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Mustapha Soon Carayol (born 4 September 1988) is a Gambian professional footballer who plays as a winger for National League North club Peterborough Sports. He also represented the Gambia national team.
He has notably played in the EFL Championship for Middlesbrough, Brighton & Hove Albion, Huddersfield Town, Leeds United, Nottingham Forest and Ipswich Town. He also played in Cyprus and Turkey for Apollon Limassol and Adana Demirspor and in the Football League for Milton Keynes Dons, Torquay United, Lincoln City, Bristol Rovers, Gillingham and Burton Albion, as well as several spells with non-league clubs Crawley Town and Kettering Town.
Born in Banjul, Carayol began his career as a youth player with Swindon Town and when Paul Ince moved from Swindon to become manager of Macclesfield Town in 2006 he took Carayol with him as a trainee. At the time he was quoted as saying "I'm happy to clean the whole first team's boots all season for this opportunity".
When Ince became manager of Milton Keynes Dons in 2007, he signed Carayol again, offering him his first professional contract. He made his first team debut for MK Dons against Sheffield United in the League Cup on 28 August 2007 and went on to appear in one further cup game.
In October 2007, Carayol joined Crawley Town on loan to gain further first team experience. It came after Carayol played against them at the Crawley training ground the week before. Carayol made his Crawley Town debut, which he scored, in a 1–1 draw against Aldershot Town. Soon after, Carayol's loan spell with Crawley Town was soon extended for another month and again until the end of the season. Carayol then scored two more goals against Grays Athletic and Stafford Rangers.
On 13 July 2008, he was signed by Torquay United on a two–year contract.
Carayol made his Torquay United debut, in the opening game of the season, where he came on as a substitute for Danny Stevens in the 68th minute, in a 1–1 draw against Histon. In his first season at Torquay United, Carayol made thirty appearances for the club and helped the club reach promotion back to League Two.
The following season saw Carayol making his first appearance of the season on 15 August 2009, coming on as a substitute for Scott Rendell in the 68th minute, and scored in a 5–3 loss against Dagenham & Redbridge. Carayol's last appearance for the club before joining Kettering Town came on 12 September 2009, where he set up a goal for the club, in a 2–1 loss against Rochdale. After returning from a loan spell at Kettering Town, Carayol made his first appearance on 6 February 2010, where he played 45 minutes in the match, in a 1–0 loss against Hereford United. Carayol then scored his first goal for the club for the first time in five months, in a 1–1 draw against Cheltenham Town on 23 February 2010. Carayol went on to score four more goals against Darlington, Rochdale, Grimsby Town and Bury. Carayol later finished the 2009–10 season, making 30 appearances and scoring six times.
Mustapha Carayol
Mustapha Soon Carayol (born 4 September 1988) is a Gambian professional footballer who plays as a winger for National League North club Peterborough Sports. He also represented the Gambia national team.
He has notably played in the EFL Championship for Middlesbrough, Brighton & Hove Albion, Huddersfield Town, Leeds United, Nottingham Forest and Ipswich Town. He also played in Cyprus and Turkey for Apollon Limassol and Adana Demirspor and in the Football League for Milton Keynes Dons, Torquay United, Lincoln City, Bristol Rovers, Gillingham and Burton Albion, as well as several spells with non-league clubs Crawley Town and Kettering Town.
Born in Banjul, Carayol began his career as a youth player with Swindon Town and when Paul Ince moved from Swindon to become manager of Macclesfield Town in 2006 he took Carayol with him as a trainee. At the time he was quoted as saying "I'm happy to clean the whole first team's boots all season for this opportunity".
When Ince became manager of Milton Keynes Dons in 2007, he signed Carayol again, offering him his first professional contract. He made his first team debut for MK Dons against Sheffield United in the League Cup on 28 August 2007 and went on to appear in one further cup game.
In October 2007, Carayol joined Crawley Town on loan to gain further first team experience. It came after Carayol played against them at the Crawley training ground the week before. Carayol made his Crawley Town debut, which he scored, in a 1–1 draw against Aldershot Town. Soon after, Carayol's loan spell with Crawley Town was soon extended for another month and again until the end of the season. Carayol then scored two more goals against Grays Athletic and Stafford Rangers.
On 13 July 2008, he was signed by Torquay United on a two–year contract.
Carayol made his Torquay United debut, in the opening game of the season, where he came on as a substitute for Danny Stevens in the 68th minute, in a 1–1 draw against Histon. In his first season at Torquay United, Carayol made thirty appearances for the club and helped the club reach promotion back to League Two.
The following season saw Carayol making his first appearance of the season on 15 August 2009, coming on as a substitute for Scott Rendell in the 68th minute, and scored in a 5–3 loss against Dagenham & Redbridge. Carayol's last appearance for the club before joining Kettering Town came on 12 September 2009, where he set up a goal for the club, in a 2–1 loss against Rochdale. After returning from a loan spell at Kettering Town, Carayol made his first appearance on 6 February 2010, where he played 45 minutes in the match, in a 1–0 loss against Hereford United. Carayol then scored his first goal for the club for the first time in five months, in a 1–1 draw against Cheltenham Town on 23 February 2010. Carayol went on to score four more goals against Darlington, Rochdale, Grimsby Town and Bury. Carayol later finished the 2009–10 season, making 30 appearances and scoring six times.