Michael Carrick

**Michael Carrick** (born 28 July 1981) is an English professional football coach and former player who is currently head coach of Premier League club Manchester United.

He is known for his 12-year playing career with Manchester United, whom he also captained.

Carrick was a defensive midfielder, but he was used as an emergency centre-back under Alex Ferguson, David Moyes, Louis van Gaal and José Mourinho. His playing style was grounded in his passing ability.

### Club

- Source:

|rowspan="2"|Club|rowspan="2"|Season|colspan="3"|League|colspan="2"|FA Cup|colspan="2"|League Cup|colspan="2"|Europe|colspan="2"|Other|colspan="2"|Total|
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|rowspan="6"|West Ham United|1999–2000|Premier League|8|1|0|0|0|0|1|0|—|9|1||
|2000–01|Premier League|33|1|4|0|4|0|—|—|41|1|||||
|2001–02|Premier League|30|2|1|0|1|0|—|—|32|2|||||
|2002–03|Premier League|30|1|2|0|2|0|—|—|34|1|||||
|2003–04|First Division|35|1|4|0|1|0|—|3|0|43|1||||
|Swindon Town (loan)|1999–2000|First Division|6|2|0|0|—|—|—|6|2|||||
|Birmingham City (loan)|1999–2000|First Division|2|0|—|—|—|—|2|0||||||
|rowspan="3"|Tottenham Hotspur|2004–05|Premier League|29|0|6|0|3|0|—|—|38|0|||
|2005–06|Premier League|35|2|1|0|1|0|—|—|37|2|||||
|rowspan="13"|Manchester United|2006–07|Premier League|33|3|7|1|0|0|12|2|—|52|6||
|2007–08|Premier League|31|2|4|0|1|0|12|0|1|0|49|2|||
|2008–09|Premier League|28|4|3|0|1|0|9|0|2|0|43|4|||
|2009–10|Premier League|30|3|0|0|5|1|8|1|1|0|44|5|||
|2010–11|Premier League|28|0|3|0|1|0|11|0|1|0|44|0|||
|2011–12|Premier League|30|2|2|0|1|0|7|0|1|0|41|2|||
|2012–13|Premier League|36|1|5|0|0|0|5|1|—|46|2||||
|2013–14|Premier League|29|1|0|0|3|0|7|0|1|0|40|1|||
|2014–15|Premier League|18|1|2|0|0|0|—|—|20|1|||||
|2015–16|Premier League|28|0|5|0|1|0|8|0|—|42|0||||
|2016–17|Premier League|23|0|2|0|5|1|7|0|1|0|38|1|||
|2017–18|Premier League|2|0|2|0|1|0|0|0|0|0|5|0|||

### International

- Source:

|National team|Year|Apps|Goals||
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|rowspan="15"|England|2001|2|0|
|2002|0|0|||
|2003|0|0|||
|2004|0|0|||
|2005|2|0|||
|2006|7|0|||
|2007|3|0|||
|2008|1|0|||
|2009|5|0|||
|2010|2|0|||
|2011|0|0|||
|2012|4|0|||
|2013|5|0|||
|2014|0|0|||
|2015|3|0|||
|34|0||||

## Managerial statistics

|rowspan="2"|Team|rowspan="2"|From|rowspan="2"|To|colspan="5"|Record|
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|align="left"|Manchester United (caretaker)|align="left"|21 November 2021|align="left"|2 December 2021|||
|align=left|Middlesbrough|align=left|24 October 2022|align=left|_present_|||

### As a player

**West Ham United U18**
- FA Youth Cup: 1998–99

**West Ham United**
- UEFA Intertoto Cup: 1999

**Manchester United**
- Premier League: 2006–07, 2007–08, 2008–09, 2010–11, 2012–13
- FA Cup: 2015–16
- Football League/EFL Cup: 2008–09, 2009–10, 2016–17
- FA Community Shield: 2007, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2016
- UEFA Champions League: 2007–08
- UEFA Europa League: 2016–17
- FIFA Club World Cup: 2008

**Individual**
- PFA Team of the Year: 2003–04 First Division, 2012–13 Premier League
- Manchester United Players' Player of the Year: 2012–13

### As a manager

**Individual**
- EFL Championship Manager of the Month: March 2023

## Infobox (football biography)

- **name**: Michael Carrick
- **image**: Michael Carrick 12042025 (7).jpg
- **caption**: Carrick as head coach of Middlesbrough F.C., Middlesbrough in 2025
- **full name**: Michael Carrick
- **birth place**: Wallsend, Tyne and Wear, England
- **currentclub**: Manchester United F.C., Manchester United (head coach)
- **position**: Defensive midfielder
- **youthyears1**: 1986–1997
- **youthclubs1**: Wallsend Boys Club
- **youthyears2**: 1997–1999
- **youthclubs2**: West Ham United F.C. Under-21s and Academy, West Ham United
- **years1**: 1999–2004
- **clubs1**: West Ham United F.C., West Ham United
- **caps1**: 136
- **goals1**: 6
- **years2**: 1999
- **clubs2**: → Swindon Town F.C., Swindon Town (loan)
- **caps2**: 6
- **goals2**: 2
- **years3**: 2000
- **clubs3**: → Birmingham City F.C., Birmingham City (loan)
- **caps3**: 2
- **goals3**: 0
- **years4**: 2004–2006
- **clubs4**: Tottenham Hotspur F.C., Tottenham Hotspur
- **caps4**: 64
- **goals4**: 2
- **years5**: 2006–2018
- **clubs5**: Manchester United F.C., Manchester United
- **caps5**: 316
- **goals5**: 17
- **totalcaps**: 524
- **totalgoals**: 27
- **nationalteam1**: England national under-18 football team, England U18
- **nationalcaps1**: 4
- **nationalgoals1**: 0
- **nationalyears2**: 2000–2003
- **nationalteam2**: England national under-21 football team, England U21
- **nationalcaps2**: 14
- **nationalgoals2**: 2
- **nationalyears3**: 2006
- **nationalteam3**: England national football B team, England B
- **nationalcaps3**: 1
- **nationalgoals3**: 0
- **nationalyears4**: 2001–2015
- **nationalteam4**: England national football team, England
- **nationalcaps4**: 34
- **nationalgoals4**: 0
- **manageryears1**: 2021
- **managerclubs1**: Manchester United F.C., Manchester United _(caretaker)_
- **manageryears2**: 2022–2025
- **managerclubs2**: Middlesbrough F.C., Middlesbrough
- **manageryears3**: 2026–
- **managerclubs3**: Manchester United F.C., Manchester United