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Wesley Nicklas "Wes" Carter (born 21 August 1980) is a former professional footballer, who played as a defender. He was capped by Canada three times. He has played in Canada, United States, Australia, Hong Kong, Japan, England and Denmark.

Personal life
Carter was born in Melbourne, Australia to a Danish mother and Canadian father. He grew up and lived in the suburb St Kilda before moving to Toronto, Canada at the age of 12. He excelled in soccer at high-school, eventually becoming team captain. His younger brother, Spencer is also a professional footballer.

Club career
He moved to MetroStars in January 2000.

International career
Carter was eligible to play for Australia, as he is a natural citizen through birth, Canada and Denmatk, through his parents and United States, through his grandfather.

He was selected to represent the Canada under-20 national team in 1998, aged 18. His performances for Italia Shooters in the CSL caught the selectors attention. Carter made ten appearances over two years for the Under-20s. He made a number of fine appearances and was called up into the senior side.

Carter made his debut for Canada in February 2000, coming on as a half-time replacement in an international friendly away against Panama, winning 2–0. His second cap came days later when he started against Venezuela in Canada's 2–2 draw.

Due to Carter's injury and his immigration to Australia, he was dropped from the squad and overlooked. He then cam back into contention after a string of impressive games for AB in Denmark, he was selected after almost eight years in the wilderness. He made just one appearance earning the "Man of The Match" award, before being forced to pull-out of the squad due to his premature retirement from playing.