nationalcaps birth_date currentclub years youthyears caps goals image_size nationalyears image name caption fullname nationalteam clubnumber nationalgoals youthclubs clubs position article_title
4 14 1 33 28 july 1981 manchester united 1986 2006 2006 -- -- 1997 1997 -- 1999 2000 2004 -- 1986 -- 1997 1997 -- 1999 136 6 2 64 267 6 2 0 2 17 200 2000 -- 2003 2006 2001 -- michael jpg carrick - july 2015 -lrb- cropped -rrb- . michael carrick carrick playing in pre-season friendly in july 2015 michael carrick england u18 england u21 england b england 16 0 2 0 0 wallsend boys club west ham united wallsend -lrb- loan -rrb- tottenham hotspur manchester united boys club west ham united → birmingham city central midfielder michael carrick

michael carrick

michael carrick -lrb- born 28 july 1981 -rrb- is an english professional footballer who plays for manchester united and the england national team .
he is vice-captain for manchester united .
carrick primarily plays as a central midfielder , but he has been used as an emergency centre-back under alex ferguson , david moyes and louis van gaal .
at the time of his move to manchester united , distinctive features of his play included his inventive distribution of the ball along with his passing and crossing abilities .
carrick began his career at west ham united , joining the youth team in 1997 and winning the fa youth cup two years later .
he was sent on loan twice during his debut season , to swindon town and birmingham city , before securing a place in the first team by the 2000 -- 01 season .
he experienced relegation in the 2002 -- 03 season and was voted into the pfa first division team of the year in the following campaign .
he made more than 150 appearances for the hammers , but in 2004 , he moved to rival london club tottenham hotspur for a fee believed to be # 3.5 million .
he was ever-present during his spurs career , scoring twice in 75 appearances , before moving to manchester united in 2006 for # 18 million .
from his debut onwards he was a regular in the manchester united first team , making more than 50 appearances in his first season with them .
he established himself as a key member of the team that won the premier league in 2006 -- 07 , their first title success in four years .
the following season he was part of the side that won the 2008 champions league final , playing the full 120 minutes as they enjoyed a 6 -- 5 penalty shootout win , with carrick converting his spot kick , to help achieve the european double .
he enjoyed a third consecutive title triumph in the 2008 -- 09 campaign , but was unable to prevent a champions league final defeat to barcelona .
he won his first league cup medal in 2009 , but , for the first time during his manchester united career , he missed out on another title success as they finished runners-up to chelsea .
carrick has represented england at under-18 , under-21 , b and senior levels .
he made his england debut in 2001 and has since gained 31 caps but has yet to score an international goal .
carrick has often been overlooked during his england career , with steven gerrard , frank lampard , gareth barry and for a brief time scott parker preferred in his position .
this was the case until the 2012 -- 13 season , when carrick established himself as a regular .
he has been a member of the england squads for two major tournaments , the 2006 and 2010 world cups .
