David Carney

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David Carney : biography

30 November 1983 –

David Raymond Carney (born 30 November 1983) is an Australian football (soccer) player who last played as a left winger for Uzbekistani club FC Bunyodkor and as a left-back or left winger for the Australian national team.

Honours

Sydney FC: 
  • A-League Championship: 2005–2006
  • OFC Champions League: 2004–2005
FC Twente: 
  • Eredivisie: 2009–2010
  • Johan Cruijff Shield: 2010

Personal Honours:

  • Sydney FC Member’s Player of the Year: 2005–2006

International career

Carney made the Australian squad for the trip to Bahrain in February 2006 to play in the Socceroos first ever match in Asia, and made his full début as a second half substitute. Carney played in his second full international against Kuwait in Sydney, Australia in August 2006. Carney played a full game in the Socceroos 3–0 win over Qatar in their first 2010 World Cup qualifier on 6 February 2008.

Carney chose to play for Australia in the 2008 Olympic Games, rather than staying in the UK to concentrate on the forthcoming season with Sheffield United, putting a question mark over his future at Bramall Lane.

2007 Asian Cup

During the Asian Cup championship, Carney was selected to play in the starting line-up for Australia against co-host nation Thailand in the final game of the group matches. Australia won 4–0 and advanced to the quarter finals of the competition, where they faced Japan. Carney played from start to finish in the Asian Cup quarter final, a match that ended 1–1 after 90 minutes, and remained the same score after 30 minutes of extra time. Japan won 4–3 after penalties were taken to break the deadlock with Carney striking Australia’s third and final penalty goal. During the Asian Cup, Carney was played at left full back, impressing in both matches. He subsequently played in left back in Australia’s 1–0 defeat against Argentina in September 2007. In his next international, against Nigeria in November 2007, Carney scored from 30 yards to give the Socceroos a 1–0 win.

In June 2009, Carney was an impressive figure in the team that beat Bahrain to secure qualification to the World Cup Finals in 2010. He scored the second goal in their 2–0 victory in Sydney and was then rested for the final group game against Japan in Melbourne the following week due to being on a yellow card.

On 12 August 2009, Carney played in the Australian side that comprehensively beat the Republic of Ireland 3–0 in Limerick. Carney scored the third goal of the game with a stunning 35-yard drive into the top corner.

2010 FIFA World Cup

Carney was selected in the 23-man squad to play at the FIFA 2010 World Cup in South Africa for the Socceroos. Carney appeared in the World Cup playing in their Group match against Ghana in which they drew 1–1 and their 2–1 victory against Serbia.

2011 Asian Cup

Carney started for Australia in the left-back position for the 2011 Asian Cup in Qatar. In the final against Japan, a joint error made by Carney in extra-time allowed Japanese player Tadanari Lee to volley the winning goal.http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/sport/soccer/david-carney-mourns-moment-of-madness-in-asian-cup-final/story-e6frey4r-1225997021991

Carney scored his sixth International goal for Australia in their 2–1 victory against Germany in Monchengladbach on Tuesday 29 March.

Player of the season

Australian magazine FourFourTwo named Carney as the Socceroo’s Player of the Season for 2007–08 ahead of established Premiership players Tim Cahill, Harry Kewell, Lucas Neill and Mark Viduka.

Career statistics

Club statistics

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Club League Season League Cup Continental Total
Apps Goals Assis Apps Goals Assis Apps Goals Assis Apps Goals Assis
Oldham Athletic League 2 2003–04 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0
Hamilton Academical First Division 2004–05 8 0 0 1 0 0 9 0 0
Sydney FC A-League 2005–06 24 6 6 4 0 3 28 6 9
2006–07 14 2 2 3 1 0 6 2 2 23 4 4
Sydney FC total 38 8 8 7 1 3 6 2 2 51 11 13
Sheffield United Championship 2007–08 21 2 3 5 1 1 26 3 4
2008–09 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0
Sheffield United total 21 2 3 6 1 1 0 0 0 27 3 4
Norwich City (loan) Championship 2008–09 9 0 1 0 0 0 9 0 1
Twente Eredivisie 2009–10 8 0 0 2 0 2 3 0 0 13 0 2
2010–11 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0
Twente total 11 0 0 3 0 2 3 0 0 17 0 2
Blackpool Premier League 2010–11 11 0 0 0 0 0 11 0 0
AD Alcorcón Segunda División 2011–12 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
Bunyodkor Uzbek League 2012 4 1 0 3 0 0 5 0 1 12 1 1
Career total 102 11 13 21 2 6 14 2 3 137 15 22