John Carew

John Carew
Carew with Aston Villa in 2008
Personal information
Full name John Alieu Carew[1]
Date of birth (1979-09-05) 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)
International career
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)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

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.

Career statistics

Club

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] League cup[b] Europe Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Vålerenga 1997[3] Norwegian First Division 10545———1410
1998[3][4] Tippeligaen 18700—4[c]3—2210
1999[3][4][5] Tippeligaen 15731—4[c]2—2210
Total 431976–85—5830
Rosenborg 1999[3][6] Tippeligaen 71020—84—1714
2000[6][3][7] Tippeligaen 10900—41—1410
Total 171920–125—3124
Valencia 2000–01[8] La Liga 371120—18[d]3—5714
2001–02[8] La Liga 15110—8[e]0—241
2002–03[8] La Liga 32810—13[d]51[f]04713
Total 842040—3981012828
Roma (loan) 2003–04[5] Serie A 20631—6[e]1—298
Beşiktaş 2004–05[9][5] Süper Lig 241310—3[e]1—2814
Lyon 2005–06[5] Ligue 1 268201010[d]41[g]34015
2006–07[5] Ligue 1 9100102[d]11[g]0132
Total 3592020125235317
Aston Villa 2006–07[10] Premier League 1130000——113
2007–08[10] Premier League 32131000——3313
2008–09[10] Premier League 271121104[e]3—3415
2009–10[10] Premier League 331056301[h]1—4217
2010–11[10] Premier League 100001000—110
Total 11337875054—13148
Stoke City (loan) 2010–11[10] Premier League 1013100——132
West Ham United 2011–12[10] Championship 1921010——212
Career total 365126311580852933492173
  1. ↑ Includes Norwegian Cup, Copa del Rey, Coppa Italia, Turkish Cup, Coupe de France, FA Cup
  2. ↑ Includes Coupe de la Ligue, Football League Cup
  3. 1 2 Appearances in UEFA Cup Winners' Cup
  4. 1 2 3 4 Appearances in UEFA Champions League
  5. 1 2 3 4 Appearances in UEFA Cup
  6. ↑ Appearance in Supercopa de España
  7. 1 2 Appearance in Trophée des Champions
  8. ↑ Appearance in UEFA Europa League

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year[11]
National teamYearAppsGoals
Norway 199810
199951
2000112
200196
200251
200350
200472
200591
200661
2007106
200861
200981
201041
201151
Total9124
Scores and results list Norway's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Carew goal.
List of international goals scored by John Carew[12]
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
122 January 1999Umm al-Fahm, Israel Estonia3–3Friendly
24 February 2000La Manga, Spain Sweden1–1Friendly
33 June 2000Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo, Norway Italy1–0Friendly
428 February 2001Windsor Park, Belfast, Northern Ireland Northern Ireland4–0Friendly
524 March 2001Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo, Norway Poland2–3World Cup 2002 Qualifier
66 June 2001Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo, Norway Belarus1–1World Cup 2002 Qualifier
75 September 2001Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo, Norway Wales3–2World Cup 2002 Qualifier
86 October 2001Yerevan, Armenia Armenia4–1World Cup 2002 Qualifier
9
107 September 2002Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo, Norway Denmark2–2Euro 2004 Qualifier
114 September 2004Palermo, Italy Italy1–2World Cup 2006 Qualifier
1213 October 2004Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo, Norway Slovenia3–0World Cup 2006 Qualifier
133 September 2005Celje, Slovenia Slovenia3–2World Cup 2006 Qualifier
1415 November 2006Belgrade, Serbia Serbia1–1Friendly
1524 March 2007Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo, Norway Bosnia and Herzegovina1–2Euro 2008 Qualifier
166 June 2007Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo, Norway Hungary4–0Euro 2008 Qualifier
17
1822 August 2007Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo, Norway Argentina2–1Friendly
19
2012 September 2007Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo, Norway  Greece2–2Euro 2008 Qualifier
2126 March 2008Podgorica City Stadium, Podgorica, Montenegro Montenegro1–3Friendly
2214 November 2009Stade de Genève, Geneva, Switzerland  Switzerland1–0Friendly
238 October 2010Antonis Papadopoulos Stadium, Larnaca, Cyprus Cyprus2–1UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying
2411 October 2011Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo, Norway  Cyprus3–1UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying

Honours

Vålerenga

  • Norwegian Cup: 1997

Valencia[9]

Lyon[9]

  • Ligue 1: 2005–06
  • Trophée des Champions: 2005, 2006

Aston Villa[13]

Stoke City[9]

West Ham United

  • Football League Championship play-offs: 2012

Individual

  • Kniksen of the Year: 2005, 2007, 2008

References

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  1. ↑ "John Alieu Carew" (in Norwegian). Football Association of Norway. Retrieved 10 February 2022.
  2. ↑ "John Carew". altomfotball.no. TV 2. Archived from the original on 18 July 2018. Retrieved 28 September 2013.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 "John Alieu Carew". NFF. Retrieved 6 November 2017.
  4. 1 2 "John Carew Cup Winners Cup 1998/1999". Worldfootball.net. Retrieved 6 November 2017.
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 "John Carew". Footballdatabase.eu. Retrieved 6 November 2017.
  6. 1 2 "John Carew". Rosenborg BK. Archived from the original on 7 November 2017. Retrieved 6 November 2017.
  7. ↑ "VG godkjenner Carew-målet" (in Norwegian). Verdens Gang. 12 May 2000. Retrieved 6 November 2017.
  8. 1 2 3 "Carew: John Alieu Carew". BdFutbol. Retrieved 6 November 2017.
  9. 1 2 3 4 "J. Carew". Soccerway.com. Retrieved 17 July 2016.
  10. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "John Carew". 11v11.com. Retrieved 6 November 2017.
  11. ↑ "John Carew". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmerman.
  12. ↑ "John Alieu Carew - International Appearances". RSSSF. Retrieved 29 September 2013.
  13. ↑ McNulty, Phil (28 February 2010). "Aston Villa 1–2 Manchester United". BBC Sport. Retrieved 25 March 2024.

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