Former NRL player Paul Carter has been placed on a good behaviour bond after pleading guilty to supplying cocaine to an ex-Sydney Roosters teammate at a nightclub.

Carter, who played 40 NRL games with several clubs, was placed on a two-year good behaviour bond at Sydney's Downing Centre Local Court on Wednesday.

Paul Carter has been placed on a good behaviour bond. Credit:AAP

The former league player pleaded guilty to supplying a small amount of cocaine to ex-Roosters teammate Sean Kenny-Dowall at Sydney's Ivy Nightclub in May 2017.

Carter, who initially denied the charge, missed a court appearance in November because he was in an overseas rehabilitation centre.