Stuart Carswell

Stuart Carswell (born 9 September 1993) is a Scottish professional footballer, who plays as a midfielder for Scottish League One side Dumbarton. Carswell has previously played for Motherwell, St Mirren, as well as Icelandic side Keflavík.

Stuart Carswell
Personal information
Full name Stuart Carswell
Date of birth (1993-09-09) 9 September 1993[1]
Place of birth Bellshill, Scotland[1]
Height 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)[1]
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Dumbarton
Number 6
Youth career
2009–2011 Motherwell
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2015 Motherwell 86 (0)
2015–2016 St Mirren 20 (0)
2016 Keflavík 12 (0)
2017– Dumbarton 107 (3)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 23:45, 19 December 2020 (UTC)

Career

Motherwell

Born in Bellshill, and a product of the Fir Park club's youth system, Carswell starred in the Motherwell under-19 side that finished second behind Celtic in the 2009–10 Scottish Premier League under-19 season. Carswell made his first team debut in the 0–0 draw against Hearts on 9 April 2011,[2] playing the full 90 minutes.

On 3 February 2012, Carswell signed a new contract, keeping him at Motherwell until 2014.[3] That was extended by a further year on 21 March 2013.[4] On 2 June 2015, Motherwell announced that Carswell was amongst the players leaving the club, with his contract having expired.[5]

St Mirren

Carswell signed a two-year contract with St Mirren on 29 June 2015.[6] He decided to leave St Mirren at the end of the 2015–16 season having made 24 appearances for the club.[7]

Keflavík

After leaving St Mirren, Carswell signed for Icelandic side Keflavík in July 2016,[8] making his debut in a goalless draw with Leiknir R.[9] Carswell left Keflavík at the end of the 2016 season wanting to progress his career back home.[10]

Dumbarton

Carswell joined Scottish Championship side Dumbarton on 5 January 2017.[11] After playing in every game following his arrival at 'The Rock' he signed a new deal in May 2017.[12] He scored his first goal in senior football for the club, in his 151st game, with a free-kick winner in a Scottish Cup tie against Elgin City,[13] his next goal also came in a 1-0 success, as he rifled in a 'magnificent' 25 yard strike in a 1–0 victory against Alloa Athletic in the Scottish Championship playoff final.[14] Despite the club's relegation to Scottish League One Carswell signed a new one-year deal in June 2018.[15] He scored his first goal in league football, the third in a 4–0 victory against East Fife, in October 2018.[16] After impressing in both central midfield and central defence, Carswell was named Dumbarton's Player of the Year for the 2018–19 season.[17] He renewed his deal with the club in June 2019 where he was appointed club captain.[18] He made his 100th appearance for the club in August 2019.[19] He extended his deal for a fifth season with the club in July 2020.[20]

Career statistics
As of 23:45, 19 December 2020 (UTC)
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Other Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Motherwell 2010–11 4000000040
2011–12 140101000160
2012–13 230100020260
2013–14 280102010320
2014–15 190000020210
Total 880303050990
St Mirren 2015–16 200101020240
Keflavík 2016 120000000120
Dumbarton 2016–17 160000000170
2017–18 260310091382
2018–19 31 2 1 0 4 0 2 0 38 2
2019–20 25 1 1 0 4 0 1 0 31 1
2020–21 9 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 11 0
Career total 2253911401912705

References
  1. "Stuart Carswell profile". Official Motherwell FC Site. Retrieved 21 February 2014.
  2. "Hearts 0–0 Motherwell". BBC Sport. 9 April 2011. Retrieved 9 April 2011.
  3. "Carswell agrees deal to 2014". Motherwell F.C. 3 February 2012. Retrieved 3 February 2012.
  4. "Carswell signs contract extension". Motherwell F.C. 21 March 2013. Retrieved 21 March 2013.
  5. "Scott McDonald joins Motherwell exodus as 16 players leave the club". STV Sport. 2 June 2015. Retrieved 5 June 2015.
  6. "St Mirren land midfielder Stuart Carswell". BBC. 29 June 2015. Retrieved 29 June 2015.
  7. "Squad Update". St Mirren FC. 3 May 2016. Retrieved 3 May 2016.
  8. Einarsson, Magnús Már (15 July 2016). "Fyrrum miðjumaður úr skosku úrvalsdeildinni í Keflavík (Staðfest)" [The former midfielder from the Scottish Premier League in Keflavik (AP)] (in Icelandic). Fotbolti.net. Retrieved 17 July 2016.
  9. "Keflavík – Leiknir R. 0–0" (in Icelandic). KSI. Retrieved 17 July 2016.
  10. "Tveir Skotar fara frá Keflavík – Óvíst með Magnús Þóri" [Two Scots go from Keflavik – Uncertain with Ásmundsson] (in Icelandic). 23 November 2016. Retrieved 2 December 2016.
  11. Findlay, Alan (5 January 2016). "Transfer window – signing news". Retrieved 5 January 2017.
  12. Findlay, Alan. "PLAYERS AGREE TERMS WITH GAFFER". Dumbarton Football Club. Retrieved 24 May 2017.
  13. Barrow, Simon. "SONS BEAT ELGIN IN SCOTTISH CUP". Dumbarton Football Club. Retrieved 18 November 2017.
  14. McLauchlin, Brian (9 May 2018). "Alloa Athletic 0-1 Dumbarton". BBC Sport. Retrieved 9 May 2018.
  15. Findlay, Alan (21 June 2018). "SQUAD NEWS: CARSY SIGNS UP FOR NEW SEASON". Dumbarton Football Club.
  16. Galloway, Andy (27 October 2018). "Dumbarton (4) v East Fife (0)". Dumbarton Football Club.
  17. "Sonstrust Awards 2018/19". Facebook.com/Sonstrust. 27 April 2019.
  18. Galloway, Andy (19 June 2019). "PLAYER OF THE YEAR IS BACK". Dumbarton Football Club.
  19. Galloway, Andy. "ONE CENTURY HIT AND ANOTHER APPROACHING!". Dumbarton Football Club. Retrieved 3 September 2019.
  20. "Dumbarton Football Club - THE CAPTAIN IS BACK ON BOARD!". www.dumbartonfootballclub.com. Retrieved 27 July 2020.
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