Dale Carrick (born 7 January 1994) is a Scottish professional footballer who plays as a striker for Scottish League Two club Stirling Albion. Carrick started his career with Heart of Midlothian, and has played for Raith Rovers, Kilmarnock, Livingston, Cowdenbeath and Airdrieonians. Carrick has represented Scotland at both under-16 and under-21 levels.

Dale Carrick
Personal information
Full name Dale Carrick
Date of birth (1994-01-07) 7 January 1994 (age 30)
Place of birth Edinburgh, Scotland
Position(s) Striker
Team information
Current team
Stirling Albion
Youth career
2005–2012 Heart of Midlothian
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2015 Heart of Midlothian 45 (8)
2015Raith Rovers (loan) 1 (0)
2015–2016 Kilmarnock 11 (0)
2016–2018 Livingston 23 (4)
2017Cowdenbeath (loan) 16 (6)
2018–2021 Airdrieonians 87 (28)
2021– Stirling Albion 83 (35)
International career
2009 Scotland U16 4 (0)
2012 Scotland U21 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 01:47, 7 November 2021 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 07:24, 13 January 2019 (UTC)

Career

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Born in Edinburgh, Carrick grew up supporting Hearts. A member of Hearts Under-20 team [1] Carrick made his Scottish Premier League debut on 4 August 2012 in a 2–0 win versus St Johnstone.[2] On 23 August 2012 in only his second appearance, Carrick made his European debut as a substitute in a 1–0 defeat versus Liverpool at Tynecastle.[3] Carrick's first goal for the Jambos arrived on 18 January 2014 in a thrilling 3–3 draw versus the Perth club at McDiarmid Park.[4]

Carrick had joined Raith Rovers on 30 January 2015 on a one-month loan deal.[5] The loan deal was then cut-short on 11 February 2015 as a result of Carrick suffering an injury.[6]

On 8 July 2015, Carrick departed the Tynecastle club to pursue regular first-team football elsewhere with his contract terminated by mutual consent.[7][8] Carrick then signed a three-year contract with Kilmarnock.[9]

After one season with Killie Carrick then signed for the West Lothian club Livingston in July 2016.[10] On 26 January 2017 Carrick moved on loan to Scottish League Two club Cowdenbeath for the remainder of the 2016-17 season.[11] Carrick departed the Lions in January 2018 and signed for Airdrieonians in an attempt to get more first-team football.[12] He remained at Airdrie until May 2021.

On 28 May 2021, Carrick signed for Scottish League Two side Stirling Albion.[13]

Scotland

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Carrick has represented Scotland at under-16 level. Carrick made his debut in an International Challenge match versus Jersey on 18 August 2009[14] and made four appearances in total.[15]

Career statistics

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As of match played 30 October 2021[16]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Scottish Cup League Cup Challenge Cup Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Heart of Midlothian 2012–13[17] Scottish Premier League 16 0 0 0 2 0 2[a] 0 20 0
2013–14[18] Scottish Premiership 25 6 1 0 2 0 28 6
2014–15[19] Scottish Championship 4 2 0 0 1 0 1[b] 0 6 2
Total 45 8 1 0 5 0 3 0 54 8
Raith Rovers (loan) 2014–15[19] Scottish Championship 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
Kilmarnock 2015–16[20] Scottish Premiership 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 0
Livingston 2016–17[21] Scottish League One 14 3 1 0 3 1 2[b] 0 20 4
2017–18[22] Scottish Championship 9 1 1 0 5 2 0 0 15 2
Total 23 4 2 0 8 3 2 0 35 6
Cowdenbeath (loan) 2016–17[21] Scottish League Two 16 6 0 0 0 0 2[c] 0 18 6
Airdrieonians 2017–18[22] Scottish League One 16 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 5
2018–19[23] 25 2 2 0 4 1 2[b] 1 33 4
2019–20[24] 24 12 2 0 4 0 3[b] 1 33 13
2020–21[25] 22 9 1 0 4 0 3[d] 0 30 9
Total 87 28 5 0 12 1 8 2 112 31
Stirling Albion 2021–22[26] Scottish League Two 11 3 0 0 3 0 0 0 14 3
Career total 194 49 9 1 28 4 15 2 246 55
  1. ^ Appearances in the Europa League
  2. ^ a b c d Appearances in the Scottish Challenge Cup
  3. ^ Appearances in the League Two play-offs
  4. ^ Appearances in the Championship play-offs

Honours

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Heart of Midlothian
Stirling Albion

References

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  1. ^ "U20 team". heartsfc.co.uk. Heart of Midlothian F.C. Archived from the original on 1 September 2011. Retrieved 4 August 2012.
  2. ^ "Hearts 2 – 0 St Johnstone". BBC Sport. BBC. 4 August 2012. Retrieved 4 August 2012.
  3. ^ "Hearts 0–1 Liverpool". BBC Sport. BBC. 23 August 2012. Retrieved 23 August 2012.
  4. ^ Lindsay, Clive (18 January 2014). "St Johnstone 3-3 Hearts". BBC Sport.
  5. ^ "Rovers Secure Hearts Star on Loan Deal". raithrovers.net. Raith Rovers F.C. 30 January 2015. Retrieved 30 January 2015.
  6. ^ "On-loan Raith striker returns to Hearts following injury". thecourier.co.uk. The Courier (Dundee). 11 February 2015. Retrieved 11 February 2015.
  7. ^ "CARRICK EXITS HEARTS". Heart of Midlothian F.C. 8 July 2015. Retrieved 8 July 2015.
  8. ^ "Football: Carrick allowed to leave Hearts".
  9. ^ Borthwick, Jamie (9 July 2015). "Dale Carrick signs three year deal with Kilmarnock after leaving Hearts". STV Sport. STV. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
  10. ^ "Dale Carrick signs on". Livingston FC. 15 July 2016. Retrieved 15 July 2016.
  11. ^ "Carrick in Blue Brazil switch". Livingston FC. 26 January 2017. Retrieved 26 January 2017.
  12. ^ "Dale moves to the Diamonds". Livingston FC. 11 January 2018. Retrieved 11 January 2018.
  13. ^ "New signing: Dale Carrick". stirlingalbionfc.co.uk. 28 May 2021. Archived from the original on 28 May 2021. Retrieved 28 May 2021.
  14. ^ "Jersey v Scotland International Challenge Match". scottishfa.co.uk. Scottish Football Association. 18 August 2009. Retrieved 5 August 2012.
  15. ^ "Dale Carrick". scottishfa.co.uk. Scottish Football Association. Retrieved 5 August 2012.
  16. ^ "D. Carrick". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 13 January 2018.
  17. ^ "Games played by Dale Carrick in 2012/2013". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 11 November 2017.
  18. ^ "Games played by Dale Carrick in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 11 November 2017.
  19. ^ a b "Games played by Dale Carrick in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 11 November 2017.
  20. ^ "Games played by Dale Carrick in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 11 November 2017.
  21. ^ a b "Games played by Dale Carrick in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 11 November 2017.
  22. ^ a b "Games played by Dale Carrick in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 11 November 2017.
  23. ^ "Games played by Dale Carrick in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 7 November 2021.
  24. ^ "Games played by Dale Carrick in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 7 November 2021.
  25. ^ "Games played by Dale Carrick in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 7 November 2021.
  26. ^ "Games played by Dale Carrick in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 7 November 2021.
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