Conor Carty (born 25 May 2002) is an Irish

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who plays as a

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for side

Bolton Wanderers Bolton Wanderers Football Club () is a professional football club based in Horwich, Bolton, Greater Manchester, England, which competes in . The club played at Burnden Park for 102 years from 1895 after moving from their original home at Pike's ...

Club career

Youth career

Carty initially played

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, playing for

Wicklow GAA The Wicklow County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA) ( ga, Cumann Lúthchleas Gael, Coiste Chontae Cill Mhantáin) or Wicklow GAA is one of the 32 county boards of the GAA in Ireland, and is responsible for Gaelic games in County Wi ...

at county level. He briefly played with Kilcullen AFC but became fully involved in football at the age of 14 when he signed for

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club St Francis. He came through the Wolverhampton Wanderers Academy, after joining in 2017. He signed his first professional contract with

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on 17 April 2020, penning a one-year deal. On 23 April 2021, Carty renewed his contract at Molineux for a further year.

Bolton Wanderers

Upon the expiration of his contract at

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, he joined

on 17 June 2022, linking up with the newly formed 'B' team. Carty made his Bolton debut on 20 September 2022 in a 2–2 draw against Tranmere Rovers in the

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, coming on in the 84th minute as a substitute for Eoin Toal, and went onto score the equalising goal seven minutes later. Tranmere went on to win the Penalty shoot-out, however. On 19 December 2023, he and fellow B-Team prospect Luke Matheson signed new deals up to 2025 that would also promote them to the first-team squad.

Oldham Athletic loan

On 21 October 2022, Carty was loaned out to

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side Oldham Athletic on loan for a month. He made five appearances for Latics before returning to

Gateshead loan

On 18 November, he was sent out on loan to fellow

side

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until January 2023. On 9 January 2023, after he made four league appearances, scoring once; Carty's loan with ''The Heed'' came to an end and he once again returned to the University of Bolton Stadium.

St Patrick's Athletic loan

On 4 February 2023, Carty returned to the

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as he joined

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side,

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on loan until 30 November; upon his arrival he was given the number 15 shirt for the upcoming campaign. His first goal for the club came on 5 May 2023, when he opened the scoring in a 3–2 win away to Cork City at Turners Cross. On 26 May 2023, he came off the bench in the 61st minute to score the winning goal in the 81st minute of a 2–1 victory over

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at Richmond Park, with his side down to 10 men for the majority of the second half. He followed that up by scoring in his next game, opening the scoring in a 3–1 win away to UCD at the UCD Bowl. On 26 June 2023, he scored the opening goal of a 1–1 draw away to

at Oriel Park. On 12 July 2023, Carty made his first appearance in European competition in a 2–1 loss against F91 Dudelange in the first qualifying round of the UEFA Europa Conference League at the

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. On 8 October 2023, he scored the second goal in a 2–0 win away to Cork City in the semi-final of the

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. On 20 October 2023, he scored for the second game running, scoring the second goal in a 2–0 win away to

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. On 12 November 2023, Carty was part of the starting XI in the

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, in a 3–1 win over

in front of a record breaking

final crowd of 43,881 at the Aviva Stadium.

Doncaster Rovers loan

On 3 January 2024, Carty signed for

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club Doncaster Rovers on loan until the end of the season. The loan was cut short on 2 February after Carty suffered an ACL injury.

International

Having represented the

at Under 15, Under 16, Under 17 and

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level, Carty was called up to the Republic of Ireland U21 side for the first time on 6 June 2023 for the team's friendly fixtures against Gabon U23, Ukraine U21 & Kuwait U22 in

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on 13, 16 & 19 June 2023. Carty made his Republic of Ireland U21 debut on 16 June 2023, in a 2–2 draw with Ukraine U21. Carty scored his first goal for the 21s in a 3–0 win over Kuwait U22.

Career statistics

Honours

St Patrick's Athletic *

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Carty, Conor Living people 2002 births Men's association football forwards Republic of Ireland men's association footballers Republic of Ireland men's youth international footballers Expatriate men's footballers in England English Football League players National League (English football) players League of Ireland players Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. players Bolton Wanderers F.C. players Oldham Athletic A.F.C. players Gateshead F.C. players St Patrick's Athletic F.C. players Doncaster Rovers F.C. players Association footballers from County Wicklow