Jake Carroll
Carroll playing for Hartlepool United in 2015
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Jake Carroll | ||
| Date of birth | 11 August 1991 | ||
| Place of birth | Dublin, Ireland | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Playing position | Left back | ||
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Current team
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Cambridge United | ||
| Number | 19 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1998–2008 | Home Farm | ||
| 2008–2009 | Belvedere | ||
| 2009–2010 | St Patrick's Athletic | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2011–2013 | St Patrick's Athletic | 33 | (1) |
| 2013–2015 | Huddersfield Town | 6 | (0) |
| 2014 | → Bury (loan) | 6 | (1) |
| 2014–2015 | → Partick Thistle (loan) | 10 | (0) |
| 2015–2017 | Hartlepool United | 62 | (1) |
| 2017– | Cambridge United | 19 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2010 | Republic of Ireland U18 | 5 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 07:30, 1 May 2017 (BST). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 13:26, 4 May 2014 (UTC) |
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Jake Carroll (born 11 August 1991) is an Irish professional footballer who plays as a left back or centre midfielder for League Two club Cambridge United. He previously played for League of Ireland side St Patrick's Athletic.
Junior Football
Born in London, England, Carroll was raised down the shops and started playing football with junior club, Home Farm in 1998 and he later moved to Belvedere, where he won the FAI Under-17 Cup at Tolka Park While at Belvedere he played in a side that included fellow future League of Ireland players Neil Harney, Stephen Traynor, David Lodola, Craig Sexton, Paul Corry, Gary Burke, David O'Connor, Tom O'Halloran, Garvan Broughnall, Sean Skelly and future Pats' teammate Chris Forrester.
NUI Maynooth Partnership and Under 20's
Carroll became the first player of the partnership between NUI Maynooth and St Patrick's Athletic was signed up to the St Pat's under 20's team by then first-team manager Pete Mahon in 2010.
First Team
2011 Season
Carroll was then signed up for the first team for the 2011 season, given the number 19 shirt. Carroll's first game for the senior team was a 3–0 win in a friendly away to Drogheda United at Hunky Dorys Park on 13 February 2011 and his first competitive game for the first team was at home to Dublin rivals Shamrock Rovers in the League Cup, a game in which the Saints won 3–1 on penalties after the scores were level at 1–1 after 120 minutes. His first league game came in a 5–2 win over Galway United in which Carroll provided a wonderful assist for Daryl Kavanagh to score. Carroll's first goal for St Pat's came in an FAI Cup third-round tie with Crumlin United when he curled in a superb free-kick to make it 3–0, he capped a great niht for him by winning the Man of the Match award. After his performances, he was highly praised throughout the national media, in newspapers, on television and on the internet. Carroll had his first taste of Europa League action when he came on for the final 18 minutes of the third qualifying round tie away to FC Karpaty Lviv of Ukraine. Carroll was part of the Pats' side that won the 2010-11 Leinster Senior Cup against Dublin rivals Bohemians, ending the club's trophy drought that went back to 2003. The left back won the Man of the Match award after a great display in a 2–0 win at Dalymount Park. He only managed 7 appearances in the league and 14 in all competitions in 2011 due to the excellent form of first choice left-back Ian Bermingham.
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