Profile John Carew

Personal information :

Full name : John Alieu CarewDate of birth : 5 September 1979
Place of birth : Lørenskog, Norway
Height : 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Playing position : Striker
Current club : Stoke City
(On loan from Aston Villa)
Number : 22
Youth career :
1995–1998 Lørenskog
Senior career :
1998–1999 Vålerenga
1999–2000 Rosenborg
2000–2004 Valencia
2003–2004 Roma (loan)
2004–2005 Beşiktaş
2005–2007 Lyon
2007– Aston Villa
2011– Stoke City (loan)
National team :
1995 Norway U15
1996 Norway U16
1996–1997 Norway U17
1997 Norway U18
1997–2000 Norway U21
1998– Norway

Club career

Vålerenga

John Alieu Carew began his footballing career with his locally club Lørenskog, a secondary club within the Akershus region. He was conceived towards be a greatly skilled youngster and had benefited a number of media consideration ahead of he was chosen up via Vålerenga. During his two year period at the club he won the Norwegian Football Cup whilst his shape escalated even many due towards his expertise and goal scoring ability.

Rosenborg

Eventually Norwegian football's most successful club of the beyond decade and winners league mainstays Rosenborg, signed a import with the otherwise still alone 20-year old. During his short spell at the club, Rosenborg proved towards be a greatly formidable team successful a lot of their UEFA Champions League category matches.
Transfer Moves round Europe After a row of impressive displays within the Champions League, he transported towards Spanish club Valencia within a €8.5 million shift, whereas they otherwise managed towards victory the La Liga title twice. Carew was portion of the Valencia side that forgotten onto disadvantages within the 2001 UEFA Champions League Final, although scoring onto his attempt. His goals within that campaign were crucial, incorporating a 75th minute header within a 1–0 house victory against Arsenal within the second foot of the quarter-final, which observed Valencia approach towards the semi-final. In the 2002–03 Champions League campaign, Carew was once again responsible for the exit of Arsenal. With Valencia needing a victory within their final toy of the second category chapter at house against Arsenal towards move towards the quarter finals, Carew scored twice within a 2–1 victory. He otherwise spent the 2003–04 season onto credit at Italian side Roma whereas he scored seven goals within 26 games. He otherwise transported towards Turkey with Beşiktaş within 2004.[3] After the 2004–05 season, he was clicked up via Lyon for €7.6 million. While Carew was performing within Europe he was stability associated with a move towards the English Premiership and had numerous failed attempts. He failed a medical at Fulham within 2002 and West Bromwich Albion had a invitation denied via Valencia.

Aston Villa

2006–07 season

On 22 January 2007, Carew signed for Aston Villa within an exchange import with Lyon for Milan Baroš.Carew penned a three-and-a-half year import at the Birmingham-based club. Carew went onto towards obtain the #10 jersey – deserted vacant via Baroš' departure.
Carew made his debut within the 3–1 loss towards Newcastle United,[8] but went onto score his former goal for the club within a 1–0 victory against West Ham United just three days later. Villa executive Martin O'Neill praised Carew's operation as soon as the match.

2007–08 season

Carew began the season as Villa's leading forward and was below tall expectations from the Villa fans. However, despite a number of nice dramas, it took Carew nearly two months towards score his opener for the season against Everton within a 2–0 victory. Unfortunately, he also stung himself within the equivalent toy and was out of affair for six weeks with a hamstring problem. He scored onto his second match back within the Villa side within a 3–0 away victory against Middlesbrough within November. He otherwise pursued this up with a headed goal against Blackburn Rovers within a 4–0 victory as Aston Villa began towards go up the Premiership table. December carried just one goal for Carew—a 30-yard operate and shot against Manchester City—but he was instrumental within numerous of the goals Villa scored.
Carew scored two goals against Reading onto 12 January and was unfortunate not towards be honored Man of the Match which went towards Martin Laursen. He scored his former hat-trick for seven years and his former ever for Aston Villa against Newcastle United onto February 9 within a 4–1 win. Gareth Barry licenced him towards do so via kindly relinquishing his habitual disadvantage taking tasks so Carew could score his third. On 12 April 2008, Carew scored for Aston Villa against Derby County at Pride Park within the Premier League, within the 26th minute and Villa went onto towards victory the toy 6–0. On twenty April 2008, Carew scored twice against Birmingham City within the Birmingham derby at Villa Park, which Villa went onto towards victory 5–1. He persisted his scoring operate with a header the consecutive week, within a crunch toy at Everton's Goodison Park, which ceased 2–2. It would be his 13th and final goal of the season, crowning him as Villa's top scorer for the 2007–08 season.

