Derby County is delighted to announce that goalkeeper Scott Carson has signed a new contract.
The 31-year-old shot-stopper has put pen-to-paper on fresh terms which will run until the summer of 2019.
Carson, who joined Derby from Wigan Athletic in the summer of 2015, has been the first-choice goalkeeper at Pride Park Stadium ever since his arrival.
He made 39 appearances for the club last season and, by his own admission, enjoyed the most consistent campaign of his career to date.
The custodian’s form in the first half of the 2016/17 season has been equally as good, keeping 13 clean sheets in Derby’s first 23 games of the Sky Bet Championship campaign to date.
He has featured in all of the Rams’ league games so far this term and also played a key role in the side breaking a new club record for seven clean sheets in a row on home turf, which was achieved earlier this week in the 1-0 win over Birmingham City.
In total Carson, who has been capped four times by England at full international level, has made 64 appearances for Derby.
Manager Steve McClaren said:
“It’s great news that Scott has signed a new contract and a real boost too.
“I saw Scott join the club from afar. I thought it was a great move for him and I have seen him develop.
“I don’t know what you would have to pay for a goalkeeper of his quality right now, but it would cost us fortunes to replace him.
“If someone does well for the team, reward them. That’s a strength of Derby County Football Club, who have always done that and rewarded their players for doing well.”
He added:
“Since I have come in, Scott has been fantastic. Good goalkeepers can win you 18-21 points in a season if you are looking towards achieving something and Scott is well on the way to that.
“You could say he is in his prime right now, but I think he can still get better as well in terms of his game intelligence now that he has become a member of our build-up play and not just taking goal kicks, which means he has to think a lot more.”
Fresh from putting pen-to-paper, Carson said:
“I’m really happy to have my future secured here at Derby County for the next few years.
“I’ve enjoyed every minute of being here, it’s a fantastic club to be at.
“On top of that, I’m really enjoying working with Steve McClaren and his backroom staff and it feels like an exciting time for everyone connected with the club.
“I’m really looking forward to the next two and a half years and seeing what we can achieve.”Tweets by @ dcfcofficial
