Name :
Michael Carrick
Born :
28 Jul 1981
Birth place :
Wallsend, North Shields
Height :
6' 0'' (1.83m)
Weight :
156 lbs (70.6 kg)
Position :
Midfielder
Squad Number :
16
Appearances :
233
Joined United :
31 Aug 2006
United Debut :
23 Aug 2006 v Charlton (A)
International :
England
Michael Carrick defied any critics of his £14m transfer from Tottenham by helping United to win the league in each of his first three seasons.
In his debut 2006/07 campaign, he carved out a formidable partnership with Paul Scholes and began to mature into one of English football's most sophisticated and classy passing midfielders. Thereafter he confounded those who'd said he'd slip down the pecking order following Owen Hargreaves' summer 2007 arrival.
The first of Carrick's title triumphs with United was also the first major honour of his professional career, although he did win the FA Youth Cup with West Ham in 1999, scoring twice in the 9-0 final demolition of Coventry City.
West Ham loaned Carrick out to Swindon in 1999/2000 and then Birmingham in 2000/01 when he earned a nomination for the PFA Young Player of the Year, eventually won by Liverpool's Steven Gerrard.
Carrick spent much of the 2002/03 season sidelined with injury. West Ham were relegated at the end of it but rather than join Joe Cole, Fredi Kanoute and Jermain Defoe in an exodus, Carrick stayed for a season in the Championship. However, after losing the 2004 play-off final to Crystal Palace, Carrick decided he couldn't wait another year for a return to the Premier League and moved across London to join Tottenham in a transfer worth £2.75m.
He blossomed into an accomplished midfielder in two seasons at White Hart Lane. However, he only scored two goals in 64 games and it seemed this low strike-rate would continue at United, at least for the first few months.
Encouraged by Sir Alex Ferguson to push forward, Carrick eventually weighed in with six strikes from midfield in 2006/07. His first was a well-taken half-volley against Aston Villa at Old Trafford on 13 January 2007; his second, at home to Reading in the FA Cup, was shortlisted for the club's Goal of the Season award (won by Scholes away to Villa). His other goals included two in the 7-1 rout of Roma.
Carrick may have only scored three goals in 2007/08 but his all-round contribution to the cause could not be questioned as the Reds were crowned Champions of England and Europe. No wonder then that club and player agreed a new four-year deal in May 2008, to keep Carrick at United until June 2012.
After missing nine games early in the 2008/09 season with an ankle injury, Carrick returned to establish himself as the lynchpin of United's midfield, finishing with 43 appearances in all competitions and scoring a memorable May winner at Wigan during the title run-in.
Carrick's fourth campaign with United proved more difficult, not least when an injury crisis at the club forced him to take up n emergency role in the back four. However, he responded in style, first at West Ham where the Reds won 4-0 and then away to Wolfsburg where he earned the nickname 'Carrickbauer' in reference to legendary German defender Franz Beckenbauer.
As for his day job, there were flashes of his undoubted class and he bagged five goals in all competitions - a better tally than all his central midfield colleagues in 2009/10 bar Paul Scholes. But after claiming a Carling Cup winners' medal, Carrick's campaign ended in disappointment as he finished off top spot for the first time in his United career.
The midfielder agreed to extend his stay at Old Trafford at the beginning of March 2011, when he signed a new three-year deal to keep him at the club until the end of the 2013/14 campaign.
Though he failed to score in 2010/11, the first barren season of his United career, Carrick was particularly effective after Christmas in a more defensive midfield role, as he helped the Reds reclaim the title.
Born :
28 Jul 1981
Birth place :
Wallsend, North Shields
Height :
6' 0'' (1.83m)
Weight :
156 lbs (70.6 kg)
Position :
Midfielder
Squad Number :
16
Appearances :
233
Joined United :
31 Aug 2006
United Debut :
23 Aug 2006 v Charlton (A)
International :
England
Michael Carrick defied any critics of his £14m transfer from Tottenham by helping United to win the league in each of his first three seasons.
In his debut 2006/07 campaign, he carved out a formidable partnership with Paul Scholes and began to mature into one of English football's most sophisticated and classy passing midfielders. Thereafter he confounded those who'd said he'd slip down the pecking order following Owen Hargreaves' summer 2007 arrival.
The first of Carrick's title triumphs with United was also the first major honour of his professional career, although he did win the FA Youth Cup with West Ham in 1999, scoring twice in the 9-0 final demolition of Coventry City.
West Ham loaned Carrick out to Swindon in 1999/2000 and then Birmingham in 2000/01 when he earned a nomination for the PFA Young Player of the Year, eventually won by Liverpool's Steven Gerrard.
Carrick spent much of the 2002/03 season sidelined with injury. West Ham were relegated at the end of it but rather than join Joe Cole, Fredi Kanoute and Jermain Defoe in an exodus, Carrick stayed for a season in the Championship. However, after losing the 2004 play-off final to Crystal Palace, Carrick decided he couldn't wait another year for a return to the Premier League and moved across London to join Tottenham in a transfer worth £2.75m.
He blossomed into an accomplished midfielder in two seasons at White Hart Lane. However, he only scored two goals in 64 games and it seemed this low strike-rate would continue at United, at least for the first few months.
Encouraged by Sir Alex Ferguson to push forward, Carrick eventually weighed in with six strikes from midfield in 2006/07. His first was a well-taken half-volley against Aston Villa at Old Trafford on 13 January 2007; his second, at home to Reading in the FA Cup, was shortlisted for the club's Goal of the Season award (won by Scholes away to Villa). His other goals included two in the 7-1 rout of Roma.
Carrick may have only scored three goals in 2007/08 but his all-round contribution to the cause could not be questioned as the Reds were crowned Champions of England and Europe. No wonder then that club and player agreed a new four-year deal in May 2008, to keep Carrick at United until June 2012.
After missing nine games early in the 2008/09 season with an ankle injury, Carrick returned to establish himself as the lynchpin of United's midfield, finishing with 43 appearances in all competitions and scoring a memorable May winner at Wigan during the title run-in.
Carrick's fourth campaign with United proved more difficult, not least when an injury crisis at the club forced him to take up n emergency role in the back four. However, he responded in style, first at West Ham where the Reds won 4-0 and then away to Wolfsburg where he earned the nickname 'Carrickbauer' in reference to legendary German defender Franz Beckenbauer.
As for his day job, there were flashes of his undoubted class and he bagged five goals in all competitions - a better tally than all his central midfield colleagues in 2009/10 bar Paul Scholes. But after claiming a Carling Cup winners' medal, Carrick's campaign ended in disappointment as he finished off top spot for the first time in his United career.
The midfielder agreed to extend his stay at Old Trafford at the beginning of March 2011, when he signed a new three-year deal to keep him at the club until the end of the 2013/14 campaign.
Though he failed to score in 2010/11, the first barren season of his United career, Carrick was particularly effective after Christmas in a more defensive midfield role, as he helped the Reds reclaim the title.
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