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Craig Curran Personal information Full name Craig Carl Curran Date of birth 23 August 1989 Place of birth Liverpool, England Height 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Playing position Striker Club information Current club Carlisle United Number 15 Youth career Tranmere Rovers Senior career* Years Team Apps† (Gls)† 2006–2010 Tranmere Rovers 97 (14) 2010– Carlisle United 45 (8) * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 20:59, 7 May 2011 (UTC).
† Appearances (Goals).Craig Carl Curran (born 23 August 1989) is an English football player who plays for Football League One side Carlisle United.
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Career
Curran made his first appearance for Tranmere Rovers on Saturday 13 January 2007 coming on as an 84th minute substitute in the 3–2 loss to Bristol City.
He scored with his first ever senior touch at Prenton Park against Brighton & Hove Albion on Monday 9 April 2007. The goal was also Craig's first ever senior goal.
On May 5, 2007, Prenton Park was taken by storm as Curran scored 3 times in the first 36 minutes to record his first hat-trick for the club. The feat also broke a record set by Tranmere legend Dixie Dean as the youngest ever player to score a hat-trick in a Rovers' shirt. The record was originally set on the 25 October 1924. He finished his first ever season with 4 goals in 4 appearances, with only 2 of them being starts.
During the early part of the 2007–08 season he has been used sparingly by manager Ronnie Moore, being limited to a handful of starts, although he has made regular appearances from the bench. On 10 November 2007 he was sent off for the first time in his senior career, during an FA Cup First Round match away at Chesterfield. He picked up two bookings after coming on as a late substitution, one for dissent (preventing a free kick being taken) and the second for a foul on a Chesterfield player.
Curran is a product of the Youth system at Tranmere and was top scorer for the Reserves in the 2006–2007 season.
Curran grew up in Liverpool and was educated at the Liverpool Blue Coat School.
Career statistics
- As of 7 May 2011
Club performance Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Tranmere Rovers 2006–07 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 4 2007–08 35 2 3 0 1 0 1 0 40 2 2008–09 15 3 0 0 1 0 1 0 17 3 2009–10 43 5 5 0 2 1 1 1 51 7 Carlisle United 2010–11 45 8 3 0 1 0 5 0 54 8 Total 142 22 11 0 5 1 8 1 166 24 Honours
- Football League Trophy (1): 2011
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Carlisle United F.C. – current squad 1 Collin · 2 Simek · 3 Robson · 4 McGovern · 5 Livesey · 6 Murphy · 7 Welsh · 8 Kavanagh · 9 Loy · 10 Madden · 11 Thirlwell · 12 Taiwo · 13 Zoko · 14 Miller · 15 Curran · 16 Hélan · 17 Noble · 19 Ribeiro · 20 Gillespie · 21 Berrett · 23 Caig · 25 Michalík · 27 McKenna · 29 O'Halloran · Manager: Abbott
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