Declan Carville (born 13 December 1989) is a Northern Irish footballer who plays as a midfielder for Banbridge Town.
As a youth player, Carville played for Orchard City and Bessbrook United.[1]
In 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]
Besides football, Carville has played competitive GAA at senior level.[9] [10] [11]
Carville mainly operates as a midfielder but has played as a striker.[12]
Carville has two children.[13]