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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Dumbarton Dumbarton (; also sco, Dumbairton; ) is a town in West Dunbartonshire, Scotland, on the north bank of the River Clyde where the River Leven flows into the Clyde estuary. In 2006, it had an estimated population of 19,990. Dumbarton was the ca ...

. Carswell has previously played for

Motherwell Motherwell ( sco, Mitherwall, gd, Tobar na Màthar) is a town and former burgh in North Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom, south east of Glasgow. It has a population of around 32,120. Historically in the parish of Dalziel and part of Lana ...

, St Mirren, 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 Celtic 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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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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, his next goal also came in a 1-0 success, as he rifled in a 'magnificent' 25 yard strike in a 1–0 victory against Alloa Athletic 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

. He was replaced as the club's captain in June 2022 by

Ryan McGeever Ryan McGeever (born 30 April 1994) is a Scottish footballer who used to play for Dumbarton where he was club captain now currently a free agent. McGeever began his career with Queen's Park, and signed for Falkirk in the summer of 2012 also spe ...

. Carswell scored the winning goal on his 200th appearance for the Sons, against Bonnyrigg Rose Athletic in September 2022.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Carswell, Stuart 1993 births Living people People educated at Uddingston Grammar School Footballers from Bellshill Scottish footballers 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 footballers in Iceland British expatriates in Iceland Dumbarton F.C. players