Ian Noel Carter (born 20 September 1967) is a Canadian former

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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

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Career

Club career

Carter made his professional debut in 1987 with Toronto Italia, and also played for Winnipeg Fury,

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, Peterborough United, Dover Athletic, Montreal Impact, Toronto Lynx and Harrisburg City Islanders. In 1998, he signed with the newly expansion franchise the Toronto Olympians in the newly formed Canadian Professional Soccer League. 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 winning the regular season and the Open Canada Cup. The club reached the playoff finals but were defeated by the

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by 4–2 defeat in a penalty shootout.

International career

Carter was part of the Canadian youth squad at the

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in Chile. He also was on the Canadian team at the

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

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Carter, Ian 1967 births Living people Naturalized citizens of Canada English emigrants to Canada Soccer players from Mississauga Footballers from Birmingham, West Midlands Black Canadian soccer players Canadian expatriate sportspeople in England Canadian soccer players Association football defenders Toronto Italia players Winnipeg Fury players Toronto Blizzard (1986–1993) players Peterborough United F.C. players Dover Athletic F.C. players Montreal Impact (1992–2011) players Toronto Lynx players Toronto (Mississauga) Olympians players Penn FC players Canadian Soccer League (1987–1992) players American Professional Soccer League players Canadian Soccer League (1998–present) players English Football League players Canadian National Soccer League players Canada men's youth international soccer players Pan American Games competitors for Canada Footballers at the 1987 Pan American Games Canada men's international soccer players 1996 CONCACAF Gold Cup players Canadian expatriate soccer players Canadian expatriate sportspeople in the United States Expatriate footballers in England Expatriate soccer players in the United States North York Rockets players