Louis Anthony Carey (born 22 January 1977) is a former professional

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who played as a

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, mostly for

Bristol City Bristol City Football Club is a professional football club based in Bristol, England, which compete in the , the second tier of English football. They have played their home games at Ashton Gate since moving from St John's Lane in 1904. The ...

. Carey, who was born in

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, was eligible to play for

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at international level through his grandparents, and played once for the Scotland U21 team.Bristol City official profile
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Career

Carey is a

supporter and came up through the ranks at

made his City debut in October 1995, and was a regular in the first team both as a right back and centre back for 9 seasons, and was part of the side which won promotion to the Championship in 1997/1998. He signed a four-year deal in July 2000. He was part of the side that won the

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. Carey spent 6 months at

Coventry City Coventry City Football Club is a professional association football club based in Coventry, West Midlands (county), West Midlands, England. The team currently compete in the EFL Championship, Championship, the second tier of the English footbal ...

under Peter Reid and was in and out of the first team, playing 27 games in all competitions, before then Bristol City manager

Brian Tinnion Brian Tinnion (born 23 February 1968) is an English former football player and manager. He made over 450 appearances for Bristol City, including a spell as player-manager where he is currently in the role of Academy Director. He started as a l ...

signed him back after his contract was cancelled. On 4 August 2012, Carey was given a testimonial against local rivals Bristol Rovers, which City won 3–0. Carey made his 500th appearance in all competitions for Bristol City on 15 March 2008. In July 2013, Carey was three games shy of equalling John Atyeo's appearance record for the club, which he equalled in December 2013. On 29 December 2013, Carey made his 646th appearance for Bristol City to become the club's new record holder. He left the club at the end of the 2013–14 season. On 16 January 2015, Carey signed for Western Premier League side

Shepton Mallet Shepton Mallet is a market town and civil parish in the Mendip District of Somerset, England, some south-west of Bath, south of Bristol and east of Wells. It had an estimated population of 10,810 in 2019. Mendip District Council is based t ...

on a one-year deal. Louis is now U16 coach at

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Honours

Individual *

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: 2003–04 Second Division

References

● Playfair football annuals

External links

Scotland profile
at Fitbastats {{DEFAULTSORT:Carey, Louis 1977 births Living people Footballers from Bristol English footballers Scottish footballers Scotland men's under-21 international footballers Men's association football defenders Bristol City F.C. players Coventry City F.C. players Shepton Mallet F.C. players English Football League players English people of Scottish descent Southampton F.C. non-playing staff