John Carew
John Alieu Carew (Norwegian pronunciation: [jɔn ˈkɑːrev]; born 5 September 1979 in Lørenskog) is a retired Norwegian football player. He played for Aston Villa in the Premier League, wearing the number 10 shirt. He was named Norwegian Footballer of the Year. In season 2007/08, he was the top scorer of the Aston Villa with 13 goals. He played for Valencia at Adeccoligaen and Tippeligaen. He moved to Rosenborg in 1999 and scored 29 goals in the next season. He played also with Valencia, Roma, Beşiktaş, and Olympique Lyonnais.
 Carew with Aston Villa in 2008 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | John Alieu Carew[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 5 September 1979 | ||
| Place of birth | Lørenskog, Akershus, Norway | ||
| Height | 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1995–1997 | Lørenskog | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1997–1999 | Vålerenga | 43 | (19) |
| 1999–2000 | Rosenborg | 17 | (19) |
| 2000–2004 | Valencia | 84 | (20) |
| 2003–2004 | → Roma (loan) | 20 | (6) |
| 2004–2005 | Beşiktaş | 24 | (13) |
| 2005–2007 | Lyon | 35 | (9) |
| 2007–2011 | Aston Villa | 113 | (37) |
| 2011 | → Stoke City (loan) | 10 | (1) |
| 2011–2012 | West Ham United | 19 | (2) |
| Total | 365 | (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 | |||
Career statistics
Club
| Club | Season | League | National cup[lower-alpha 1] | League cup[lower-alpha 2] | Europe | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Vålerenga | 1997[3] | Norwegian First Division | 10 | 5 | 4 | 5 | — | — | — | 14 | 10 | |||
| 1998[3][4] | Tippeligaen | 18 | 7 | 0 | 0 | — | 4[lower-alpha 3] | 3 | — | 22 | 10 | |||
| 1999[3][4][5] | Tippeligaen | 15 | 7 | 3 | 1 | — | 4[lower-alpha 3] | 2 | — | 22 | 10 | |||
| Total | 43 | 19 | 7 | 6 | – | 8 | 5 | — | 58 | 30 | ||||
| Rosenborg | 1999[3][6] | Tippeligaen | 7 | 10 | 2 | 0 | — | 8 | 4 | — | 17 | 14 | ||
| 2000[6][3][7] | Tippeligaen | 10 | 9 | 0 | 0 | — | 4 | 1 | — | 14 | 10 | |||
| Total | 17 | 19 | 2 | 0 | – | 12 | 5 | — | 31 | 24 | ||||
| Valencia | 2000–01[8] | La Liga | 37 | 11 | 2 | 0 | — | 18[lower-alpha 4] | 3 | — | 57 | 14 | ||
| 2001–02[8] | La Liga | 15 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 8[lower-alpha 5] | 0 | — | 24 | 1 | |||
| 2002–03[8] | La Liga | 32 | 8 | 1 | 0 | — | 13[lower-alpha 4] | 5 | 1[lower-alpha 6] | 0 | 47 | 13 | ||
| Total | 84 | 20 | 4 | 0 | — | 39 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 128 | 28 | |||
| Roma (loan) | 2003–04[5] | Serie A | 20 | 6 | 3 | 1 | — | 6[lower-alpha 5] | 1 | — | 29 | 8 | ||
| Beşiktaş | 2004–05[9][5] | Süper Lig | 24 | 13 | 1 | 0 | — | 3[lower-alpha 5] | 1 | — | 28 | 14 | ||
| Lyon | 2005–06[5] | Ligue 1 | 26 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10[lower-alpha 4] | 4 | 1[lower-alpha 7] | 3 | 40 | 15 |
| 2006–07[5] | Ligue 1 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2[lower-alpha 4] | 1 | 1[lower-alpha 7] | 0 | 13 | 2 | |
| Total | 35 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 53 | 17 | ||
| Aston Villa | 2006–07[10] | Premier League | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 11 | 3 | ||
| 2007–08[10] | Premier League | 32 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 33 | 13 | |||
| 2008–09[10] | Premier League | 27 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4[lower-alpha 5] | 3 | — | 34 | 15 | ||
| 2009–10[10] | Premier League | 33 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 8] | 1 | — | 42 | 17 | ||
| 2010–11[10] | Premier League | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 11 | 0 | ||
| Total | 113 | 37 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 4 | — | 131 | 48 | |||
| Stoke City (loan) | 2010–11[10] | Premier League | 10 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 13 | 2 | ||
| West Ham United | 2011–12[10] | Championship | 19 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 21 | 2 | ||
