Kim Carroll (soccer)
Australian soccer player (born 1987)
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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.
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Carroll playing for Australia in 2011 | |||
| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Kim Marie Carroll | ||
| Date of birth | 2 September 1987 | ||
| Place of birth | Tully, Queensland, Australia | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position | 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) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 12 June 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals 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.
| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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| 1 | 18 October 2008 | Thanh Long Sports Centre, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam |  Myanmar | 5–0 | 5–1 | 2008 AFF Women's Championship |
| 2 | 21 May 2010 | Chengdu Sports Centre, Chengdu, China |  South Korea | 1–0 | 3–1 | 2010 AFC Women's Asian Cup |
Honours
Club
- Queensland Sting
- Women's National Soccer League Championship: 2004[14]
- Australian National Women's Football Tournament Championship: 2005[5]
