Andrew Thomas "Andy" Carroll (born 6 January 1989 in
Gateshead,
Tyne and Wear,
England) is an English
footballer who plays as a
striker for
Premier League club
Liverpool and the
England national team.
The fee of £35 million paid by Liverpool for Caroll's transfer from
Newcastle United on 31 January 2011 is the highest ever amount for a British footballer. Carroll is the eighth-most expensive footballer in history and also the second-most expensive player playing for a British club, behind
Fernando Torres, who moved from Liverpool to
Chelsea for £50 million on the same day Carroll signed for Liverpool.
Club career
Newcastle United
Carroll, an occasional scorer in
Newcastle United's
reserve team, made his first-team debut on 2 November 2006 at the age of 17 years and 300 days in a 1-0
UEFA Cup win over
Palermo, coming on as a late
substitute for
Nolberto Solano. In doing so, he became the youngest ever player to represent Newcastle in
Europe.
He made his
FA Cup debut on 17 January 2007, appearing as substitute for the last ten minutes in the 5–1 home defeat by
Birmingham City. On 25 February 2007, Carroll made his
Premier League debut for Newcastle, coming on as a substitute in the 87th minute in the 1–0 defeat by
Wigan Athletic, almost scoring in the process; only a good save from Wigan
goalkeeper John Filan prevented him from...
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