| Career total | 365 | 126 | 31 | 15 | 8 | 0 | 85 | 29 | 3 | 3 | 492 | 173 | ||
- Includes Norwegian Cup, Copa del Rey, Coppa Italia, Turkish Cup, Coupe de France, FA Cup
- Includes Coupe de la Ligue, Football League Cup
- Appearances in UEFA Cup Winners' Cup
- Appearances in UEFA Champions League
- Appearances in UEFA Cup
- Appearance in Supercopa de España
- Appearance in Trophée des Champions
- Appearance in UEFA Europa League
International
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Norway | 1998 | 1 | 0 |
| 1999 | 5 | 1 | |
| 2000 | 11 | 2 | |
| 2001 | 9 | 6 | |
| 2002 | 5 | 1 | |
| 2003 | 5 | 0 | |
| 2004 | 7 | 2 | |
| 2005 | 9 | 1 | |
| 2006 | 6 | 1 | |
| 2007 | 10 | 6 | |
| 2008 | 6 | 1 | |
| 2009 | 8 | 1 | |
| 2010 | 4 | 1 | |
| 2011 | 5 | 1 | |
| Total | 91 | 24 | |
- Scores and results list Norway's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Carew goal.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 22 January 1999 | Umm al-Fahm, Israel |  Estonia | 3–3 | Friendly | |
| 2 | 4 February 2000 | La Manga, Spain |  Sweden | 1–1 | Friendly | |
| 3 | 3 June 2000 | Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo, Norway |  Italy | 1–0 | Friendly | |
| 4 | 28 February 2001 | Windsor Park, Belfast, Northern Ireland | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Northern Ireland | 4–0 | Friendly | |
| 5 | 24 March 2001 | Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo, Norway |  Poland | 2–3 | World Cup 2002 Qualifier | |
| 6 | 6 June 2001 | Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo, Norway |  Belarus | 1–1 | World Cup 2002 Qualifier | |
| 7 | 5 September 2001 | Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo, Norway |  Wales | 3–2 | World Cup 2002 Qualifier | |
| 8 | 6 October 2001 | Yerevan, Armenia |  Armenia | 4–1 | World Cup 2002 Qualifier | |
| 9 | ||||||
| 10 | 7 September 2002 | Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo, Norway |  Denmark | 2–2 | Euro 2004 Qualifier | |
| 11 | 4 September 2004 | Palermo, Italy | Italy | 1–2 | World Cup 2006 Qualifier | |
| 12 | 13 October 2004 | Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo, Norway |  Slovenia | 3–0 | World Cup 2006 Qualifier | |
| 13 | 3 September 2005 | Celje, Slovenia | Slovenia | 3–2 | World Cup 2006 Qualifier | |
| 14 | 15 November 2006 | Belgrade, Serbia | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Serbia | 1–1 | Friendly | |
| 15 | 24 March 2007 | Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo, Norway |  Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1–2 | Euro 2008 Qualifier | |
| 16 | 6 June 2007 | Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo, Norway |  Hungary | 4–0 | Euro 2008 Qualifier | |
| 17 | ||||||
| 18 | 22 August 2007 | Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo, Norway |  Argentina | 2–1 | Friendly | |
| 19 | ||||||
| 20 | 12 September 2007 | Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo, Norway |  Greece | 2–2 | Euro 2008 Qualifier | |
| 21 | 26 March 2008 | Podgorica City Stadium, Podgorica, Montenegro |  Montenegro | 1–3 | Friendly | |
| 22 | 14 November 2009 | Stade de Genève, Geneva, Switzerland | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Switzerland | 1–0 | Friendly | |
| 23 | 8 October 2010 | Antonis Papadopoulos Stadium, Larnaca, Cyprus |  Cyprus | 2–1 | UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying | |
| 24 | 11 October 2011 | Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo, Norway | Cyprus | 3–1 | UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying |
Honours
Vålerenga
- Norwegian Cup: 1997
Valencia[9]
- La Liga: 2001–02
- UEFA Champions League runner-up: 2000–01
Lyon[9]
- Ligue 1: 2005–06
- Trophée des Champions: 2005, 2006
Aston Villa[13]
- Football League Cup runner-up: 2009–10
Stoke City[9]
- FA Cup runner-up: 2010–11
West Ham United
- Football League Championship play-offs: 2012
Individual
- Kniksen of the Year: 2005, 2007, 2008
References
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