22 Facts About Carl Magnay

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Carl Ronald Joseph Magnay was born on 20 January 1989 and is a professional footballer who plays as a defender for Gateshead.

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Carl Magnay made his international debut the Northern Ireland U-21 team on Tuesday 11 August 2009, in an away friendly against Portugal's U-21 team.

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Carl Magnay's father was the secretary at Birtley Town and he received a phone call from Sky explaining that they were looking for players to take part.

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Carl Magnay made only one other appearance and in total played 7 minutes for MK.

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On 9 March 2009 Carl Magnay was signed by Northampton Town on a one-month loan deal.

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In March 2010 Carl Magnay suffered a serious injury in a reserve team game against Charlton Athletic, damaging his anterior cruciate ligament, medial collateral ligament and cracking his kneecap.

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On 16 June 2011, it was announced that Carl Magnay had been released by Chelsea having made no senior appearances in a spell plagued by injury.

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Also, Chelsea reserve team coach Steve Holland made this comment in an article which confirmed the departure of two other players: 'Carl Magnay will remain at Chelsea for the rest of this year and he is well informed of how the club see him.

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Carl Magnay is another who had an awful run of injuries and we try to look after our players.

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Carl Magnay scored his first career goal on 29 January 2013 against Barrow in the FA Trophy.

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Carl Magnay scored his first league goal on 13 April 2013 against Hereford United.

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On 15 July 2014, Carl Magnay signed for Conference Premier side Grimsby Town on a one-year contract.

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On 1 June 2015, Carl Magnay joined Hartlepool United after a successful spell at Grimsby where he helped his team finish third in the Conference Premier.

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On 5 September 2015, Carl Magnay was accused of spitting at a spectator after receiving a red card in a defeat to Wycombe Wanderers.

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Carl Magnay made 33 league appearances in his first season for Hartlepool.

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In September 2016, Carl Magnay ruptured his anterior cruciate ligament in a match with Mansfield Town.

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In March 2018, Carl Magnay made headlines when scored a goal from 40-yards for Hartlepool on live TV in a relegation battle against Barrow.

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Carl Magnay stated that he switched to part-time football so that he could pursue coaching and scouting opportunities.

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On 9 December 2021, Carl Magnay departed Spennymoor by mutual consent.

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Carl Magnay made 42 appearances in all competitions for the Moors.

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In January 2015, while earning his coaching badges, Carl Magnay started coaching at Pro Player Football Academy.

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In September 2019, Carl Magnay began working for his former club Chelsea as a youth talent scout in the north of England.