Former Carlisle United youth prospect Ryan Carr has made a move to the National League.

The 19-year-old midfielder has linked up with table-topping Gateshead on loan from Premier League club Ipswich Town.

It is the second loan move of the teenager's career since he left Carlisle for Ipswich in February 2023.

He spent time with National League South side Aveley last season and now moves up a level for his latest temporary switch.

Carr joins a Gateshead side who are a point clear at the top of the National League table after an unbeaten start to 2024/25.

Their manager, Rob Elliot, has been mentioned by some Carlisle fans as a potential candidate to be the next Blues head coach, with Elliot figuring highly in the early betting.

Carr said he was "buzzing" to make the move to Gateshead until January.

"It's one that has been trying to get sorted for a while now," he told the Gateshead website.

"I've watched quite a lot of Gateshead anyway.

"I had good conversation with Rob [Elliot] and I know Louis [Storey, assistant manager] from being at Newcastle when I was younger.

"I think it's the next step I need to go in my career."

Carr had an impressive spell in Carlisle's youth side and made his first-team debut at 17 for the Blues in an EFL Trophy game against Fleetwood Town in September 2022.

Later that season he was the subject of an approach from Ipswich and left United for Portman Road on the winter transfer deadline day.

The County Durham native has since played in Ipswich's under-21 side as well as spending time out on loan last season.

Carr could make his Gateshead debut in a National League clash against third-placed Barnet on Saturday.

He is the second ex-Blues man to link up with the north east club this season, after the earlier signing of Mark Beck.