl.bonzidev.com}}{{Cite web|url=http://npsl.bonzidev.com/sam/standings/ss/schedule.php?v=3&containerID=MTAwNzk4NjA=|title=National Premier Soccer League|website=npsl.bonzidev.com}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.uslchampionship.com/news_article/show/1202364-detroit-city-re-signs-captain-stephen-carroll|title=Detroit City Re-Signs Captain Stephen Carroll|author=USLChampionship com Staff|date=10 January 2022|website=USL Championship}} He remained with the club through to 2020 in the NPSL, as well as their spell in the NISA, winning numerous titles with the club, being named captain in 2019.{{Cite web|url=https://www.nisasoccer.com/roster/stephen-carroll|title=Player Details | National Independent Soccer Association|website=www.nisasoccer.com}}{{cite web |last1=Bianchi |first1=Nolan |title=Detroit City FC brings back captain Stephen Carroll, declines 2023 option on 3 players |url=https://www.detroitnews.com/story/sports/soccer/2022/11/30/detroit-city-fc-announces-captain-stephen-carroll-will-return-in-2023/69689660007/ |website=detcityfc.com |access-date=20 January 2024}}
On 10 January 2022, Carroll was re-signed by Detroit as they made the move to the fully professional USL Championship. On October 14, 2023, Carroll, along with teammates Nate Steinwascher, Connor Rutz, and Maxi Rodriguez were honored as "City Centurions" for playing in at least 100 games with the club.{{cite web |last1=Bianchi |first1=Nolan |title=Detroit City FC to honor 4 players as first-ever City Centurions on Saturday |url=https://www.wxyz.com/sports/detroit-city-fc/detroit-city-fc-to-honor-4-players-as-first-ever-city-centurions-on-saturday |website=wxyz.com |date=13 October 2023 |access-date=20 January 2024}}
References
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External links
- [https://www.nisasoccer.com/roster/stephen-carroll NISA bio]
- [https://dupanthers.com/sports/mens-soccer/roster/stephen-carroll/10804 Davenport bio]
- {{soccerway|stephen-carroll/246631}}
{{Detroit City FC squad}}
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Category:Republic of Ireland men's association footballers
Category:Republic of Ireland expatriate men's association footballers
Category:Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States
Category:Men's association football defenders
Category:Cork City F.C. players
Category:Detroit City FC players
Category:National Premier Soccer League players
Category:National Independent Soccer Association players
Category:USL Championship players
Category:Carrigaline United A.F.C. players