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Nick Carle

Nick Carle
Nick Carle against Fulham.jpg
Carle playing for Crystal Palace in 2008
Personal information
Full name Nicholas Alberto Carle
Date of birth (1981-11-23) 23 November 1981 (age 35)
Place of birth Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Height 1.74 m (5 ft 8 12 in)
Playing position Attacking midfielder
Youth career
Blacktown City
Sydney Olympic
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1997–2002 Sydney Olympic 95 (12)
2002–2003 Troyes AC 5 (0)
2003–2005 Marconi Stallions 25 (6)
2005–2007 Newcastle Jets 45 (7)
2007–2008 Gençlerbirliği SK 14 (1)
2008 Bristol City 17 (0)
2008–2010 Crystal Palace 59 (4)
2010–2015 Sydney FC 63 (8)
2012–2013 Baniyas (loan) 21 (2)
National team
1997 Australia U-17 5 (7)
1998–2001 Australia U-20 16 (9)
1998–2004 Australia U-23 16 (2)
2004–2012 Australia 13 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 2 November 2014.
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 16 August 2012

Nicholas Alberto "Nick" Carle (born 23 November 1981 in Sydney, Australia) is an Australian retired football (soccer) attacking midfielder who played for Sydney Olympic, Troyes AC, Marconi Stallions, Newcastle Jets, Gençlerbirliği, Bristol City, Crystal Palace, Baniyas and Sydney FC.

Carle is of Uruguayan and Chilean descent. As a junior, Carle won five national futsal titles. During his days as a teenage schoolboy, he played football for his high school, Patrician Brothers' College, Fairfield. He helped his school win the Bill Turner Cup competition in 1996.

Carle began his career as a 15-year-old at Sydney Olympic in the NSL, making his NSL debut on 5 October 1997. After coming on as a substitute in the 75th minute, he scored an injury time winner against Marconi Stallions. He had a brief stint at French club Troyes before returning to Australia with Marconi Stallions and Ryde City Gunners.

When the A-League was formed in 2005 Carle joined the Newcastle Jets. He played for the Jets in the first two seasons of the A-League and was popular with the Jets fans. Carle played as an attacking midfielder during his time at the Newcastle Jets.


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