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Alex
McCarthy |
Reading FC,
Southampton FC
1 appearance,
0 goals against
P 1 W 1 D 0 L 0 F 3:
A
0
*(actual F 1: A 0)
100% successful
2013-18
disciplined:
none
captain:
none
minutes played: 45 |
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Timeline |
|
|
Alex Simon McCarthy |
(*Actual
for and against are the goals scored
while the player was on the field.) |
|
Birth |
3 December 1989
in Guildford, Surrey [registered in Surrey South Western, December
1989]. |
|
Source |
Barry J. Hugman's PFA
Yearbook [2010] &
 |
|
Playing Career |
Club(s) |
A product of
Reading Academy, signing for Reading FC on 2 July 2008. Has spent
much of his playing career on loan at other clubs. Woking Town FC, Cambridge United FC in
March 2008, where he made one Conference appearance.
Team Bath FC the following season. On 2 February 2009, he joined Aldershot Town FC on loan.
McCarthy spent the 2009-10 season on loan at Yeovil Town
FC. He was loaned to Brentford AFC at the start of the
2010-11 season. It was later in that season that McCarthy made his Reading
debut. On 4 November 2011, he was loaned to Leeds
United AFC. On
8 January 2012, McCarthy joined Ipswich Town FC on loan. On 29 August 2014,
McCarthy turned down
Liverpool FC to sign for Queen's Park Rangers FC, being understudy to
Rob Green. On 23 July 2015, McCarthy joined Crystal
Palace FC for £3½m., before joining Southampton FC on 1 August
2016, as understudy to Fraser Forster. Made made the number one jersey his
own. |
League honours
273+3 appearances,
two red cards |
Aldershot FC 2009 loan
2013 three+one appearances
debut (league two): 14 February 2009 Exeter
City FC 3 Aldershot Town FC 2.
Yeovil Town FC
2009-10 loan 44 appearances
debut (league one): 8 August 2009 Yeovil Town
FC Tranmere Rovers FC 0.
Brentford AFC 2010 loan
three appearances
debut (league one): 14 August 2010 Brentford AFC 1
Walsall FC 2.
Reading FC 2011-15 69+one appearances
debut (championship): (sub) 19 February 2011 Reading FC 1 Watford FC 1.
Leeds United AFC 2011 loan six appearances
debut (championship): 6 November 2011 Leicester City FC 0 Leeds United AFC
1.
Ipswich Town FC 2012 loan ten appearances
debut (championship): 11 January 2012 Birmingham City FC 2 Ipswich Town FC
1.
Queen's Park Rangers FC 2014-15 three appearances
debut: 19 October 2014 Queen's Park Rangers FC 2 Liverpool FC 3.
Crystal Palace FC 2015-16 seven appearances
debut: 8
August 2015 Norwich City FC 1 Crystal Palace FC 3.
Southampton
FC 2017-24 130 appearances
debut: 30 December 2017 Manchester
United FC 0 Southampton FC 0. |
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Club honours |
Football League Championship fifth place
2020-11 (13ᵃ), fourth place-play off winners 2023-24;
FA Cup runners-up 2015-16 (0); |
|
Individual honours |
Football League Young Player of the Month March 2011 |
|
Distinctions |
None |
|
Height/Weight |
6' 4", 14st 0lb
[2010]. |
|
Source |
Barry J. Hugman's PFA
Yearbook [2010]. |
|
England Career |
|
Player number |
1240th player
to appear for England, and the 113th goalkeeper |
|
Position(s) |
Goalkeeper |
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First & Last match |
No.
990, 15 November 2018, England 3 United States 0, a Wayne Rooney Foundation
friendly match at
The National Stadium, Wembley, London,
substitute (ht), aged 28 years 347 days |
|
Major tournaments |
None |
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Team honours |
None |
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Individual honours |
England
U21 (three appearances, 2010-11),
England U19 (squad member 2009) |
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Distinctions |
None |
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The Numbers
|
|
Squads |
Apps |
Starts |
sub |
unused |
Mins. |
GA |
GA Av.
min |
Clean
Sheets |
Cln
Sht Av |
 |
 |
|
5 |
1 |
0 |
▲1
▼0 |
6 |
45 |
0 |
0 min |
1 |
100% |
none |
none |
|
minutes are an approximation, due to the fact that many matches rarely stick to exactly ninety minutes long, allowing time for injuries and errors. |
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P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
FTS
|
CS |
FAv |
AAv |
Pts% |
W/L |
|
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
+3 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
100 |
+1 |
All Records
|
Venue/Colour/Competition |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
FTS
|
CS |
FAv |
AAv |
Pts% |
W/L |
Home venue
Yellow uniform
Friendly match |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
0 |
3.00 |
0.00 |
100.0 |
+1 |
Tournament Record
|
World Cup Preliminary Competition |
|
Type |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
FTS |
CS |
FAv |
AAv |
Pts% |
W/L |
|
WCP 2016-18 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
=0 |
0 |
0 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
=0 |
-0 |
|
Nations League Preliminary Competition |
|
Type |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
FTS |
CS |
FAv |
AAv |
Pts% |
W/L |
|
NLP 2018 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
=0 |
0 |
0 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
=0 |
-0 |
Match History
|
Age 28 |
|
986 |
8 September 2018 - England 1 Spain 2,
The National Stadium, Wembley |
NLP |
HL |
unused sub |
22 |
|
987 |
11 September 2018 - England 1 Switzerland 0,
King Power Stadium, Leicester |
Fr |
HW |
21 |
|
988 |
12 October 2018 - Croatia 0 England 0,
Stadion HNK Rijeka, Rijeka |
NLP |
AD |
withdrawn
squad
member |
|
989 |
15 October 2018 - Spain 2 England 3,
Estadio Benito Villamarín, Sevilla |
AW |
|
1 |
990 |
15 November 2018 - England 3 United States 0, The National Stadium,
Wembley (⮀2-0) |
Fr |
HW |
sub ▲ht |
21 |
|
991 |
18 November 2018 - England 2 Croatia 1, The National Stadium, Wembley |
NLP |
HW |
unused sub |
21 |
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