Ian Carter

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Ian Carter
Personal information
Full name Ian Noel Carter
Date of birth (1967-09-20) 20 September 1967 (age 55)
Place of birth Birmingham, England
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Defender
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1987–1988 Toronto Italia ? (?)
1991 Kitchener Kickers 11 (0)
1991–1992 North York Rockets 17 (2)
1992 Winnipeg Fury 13 (0)
1993 Toronto Blizzard 10 (0)
1993–1994 Peterborough United 11 (0)
1994–1995 Dover Athletic ? (?)
1996 Montreal Impact 11 (0)
1997 Toronto Lynx 17 (0)
1998 Toronto Olympians ? (?)
2004 Harrisburg City Islanders 5 (0)
Total54+(0+)
International career
1986–1987 Canada U20 11 (1)
1992–1996 Canada 8 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Ian Noel Carter (born 20 September 1967) [1] is a Canadian former soccer player who played at both professional and international levels.

Contents

Early and personal life

Born in Birmingham, England, Carter grew up in the Canadian city of Mississauga. [2]

Career

Club career

Carter made his professional debut in 1987 with Toronto Italia, [3] and also played for Winnipeg Fury, Toronto Blizzard, Peterborough United, [4] Dover Athletic, Montreal Impact, Toronto Lynx and Harrisburg City Islanders. [5] [6]

In 1998, he signed with the newly expansion franchise the Toronto Olympians in the newly formed Canadian Professional Soccer League. [7] Throughout the 1998 CPSL season, Carter achieved an undefeated streak with the Olympians the first club within the league to achieve this milestone. As well as winning the winning the regular season and the Open Canada Cup. [8] The club reached the playoff finals but were defeated by the St. Catharines Wolves by 4–2 defeat in a penalty shootout.[ citation needed ]

International career

Carter was part of the Canadian youth squad at the 1987 FIFA World Youth Championship in Chile. [9] He also was on the Canadian team at the 1987 Pan American Games. [10]

He earned a total of 8 caps for the Canadian senior team. [5]

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