Kim Carroll (soccer)
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Kim Marie Carroll | ||
Date of birth | 2 September 1987 | ||
Place of birth | Tully, Queensland, Australia | ||
Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
Position(s) | Defender | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Perth Glory | ||
Number | 3 | ||
Youth career | |||
2003–2008 | Queensland Sting | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2003–2008 | Queensland Sting | 7 | (0) |
2008–2011 | Brisbane Roar | 52 | (2) |
2011–2012 | Fortuna Hjørring | ||
2012–2015 | Brisbane Roar | 52 | (2) |
2015–2020 | Perth Glory | 63 | (1) |
2020–2021 | Brisbane Roar | 52 | (2) |
2021– | Perth Glory | 0 | (0) |
National team‡ | |||
2004–2006 | Australia U-20 | 16 | (1) |
2005– | Australia | 54 | (2) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 3 July 2020 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 7 July 2015 |
Kim Marie Carroll (born 2 September 1987) is an Australian soccer player currently playing in the W-League for Perth Glory. Carroll has previously played for Brisbane Roar and Fortuna Hjørring. 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.[1][2] She left home at the age of 15 to take up a scholarship with the Queensland Academy of Sport (QAS).[3]
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.[4][5]
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.[6]
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.[7]
In August 2015, Carroll moved to the Perth Glory.[8]
In November 2020, Carroll returned to Queensland, joining Brisbane Roar once again.[9][10]
In June 2021, Carroll returned once more to Perth Glory.[11]
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.[12]
Career statistics[]
International goals[]
Scores and results list Australia's goal tally first.
# | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1 | 18 October 2008 | Thanh Long Sports Centre, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam | Myanmar | 5–0 | 5–1 | 2008 AFF Women's Championship |
2 | 21 May 2010 | Chengdu Sports Centre, Chengdu, China | South Korea | 1–0 | 3–1 | 2010 AFC Women's Asian Cup |
Honours[]
Club[]
- Queensland Sting
- Women's National Soccer League Championship: 2004[13]
- Australian National Women's Football Tournament Championship: 2005[5]
- Brisbane Roar
Country[]
- AFC Women's Asian Cup: 2010[14]
- AFF Women's Championship: 2008[14]
- OFC U-20 Women's Championship: 2004[15]
References[]
- ^ Gerrans, Jordan (26 January 2019). "Carroll still calls Tully home". Innisfail Advocate. p. 19.
- ^ "Soccer fields to be named for Carroll". Innisfail Advocate. 16 October 2013. p. 6.
- ^ "Soccer nut' lands dream Matildas' role". The Cairns Post. 20 October 2008. p. 34.
- ^ "Aussie Footballers - Kim Carroll". OzFootball. Retrieved 2 November 2020.
- ^ a b Allnutt, James. "Australia - Women 2005/06". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 3 November 2020.
- ^ "Kim Caroll". UEFA. Retrieved 25 October 2015.
- ^ "Carroll keeping an eye on next generation". Football Federation Australia. Archived from the original on 30 September 2013. Retrieved 25 October 2015.
- ^ Mitaros, Harley (24 August 2015). "Matildas defender Kim Carroll joins Glory". Perth Glory Football Club. Retrieved 25 October 2015.
- ^ "Foundation player Kim Carroll returns to Brisbane Roar". Brisbane Roar. 2 November 2020.
- ^ Monteverde, Marco (2 November 2020). "W-League: Former Matildas defender Kim Carroll returns home to Brisbane Roar". The Sunday Times.
- ^ Morgan, Gareth (15 June 2021). "Former favourite returns to Glory for W-League 2021/22 Season". Perth Glory.
- ^ "Kim Carroll – Profile". FIFA. Archived from the original on 7 July 2011. Retrieved 25 October 2015.
- ^ "Pride Stung in WNSL Final". The World Game. 19 December 2004. Retrieved 2 November 2020.
- ^ a b c d "Kim Carroll". SoccerWay. Retrieved 3 November 2020.
- ^ "Australia books ticket to Thailand - 2004 OFC U19 Women's Qualifier - PNG". Oceania Football Confederation. 8 June 2004. Archived from the original on 26 November 2018. Retrieved 3 November 2020.
External links[]
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- Profile at Perth Glory
- 1987 births
- Living people
- Australian women's soccer players
- Brisbane Roar FC (A-League Women) players
- Perth Glory FC (A-League Women) players
- A-League Women players
- 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup players
- Australia women's international soccer players
- Women's association football defenders