nationalcaps birth_date currentclub pcupdate years youthyears caps goals image_size nationalyears image name caption fullname ntupdate birth_place nationalteam height clubnumber nationalgoals youthclubs clubs position article_title
8 5 9 6 january 1989 west ham united 17:05 , 18 january 2015 -lrb- utc -rrb- 2005 2012 -- 2013 2013 -- -- 2006 2007 -- 2008 2011 -- 2013 2005 -- 2006 80 11 44 24 27 31 1 6 7 7 175 2007 -- 2008 2009 -- 2010 2010 -- andycarrollwhu.jpg andy carroll carroll playing for west ham united in 2012 andrew thomas carroll 30 october 2012 gateshead , england england u19 england u21 england 1.93 9 4 2 2 newcastle united newcastle liverpool → west ham united -lrb- loan -rrb- west ham united united → preston north end -lrb- loan -rrb- striker andy carroll

andy carroll

andrew thomas `` andy '' carroll -lrb- born 6 january 1989 -rrb- is an english professional footballer who plays for west ham united and the england national team as a striker .
carroll started his professional career with newcastle united in 2006 , before spending a brief period on loan with preston north end , during which time he scored his first league goal .
he established himself as a regular in the newcastle first team by 2008 , and following newcastle 's relegation from the premier league to the championship in 2009 , scored 17 goals in 39 appearances to help newcastle finish first in the league , earning immediate promotion back to the premier league in the process .
he continued to play for newcastle in the premier league , scoring 11 goals in 19 appearances .
carroll signed for liverpool on the last day of the transfer window on 31 january 2011 for a fee of # 35 million , at the time the highest amount paid for a british footballer .
carroll was bought to replace fernando torres , who moved from liverpool to chelsea on the same day for a fee of # 50 million .
an injury sustained in december delayed his liverpool debut until march 2011 , and he scored his first two goals for his new club in april 2011 in a 3 -- 0 victory over manchester city .
in august 2012 , liverpool agreed a # 2 million loan deal that would see carroll spend a season-long loan at west ham .
this move was made permanent in june 2013 for a fee of # 15 million .
