Joshua Glyn Carson (born 3 June 1993) is a Northern Irish

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who plays as a

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or a winger for

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club

Coleraine Coleraine ( ; from ga, Cúil Rathain , 'nook of the ferns'Flanaghan, Deirdre & Laurence; ''Irish Place Names'', page 194. Gill & Macmillan, 2002. ) is a town and civil parish near the mouth of the River Bann in County Londonderry, Northern I ...

. Carson started his career with

Ipswich Town Ipswich Town Football Club is a professional association football club based in Ipswich, Suffolk, England. They play in League One, the third tier of the English football league system. The club was founded in 1878 but did not turn profession ...

's youth system in February 2009, before signing a professional contract in July 2010. He broke into the first team during the 2010–11 season, and was loaned to

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club

York City York City Football Club is a professional association football club based in the city of York, North Yorkshire, England. As of the 2022–23 season, the team compete in the National League, at the fifth tier of the English football league sys ...

in March 2013. After being released by Ipswich, Carson joined York permanently in September 2013. He remained with York for three seasons before his release in 2016.

Club career

Ipswich Town

Carson played for Greenisland Boys before joining the

academy in February 2009. He signed a two-year professional contract at

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in July 2010. He made his first-team debut for Ipswich on 19 March 2011 in the home match against

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. Carson scored his first two senior goals on his third senior appearance for Ipswich in a 2–1 victory against

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, at Portman Road on 9 April 2011. He added to his tally by netting his third goal within a week, as Ipswich beat

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1–0. In February 2012, Carson signed a new two-year contract, with the option of a further year, at Ipswich. He joined

club

on 14 March 2013 on a one-month

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, making his debut in a 2–0 home defeat to

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two days later. Having made five appearances for York. he was ruled out for the remainder of the season with a broken foot, returning to Ipswich at the end of his loan. He was released by Ipswich after his contract was cancelled by mutual consent on 2 September 2013, following trials with

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and Hibernian.

York City

Carson signed for York City permanently on 12 September 2013 on a contract until the end of the 2013–14 season. His second debut for the club came two days later as a 63rd minute substitute for

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in a 2–1 home defeat to

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. He scored his first goal for York in a 3–0 win away to

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on 5 October 2013. On 13 February 2014, Carson signed a contract extension until the end of the 2014–15 season. He was released by York when his contract expired at the end of 2015–16.

Linfield

On 3 August 2016, Carson joined

club Linfield. He made 15 appearances, scoring 2 goals, as Linfield won the

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title.

Coleraine

On 11 May 2017, Carson signed for Linfield's NIFL Premiership rivals

on a two-year contract. He was a part of the Coleraine team that won the 2018

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International career

Carson was capped at under-16, under-17, under-18 and under-19 level for Northern Ireland. He played 13 times for the under-21 team from 2010 to 2013. He made his

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international debut on 24 May 2011 in a 5–0 away defeat to the

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Personal life

Born in

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, County Antrim, Carson attended

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in Antrim, County Antrim.

Career statistics

Club

International

Honours

Linfield *

: 2016–17 Coleraine *

: 2017–18 *

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: 2019–20 Individual *

Young Player of the Year:

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References

External links

Josh Carson profile
at the Coleraine F.C. website * {{DEFAULTSORT:Carson, Josh 1993 births Living people Sportspeople from Ballymena Association footballers from Northern Ireland Northern Ireland youth international footballers Northern Ireland under-21 international footballers Northern Ireland international footballers Association football wingers Ipswich Town F.C. players York City F.C. players Linfield F.C. players Coleraine F.C. players English Football League players NIFL Premiership players