Daniel Clive Carr (born 29 May 1994) is a professional

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who plays as a striker for Isthmian League club Sevenoaks Town. He made 6 appearances for the

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national team between 2019 and 2021.

Playing career

Early career

After being released by the

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academy, Carr dropped down to the Conference South with Eastbourne Borough before joining

Dulwich Hamlet Dulwich Hamlet Football Club is a semi-professional football club based in East Dulwich in south-east London, England. They are currently members of and play at Champion Hill. History The club was formed in 1893, by Lorraine 'Pa' Wilson. T ...

in 2012, and scored 25 goals in the season, which led him to being scouted by many higher-level clubs including

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and

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. Carr also previously went on trial at Liverpool,

Leeds United Leeds United Football Club is a professional football club based in Leeds, West Yorkshire in England. The club competes in the Premier League, the highest level of England's football league system, and plays its home matches at Elland Road ...

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Huddersfield Town

On 13 April 2013, it was announced that Carr had joined Football League Championship side

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for an undisclosed five figure fee on a two-year deal (with the option to add a further 12 months). Upon joining the club, Carr believed joining Huddersfield Town could give him a Football League career. and was given the number 26 shirt. His first foray into the Town first team was when he appeared on the bench in Town's 0–0 draw against

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on 14 September 2013. He made his début for the Terriers in the Football League Cup game against

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at the

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on 24 September 2013. He made his league début for the club as a 75th-minute substitute for

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in the 2–1 defeat against

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at the

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on 2 November 2013. On 19 November 2013, Daniel signed on loan for

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side

Fleetwood Town Fleetwood Town Football Club is an English professional association football club based in the town of Fleetwood, Lancashire. Established in 1997, the current Fleetwood Town F.C. is the fourth incarnation of the club; it was originally formed in ...

. Carr made his debut for the club on 14 December 2013, in a 2–1 win against

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. Carr then extended his loan spell with Fleetwood Town for another month. He scored his first goal for the club on 1 January 2014, in a 3–1 win against

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. His loan spell ended on 21 January 2014 after making five appearances and scoring once. On 21 October 2014, he joined

side

Mansfield Town Mansfield Town Football Club is a professional football club based in the town of Mansfield, Nottinghamshire, England. The team competes in , the fourth tier of the English football league system. Nicknamed 'The Stags', they play in a blue and ...

on an emergency one-month loan. On the same day, Carr made his debut for the club, where he came on as substitute in the second half, in a 0–0 draw against

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 ...

. Carr then scored his first goal, in a 1–1 draw against

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, four days later on 25 October 2014. After making four appearances and scoring once, Carr loan spell with Mansfield Town came to an end on 18 November 2014. On 2 February 2015, Carr joined

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side Dagenham & Redbridge on loan for the rest of the season. Carr made his Dagenham & Redbridge debut five days later, coming on as a substitute for

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in the 81st minute, in a 2–0 win over

. Carr went on to make six appearances for the club. At the end of the 2014–15 season, Carr was released by the club after two years.

Cambridge United

After being released by Huddersfield Town, Carr joined

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on a two-year contract. On 15 August 2015, Carr made his Cambridge United debut in a 4–4 away draw against Carlisle United, replacing Conor Newton with 24 minutes remaining. On 26 November 2015, after failing to impress at the

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, Carr joined

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side

Aldershot Town Aldershot Town Football Club is a professional association football club based in Aldershot, Hampshire, England. The team competes in the National League, the fifth tier of the English football league system. The club was founded in the spring ...

on loan until 9 January 2016. Two days later, Carr made his Aldershot Town debut in a 2–0 defeat to title challengers

Cheltenham Town Cheltenham Town Football Club is a professional association football club based in the town of Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England. From the 2021–22 season, the club compete in League One, the third tier of the English football league sy ...

