Lee Carsley
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Carsley playing for Everton in 2007 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Lee Kevin Carsley | ||
| Date of birth | 28 February 1974 | ||
| Place of birth | Birmingham, England | ||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defensive midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | England U21 (head coach) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1992–1994 | Derby County | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1994–1999 | Derby County | 138 | (5) |
| 1999–2000 | Blackburn Rovers | 46 | (10) |
| 2000–2002 | Coventry City | 47 | (4) |
| 2002–2008 | Everton | 166 | (12) |
| 2008–2010 | Birmingham City | 48 | (2) |
| 2010–2011 | Coventry City | 25 | (0) |
| Total | 470 | (33) | |
| International career | |||
| 1995 | Republic of Ireland U21 | 1 | (0) |
| 1997 | Republic of Ireland B | 1 | (0) |
| 1997–2008 | Republic of Ireland | 40 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2012 | Coventry City (caretaker) | ||
| 2013 | Coventry City (caretaker) | ||
| 2015 | Brentford | ||
| 2017 | Birmingham City (caretaker) | ||
| 2020–2021 | England U20 | ||
| 2021– | England U21 | ||
| 2024 | England (interim) | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Lee Kevin Carsley (born 28 February 1974) is an Irish professional football coach and former player who is the head coach of the England national under-21 football team.
In a playing career lasting 17 years, Carsley played as a midfielder in the Premier League and Football League with Derby County, Blackburn Rovers, Coventry City, Everton and Birmingham City. Born and raised in Birmingham, England, Carsley represented the Republic of Ireland at international level and was chosen for the 2002 FIFA World Cup.
After retiring from playing in 2011, Carsley entered coaching with Coventry City. He held youth roles with Coventry, Brentford, Manchester City and Birmingham City, serving each club (bar Manchester City) as interim first team manager. Carsley joined the England youth setup as a specialist coach in 2015, before being appointed head coach of England U20 in 2020 and then being promoted to England U21 in 2021 and leading them to victory in the European Championship in 2023.