Carle playing for Crystal Palace in 2008
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Personal information | |||
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Full name | Nicholas Alberto Carle | ||
Date of birth | 23 November 1981 | ||
Place of birth | Sydney, New South Wales, Australia | ||
Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 8 1⁄2 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.