. Carr made little impact under manager Barry Smith, after only appearing seven times and failing to score before returning to Cambridge United. On 4 March 2016, Carr joined Woking on loan until 9 April 2016, to bolster their attacking options. On 5 March 2016, Carr made his Woking debut in a 1–0 home defeat to

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, playing 62 minutes before being replaced by

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. On 26 March 2016, Carr scored his first Woking goal in a 1–1 draw with

Kidderminster Harriers Kidderminster Harriers Football Club is a professional association football club based in Kidderminster, Worcestershire, England. The team compete in the National League North, at the sixth tier of the English football league system. Formed in ...

, scoring in the 14th minute and playing the full 90 minutes. On the same day Carr's loan spell at Woking was extended, he scored a second half penalty to assist Woking in a 2–1 victory over title challengers

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, therefore sealing the Cards' first victory in thirteen games. Carr was released from Cambridge United at the end of 2015–16 season.

Dulwich Hamlet

Following his release from Cambridge, Carr rejoined

ahead of the 2016–17 season. On 13 August 2016, Carr made his Dulwich Hamlet return in a 2–2 draw against AFC Sudbury, playing 74 minutes before being replaced by

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. On 16 August 2016, Carr scored his first goal for Dulwich Hamlet since his spell in the 2012–13 campaign, in a 2–1 victory over Enfield Town. On 6 January 2017, Carr joined Isthmian League Premier Division side

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on loan for an initial two-month spell. He returned to Dulwich Hamlet at the end of March 2017, amid reports that the club were negotiating a move to transfer Carr to

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Karlstad BK

Carr joined

of the Division 2 Norra Götaland on 31 March 2017. He scored eight times in 19 league games as Karlstad finished the season in third place.

Shamrock Rovers

Carr joined Shamrock Rovers of the

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on 10 February 2018, after playing 4 trial games during pre-season and was given the number 9 jersey for the 2018 season. Carr made consecutive substitute appearances for the start of Rovers 2018 campaign against Bohemians and Dundalk FC. Carr made his first start for the club against Bray Wanderers on 26 February, when he scored his first goal for Rovers in a 6–0 win. In the

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Carr scored at the Friends Arena against

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Apollon Limassol

On 22 August 2019, Carr joined

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side Apollon Limassol.

RoPS

On 9 June 2020, Carr joined Finnish

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side

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Bengaluru United

Carr joined Bengaluru United in February 2021, scoring once in four games in the

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. Carr with his compatriot

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won the

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tournament.

Shelbourne

On 2 February 2022, it was announced that Carr had signed for League of Ireland Premier Division club Shelbourne under new manager

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Sevenoaks Town

He signed for Isthmian League side Sevenoaks Town in January 2023, scoring an 89th minute winner against Ashford United on his debut on 14 January 2023.

International career

On 3 September 2019 Carr was called up to the Trinidad and Tobago national team for two

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matches against

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Personal life

Carr is the younger brother of actor Gary Carr, who appeared as jazz singer Jack Ross in series four of ''

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'',

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blockbuster.

Career statistics

Club

International

References

External links

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Daniel Carr profile
at htafc.com * {{DEFAULTSORT:Carr, Daniel 1993 births Living people English men's footballers Men's association football forwards Eastbourne Borough F.C. players Dulwich Hamlet F.C. players Huddersfield Town A.F.C. players Fleetwood Town F.C. players Mansfield Town F.C. players Dagenham & Redbridge F.C. players Cambridge United F.C. players Woking F.C. players Leatherhead F.C. players Welling United F.C. players Shamrock Rovers F.C. players Shelbourne F.C. players Sevenoaks Town F.C. players League of Ireland players English Football League players National League (English football) players Isthmian League players Footballers from the London Borough of Lambeth Black British sportsmen English sportspeople of Trinidad and Tobago descent English expatriate men's footballers English expatriate sportspeople in Sweden Citizens of Trinidad and Tobago through descent Trinidad and Tobago men's footballers Trinidad and Tobago men's international footballers Expatriate men's footballers in India Expatriate men's association footballers in the Republic of Ireland