Sébastien Carole (born 8 September 1982), also known as Seb Carole, is a French former professional

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who played as a winger. He represented

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at international level. He started his career at

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and played mostly in England, where he made a combined 121 appearances for

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and

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. He last played in

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for Knaresborough Town. He also represented France U17's.

Career

AS Monaco

Carole started his playing career in 2002 with

, where he had been since he was 14 years old. In February 2004 he joined English side

on loan. However, in three months with ''the Hammers'' he made just one substitute appearance. He spent the 2004–05 season on loan at

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club

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, making nine league appearances and scoring one goal. In total Carole made nine league appearances scoring one goal in his three years with Monaco. He also played for Monaco in the

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and

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. He was part of the Monaco squad which reached the Champions League final in 2004 but did not have any involvement in the 3–0 final loss to FC Porto.

Brighton & Hove Albion

On 12 August 2005 Carole signed a two-year contract with English Championship side

for an undisclosed fee. He played 42 games in total for Brighton in the 2005–06 season as they finished bottom in the Championship and were relegated to

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. In June he activated a relegation release clause in his contract and Albion confirmed that Carole was to join

and Carole joined them on 23 June 2006.

Leeds United

Carole signed a three-year deal with Leeds, joining them on 5 July 2006. he featured in many games under previous manager

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but found first-team opportunities under

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difficult. In November 2006 the ''

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'' claimed that Wise was about to release Carole. He made a total of 18 appearances in the 2006–07 season. In 2007–08 he made 34 appearances and scored his first goal for the club on 29 November 2007 in a 1–1 draw with Gillingham. In 2008 pre-season he played in a

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against

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, which proved to be his last appearance for Leeds United. After failing to feature in manager

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's plans he was released from his contract by mutual consent on 1 September 2008. He played a total of 52 games in his three years with the club, scoring three goals.

Darlington

After a short trial with

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Carole joined

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side

on a short-term contract on 28 November 2008. He played seven games with Darlington during a two-month stay, before leaving the club in January 2009.

Return to Brighton

On 29 January 2009, after a successful trial Carole re-joined

side Brighton & Hove Albion until the end of the 2008–09 season. He made 12 appearances and on 12 May Brighton announced that they would be releasing Carole when his contract expired at the end of June 2009.

Tranmere Rovers

Carole joined

on a short-term contract until January 2010.

Back to Brighton

On 31 December 2009, Carole returned to Brighton on trial, who are now managed by former Leeds United assistant manager

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where Carole had a regular spell in team under the management of

and Poyet. On 11 January 2010, it was confirmed that Carole had agreed a weekly contract with

. He left Brighton after his pre-season offer did not work.

OGC Nice

Carole joined OGC Nice in Ligue 1 the top division in France in November 2010.

Non-league

Carole then played in the

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for Knaresborough Town. He joined Knaresborough Town in 2012 and played with the club until 2014, when commitments allowed.

Bury

signed Carole on non-contract terms on 27 November 2012 after he impressed manager

whilst on trial at the club.

Return to non-league

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signed Carole on 26 March 2013. In his debut against

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he came off the bench and scored, helping Guiseley to a 2–1 victory. He made his first start for the club in the next game, winning 2–0 against

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. Carole joined

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as a free signing on 7 August 2015 after being on trial at the club. He joined

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in April 2016, making one appearance in the Northern Counties East League Cup. He was an unused substitute in the following league match, but did not feature again. He later returned to Knaresborough Town for the 2016–17 season.

International career

Carole represented France at every level up to under-19. In 2010, Martinique selected Carole to play in the Didgicel Cup held in the Caribbean, he played in three games.

Outside football

In 2014, Carole set up a football academy at the

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. Carole's son Keenan Carole plays for

's academy.

References

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Carole, Sebastien 1982 births Living people Sportspeople from Pontoise Martiniquais men's footballers Martinique men's international footballers Martiniquais expatriate men's footballers French men's footballers French people of Martiniquais descent French expatriate men's footballers Men's association football midfielders English Football League players AS Monaco FC players West Ham United F.C. players LB Châteauroux players Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. players Leeds United F.C. players Darlington F.C. players Tranmere Rovers F.C. players OGC Nice players Knaresborough Town A.F.C. players Bury F.C. players Guiseley A.F.C. players Bradford (Park Avenue) A.F.C. players Tadcaster Albion A.F.C. players Expatriate men's footballers in England French expatriate sportspeople in England Martiniquais expatriate sportspeople in England Footballers from Val-d'Oise