Dale Carrick (born 7 January 1994) is a

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professional

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, who plays as a

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for

Stirling Albion Stirling Albion Football Club is a Scottish football club based in the city of Stirling. The club was founded in 1945 following the demise of King's Park after World War II. The club currently competes in Scottish League Two as a member of the ...

. Carrick started his career with Heart of Midlothian, and has played for

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and

Airdrieonians Airdrieonians Football Club is a Scottish professional football team in Airdrie, North Lanarkshire, who are members of the Scottish Professional Football League (SPFL) and play in Scottish League One. They were formed in 2002 as Airdrie United ...

. Carrick has represented Scotland at both under-16 and under-21 levels.

Career

Born in Edinburgh, Carrick grew up supporting Hearts. A member of Hearts Under-20 team Carrick made his

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debut on 4 August 2012 in a 2–0 win versus

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. On 23 August 2012 in only his second appearance, Carrick made his

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debut as a substitute in a 1–0 defeat versus

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at Tynecastle. Carrick's first goal for the ''Jambos'' arrived on 18 January 2014 in a thrilling 3–3 draw versus the

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club at

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. Carrick had joined

on 30 January 2015 on a one-month loan deal. The loan deal was then cut-short on 11 February 2015 as a result of Carrick suffering an injury. On 8 July 2015, Carrick departed the Tynecastle club to pursue regular first-team football elsewhere with his contract terminated by mutual consent. Carrick then signed a three-year contract with

. After one season with ''Killie'' Carrick then signed for the

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club

in July 2016. On 26 January 2017 Carrick moved on loan to

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club

for the remainder of the

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season. Carrick departed the ''Lions'' in January 2018 and signed for

in an attempt to get more first-team football. He remained at Airdrie until May 2021. On 28 May 2021, Carrick signed for

side

Scotland

Carrick has represented Scotland at under-16 level. Carrick made his debut in an International Challenge match versus

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on 18 August 2009 and made four appearances in total.

Career statistics

Honours

;Heart of Midlothian *

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: runner–up:

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: 2014–15 ;Stirling Albion *

: 2022-23

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Carrick, Dale 1994 births Living people Scottish men's footballers Scotland men's youth international footballers Men's association football forwards Heart of Midlothian F.C. players Raith Rovers F.C. players Kilmarnock F.C. players Livingston F.C. players Cowdenbeath F.C. players Airdrieonians F.C. players Scottish Premier League players Scottish Professional Football League players Scotland men's under-21 international footballers Stirling Albion F.C. players People educated at Boroughmuir High School