Sébastien Carole (born 8 September 1982), also known as Seb Carole, is a French former professional footballer who played as a winger. He represented Martinique at international level.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Sébastien Carole | ||
| Date of birth | 8 September 1982 | ||
| Place of birth | Pontoise, France | ||
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) | ||
| Position(s) | Winger | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1999–2005 | Monaco B | 91 | (9) |
| 2002–2005 | Monaco | 8 | (1) |
| 2004 | → West Ham United (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| 2004–2005 | → Châteauroux (loan) | 11 | (1) |
| 2005–2006 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 40 | (2) |
| 2006–2008 | Leeds United | 45 | (3) |
| 2008–2009 | Darlington | 6 | (0) |
| 2009 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 12 | (0) |
| 2009–2010 | Tranmere Rovers | 4 | (0) |
| 2010 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 9 | (0) |
| 2011 | Nice | 0 | (0) |
| 2012–2015 | Knaresborough Town | 47 | (12) |
| 2012–2013 | Bury | 4 | (0) |
| 2013 | Guiseley | 10 | (1) |
| 2015 | Harrogate Town | 1 | (0) |
| 2015–2016 | Bradford Park Avenue | 2 | (0) |
| 2015–2016 | Tadcaster Albion | 0 | (0) |
| 2016–2017 | Knaresborough Town | 27 | (7) |
| International career | |||
| 2001–2002 | France U17 | 3 | (1[1]) |
| 2010 | Martinique | 2 | (0[2]) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14:26, 26 September 2015 (UTC) | |||
He started his career at AS Monaco and played mostly in England, where he made a combined 121 appearances for West Ham United, Brighton & Hove Albion, Leeds United, Darlington, Tranmere Rovers and Bury. He last played in non-League football for Knaresborough Town.
He also represented France U17's.
Career
editAS Monaco
editCarole started his playing career in 2002 with AS Monaco, where he had been since he was 14 years old.[3] In February 2004 he joined English side West Ham United on loan.[4] However, in three months with the Hammers he made just one substitute appearance. He spent the 2004–05 season on loan at Ligue 2 club Châteauroux, making nine league appearances and scoring one goal.[citation needed]
In total Carole made nine league appearances scoring one goal in his three years with Monaco. He also played for Monaco in the UEFA Champions League and UEFA Cup. He was part of the Monaco squad which reached the Champions League final in 2004 but did not have any involvement in the 3–0 final loss to FC Porto.[citation needed]
Brighton & Hove Albion
editOn 12 August 2005 Carole signed a two-year contract with English Championship side Brighton & Hove Albion for an undisclosed fee.[3] He played 42 games in total for Brighton in the 2005–06 season as they finished bottom in the Championship and were relegated to League One. In June he activated a relegation release clause in his contract and Albion confirmed that Carole was to join Leeds United and Carole joined them on 23 June 2006.[5]
Leeds United
editCarole signed a three-year deal with Leeds, joining them on 5 July 2006.[5] he featured in many games under previous manager Kevin Blackwell but found first-team opportunities under Dennis Wise difficult. In November 2006 the Yorkshire Evening Post claimed that Wise was about to release Carole.[6] He made a total of 18 appearances in the 2006–07 season.
In 2007–08 he made 34 appearances and scored his first goal for the club on 29 November 2007 in a 1–1 draw with Gillingham. In 2008 pre-season he played in a friendly against York City, which proved to be his last appearance for Leeds United. After failing to feature in manager Gary McAllister's plans he was released from his contract by mutual consent on 1 September 2008. He played a total of 52 games in his three years with the club, scoring three goals.[7]
Darlington
editAfter a short trial with Bradford City[8] Carole joined League Two side Darlington on a short-term contract on 28 November 2008.[9] He played seven games with Darlington during a two-month stay, before leaving the club in January 2009.[10]
Return to Brighton
editOn 29 January 2009, after a successful trial Carole re-joined League One side Brighton & Hove Albion until the end of the 2008–09 season.[11] He made 12 appearances and on 12 May Brighton announced that they would be releasing Carole when his contract expired at the end of June 2009.[12]
Tranmere Rovers
editCarole joined Tranmere Rovers on a short-term contract until January 2010.
Back to Brighton
editOn 31 December 2009, Carole returned to Brighton on trial, who are now managed by former Leeds United assistant manager Gus Poyet where Carole had a regular spell in team under the management of Dennis Wise and Poyet. On 11 January 2010, it was confirmed that Carole had agreed a weekly contract with Brighton & Hove Albion.[13] He left Brighton after his pre-season offer did not work.
