Andy Carroll
English association football player (born 1989) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Andrew Thomas "Andy" Carroll (born 6 January 1989) is an English professional footballer who plays for Newcastle United and for the England national team as a striker.
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Andrew Thomas Carroll[1] | ||
Date of birth | (1989-01-06) 6 January 1989 (age 35)[2] | ||
Place of birth | Gateshead, England | ||
Height | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)[3] | ||
Position(s) | Striker | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Amiens | ||
Number | 99 | ||
Youth career | |||
0000–2006 | Newcastle United | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2006–2011 | Newcastle United | 80 | (31) |
2007–2008 | → Preston North End (loan) | 11 | (1) |
2011–2013 | Liverpool | 44 | (6) |
2012–2013 | → West Ham United (loan) | 24 | (7) |
2013–2019 | West Ham United | 102 | (26) |
2019–2021 | Newcastle United | 37 | (1) |
2021–2022 | Reading | 8 | (2) |
2022 | West Bromwich Albion | 15 | (3) |
2022–2023 | Reading | 32 | (9) |
2023– | Amiens | 27 | (4) |
National team | |||
2007–2008 | England U19 | 8 | (5) |
2009–2010 | England U21 | 5 | (3) |
2010–2012 | England | 9 | (2) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 05:38, 10 April 2024 (UTC) |
Carroll started his professional career with Newcastle United in 2006. He spent a small time on loan with Preston North End. He scored his first league goal there. He became as a regular in the Newcastle first team by 2008. When Newcastle got relegated from the Premier League to the Championship in 2009, he scored 17 goals in 39 appearances. Newcastle finished first in the Championship in that season. They earned automatic promotion back to the Premier League as a result. Caroll played for Newcastle in the Premier League again. He played 19 times and scored 11 goals.
Carroll signed for Liverpool on the last day of the transfer window on 31 January 2011. The transfer fee was £35 million. It was the highest amount ever paid by one club to another for a British footballer at that time.[4] Carroll was bought to replace Fernando Torres. Torres had moved from Liverpool to Chelsea on the same day for a fee of £50 million. He suffered an injury in December. Therefore, he could not debut for Liverpool until March 2011. He scored his first two goals for his new club in April 2011 in a 3–0 victory over Manchester City. In August 2012, Liverpool agreed a £2 million loan deal with West Ham. It was a season-long loan.[5] West Ham permanently signed him in June 2013. They paid a fee of £15 million.[6]