Carlo Monti (footballer)

Scottish footballer

Carlo MontiPersonal information

Full name|  Carlo Gordon Monti[1]
Date of birth|  (1990-07-10) 10 July 1990 (age 34)
Place of birth|  Glasgow, Scotland
Height|  5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Position(s)|  Midfielder / Forward
Team information

Current team

|  Beith Juniors
Youth career
1999–2009|  Celtic
Senior career*
Years|  Team|  Apps|  (Gls)
2009–2011|  Greenock Morton|  49|  (7)
2011|  Kings Park Rangers AFC|  ?|  (?)
2011|  Drumchapel United AFC|  ?|  (?)
2011|  Arbroath (trial)|  2|  (0)
2012–2013|  Pollok|  ?|  (?)
2013–2014|  Dundee|  14|  (1)
2014|  Pollok|  ?|  (?)
2014–2015|  Żebbuġ Rangers|  27|  (9)
2015–2016|  Qormi|  14|  (0)
2016|  Pollok|  ?|  (?)
2016–2022|  Kilwinning Rangers|  ?|  (?)
2022|  Cumnock Juniors|  1|  (0)
2022–|  Beith Juniors|  1|  (0)
International career‡
|  Scotland U16|  |
|  Scotland U17|  |
2007|  Scotland U18|  3|  (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:18, 26 February 2022 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19:55, 5 September 2016 (UTC)

Carlo Gordon Monti (born 10 July 1990) is a Scottish professional footballer, who plays for Beith Juniors in the West of Scotland League. He has previously played at Scottish Championship level for Greenock Morton and Dundee.

## Club career

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Monti started his career with Celtic, signing as a nine-year-old and working his way through the ranks to the Celtic first team squad where he was earmarked as an attacking wing-back by the late Tommy Burns. He left the club at 18 to sign for Greenock Morton in April 2009.[2]

Monti scored the first goal of his senior career with a 20-yard drive in the 2–1 defeat away at Dunfermline.[3] He also scored the winning goal as Morton avoided relegation, at the same time relegating Ayr United, on 1 May 2010.[4] Monti rejected a new contract offer at Morton, and after a potential move to Dundee fell through, he was left without a club.[5]

After leaving Morton, Monti left the professional game and played local amateur football in Glasgow. While playing for Drumchapel United, he was convinced by new Pollok manager John Richardson to sign for the Junior side in March 2012.[5] Monti scored 16 goals in 15 games as Pollok preserved their Premier Division status and he extended his contract with the Glasgow side for another season.[6] In his final game for Pollok he scored two and set-up one in a 3–0 over Ashfield in the Central League Cup final, as well as winning man of the match.[7]

On 10 July 2013, Monti was signed by Dundee manager John Brown after a successful trial and scored his first competitive goal for the club against Alloa Athletic in the Scottish Challenge Cup.[8][9] Monti was released by recently appointed Dundee manager Paul Hartley in April 2014 after making nineteen appearances for the club.[10]

After briefly rejoining Pollok, Monti moved to Maltese club Żebbuġ Rangers in August 2014.[11] He moved on in the summer of 2015 to fellow Maltese club Qormi but was released in December.[1][12]

After returning from Malta, Monti joined Pollok for a third time in January 2016 and was in Lok's losing Scottish Junior Cup final side against Beith Juniors the following May.[13][14] In September 2016, Monti was placed on the transfer list by Pollok and he signed for Kilwinning Rangers in October.[15][16]

In September 2021, Kilwinning Rangers accepted a transfer request from Monti, before accepting bids from Lowland Football League side Broomhill and ambitious West of Scotland Conference outfit Drumchapel United.[17] In February 2022, Monti moved to Cumnock Juniors.[18]

## International career

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Monti has played for the Scotland national side at all youth levels from under-16s to under-18s, playing in the under 17s in Germany alongside Hearts starlet Gary Glen and against Thomas Müller.[19] He also made three starting appearances for Ross Mathie's under-18 side, in defeats to France, Turkey and a draw with the United States.[20]

