Ian Carter Explained

Ian Carter
Fullname:Ian Noel Carter
Birth Date:1967 9, df=yes
Birth Place:Birmingham, England
Position:Defender
Years1:1987–1988
Clubs1:Toronto Italia
Caps1:?
Goals1:?
Years2:1991
Clubs2:Kitchener Kickers
Caps2:11
Goals2:0
Years3:1991–1992
Clubs3:North York Rockets
Caps3:17
Goals3:2
Years4:1992
Clubs4:Winnipeg Fury
Caps4:13
Goals4:0
Years5:1993
Clubs5:Toronto Blizzard
Caps5:10
Goals5:0
Years6:1993–1994
Clubs6:Peterborough United
Caps6:11
Goals6:0
Years7:1994–1995
Clubs7:Dover Athletic
Caps7:?
Goals7:?
Years8:1996
Clubs8:Montreal Impact
Caps8:11
Goals8:0
Years9:1997
Clubs9:Toronto Lynx
Caps9:17
Goals9:0
Years10:1998
Caps10:?
Goals10:?
Years11:2004
Clubs11:Harrisburg City Islanders
Caps11:5
Goals11:0
Totalcaps:54+
Totalgoals:0+
Nationalyears1:1986–1987
Nationalteam1:Canada U20
Nationalcaps1:11
Nationalgoals1:1
Nationalyears2:1992–1996
Nationalteam2:Canada
Nationalcaps2:8
Nationalgoals2:0

Ian Noel Carter (born 20 September 1967)[1] is a Canadian former soccer player who played at both professional and international levels.

Early and personal life

Born in Birmingham, England, Carter grew up in the Canadian city of Mississauga.[2]

Career

Club career

Carter 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]

In 1998, he signed with the newly expansion franchise the Toronto Olympians in the newly formed Canadian Professional Soccer League.[6] 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.[7] The club reached the playoff finals but were defeated by the St. Catharines Wolves by 4–2 defeat in a penalty shootout.

International career

Carter was part of the Canadian youth squad at the 1987 FIFA World Youth Championship in Chile.[8] He also was on the Canadian team at the 1987 Pan American Games.[9]

He earned a total of 8 caps for the Canadian senior team.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Up The Posh! profile.
  2. Web site: Canadian Soccer Association profile.
  3. Web site: Ian Carter Statistics on StatsCrew.com. www.statscrew.com.
  4. Web site: PETERBOROUGH UNITED : 1960/61 - 2009/10. Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Transfer Database.
  5. Web site: Heavy debts nag Fury. McDonald. Marvin. 14 May 1993. NewspaperArchive.com. Winnipeg Free Press. 33. en. 14 April 2020.
  6. Web site: CPSL game of Wednesday July 22, 1998.. 22 July 1998. Rocket Robin's Home Page. Glover. Robin.
  7. Web site: CPSL game of Friday September 25, 1998.. 25 September 1998. Rocket Robin's Home Page. Glover. Robin.
  8. Web site: Canada squad - 1987 FIFA World Youth Championship. https://web.archive.org/web/20071123210718/http://www.fifa.com/tournaments/archive/tournament=104/edition=191161/teams/team=44020.html. dead. 23 November 2007.
  9. Web site: Canada Soccer. canadasoccer.com. 17 April 2020.