Dirk Carlson
Luxembourgish footballer (born 1998)
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Dirk Carlson (born 1 April 1998) is a professional footballer who plays for Austrian club SKN St. Pölten as a left back. Born in the United States, he plays for the Luxembourg national team.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 1 April 1998 | ||
| Place of birth | Portland, Oregon, U.S.[1] | ||
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)[2][3] | ||
| Position | Left back[3] | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | SKN St. Pölten | ||
| Number | 23 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2015–2016 | RFC Union Luxembourg | 1 | (0) |
| 2016–2018 | Union Titus Pétange | 32 | (0) |
| 2018–2019 | Grasshoppers II | 29 | (0) |
| 2019–2021 | Karlsruher SC | 26 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | Erzgebirge Aue | 28 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | ADO Den Haag | 4 | (0) |
| 2023 | → SKN St. Pölten (loan) | 12 | (0) |
| 2023– | SKN St. Pölten | 58 | (2) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2016– | Luxembourg | 69 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 15 October 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 17 November 2025 | |||
Club career
Carlson has previously played club football for RFC Union Luxembourg, Union Titus Pétange, Grasshopper Club Zürich, Karlsruher SC and Erzgebirge Aue.[4][2]
On 6 February 2023, Carlson joined SKN St. Pölten in Austria on loan until the end of the season, with an option to buy.[5] At the end of the season, the transfer was made permanent, with Carlson signing a three-year contract with the club.[6]
International career
He made his international debut for the Luxembourg national team on 2 September 2016 in a 3-1 defeat against Latvia. [7]
International
- As of matches played up to and including 17 November 2025
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Luxembourg | |||
| 2016 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2017 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2018 | 8 | 0 | |
| 2019 | 10 | 0 | |
| 2020 | 7 | 0 | |
| 2021 | 8 | 0 | |
| 2022 | 7 | 0 | |
| 2023 | 8 | 0 | |
| 2024 | 8 | 0 | |
| 2025 | 8 | 0 | |
| Total | 69 | 0 | |
