Stuart Carswell (born 9 September 1993) is a Scottish professional

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who plays as a

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for

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side Thorniewood United. Carswell has previously played for

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, St Mirren,

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and Clyde, as well as Icelandic side

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Career

Motherwell

Born in Bellshill, and a product of the

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club's youth system, Carswell starred in the Motherwell under-19 side that finished second behind

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in the 2009–10 Scottish Premier League under-19 season. Carswell made his first team debut in the 0–0 draw against Hearts on 9 April 2011, playing the full 90 minutes. On 3 February 2012, Carswell signed a new contract, keeping him at Motherwell until 2014. That was extended by a further year on 21 March 2013. On 2 June 2015, Motherwell announced that Carswell was amongst the players leaving the club, with his contract having expired.

St Mirren

Carswell signed a two-year contract with St Mirren on 29 June 2015. He decided to leave St Mirren at the end of the 2015–16 season having made 24 appearances for the club.

Keflavík

After leaving St Mirren, Carswell signed for Icelandic side

in July 2016, making his debut in a goalless draw with Leiknir R. Carswell left Keflavík at the end of the 2016 season wanting to progress his career back home.

Dumbarton

Carswell joined

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side

on 5 January 2017. After playing in every game following his arrival at 'The Rock' he signed a new deal in May 2017. He scored his first goal in senior football for the club, in his 151st game, with a free-kick winner in a

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in the

playoff final. Despite the club's relegation to

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Carswell signed a new one-year deal in June 2018. He scored his first goal in league football, the third in a 4–0 victory against East Fife, in October 2018. After impressing in both central midfield and central defence, Carswell was named Dumbarton's Player of the Year for the 2018–19 season. He renewed his deal with the club in June 2019 where he was appointed club captain. He made his 100th appearance for the club in August 2019. He extended his deal for a fifth season with the club in July 2020. Carswell extended his time at the Rock by another two seasons in June 2021. He finished the 2021–22 season with seven goals to his name - a career best, as the Sons were relegated to

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. He was replaced as the club's captain in June 2022 by Ryan McGeever. Carswell scored the winning goal on his 200th appearance for the Sons, against

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in September 2022. Carswell was released by the Sons in May 2023 after six-and-a-half seasons and 224 appearances for the club.

Later career

Carswell joined Clyde in June 2023 but left the club after just 17 appearances in January 2024 and joined

side Thorniewood United along with former Motherwell, Dumbarton and Clyde teammate Ross Forbes.

Career statistics

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Carswell, Stuart 1993 births Living people People educated at Uddingston Grammar School Footballers from Bellshill Scottish men's footballers Men's association football midfielders Motherwell F.C. players St Mirren F.C. players Knattspyrnudeild Keflavík players Scottish Premier League players Scottish Professional Football League players Expatriate men's footballers in Iceland British expatriates in Iceland Dumbarton F.C. players Clyde F.C. players Thorniewood United F.C. players 21st-century Scottish sportsmen