Personal information | |||
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Full name | Matthew Alan Carson [1] | ||
Date of birth | [1] | 17 October 2002||
Place of birth | Chester, England [1] | ||
Position(s) | Left-back | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Reading | ||
Number | 47 | ||
Youth career | |||
2008–2016 | Liverpool | ||
2016–2019 | Burnley | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | ( Gls) |
2019–2021 | Burnley | 0 | (0) |
2019 | → Nelson (loan) | ||
2019 | → Padiham (loan) | ||
2021–2023 | Accrington Stanley | 0 | (0) |
2022 | → Carrick Rangers (loan) | 14 | (4) |
2022 | → AFC Telford United (loan) | 4 | (1) |
2022–2023 | → Stalybridge Celtic (loan) | 8 | (3) |
2023– | Reading | 10 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13:07, 29 April 2024 (UTC) |
Matthew Alan Carson (born 17 October 2002) is an English professional footballer who plays as a left-back for EFL League One club Reading.
Carson spent eight years in the Academy at Liverpool, before being released at the age of fourteen. He joined the Academy at Burnley following a four-week trial. [2]
On 5 July 2021, Carson completed a successful trial to sign a one-year contract with EFL League One club Accrington Stanley. [2] On 6 August 2022, he joined National League North club AFC Telford United on a one-month loan. [3] On 15 October 2022, he joined Northern Premier League Premier Division club Stalybridge Celtic on a one-month loan. [4] He left Accrington on 31 January 2023. [5]
Carson signed a short-term deal with EFL Championship club Reading on 15 February 2023 following a successful trial period. [6] He signed a new contract in the summer. [7] He made his first-team debut for the club on 8 August 2023, in a 4–0 win at Millwall in the EFL Cup. [8] On 8 May 2024, Reading announced that Carson would be released in the summer once his contract expired. [9]
Carson is an attacking left-back and an accomplished set-piece taker. [2]
Club | Season | League | FA Cup | EFL Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Accrington Stanley | 2021–22 [10] | EFL League One | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 [a] | 0 | 1 | 0 |
2022–23 [11] | EFL League One | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
Carrick Rangers (loan) | 2021–22 [1] | NIFL Premiership | 14 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 4 |
AFC Telford United (loan) | 2023–24 [1] | National League North | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
Stalybridge Celtic (loan) | 2022–23 [12] |
Northern Premier League Premier Division |
8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 [b] | 1 | 11 | 4 |
Reading | 2022–23 [11] | EFL Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2023–24 [13] | EFL League One | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 [a] | 0 | 17 | 0 | |
Total | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 17 | 0 | ||
Career total | 36 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 48 | 9 |