Stuart Carswell

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Stuart Carswell
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Personal information
Full name Stuart Carswell
Date of birth (1993-09-09) 9 September 1993 (age 28)[1]
Place of birth Bellshill, Scotland[1]
Height 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)[1]
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Dumbarton
Number 6
Youth career
2009–2011 Motherwell
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2015 Motherwell 86 (0)
2015–2016 St Mirren 20 (0)
2016 Keflavík 12 (0)
2017– Dumbarton 132 (5)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 23:18, 4 December 2021 (UTC)

Stuart Carswell (born 9 September 1993) is a Scottish professional footballer, who plays as a midfielder for Scottish League One side Dumbarton. Carswell has previously played for Motherwell, St Mirren, as well as Icelandic side Keflavík.

Career[]

Motherwell[]

Born in Bellshill, and a product of the Fir Park club's youth system, Carswell starred in the Motherwell under-19 side that finished second behind Celtic in the 2009–10 Scottish Premier League under-19 season. Carswell made his first team debut in the 0–0 draw against Hearts on 9 April 2011,[2] playing the full 90 minutes.

On 3 February 2012, Carswell signed a new contract, keeping him at Motherwell until 2014.[3] That was extended by a further year on 21 March 2013.[4] On 2 June 2015, Motherwell announced that Carswell was amongst the players leaving the club, with his contract having expired.[5]

St Mirren[]

Carswell signed a two-year contract with St Mirren on 29 June 2015.[6] He decided to leave St Mirren at the end of the 2015–16 season having made 24 appearances for the club.[7]

Keflavík[]

After leaving St Mirren, Carswell signed for Icelandic side Keflavík in July 2016,[8] making his debut in a goalless draw with Leiknir R.[9] Carswell left Keflavík at the end of the 2016 season wanting to progress his career back home.[10]

Dumbarton[]

Carswell joined Scottish Championship side Dumbarton on 5 January 2017.[11] After playing in every game following his arrival at 'The Rock' he signed a new deal in May 2017.[12] He scored his first goal in senior football for the club, in his 151st game, with a free-kick winner in a Scottish Cup tie against Elgin City,[13] his next goal also came in a 1-0 success, as he rifled in a 'magnificent' 25 yard strike in a 1–0 victory against Alloa Athletic in the Scottish Championship playoff final.[14] Despite the club's relegation to Scottish League One Carswell signed a new one-year deal in June 2018.[15] He scored his first goal in league football, the third in a 4–0 victory against East Fife, in October 2018.[16] After impressing in both central midfield and central defence, Carswell was named Dumbarton's Player of the Year for the 2018–19 season.[17] He renewed his deal with the club in June 2019 where he was appointed club captain.[18] He made his 100th appearance for the club in August 2019.[19] He extended his deal for a fifth season with the club in July 2020.[20] Carswell extended his time at the Rock by another two seasons in June 2021.[21]

Career statistics[]

As of 23:18, 4 December 2021 (UTC)
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Other Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Motherwell 2010–11 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
2011–12 14 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 16 0
2012–13 23 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 26 0
2013–14 28 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 32 0
2014–15 19 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 21 0
Total 88 0 3 0 3 0 5 0 99 0
St Mirren 2015–16 20 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 24 0
Keflavík 2016 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 0
Dumbarton 2016–17 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 17 0
2017–18 26 0 3 1 0 0 9 1 38 2
2018–19 31 2 1 0 4 0 2 0 38 2
2019–20 25 1 1 0 4 0 1 0 31 1
2020–21 18 0 2 0 2 0 4 0 26 0
2021–22 16 2 1 0 3 0 1 0 21 2
Total 250 5 12 1 18 0 24 1 307 7

References[]

  1. ^ a b c "Stuart Carswell profile". Official Motherwell FC Site. Retrieved 21 February 2014.
  2. ^ "Hearts 0–0 Motherwell". BBC Sport. 9 April 2011. Retrieved 9 April 2011.
  3. ^ "Carswell agrees deal to 2014". Motherwell F.C. 3 February 2012. Retrieved 3 February 2012.
  4. ^ "Carswell signs contract extension". Motherwell F.C. 21 March 2013. Retrieved 21 March 2013.
  5. ^ "Scott McDonald joins Motherwell exodus as 16 players leave the club". STV Sport. 2 June 2015. Retrieved 5 June 2015.
  6. ^ "St Mirren land midfielder Stuart Carswell". BBC. 29 June 2015. Retrieved 29 June 2015.
  7. ^ "Squad Update". St Mirren FC. 3 May 2016. Retrieved 3 May 2016.
  8. ^ Einarsson, Magnús Már (15 July 2016). "Fyrrum miðjumaður úr skosku úrvalsdeildinni í Keflavík (Staðfest)" [The former midfielder from the Scottish Premier League in Keflavik (AP)] (in Icelandic). Fotbolti.net. Retrieved 17 July 2016.
  9. ^ "Keflavík – Leiknir R. 0–0" (in Icelandic). KSI. Retrieved 17 July 2016.
  10. ^ "Tveir Skotar fara frá Keflavík – Óvíst með Magnús Þóri" [Two Scots go from Keflavik – Uncertain with Ásmundsson] (in Icelandic). 23 November 2016. Retrieved 2 December 2016.
  11. ^ Findlay, Alan (5 January 2016). "Transfer window – signing news". Retrieved 5 January 2017.
  12. ^ Findlay, Alan. "PLAYERS AGREE TERMS WITH GAFFER". Dumbarton Football Club. Retrieved 24 May 2017.
  13. ^ Barrow, Simon. "SONS BEAT ELGIN IN SCOTTISH CUP". Dumbarton Football Club. Retrieved 18 November 2017.
  14. ^ McLauchlin, Brian (9 May 2018). "Alloa Athletic 0-1 Dumbarton". BBC Sport. Retrieved 9 May 2018.
  15. ^ Findlay, Alan (21 June 2018). "SQUAD NEWS: CARSY SIGNS UP FOR NEW SEASON". Dumbarton Football Club.
  16. ^ Galloway, Andy (27 October 2018). "Dumbarton (4) v East Fife (0)". Dumbarton Football Club.
  17. ^ "Sonstrust Awards 2018/19". Facebook.com/Sonstrust. 27 April 2019.
  18. ^ Galloway, Andy (19 June 2019). "PLAYER OF THE YEAR IS BACK". Dumbarton Football Club.
  19. ^ Galloway, Andy. "ONE CENTURY HIT AND ANOTHER APPROACHING!". Dumbarton Football Club. Retrieved 3 September 2019.
  20. ^ "Dumbarton Football Club - THE CAPTAIN IS BACK ON BOARD!". www.dumbartonfootballclub.com. Retrieved 27 July 2020.
  21. ^ "Dumbarton Football Club - THE CAPTAIN IS BACK!". www.dumbartonfootballclub.com. Retrieved 4 June 2021.

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