Editing Scott Carson (section)

{{short description|English footballer (born 1985)}}
{{for|the American microbiologist|Scott Patrick Carson}}
{{Distinguish|Scott Carlson}}
{{Use British English|date=August 2019}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2019}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Scott Carson
| image = Carson, Scott (cropped).jpg
| caption = Carson in 2007
| full_name = Scott Paul Carson<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.efl.com/siteassets/efl-documents/efl-professional-retain-list--free-transfers---2017-18.pdf |title=Club list of registered players: As at 19th May 2018: Derby County |publisher=English Football League |page=14 |access-date=17 June 2018 |archive-date=15 June 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180615205339/https://www.efl.com/siteassets/efl-documents/efl-professional-retain-list--free-transfers---2017-18.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref>
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1985|9|3|df=y}}<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.premierleague.com/players/2250/Scott-Carson/overview |title=Scott Carson: Overview |publisher=Premier League |access-date=3 June 2023 |archive-date=3 June 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230603174458/https://www.premierleague.com/players/2250/Scott-Carson/overview |url-status=live }}</ref>
| birth_place = [[Whitehaven]], England
| height = {{convert|1.90|m|order=flip}}<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.dcfc.co.uk/teams/player/scott-carson |title=Scott Carson |publisher=Derby County F.C. |access-date=13 January 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180113155137/https://www.dcfc.co.uk/teams/player/scott-carson |archive-date=13 January 2018 |url-status=dead}}</ref>
| position = [[Goalkeeper (association football)|Goalkeeper]]
| currentclub = [[Manchester City F.C.|Manchester City]]
| clubnumber = 33
| youthyears1 = 2000–2001
| youthclubs1 = [[Cleator Moor Celtic F.C.|Cleator Moor Celtic]]
| youthyears2 = 2001–2002
| youthclubs2 = [[Workington A.F.C.|Workington]]
| youthyears3 = 2002–2003
| youthclubs3 = [[Leeds United F.C. Reserves and Youth Team|Leeds United]]
| years1 = 2003–2005
| clubs1 = [[Leeds United F.C.|Leeds United]]
| caps1 = 3
| goals1 = 0
| years2 = 2005–2008
| clubs2 = [[Liverpool F.C.|Liverpool]]
| caps2 = 4
| goals2 = 0
| years3 = 2006
| clubs3 = → [[Sheffield Wednesday F.C.|Sheffield Wednesday]] (loan)
| caps3 = 9
| goals3 = 0
| years4 = 2006–2007
| clubs4 = → [[Charlton Athletic F.C.|Charlton Athletic]] (loan)
| caps4 = 36
| goals4 = 0
| years5 = 2007–2008
| clubs5 = → [[Aston Villa F.C.|Aston Villa]] (loan)
| caps5 = 35
| goals5 = 0
| years6 = 2008–2011
| clubs6 = [[West Bromwich Albion F.C.|West Bromwich Albion]]
| caps6 = 110
| goals6 = 0
| years7 = 2011–2013
| clubs7 = [[Bursaspor]]
| caps7 = 63
| goals7 = 0
| years8 = 2013–2015
| clubs8 = [[Wigan Athletic F.C.|Wigan Athletic]]
| caps8 = 50
| goals8 = 0
| years9 = 2015–2021
| clubs9 = [[Derby County F.C.|Derby County]]
| caps9 = 158
| goals9 = 0
| years10 = 2019–2021
| clubs10 = → [[Manchester City F.C.|Manchester City]] (loan)
| caps10 = 1
| goals10 = 0
| years11 = 2021–
| clubs11 = [[Manchester City F.C.|Manchester City]]
| caps11 = 0<!--League appearances only-->
| goals11 = 0
| nationalyears1 = 2003
| nationalteam1 = [[England national under-18 football team|England U18]]
| nationalcaps1 = 2
| nationalgoals1 = 0
| nationalyears2 = 2004–2007
| nationalteam2 = [[England national under-21 football team|England U21]]
| nationalcaps2 = 29
| nationalgoals2 = 0
| nationalyears3 = 2006–2007
| nationalteam3 = [[England national football B team|England B]]
| nationalcaps3 = 2
| nationalgoals3 = 0
| nationalyears4 = 2006–2011
| nationalteam4 = [[England national football team|England]]
| nationalcaps4 = 4
| nationalgoals4 = 0
| club-update = 9 March 2023 (UTC)
}}

'''Scott Paul Carson''' (born 3 September 1985) is an English professional [[Association football|footballer]] who plays as a [[Goalkeeper (association football)|goalkeeper]] for {{English football updater|ManchesC}} club [[Manchester City F.C.|Manchester City]].

Carson joined the [[Leeds United F.C.|Leeds United]] academy in 2002, making his full first-team debut for Leeds against [[Manchester United F.C.|Manchester United]] in February 2004. In January 2005, he moved to [[Liverpool F.C.|Liverpool]] for a £750,000 fee and was called up for the [[England national football team|England senior team]] later that year. He made nine appearances for Liverpool, including the [[UEFA Champions League]] quarter-final victory over [[Juventus FC|Juventus]] in April 2005, before going on loan to [[Sheffield Wednesday F.C.|Sheffield Wednesday]], [[Charlton Athletic F.C.|Charlton Athletic]] and [[Aston Villa F.C.|Aston Villa]] in successive seasons to gain experience. After his return to Liverpool from his loan spell at Aston Villa at the end of the 2007–08 season, he joined West Bromwich Albion for a £3.25&nbsp;million fee in July 2008. In 2011, he moved to [[Bursaspor]] of Turkey. After two years in Turkey, he moved back to England with [[Wigan Athletic F.C.|Wigan Athletic]], where he remained until 2015 when he signed for Derby County. Carson joined reigning Premier League champions [[Manchester City F.C.|Manchester City]] on loan in August 2019 to provide cover for [[Ederson (footballer, born 1993)|Ederson]] and [[Claudio Bravo]]. He signed permanently for Manchester City in 2021.

Carson made his first appearance for the [[England national under-21 football team|England under-21 team]] in February 2004 and later set a record of 29 [[Cap (sport)|caps]] for the under-21 team. Following the [[2007 UEFA European Under-21 Championship]], Carson made his full debut for the England senior team against [[Austria national football team|Austria]] in November 2007.