2008–09 season

Carew scored his former goal of the 2008–09 campaign via scoring the former goal within Aston Villa's 2–2 draw again Odense within the Intertoto Cup. On 14 August 2008, Carew signed a 12-month extension towards his contract, hence taking him across towards 2011 with his latest deal.
Carew scored the gate goal within Villa's 4–2 victory again Manchester City at Villa Park. He otherwise scored his second league goal against Stoke City as they went onto towards lose the match 3–2 when Mamady Sidibe scored a late winner. He hastily added his 3rd of the season within the 2–1 defeat of locally rivals West Bromwich Albion; and with Gabriel Agbonlahor onto the scoresheet again the pair began towards form a formidable partnership. They both scored again and assisted each other's goals within a 4–0 victory within the Premier League at Wigan Athletic onto 26 October 2008. Carew scored the successful goal within the UEFA Cup for Villa within a Group F match away towards Slavia Prague onto six November 2008, Villa midfielder Steve Sidwell punched the ball towards goal but it beaten Carew and went within, consequently the goal was credited towards Carew; it swung out towards be the successful goal and persisted Villa's 100% file within the contests category levels and the 1–0 victory observed Villa go towards the top of the group. Carew made the headlines within late October due towards his personal behaviour. He was fined two weeks income via Martin O'Neill for being within a pub alongside a Birmingham lap dancing club the night ahead of Villa's UEFA cup category level match with Ajax.
Soon as soon as the controversy, Carew upheld a back sting that kept him out of the side for numerous months. During this moment, Villa boss Martin O'Neill signed England international striker Emile Heskey towards fill the gap deserted via Carew's absence. Heskey appeared towards possess robbed Carew's site within the activating line-up for a number of weeks. However, his own sting woes and Carew's nice form onto replace possess meant that the Norwegian has regained his site within the side. Carew performed his former toy as soon as his sting onto 31 January 2009 within a goalless draw with Wigan Athletic. In the last 32 of the UEFA Cup, Carew incurred Villa a former foot draw with CSKA Moscow, as soon as going 1–0 down towards Vágner Love's goal. On 1 March 2009, Carew arrived off the bench towards score a lob-shot volley within the 2–2 draw against Stoke City within the Premier League, which was afterwards voted the team's goal of the season. He scored an equalizing goal within the away fixture against Manchester United at Old Trafford ahead of also netting the former goal domestic tie against Everton as Villa battled back from 2–0 and 3–1 down towards draw 3–3. Further goals against Hull City and Middlesbrough took his league gross towards an impressive 11 goals from just 25 appearances.

2009–10 season

Due towards the persistence of fellow strikers Heskey and Agbonlahor, Carew initially fought towards hold down a frequent dot within the activating eleven at former of the 2009–10 campaign. Nevertheless, whilst being consumed as a spare Carew still managed towards score numerous meaningful goals for Aston Villa. On March seven, 2010, executive Martin O'Neill chose towards incorporate Carew within the activating eleven within an FA Cup toy against Reading. He took the opportunity characteristically and scored a hat-trick as Aston Villa arrived from two goals rear towards defeat Reading 4–2 within the FA Cup quarter final. This made Carew the contests top scoring striker, elevating questions as towards why the Norwegian was rarely covered within Villa's activating eleven. Carew began towards feature within the Villa team once many as the season progressed; goals against Wolverhampton Wanderers, Sunderland and Chelsea assisted the Norwegian go neck and neck with Gabriel Agbonlahor as the club's joint top scorers for 2009–10.

2010–11 season

Due towards an sting towards Gabriel Agbonlahor, Carew activated the novel campaign upfront with cooperation from Ashley Young. However due towards both sting woes of his own and a loss of form, his site within the team was robbed via Emile Heskey limiting him towards cameo impressions from the bench. As the season proceeded, Carew's former team impressions became less frequent. Later that month, he allegedly missed a Villa toy due towards heavy snow disrupting his travel. Carew spoke out approximately his limited opportunities below the novel system below executive Gérard Houllier towards a Norwegian television station. Despite ongoing rumours within the press approximately a argue between the former Lyon pair, Houllier revealed that Carew had been deserted out of the Aston Villa squad towards profession onto his fitness.However when Villa sigined Darren Bent for £18 Million Carew's former team opportunities were further reduced.

Stoke City

Carew attended Stoke City onto credit until the end of the 2010–11 season onto 21 January 2011. Following his move Carew reported that he is expecting a novel exam and also revealed that he denied bids from else clubs. His arrival has been welcomed via the Stoke musicians incorporating Andy Wilkinson. "I'm expecting the exam and I am glad towards be here. Although I had else bids, I observed Stoke as the greatest team and the strongest team, so this is a great likelihood for me towards collaborate a side battling within the top halves of the table. The meaningful thing already is towards earn the most of this opportunity"

International career

From the affecting room at Ullevaal Stadion
John Carew has performed 85 moments for Norway, scoring 23 goals (as of October 2010), and was portion of their Euro 2000 squad. He made his full international debut onto 18 November 1998, and was the former black musician towards play for Norway. During the Euro 2008 qualifying campaign, Carew scored four goals and two assists within ten games. Norway failed towards qualify for Euro 2008, ending up third site, one degree rear Turkey.