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Kim Marie Carroll (born 2 September 1987) is an Australian soccer player currently playing in the W-League for Perth Glory. Carroll has previously played for Brisbane Roar and Fortuna Hjørring. 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 (age 35)
Place of birth	Tully, Queensland, Australia
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s)	Defender
Club information
Current team	Perth Glory
Number	3
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–	Perth Glory	14	(0)
National team‡
2004–2006	Australia U-20	16	(1)
2005–	Australia	54	(2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 3 July 2020 ‡ 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]

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.[12]

Career statistics

International goals

Scores and results list Australia's goal tally first.

#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
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[13]
• Australian National Women's Football Tournament Championship: 2005[5]

Brisbane Roar

• W-League Premiership: 2008–09[14]
• W-League Championship: 2008–09, 2010–11[14]

Country

Australia

• AFC Women's Asian Cup: 2010[14]
• AFF Women's Championship: 2008[14]
• OFC U-20 Women's Championship: 2004[15]

References

External links

• Profile at Perth Glory

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