Carl Philip Tremarco (born 11 October 1985) is a retired English professional
footballer
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who played as a
left-back
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Centre-backs are usually positioned in pairs, with one full-back on either s ...
.
Career
Tremarco began his career as a trainee at
Tranmere Rovers
Tranmere Rovers Football Club is a professional association football club based in Birkenhead, Merseyside, England. The team compete in , the fourth tier of the English football league system. Founded in 1884 as Belmont Football Club, they ado ...
in August 2003 and made his first team debut in December 2003 against
Hornchurch
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in the 2nd round of the
FA Cup
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. He soon signed a full professional contract and made his first league appearances towards the end of the 2004–05 season.
The following season, Tremarco became a regular in the first team, making a total of 19 league appearances at left midfield and left back and scoring a single goal. The end of the 2005–06 season saw Tremarco sign a new two-year contract and he made a further 25 appearances in the 2006–07 season.
In January 2008, Tremarco joined
Wrexham
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until the end of the season, after the club bought out the remaining four months of his contract with Tranmere. Following Wrexham's relegation to the
Conference National
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in May 2008, he was out-of-contract but was offered, and signed, a two-year contract with the club.
It was announced on 2 June 2009 that Tremarco had signed a one-year deal for
Macclesfield Town
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Initially kno ...
, and in May 2010, he signed a further two-year deal to stay with ''the Silkmen''.
He joined
Maltese Premier League
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side
Floriana
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in August 2012, on loan, until the end of the 2012–13 season. He made 22 appearances for ''the Greens'', scoring one goal against
Qormi
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on the final day of the season.
Tremarco signed for Inverness CT in July 2013. On 30 May 2015, he won the
Scottish Cup
The Scottish Football Association Challenge Cup, After having been a backup to
Graeme Shinnie
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in his first two seasons, he established himself in the first team in 2015–16 after Shinnie's departure to Aberdeen. He quickly became a fan favourite in the Highlands. On 24 March 2018, in the final of the
Scottish Challenge Cup
The Scottish Professional Football League Challenge Cup,Daniel Mackay
Daniel MacKay (born 19 April 2001) is a Scottish footballer who plays as a winger for Hibernian.
He has previously played for Inverness Caledonian Thistle, Elgin City and Kilmarnock. MacKay has also represented Scotland at youth levels up to ...
, as Inverness beat
Dumbarton
Dumbarton (; also sco, Dumbairton; ) is a town in West Dunbartonshire, Scotland, on the north bank of the River Clyde where the River Leven flows into the Clyde estuary. In 2006, it had an estimated population of 19,990.
Dumbarton was the ca ...
1–0. In July 2018, Tremarco was named club captain following the departure of previous captain Gary Warren.
On 16 July 2020, Tremarco joined Ross County on a one-year contract. He was released by County on 27 May 2021 along with nine other players. In June 2021, he announced his retirement from playing.
Honours
;Inverness Caledonian Thistle
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Scottish Cup
The Scottish Football Association Challenge Cup,2014–15
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