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'''Carl Edward Richard Cort''' (born 1 November 1977) is a former professional [[association football|footballer]] who played as a [[forward (association football)|forward]].

 

 

 

==Career==

===Wimbledon===

Cort, born in London of Guyanese descent, began his career with Wimbledon as a teenager. He went on a one-month loan to Lincoln City in February 1997, and when he came back to the Dons he made his debut as a substitute against [[Aston Villa]] on 9 April 1997.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football-dons-undone-by-milosevic-1266343.html |title=Dons undone by Milosevic |work=The Independent |date=10 April 1997 |accessdate=4 September 2012}}</ref> He had to wait until the start of the next season to make his second appearance; on 13 September 1997 Cort started away against [[Newcastle United]] and scored in the first minute as Wimbledon went on to win 3–1.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football-cort-lays-down-law-to-newcastle-1239200.html |title=Cort lays down law to Newcastle |work=The Independent |date=14 September 1997 |accessdate=4 September 2012}}</ref> Three days later he scored twice against [[Millwall F.C.|Millwall]] in the League Cup.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://skysports.stats.football365.com/1998/ENG/trn/ENGLC_2.html |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130103001114/http://skysports.stats.football365.com/1998/ENG/trn/ENGLC_2.html |url-status=dead |archivedate=3 January 2013 |title=Coca Cola 1997/98 Cup RESULTS (2nd Round, 1st Leg) |publisher=Sky Sports |date=16 September 1997 |accessdate=4 September 2012}}</ref> A place in the [[England national under-21 football team|England under-21s]] soon followed. Another highlight at Wimbledon was scoring a hat trick against [[Sunderland A.F.C.|Sunderland]] in the League Cup in October 1999.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/1999/oct/13/match.sport1 |title=Cort answers Olsen's call to arms |work=The Guardian |date=13 October 1999 |accessdate=4 September 2012}}</ref>

 

===Wolverhampton Wanderers===

 

===Leicester City===

On 8 June 2007, Cort signed a two-year contract with Leicester City.<ref name="Leicester swoop for striker Cort">{{cite news |title = Leicester swoop for striker Cort |url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/l/leicester_city/6733531.stm |publisher = BBC Sport |date = 8 June 2007 |accessdate = 1 November 2007}}</ref> He scored his only goal for the club in a 4–3 [[Football League Cup|League Cup]] defeat to [[Chelsea F.C.|Chelsea]] on 31 October.<ref name="Chelsea 4-3 Leicester">{{cite news |title = Chelsea 4–3 Leicester |url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/league_cup/7065182.stm |publisher = BBC Sport |date = 31 October 2007 |accessdate = 1 November 2007}}</ref> Although it won Leicester City's Goal of the Month for October,<ref name="Cort Scoops October Goal Of Month Award">{{cite news |title = Cort Scoops October Goal of Month Award |url = http://www.lcfc.premiumtv.co.uk/page/LatestNews/0,,10274~1167992,00.html |archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20080417172210/http://www.lcfc.premiumtv.co.uk/page/LatestNews/0%2C%2C10274~1167992%2C00.html |archivedate = 17 April 2008 |publisher = Leicester City |date = 15 November 2007 |accessdate = 15 November 2007 |url-status = dead |df = dmy-all}}</ref> Cort failed to score a single league goal, and he was transfer listed on 23 December.<ref>[http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,11712_3003337,00.html Holloway begins clear-out], Sky Sports 23 December 2007. Retrieved on 24 December 2007.</ref> He was released by the club by mutual consent on 11 January.<ref name="Cort Leaves Foxes">{{cite news |title = Cort Leaves Foxes |url = http://www.lcfc.premiumtv.co.uk/page/LatestNews/0,,10274~1212945,00.html |archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20080417101807/http://www.lcfc.premiumtv.co.uk/page/LatestNews/0%2C%2C10274~1212945%2C00.html |archivedate = 17 April 2008 |publisher = Leicester City F.C. |date = 11 January 2008 |accessdate = 11 January 2008 |url-status = dead |df = dmy-all}}</ref>

 

On 30 January 2008, Cort joined Spanish club UD Marbella, who were then playing in the [[Segunda División B]].<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20080512011310/http://www.marbellafc.com/news.php?news_id=23 UD Marbella sign ex Premier League player.]</ref>

 

 

After leaving Norwich, Cort went on trial with [[Wycombe Wanderers F.C.|Wycombe Wanderers]] but was not offered a contract.<ref name="No Wycombe deal for Cort">{{cite news |title = No Wycombe deal for Cort |url = http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,11095_5454409,00.html |publisher = Sky Sports |date = 26 July 2009}}</ref> He later went on to sign for [[Brentford F.C.|Brentford]] on a five-month deal, which was then extended to the end of the season.<ref name="Brentford land Cort">{{cite news |title = Brentford land Cort |url = http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,11748_5472079,00.html |publisher = Sky Sports |date = 4 August 2009}}</ref> He scored his first goal for Brentford against Swindon Town on 3 October 2009 and added another 5 goals making it 6 goals in 26 appearances.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_div_2/8273282.stm |title=Brentford 2 – 3 Swindon |publisher=BBC |date=3 October 2009 |accessdate=28 November 2009}}</ref> In June 2010, Cort signed a new one-year contract at Brentford, but was later released in January 2011.

 

Cort had been training with the [[AFC Wimbledon]] reserve/development squad. It was reported that he had scored in an appearance for the reserve team towards the end of October 2011.

 

On 10 August 2012, [[Tampa Bay Rowdies]] announced they had signed Cort.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20130224035738/http://rowdiessoccer.com/index.php?id=52&newsid=3013 News | Tampa Bay Rowdies<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>

 

==Personal life==

 

==Career statistics==

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[[Category:1977 births]]

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[[Category:English people of Guyanese descent]]

[[Category:Wimbledon F.C. players]]

[[Category:Lincoln City F.C. players]]

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[[Category:English Football League players]]

[[Category:People educated at Archbishop Tenison's Church of England School, Lambeth]]

[[Category:English expatriate sportspeople in the United States]]