 A midfielder, Carder-Andrews began his career in the Centre Of Excellence at Brentford in 2002.He was part of a Brentford youth team which beat Arsenal in the third round of the 2004–05 FA Youth Cup.Carder-Andrews signed his first professional contract in August 2006 and received his maiden call into the first team squad for a League One match versus Leyton Orient on 9 September 2006.