Carl Tremarco Explained

Carl Philip Tremarco (born 11 October 1985) is a retired English professional footballer who played as a left-back. He is now the assistant head coach of Ross County.

Career

Tremarco began his career as a trainee at Tranmere Rovers in August 2003 and made his first team debut in December 2003 against Hornchurch in the 2nd round of the FA Cup.^{[1] [2]} He soon signed a full professional contract and made his first league appearances towards the end of the 2004–05 season.^[3]
The following season, Tremarco became a regular in the first team, making a total of 19 league appearances at left midfield and left back and scoring a single goal.^[4] The end of the 2005–06 season saw Tremarco sign a new two-year contract^[5] and he made a further 25 appearances in the 2006–07 season.^[6]

In January 2008, Tremarco joined Wrexham until the end of the season, after the club bought out the remaining four months of his contract with Tranmere.^[7] Following Wrexham's relegation to the Conference National in May 2008, he was out-of-contract but was offered, and signed, a two-year contract with the club.^[8]

It was announced on 2 June 2009 that Tremarco had signed a one-year deal for Macclesfield Town, and in May 2010, he signed a further two-year deal to stay with the Silkmen.^[9]

He joined Maltese Premier League side Floriana in August 2012, on loan, until the end of the 2012–13 season.^[10] He made 22 appearances for the Greens, scoring one goal against Qormi on the final day of the season.^[11]

Tremarco signed for Inverness CT in July 2013.^[12] On 30 May 2015, he won the Scottish Cup with ICT, despite having been sent off for a last man foul. After having been a backup to Graeme Shinnie in his first two seasons, he established himself in the first team in 2015–16 after Shinnie's departure to Aberdeen. He quickly became a fan favourite in the Highlands. On 24 March 2018, in the final of the Scottish Challenge Cup, he scored a last minute winner, after an assist from Daniel Mackay, as Inverness beat Dumbarton 1–0.^[13] In July 2018, Tremarco was named club captain following the departure of previous captain Gary Warren.^[14]

On 16 July 2020, Tremarco joined Ross County on a one-year contract.^[15] He was released by County on 27 May 2021 along with nine other players.^[16] In June 2021, he announced his retirement from playing.,^[17] Tremarco now works with Ross County in the Academy set up.

Honours

Inverness Caledonian Thistle

• Scottish Cup : 2014–15^[18]
• Scottish Challenge Cup : 2017–18^[13]

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National Cup		League Cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Tranmere Rovers	2003–04	Second Division	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
	2004–05	League One	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
	2005–06		18	1	0	0	0	0	1[19]	0	19	1
	2006–07		23	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	25	0
	2007–08		8	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	10	0
	Tranmere Total		52	1	2	0	0	0	4	0	58	1
Wrexham	2007–08	League Two	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	10	0
	2008–09	Conference Premier	17	0	0	0	—		0	0	17	0
	Wrexham Total		27	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	27	0
Darlington (loan)	2008–09	League Two	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
Macclesfield Town	2009–10	League Two	29	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	30	0
	2010–11		25	0	2	0	1	0	1	0	29	0
	2011–12		35	0	4	2	2	0	1	0	42	2
	Macclesfield Total		89	0	6	2	4	0	2	0	101	2
Floriana (loan)	2012–13	Maltese Premier League	22	1	1	0	—		0	0	23	1
Inverness Caledonian Thistle	2013–14	Scottish Premiership	21	0	1	0	2	0	—		24	0
	2014–15		11	0	1	0	1	0	—		13	0
	2015–16		32	2	3	0	2	0	0	0	37	2
	2016–17		29	4	2	0	5	3	—		36	7
	2017–18	Scottish Championship	25	1	0	0	0	0	4[20]	2	29	3
	2018–19		22	2	5	0	4	0	0	0	31	2
	2019–20		21	1	2	0	4	0	2	0	29	1
	Inverness Total		161	10	14	0	18	3	6	2	199	15
Ross County	2020–21	Scottish Premiership	12	0	0	0	3	0	—		15	0
Career total			365	12	23	2	25	3	12	2	425	19

Notes and References

1. News: Hornchurch 0–1 Tranmere. 2003-12-06. BBC Sport. 2008-05-11.
2. Web site: Games played by Carl Tremarco in 2003/2004. Soccerbase. Racing Post. 2008-05-11.
3. Web site: Games played by Carl Tremarco in 2004/2005. Soccerbase. Racing Post. 2008-05-11.
4. Web site: Games played by Carl Tremarco in 2005/2006. Soccerbase. Racing Post. 2008-05-11.
5. News: Tranmere pair agree new contracts . 2006-04-21. BBC Sport. 2008-05-11.
6. Web site: Games played by Carl Tremarco in 2006/2007. Soccerbase. Racing Post. 2008-05-11.
7. News: Quartet join Wrexham with one out . 2008-01-18. BBC Sport. 2008-05-11.
8. News: Tremarco signs new Wrexham deal . 2008-05-20. BBC Sport. 2008-05-21.
9. News: Tremarco signs new Macc deal . 2010-06-03. BBC Sport. 2010-06-03.
10. Web site: Carl Tremarco in Malta loan move.. Macclesfield_Town_user.
11. Web site: florianafc.com.
12. Web site: Carl signs up for Caley Jags . ictfc.com . 18 July 2013 . 18 July 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140108221437/http://ictfc.com/news/team-news/970-carl-tremarco . 8 January 2014 . dead .
13. Web site: Dumbarton 0–Inverness CT. BBC Sport. Crawford. Kenny. 24 March 2018. 29 April 2018.
14. News: Carl Tremarco named new Caley Thistle captain Press and Journal. Press and Journal. 2018-11-18. en-US.
15. Web site: Ross County FC Breaking News Tremarco signs for Staggies. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20200717152729/https://www.rosscountyfootballclub.co.uk/news/archive/breaking-news-tremarco-signs-for-staggies/. 2020-07-17.
16. Web site: squad update. Ross County F.C.. 27 May 2021. 27 May 2021.
17. Web site: 2021-06-12. Former Caley Thistle and Ross County defender announces his retirement. 2021-06-13. Inverness Courier. en.
18. Web site: Inverness CT 2–1 Falkirk . BBC Sport . BBC . 30 May 2015 . 4 June 2015 . Alasdair . Lamont.
19. Appearances in the Football League Trophy
20. Appearances in the Scottish Challenge Cup