Kim Carroll (soccer)

Kim Marie Carroll (born 2 September 1987) is a retired Australian soccer player who played in the A-League Women for Perth Glory and for Brisbane Roar, as well as playing for Fortuna Hjørring in the Danish Women's League. She has also played over 50 matches for Australia.

Kim Carroll
Carroll playing for Australia in 2011
Personal information
Full name Kim Marie Carroll
Date of birth (1987-09-02) 2 September 1987
Place of birth Tully, Queensland, Australia
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Defender
Youth career
2003–2008 Queensland Sting
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2003–2008 Queensland Sting 7 (0)
2008–2011 Brisbane Roar 52 (2)
2011–2012 Fortuna Hjørring
2012–2015 Brisbane Roar 52 (2)
2015–2020 Perth Glory 63 (1)
2020–2021 Brisbane Roar 52 (2)
2021–2023 Perth Glory 31 (0)
International career‡
2004–2006 Australia U-20 16 (1)
2005–2023 Australia 54 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12 June 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 7 July 2015

Early life

Carroll was born and raised in Tully, Queensland. In 2013, the Cassowary Coast Regional Council named a sporting complex in Tully the "Kim Carroll Sporting Fields" in her honour.[1][2] She left home at the age of 15 to take up a scholarship with the Queensland Academy of Sport (QAS).[3]

Playing career

Club career

Carroll played seven times for the Queensland Sting in the Women's National Soccer League (WNSL) during the 2003–04 and 2004 WNSL seasons. She also played for the Sting's grand final-winning team in the 2005 Australian National Women's Football Tournament.[4][5]

Between 2008 and 2011 Carroll played for Brisbane Roar in the W-League.

In 2011 Carroll joined Fortuna Hjørring in the Danish Elitedivisionen, with whom she played in the UEFA Women's Champions League.[6]

After returning from Denmark, Carroll re-joined Brisbane Roar in 2012. In the W-League off-season in 2013, Carroll spent time playing for Macarthur Rams in the National Premier Leagues NSW Women’s competition.[7]

In August 2015, Carroll moved to the Perth Glory.[8]

In November 2020, Carroll returned to Queensland, joining Brisbane Roar once again.[9][10]

In June 2021, Carroll returned once more to Perth Glory.[11]

In March 2023, Carroll announced her retirement at the end of the 2022–23 A-League Women season.[12]

International career

She has been a member of the Australian national team since 2005, winning the 2010 Asian Cup and taking part in the 2011 World Cup.[13]

Career statistics

International goals

Scores and results list Australia's goal tally first.

#DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
118 October 2008Thanh Long Sports Centre, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam Myanmar5–05–12008 AFF Women's Championship
221 May 2010Chengdu Sports Centre, Chengdu, China South Korea1–03–12010 AFC Women's Asian Cup

Honours

Club
Queensland Sting
Brisbane Roar

Country
Australia

References
  1. Gerrans, Jordan (26 January 2019). "Carroll still calls Tully home". Innisfail Advocate. p. 19.
  2. "Soccer fields to be named for Carroll". Innisfail Advocate. 16 October 2013. p. 6.
  3. "Soccer nut' lands dream Matildas' role". The Cairns Post. 20 October 2008. p. 34.
  4. "Aussie Footballers - Kim Carroll". OzFootball. Retrieved 2 November 2020.
  5. Allnutt, James. "Australia - Women 2005/06". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 3 November 2020.
  6. "Kim Caroll". UEFA. Retrieved 25 October 2015.
  7. "Carroll keeping an eye on next generation". Football Federation Australia. Archived from the original on 30 September 2013. Retrieved 25 October 2015.
  8. Mitaros, Harley (24 August 2015). "Matildas defender Kim Carroll joins Glory". Perth Glory Football Club. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 25 October 2015.
  9. "Foundation player Kim Carroll returns to Brisbane Roar". Brisbane Roar. 2 November 2020.
  10. Monteverde, Marco (2 November 2020). "W-League: Former Matildas defender Kim Carroll returns home to Brisbane Roar". The Sunday Times.
  11. Morgan, Gareth (15 June 2021). "Former favourite returns to Glory for W-League 2021/22 Season". Perth Glory.
  12. Morgan, Gareth (22 March 2023). "Kim to call time on her illustrious career". Perth Glory.
  13. "Kim Carroll – Profile". FIFA. Archived from the original on 7 July 2011. Retrieved 25 October 2015.
  14. "Pride Stung in WNSL Final". The World Game. 19 December 2004. Retrieved 2 November 2020.
  15. "Kim Carroll". SoccerWay. Retrieved 3 November 2020.
  16. "Australia books ticket to Thailand - 2004 OFC U19 Women's Qualifier - PNG". Oceania Football Confederation. 8 June 2004. Archived from the original on 26 November 2018. Retrieved 3 November 2020.
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