## Honours

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### Pollok

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* Central League Cup: Winner 2012–13
* Scottish Junior Cup: Runner-Up 2015–16

### Dundee

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* Scottish Championship: Winner 2013–14

### Kilwinning Rangers

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* Eglinton Cup: Winner 2021-22[21]

## See also

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* Greenock Morton F.C. season 2008-09 | 2009–10 | 2010–11

## References

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1. ^ a b "Carlo Monti joins Qormi". maltafootball.com. 19 June 2015. Archived from the original on 28 October 2016. Retrieved 27 October 2016.
2. ^ "Former Celtic youth joins Morton". BBC Sport. 3 April 2009. Retrieved 27 October 2016.
3. ^ "Dunfermline 2–1 Morton". BBC Sport. 5 May 2009. Retrieved 23 May 2009.
4. ^ "Morton 1–1 Ayr United". BBC Sport. 1 May 2010. Retrieved 1 May 2010.
5. ^ a b McCarthy, David (12 June 2013). "Reformed hothead Carlo Monti dreaming of second shot at the big time after fighting way out the gutter". Daily Record. Retrieved 27 October 2016.
6. ^ "Carlo Monti is rebuilding his reputation in the juniors". Herald Scotland. 11 July 2012. Retrieved 27 October 2016.
7. ^ "Full Monti show proves Pollok are no flash in pan". Evening Times. 11 June 2013. Retrieved 27 October 2016.
8. ^ "Dundee: Carlo Monti & Steven Doris join Dens Park side". BBC Sport. 9 July 2013. Retrieved 11 April 2014.
9. ^ Waddell, Gordon (28 July 2013). "Alloa 0 Dundee 1: Carlo Monti makes his mark in senior game and thanks John Brown for giving him the platform to shine". Daily Record. Retrieved 27 October 2016.
10. ^ "Monti departs Dundee". spfl.co.uk. 10 April 2014. Retrieved 27 October 2016.
11. ^ "Carlo Monti joins Qormi". 19 June 2015.
12. ^ "Hibernians seek sole leadership with derby win". maltafootball.com. 11 December 2015. Archived from the original on 28 October 2016. Retrieved 27 October 2016.
13. ^ "Carlo Monti looks to hit the ground running on his Pollok return". Evening Times. 12 January 2016. Retrieved 27 October 2016.
14. ^ McCarthy, David (29 May 2016). "Beith lift the Scottish Junior Cup following penalties win over Pollok". Daily Record. Retrieved 27 October 2016.
15. ^ Dunn, Graham (4 September 2016). "Carlo Monti Transfer Listed By Pollok". TheJuniors.info. Retrieved 5 September 2016.
16. ^ "Juniors: Kilwinning newcomers Carlo Monti and Finlay Frye blow chance of dream debuts in Junior Cup stalemate against Arthurlie". Evening Times. 24 October 2016. Retrieved 27 October 2016.
17. ^ O'Donnell, Jim (22 September 2021). "Carlo Monti closing in on fourth Pollok stint". Glasgow Evening Times. Retrieved 27 September 2021.
18. ^ "We are delighted to announce the signing of striker Carlo Monti from Kilwinning Rangers". Cumnock Juniors F.C. Twitter. Twitter. 22 February 2022. Retrieved 17 June 2022.
19. ^ Kyle, Gregor. "young Celts earn call-ups". Celtic FC. Retrieved 4 April 2009.[permanent dead link]
20. ^ "Carlo Monti – U18 squad". Scottish Football Association. Retrieved 16 July 2009.
21. ^ Moynihan, Lewis (14 July 2021). "Kilwinning Rangers beat Irvine Meadow in inaugural Eglinton Cup". Irvine Times. Ayrshire Weekly Press. Retrieved 31 August 2021.

## External links

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* Carlo Monti at Soccerbase

*[Apps]: League appearances
*[Gls]: League goals