{{short description|Canadian soccer player}} {{Infobox football biography |name = Chance Carter |fullname = Chance Ethan Ryan Carter |image = |image_size = |caption = |birth_date = {{birth date and age|2001|9|15|df=y}} |birth_place = Edmonton, Alberta, Canada |height = {{height|ft=6|in=0}} |position = Midfielder |currentclub = Edmonton Scottish |clubnumber = 22 |youthyears1 = |youthclubs1 = Edmonton Drillers SC |youthyears2 = |youthclubs2 = FC Edmonton |youthyears3 = 2017–2019 |youthclubs3 = Vancouver Whitecaps FC |collegeyears1 = 2021–2024 |college1 = MacEwan Griffins |collegecaps1 = 36 |collegegoals1 = 4 |years1 = 2020 |clubs1 = FC Edmonton |caps1 = 6 |goals1 = 0 |years2 = 2024– |clubs2 = Edmonton Scottish |caps2 = 5 |goals2 = 0 |nationalyears1 = |nationalteam1 = |nationalcaps1 = |nationalgoals1 = |medaltemplates = |pcupdate = July 19, 2024 |ntupdate = }}
'''Chance Ethan Ryan Carter''' (born September 15, 2001) is a Canadian soccer player who plays for Edmonton Scottish in League1 Alberta.
==Early life== Born in Canada, Carter is of Jamaican and Guyanese descent through his parents.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.macewangriffins.ca/sports/msoc/2021-22/releases/20211001kkm2jc|title=Talented midfielder Carter bringing pro experiences into rookie season with Griffins|date=October 1, 2021|first=Jefferson|last=Hagen|work=MacEwan Griffins}}</ref> Carter played youth soccer with the Edmonton Drillers, followed by the FC Edmonton Academy, before joining the Vancouver Whitecaps Academy in early 2017.<ref name=caps>{{cite web|url=https://www.whitecapsfc.com/players/chance-carter|title=Chance Carter Whitecaps profile|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210617224920/https://www.whitecapsfc.com/players/chance-carter|work=Vancouver Whitecaps FC|url-status=dead|archive-date=June 17, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://canpl.ca/article/getting-to-know-fc-edmontons-chance-carter-balancing-soccer-with-dentistry-studies|title=Getting to know FC Edmonton’s Chance Carter: Balancing soccer with dentistry studies|date=May 30, 2020|work=Canadian Premier League}}</ref> He signed with the Whitecaps' developmental squad in June 2018 and attended pre-season camp with the first team in 2018 and 2019.<ref name=caps /><ref>{{cite web|url=https://fcedmonton.canpl.ca/article/get-to-know-thursdays-chance-carter|title=Get To Know Thursdays: Chance Carter|date=May 28, 2020|first=Peter|last=Williams|work=FC Edmonton}}</ref> He then departed the Whitecaps in the fall of 2019 and returned to Edmonton.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://northerntribune.ca/fc-edmonton-caceres-carter/|title=FC Edmonton Signs Two Academy Products|date=February 12, 2020|work=Northern Tribune|first=John|last=Jacques}}</ref>
==University career== In 2021, Carter began playing for the men's soccer team at MacEwan University, where he was already enrolled as a student.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.macewangriffins.ca/sports/msoc/2021-22/releases/20210820k6ybnc|title=Former FC Edmonton players Carter, Yildiz join Griffins, bolstering team's strong midfield group|date=August 20, 2021|first=Jefferson|last=Hagen|work=MacEwan Griffins}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://globalnews.ca/video/8188892/chance-carter-brings-professional-soccer-experience-to-macewan-griffins|title=Chance Carter brings professional soccer experience to MacEwan Griffins|date=September 6, 2021|work=Global News}}</ref> He helped the team achieve their first Canada West playoff berth in his first season, however, he spent the majority of 2022 dealing with an injury that limited his playing time.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.macewangriffins.ca/sports/msoc/2023-24/releases/20230831kkyyrw|title=Carter, Yassin return to give Griffins a boost heading into huge match vs. cross-town rival Alberta|date=August 31, 2023|first=Jefferson|last=Hagen|work=MacEwan Griffins}}</ref>
==Club career== In February 2020, Carter signed a professional contract with FC Edmonton of the Canadian Premier League.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://fcedmonton.canpl.ca/article/fc-edmonton-adds-two-local-products-to-senior-side-for-2020|title=FC Edmonton adds two local products to senior side for 2020|date=March 10, 2020|first=Kassim|last=Khimji|work=FC Edmonton}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://canpl.ca/article/fc-edmonton-signs-two-local-u-21-midfielders|title=FC Edmonton signs two local U-21 midfielders|date=February 12, 2020|work=Canadian Premier League}}</ref> In his first professional season, he made six appearances, including one start, in the COVID-19 abbreviated season.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://northerntribune.ca/fc-edmonton-chance-carter/|title=FC Edmonton Re-Signs Local Midfielder Chance Carter|date=November 10, 2020|work=Northern Tribune|first=John|last=Jacques}}</ref> In November 2020, the club picked up the option on his contract for the 2021 season.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://canpl.ca/article/fc-edmonton-brings-back-chance-carter-for-2021-cpl-season|date=November 10, 2020|title=FC Edmonton brings back Chance Carter for 2021 CPL season|work=Canadian Premier League}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://globalnews.ca/news/7455829/fc-edmonton-chance-carter-contract-option-cpl-soccer/|title=FC Edmonton bringing back midfielder Chance Carter for 2021 season|date=November 11, 2020|first=Phil|last=Heidenreich|work=Global News}}</ref> However, in June 2021, ahead of the start of the 2021 season, he announced his retirement from the professional game, to pursue other career aspirations, as he was attending university for dentistry.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://canpl.ca/article/fc-edmonton-midfielder-chance-carter-announces-retirement|title=FC Edmonton midfielder Chance Carter announces retirement|date=June 23, 2021|first=Benedict|last=Rhodes|work=Canadian Premier League}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://northerntribune.ca/fc-edmonton-chance-carter-retire/|title=Eddies Midfielder Chance Carter Leaves Football Behind|date=June 23, 2021|work=Northern Tribune|first=John|last=Jacques}}</ref>
In 2024, he played at the semi-professional level with Edmonton Scottish in League1 Alberta.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://league1alberta.com/player/5419161-chance-carter/|title=Chance Carter L1AB Stats|work=League1 Alberta}}</ref>
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==External links== *{{Soccerway|chance-carter/512558}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Carter, Chance}} Category:2001 births Category:Living people Category:Men's association football midfielders Category:Canadian men's soccer players Category:Soccer players from Edmonton Category:FC Edmonton players Category:Canadian Premier League players Category:Alberta Premier League players Category:21st-century Canadian sportsmen Category:MacEwan University alumni Category:University and college men's soccer players in Canada