John Carew
Carew in 2008
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | John Alieu Carew | ||
| Date of birth | 5 September 1979 | ||
| Place of birth | Lørenskog, Akershus, Norway | ||
| Height | 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) | ||
| Playing position | Striker | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1995–1997 | Lørenskog | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1997–1999 | Vålerenga | 43 | (19) |
| 1999–2000 | Rosenborg | 18 | (18) |
| 2000–2004 | Valencia | 84 | (20) |
| 2003–2004 | → Roma (loan) | 20 | (6) |
| 2004–2005 | Beşiktaş | 24 | (13) |
| 2005–2007 | Lyon | 35 | (10) |
| 2007–2011 | Aston Villa | 113 | (37) |
| 2011 | → Stoke City (loan) | 10 | (1) |
| 2011–2012 | West Ham United | 19 | (2) |
| Total | 366 | (126) | |
| National team | |||
| 1995 | Norway U15 | 7 | (5) |
| 1996 | Norway U16 | 2 | (2) |
| 1996–1997 | Norway U17 | 3 | (1) |
| 1997 | Norway U18 | 5 | (5) |
| 1997–2000 | Norway U21 | 24 | (8) |
| 1998–2011 | Norway | 91 | (24) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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John Alieu Carew (Norwegian pronunciation: [jɔn ˈkɑːrɛv]; born 5 September 1979), is a retired Norwegian professional footballer who played as a forward. He was capped 91 times, scoring 24 goals for the Norwegian national team.
Of Gambian descent, Carew was born in Lørenskog, Akershus, Norway and began his career with his local club Lørenskog, a minor club in the Akershus region. He was already considered a highly talented youngster and had gained some media attention before he was acquired by Vålerenga in 1997, and in the same year Carew was a part of the team that gained promotion to Tippeligaen and won the Norwegian Football Cup. During his two-year period at the club he played 33 matches and scored 14 goals, while his profile rose even more due to his combination of strength and goal-scoring ability.
During the summer of 1999, Carew joined Norwegian football's most successful club of the past decade and Champions League mainstays Rosenborg in a deal worth 25M kr. During his short spell at the club, Rosenborg proved to be a formidable team, finishing first in their group in the UEFA Champions League, a campaign that included a memorable 0-3 away win against reigning champions Borussia Dortmund.
After a string of impressive displays in the Champions League, Carew moved to Spanish club Valencia in an €8.5 million transfer, where he managed to win the La Liga title twice. Carew was part of the Valencia side that lost on penalties in the 2001 UEFA Champions League Final, though he scored his own penalty attempt. His goals in the campaign were crucial, including a 75th-minute header in a 1–0 home win against Arsenal in the second leg of the quarter-final, which saw Valencia advance to the semi-final. In the 2002–03 Champions League campaign, Carew was once again responsible for Arsenal's exit from the competition. With Valencia needing a win in their final game of the second group phase at home against Arsenal to progress to the quarter finals, Carew scored twice in a 2–1 victory. He then spent the 2003–04 season on loan at Italian side Roma where he scored 7 goals in 26 games. Carew then moved to Turkey in 2004 to play with Beşiktaş. After the 2004–05 season, he was snapped up by Lyon for €7.6 million. While Carew was playing in Europe he was constantly linked with a move to the English Premiership and several failed attempts were made to sign him. He failed a medical at Fulham in 2002 and West Bromwich Albion had a bid rejected by Valencia.
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