OGC Nice
editCarole joined OGC Nice in Ligue 1 the top division in France in November 2010.[14]
Non-league
editCarole then played in the Northern Counties East League for Knaresborough Town. He joined Knaresborough Town in 2012 and played with the club until 2014, when commitments allowed.
Bury
editBury signed Carole on non-contract terms on 27 November 2012 after he impressed manager Kevin Blackwell whilst on trial at the club.[15]
Return to non-league
editGuiseley signed Carole on 26 March 2013.[16] In his debut against Gainsborough Trinity he came off the bench and scored, helping Guiseley to a 2–1 victory. He made his first start for the club in the next game, winning 2–0 against Workington.[17]
Carole joined Bradford Park Avenue as a free signing on 7 August 2015 after being on trial at the club.[18] He joined Tadcaster Albion in April 2016,[19] making one appearance in the Northern Counties East League Cup.[20] He was an unused substitute in the following league match,[21] but did not feature again. He later returned to Knaresborough Town for the 2016–17 season.[22][2]
International career
editCarole represented France at every level up to under-19.[3]
In 2010, Martinique selected Carole to play in the Didgicel Cup held in the Caribbean, he played in three games.[23]
Outside football
editIn 2014, Carole set up a football academy at the Grammar School at Leeds.[24]
Carole's son Keenan Carole plays for Leeds United's academy.[25]
References
edit- ^ "Oh Carole! Seb Set To Sign – Leeds United FC". LeedsUtdMAD.
- ^ a b Sébastien Carole at National-Football-Teams.com
- ^ a b c Dudding, Tim (12 August 2005). "Albion Sign French Duo". Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. Archived from the original on 21 July 2011. Retrieved 29 January 2009.
- ^ "Spurs sign Defoe". BBC Sport. 4 February 2004. Retrieved 12 March 2015.
- ^ a b Camillin, Paul (23 June 2006). "Carole Leeds Bound". Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. Archived from the original on 21 July 2011. Retrieved 29 January 2009.
- ^ Hay, Phil (23 November 2006). "Wise considers transfer options". Yorkshire Evening Post. Retrieved 25 November 2006.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Winger Carole released by Leeds". BBC. 1 September 2008. Retrieved 1 September 2008.
- ^ Parker, Simon (21 November 2008). "Former Leeds player training with City". Telegraph & Argus. Retrieved 21 November 2008. [dead link]
- ^ Stoddart, Craig (28 November 2008). "Darlington make another signing". The Northern Echo. Retrieved 28 November 2008.
- ^ "Winger Carole departs Darlington". BBC Sport. 21 January 2009. Retrieved 22 January 2009.
- ^ Camillin, Paul (28 January 2009). "Seagulls Snap Up Andrew and Carole". Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. Archived from the original on 21 July 2011. Retrieved 29 January 2009.
- ^ Camillin, Paul (12 May 2009). "New Deals for Three". Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. Archived from the original on 15 May 2009. Retrieved 12 May 2009.
- ^ "Hoyte Extends Stay". Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. 11 January 2009. Archived from the original on 15 January 2010. Retrieved 14 January 2009.
- ^ "OGC Nice: Deux joueurs à l'essai". Transfert Foot. 24 November 2010. Retrieved 8 January 2019.
- ^ "Bury sign winger Seb Carole on non-contract terms". BBC Sport. 27 November 2012. Retrieved 24 October 2022.
- ^ "2012-13 Appearances & Goals". HOME. Retrieved 11 August 2021.
- ^ "2012-13 Line-Ups". Guiseley AFC Memorabilia. Retrieved 1 August 2022.
- ^ "Seb Carole signed by Bradford PA". Bradford PA. 7 August 2015. Archived from the original on 12 August 2015. Retrieved 7 September 2015.
- ^ Walker, Angela (8 April 2016). "NON-LEAGUE ROUND-UP: Former Leeds United men Carole and Cresswell join Tadcaster Albion". York Press. Retrieved 8 January 2019.
- ^ "Seb Carole". Tadcaster Albion AFC. Archived from the original on 21 April 2016.
- ^ "Tadcaster Albion on Twitter". Retrieved 1 August 2022 – via Twitter.
- ^ "Knaresborough Town AFC on Twitter". Retrieved 1 August 2022 – via Twitter.
- ^ "Digicel Football / Life.passion.football / Teams & Groups". Archived from the original on 4 December 2010. Retrieved 2 December 2010.
- ^ "Ed White catches up with former Champions League and Northern Counties midfielder Seb Carole". Harrogate Advertiser. 1 February 2014. Retrieved 8 January 2019.
- ^ "Leeds United: Carole keeping it in the United family". YEP. 9 May 2016. Retrieved 8 July 2019.
External links
edit- Sebastian Carole at Soccerbase
- Sébastien Carole at Soccerway
