Declan Carville (born 13 December 1989) is a Northern Irish footballer who plays as a midfielder for Banbridge Town.
Early life
editAs a youth player, Carville played for Orchard City and Bessbrook United.[1]
Football career
editIn 2015, Carville signed for Northern Irish lower league side Newry City, was regarded as an instrumental figure in the 2017/18 season, the season the club earned promotion to the Northern Irish top flight.[2] In January 2019, he rejected offers from other top-flight clubs to stay at Newry City, but the club were relegated to the Northern Irish second tier that season.[3] Later that year, he was released due to "breach of club discipline".[4]
In 2019, he signed for Ballymena United in the Northern Irish top flight. That December, he played the last twenty-five minutes of a 0–2 loss to Coleraine as a goalkeeper before starting as goalkeeper again during the next match, a 0–1 loss to Glenatoran.[5][6] He made twenty-six appearances for the club and played in their Europa League qualifying rounds.[7] In 2020, he returned to Northern Irish lower league club Newry City after leaving Ballymena United due to the travel issues and lack of consistent playing time.[3] During the 2021/22 season, he helped the club earn promotion to the Northern Irish top flight again.[8]
GAA career
editBesides football, Carville has played competitive GAA at senior level.[9][10][11]
Style of play
editCarville mainly operates as a midfielder but has played as a striker.[12]
Personal life
editCarville has two children.[13]
References
edit- ^ "Meet the players: Declan Carville".
- ^ "Declan Carville - Belfast Live article".
- ^ a b "CARVILLE IS BACK FOR A PREM PUSH". Mirror.
- ^ "Newry City pair axed following 'breach of club discipline". belfastlive.co.uk.
- ^ "Declan Carville: Ballymena midfielder starts in goal and holds out for 86 minutes". bbc.com.
- ^ "Moment of Irish League folklore as Ballymena Utd midfielder Declan Carville starts Glens game in goal". belfastlive.co.uk.
- ^ "Declan Carville - Extra Time article".
- ^ "Carville says boss will keep them fully focused". thefreelibrary.com.
- ^ "Carville set to be picked by Armagh after stealing spotlight". belfasttelegraph.co.uk.
- ^ "Carville hat-trick helps sets up last four datewith Crossmaglen". northernirelandworld.com.
- ^ "MORE ties in the Newry AOH Cup competition were played on Saturday with Bessbrook United, the holders, enjoying a comfortable 5-0 win over Newry Juventus with Declan Carville bagging a hat-trick in the process". Belfast Telegraph. 26 March 2012. p. 6. ProQuest 940785019.
- ^ "Carville adapting to striker's role as Newry learn to deal with Premiership opposition". belfasttelegraph.co.uk.
- ^ "Declan Carville hails Newry City response after being served 'wake-up call'". belfastlive.co.uk.
External links
edit- Declan Carville at Soccerway
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