Dale Carrick
Scottish footballer (born 1994)
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Dale Carrick (born 7 January 1994) is a Scottish professional footballer who plays as a striker for Stenhousemuir. Carrick started his career with Heart of Midlothian and has also played for Raith Rovers, Kilmarnock, Livingston, Cowdenbeath, Airdrieonians and Stirling Albion. Carrick has represented Scotland at both under-16 and under-21 levels.
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Carrick when he was at Hearts | |||
| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Dale Carrick | ||
| Date of birth | 7 January 1994 | ||
| Place of birth | Edinburgh, Scotland | ||
| Position | Striker | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Stenhousemuir | ||
| Number | 15 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2005–2012 | Heart of Midlothian | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2012–2015 | Heart of Midlothian | 45 | (8) |
| 2015 | → Raith Rovers (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| 2015–2016 | Kilmarnock | 11 | (0) |
| 2016–2018 | Livingston | 23 | (4) |
| 2017 | → Cowdenbeath (loan) | 16 | (6) |
| 2018–2021 | Airdrieonians | 87 | (28) |
| 2021–2025 | Stirling Albion | 131 | (44) |
| 2025- | Stenhousemuir | 1 | (1) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2009 | Scotland U16 | 4 | (0) |
| 2012 | Scotland U21 | 1 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 17:00, 2 August 2025 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 07:24, 13 January 2019 (UTC) | |||
Career
Born in Edinburgh, Carrick grew up supporting Hearts. A member of Hearts Under-20 team [1] Carrick made his Scottish Premier League debut on 4 August 2012 in a 2–0 win versus St Johnstone.[2] On 23 August 2012 in only his second appearance, Carrick made his European debut as a substitute in a 1–0 defeat versus Liverpool at Tynecastle.[3] Carrick's first goal for the Jambos arrived on 18 January 2014 in a thrilling 3–3 draw versus the Perth club at McDiarmid Park.[4]
Carrick had joined Raith Rovers on 30 January 2015 on a one-month loan deal.[5] The loan deal was then cut-short on 11 February 2015 as a result of Carrick suffering an injury.[6]
On 8 July 2015, Carrick departed the Tynecastle club to pursue regular first-team football elsewhere with his contract terminated by mutual consent.[7][8] Carrick then signed a three-year contract with Kilmarnock.[9]
After one season with Killie Carrick then signed for the West Lothian club Livingston in July 2016.[10] On 26 January 2017 Carrick moved on loan to Scottish League Two club Cowdenbeath for the remainder of the 2016-17 season.[11] Carrick departed the Lions in January 2018 and signed for Airdrieonians in an attempt to get more first-team football.[12] He remained at Airdrie until May 2021.
On 28 May 2021, Carrick signed for Scottish League Two side Stirling Albion.[13]
On 2 August 2025, Carrick signed for Stenhousemuir on a one-year contract. [14]
Scotland
Carrick has represented Scotland at under-16 level. Carrick made his debut in an International Challenge match versus Jersey on 18 August 2009[15] and made four appearances in total.[16]
Career statistics
Stirling Albion Stats To Be Updated Soon: 2 August 2025
| Club | Season | League | Scottish Cup | League Cup | Challenge Cup | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Heart of Midlothian | 2012–13[17] | Scottish Premier League | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2[a] | 0 | 20 | 0 |
| 2013–14[18] | Scottish Premiership | 25 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 28 | 6 | ||
| 2014–15[19] | Scottish Championship | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1[b] | 0 | 6 | 2 | |
| Total | 45 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 54 | 8 | ||
| Raith Rovers (loan) | 2014–15[19] | Scottish Championship | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Kilmarnock | 2015–16[20] | Scottish Premiership | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 |
| Livingston | 2016–17[21] | Scottish League One | 14 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2[b] | 0 | 20 | 4 |
| 2017–18[22] | Scottish Championship | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 2 | |
| Total | 23 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 35 | 6 | ||
| Cowdenbeath (loan) | 2016–17[21] | Scottish League Two | 16 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2[c] | 0 | 18 | 6 |
| Airdrieonians | 2017–18[22] | Scottish League One | 16 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 5 |
| 2018–19[23] | 25 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2[b] | 1 | 33 | 4 | ||
| 2019–20[24] | 24 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3[b] | 1 | 33 | 13 | ||
| 2020–21[25] | 22 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3[d] | 0 | 30 | 9 | ||
| Total | 87 | 28 | 5 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 112 | 31 | ||
| Stirling Albion | 2021–22[26] | Scottish League Two | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 3 |
| Career total | 194 | 49 | 9 | 1 | 28 | 4 | 15 | 2 | 246 | 55 | ||
- Appearances in the Europa League
- Appearances in the Scottish Challenge Cup
- Appearances in the League Two play-offs
- Appearances in the Championship play-offs
Honours
- Heart of Midlothian
- Scottish League Cup: runner–up: 2012–13
- Scottish Championship: 2014–15
- Stirling Albion
