David Carney

David Carney's career reads like a tribute to persistence, and that is exactly why I respect him. A Sydney-born left-sided player schooled at a sports high school, he chased the big time at Everton, never broke through, and drifted down through Oldham, Halifax, and Scottish football before finding his way home to Australia and the national team. That refusal to give up is what stays with me. He never had the glamour of a marquee star, but he had something arguably tougher: the resilience to keep getting back up. I have a soft spot for grafters like him who simply outlast the setbacks.

Name (English)

David Carney

Name (Japanese)

デヴィッド・カーニー

Reading

でゔぃっど・かーにー

Born

November 30, 1983 (age 42)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Sagittarius / Boar

Origin

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Height

181 cm

Occupation

association football player

High school

Westfields Sports High School

Motto

Private

• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%87%E3%83%B4%E3%82%A3%E3%83%83%E3%83%89%E3%83%BB%E3%82%AB%E3%83%BC%E3%83%8B%E3%83%BC

Tags

• New South Wales
• association football player

Last updated

2026-06-02

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