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Daniel Carter has become a true superstar of the rugby world. He is now recognised as one of the best first-fives in world rugby but continues to grow into the role: as recently as August 2004, he was starting in the All Blacks No 12 jersey.

His modest demeanor off the field is in contrast to his presence on the pitch, where his is already an excellent tactician with the strength of most midfield backs.

After debuting for the Crusaders in 2003, he became an All Black that same year, displaying huge talent at the tender age of 21. He was a member of the title-winning Crusaders Development squad in the 2002 season and top-scored for New Zealand at the 2002 Under 21 World Cup in South Africa with 72 points, including a haul of 25 against England.

Carter was named 2005 IRB Player of the Year, and New Zealand’s Player of the Year, after a season punctuated by outstanding performances against the British & Irish Lions in Wellington and Wales in Cardiff.

In 2006 Carter's 25 points against South Africa at Wellington tied the All Black single-match record against South Africa. His 15th Test try, scored against England in London, set a new All Blacks record for most test tries by a five-eighth, a record he extended against France in Lyon.

He possesses a dynamic array of physical and mental skills, including great speed, deceptive strength and a dangerous side-step. Carter is a reliable goal-kicker, an astute tactician and a calm backline general.

Career Notes
• Scored 33 points against the British & Irish Lions in the Second Test at Wellington,an individual single-match record for points against the Lions. His total of 44 points in two Tests against the 2005 Lions leaves Carter just two points shy of the most points scored by any player in all Tests against the Lions.
• Scored 20 points against Wales on his All Blacks Test debut and in 2005, in his third match against the Red Dragons, scored 26 points, an individual single-match record for an All Black against Wales.
• His 221 points ranked first, by a comfortable margin, amongst all players in the 2006 Rebel Sport Super 14. Surpassed Crusaders predecessor Andrew Mehrtens’ single-season record of 206 points.
• Played at halfback for periods during the semifinal of the 2006 Super 14. Started his All Blacks career at second five-eighths.
• Currently lies in third place on the All Blacks all-time points-scoring list but has scored more tries (12) and more points per Test (14.75) than either of the players
ahead of him (Grant Fox and Andrew Mehrtens).
• Scored 465 first-class points in an outstanding 2004 season.
• The 21 points he scored against England in 2004 equals the most by an All Black against that opponent.

New Zealand Representative Teams
New Zealand Under 21 in 2002
All Blacks in 2003-2008

Match Record by Year
(+) = substitute; (-) = replaced

2003
Jun 21 v Wales at Hamilton 55-3
Jun 28 v France at Christchurch 31-23
Jul 26 v Australia at Sydney 50-21 (+)
Oct 11 v Italy at Melbourne 70-7
Oct 17 v Canada at Melbourne 68-6
Oct 24 v Tonga at Brisbane 91-7
Nov 8 v South Africa at Melbourne 29-9 (+)
Nov 20 v France at Sydney 40-13 (+)(-)

2004
Jun 12 v England at Dunedin 36-3 (-)
Jun 19 v England at Auckland 36-12 (-)
Jul 10 v Pacific Islanders at Albany 41-26
Jul 17 v Australia at Wellington 16-7
Jul 24 v South Africa at Christchurch 23-21 (-)
Aug 7 v Australia at Sydney 18-23 (-)
Nov 13 v Italy at Rome 59-10
Nov 20 v Wales at Cardiff 26-25
Nov 27 v France at Paris 45-6

2005
Jun 10 v Fiji at Albany 91-0 (-)
Jun 25 v British & Irish Lions at Christchurch 21-3
Jul 2 v British & Irish Lions at Wellington 48-18 (-)
Aug 7 v South Africa at Cape Town 16-22
Aug 13 v Australia at Sydney 30-13 (-)
Nov 5 v Wales at Cardiff 41-3
Nov 19 v England at London 23-19

2006
24 Jun vs Argentina at Buenos Aires 25-19
Jul 8 v Australia at Christchurch 32-12
Jul 22 v South Africa at Wellington 35-17
Jul 29 v Australia at Brisbane 13-9
Aug 19 v Australia at Auckland 34-27
Aug 26 v South Africa at Pretoria 45-26
Sep 2 v South Africa at Rustenberg 20-21
Nov 5 v England at London 41-20
Nov 12 v France at Lyon 47-3 (-)
Nov 19 v France at Paris 23-11 (-)
Nov 26 v Wales at Cardiff 45-10 (-)

2007
2 Jun vs France at Auckland 42-11 (-)
16 Jun v Canada at Hamilton 64-13
23 June v South Africa at Durban 26-21
30 June v Australia at Melbourne 15-20
14 June v South Africa at Christchurch 33-6
21 June v Australia at Auckland 26-12
8 Sept v Italy (RWC) at Marseille 76-14 (-)
23 Sep v Scotland (RWC) at Edinburgh 40-0
7 Sept v France (RWC) at Cardiff 18-20 (-)

2008
7 June v Ireland at Wellington 21-11
14 June v England at Auckland 37-20 (-)
21 June v England at Christchurch 44-12 (-)
5 July v South Africa at Wellington 19-8
12 July v South Africa at Dunedin 28-30
26 July v Australia at Sydney 19-34
2 Aug v Australia at Auckland 39-10
17 Aug v South Africa at Capetown 19-0 (-)
3 Sept v Samoa at New Plymouth 101-14 (-)
13 Sept v Australia at Brisbane 28-24
1 Nov v Australia at Hong Kong 19-14
16 Nov v Ireland at Dublin 22-3
23 Nov v Wales at Cardiff 29-9
30 Nov v England at London 32-6

Stats - Below figures correct as at 1 July 2008

Provincial Caps 21
Provincial Points 191 (9t, 37c, 24p)
Provincial Debut 2002 v Marlborough
Super Rugby Caps 69
Super Rugby Points 925 (25t, 157c, 157p, 5dg)
Super Rugby Debut 2003 v Hurricanes