Ian Noel Carter (born 20 September 1967)[1] is a Canadian former soccer player who played at both professional and international levels.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ian Noel Carter | ||
| Date of birth | 20 September 1967 | ||
| Place of birth | Birmingham, England | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1987–1988 | Toronto Italia | ? | (?) |
| 1991 | Kitchener Kickers | 11 | (0) |
| 1991–1992 | North York Rockets | 17 | (2) |
| 1992 | Winnipeg Fury | 13 | (0) |
| 1993 | Toronto Blizzard | 10 | (0) |
| 1993–1994 | Peterborough United | 11 | (0) |
| 1994–1995 | Dover Athletic | ? | (?) |
| 1996 | Montreal Impact | 11 | (0) |
| 1997 | Toronto Lynx | 17 | (0) |
| 1998 | Toronto Olympians | ? | (?) |
| 2004 | Harrisburg City Islanders | 5 | (0) |
| Total | 54+ | (0+) | |
| International career | |||
| 1986–1987 | Canada U20 | 11 | (1) |
| 1992–1996 | Canada | 8 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Early and personal life
editBorn in Birmingham, England, Carter grew up in the Canadian city of Mississauga.[2]
Career
editClub career
editCarter made his professional debut in 1987 with Toronto Italia,[3] and also played for Winnipeg Fury, Toronto Blizzard, Peterborough United,[4] Dover Athletic, Montreal Impact, Toronto Lynx and Harrisburg City Islanders.[5][6]
In 1998, he signed with the newly expansion franchise the Toronto Olympians in the newly formed Canadian Professional Soccer League.[7] Throughout the 1998 CPSL season, Carter achieved an undefeated streak with the Olympians the first club within the league to achieve this milestone. As well as winning the regular season and the Open Canada Cup.[8] The club reached the playoff finals but were defeated by the St. Catharines Wolves by 4–2 defeat in a penalty shootout.[citation needed]
International career
editCarter was part of the Canadian youth squad at the 1987 FIFA World Youth Championship in Chile.[9] He also was on the Canadian team at the 1987 Pan American Games.[10]
He earned a total of 8 caps for the Canadian senior team.[5]
References
edit- ^ "Up The Posh! profile".
- ^ "Canadian Soccer Association profile". Archived from the original on 8 July 2011. Retrieved 24 March 2017.
- ^ "Ian Carter Statistics on StatsCrew.com". www.statscrew.com.
- ^ "PETERBOROUGH UNITED : 1960/61 - 2009/10". Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Transfer Database.
- ^ a b Ian Carter at National-Football-Teams.com
- ^ McDonald, Marvin (14 May 1993). "Heavy debts nag Fury". NewspaperArchive.com. Winnipeg Free Press. p. 33. Retrieved 14 April 2020.
- ^ Glover, Robin (22 July 1998). "CPSL game of Wednesday July 22, 1998". Rocket Robin's Home Page.
- ^ Glover, Robin (25 September 1998). "CPSL game of Friday September 25, 1998". Rocket Robin's Home Page.
- ^ "Canada squad - 1987 FIFA World Youth Championship". Archived from the original on 23 November 2007.
- ^ "Canada Soccer". canadasoccer.com. Retrieved 17 April 2020.