John Carew

John Alieu Carew (; 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 competitionClubSeasonLeagueNational cupLeague cupEuropeOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsVålerenga1997Norwegian First Division10545———14101998Tippeligaen18700—43—22101999Tippeligaen15731—42—2210Total431976–85—5830Rosenborg1999Tippeligaen71020—84—17142000Tippeligaen10900—41—1410Total171920–125—3124Valencia2000–01La Liga371120—183—57142001–02La Liga15110—80—2412002–03La Liga32810—135104713Total842040—3981012828Roma (loan)2003–04Serie A20631—61—298Beşiktaş2004–05Süper Lig241310—31—2814Lyon2005–06Ligue 126820101041340152006–07Ligue 19100102110132Total3592020125235317Aston Villa2006–07Premier League1130000——1132007–08Premier League32131000——33132008–09Premier League2711211043—34152009–10Premier League3310563011—42172010–11Premier League100001000—110Total11337875054—13148Stoke City (loan)2010–11Premier League1013100——132West Ham United2011–12Championship1921010——212Career total365126311580852933492173

International
+ Appearances and goals by national team and yearNational teamYearAppsGoalsNorway19981019995120001122001962002512003502004722005912006612007106200861200981201041201151Total9124

Scores and results list Norway's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Carew goal.

+ List of international goals scored by John CarewNo.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition1  22 January 1999  Umm al-Fahm, Israel    3–3  Friendly2  4 February 2000  La Manga, Spain    1–1  Friendly3  3 June 2000  Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo, Norway    1–0  Friendly4  28 February 2001  Windsor Park, Belfast, Northern Ireland    4–0  Friendly5  24 March 2001  Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo, Norway    2–3  World Cup 2002 Qualifier6  6 June 2001  Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo, Norway    1–1  World Cup 2002 Qualifier7  5 September 2001  Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo, Norway    3–2  World Cup 2002 Qualifier8 6 October 2001 Yerevan, Armenia   4–1 World Cup 2002 Qualifier9 10  7 September 2002  Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo, Norway    2–2  Euro 2004 Qualifier11  4 September 2004   Palermo, Italy    1–2  World Cup 2006 Qualifier12  13 October 2004  Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo, Norway    3–0  World Cup 2006 Qualifier13  3 September 2005  Celje, Slovenia    3–2  World Cup 2006 Qualifier14  15 November 2006  Belgrade, Serbia    1–1  Friendly15  24 March 2007  Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo, Norway    1–2  Euro 2008 Qualifier16 6 June 2007 Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo, Norway   4–0 Euro 2008 Qualifier17 18 22 August 2007 Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo, Norway   2–1 Friendly19 20  12 September 2007 Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo, Norway   2–2  Euro 2008 Qualifier21  26 March 2008  Podgorica City Stadium, Podgorica, Montenegro    1–3   Friendly22  14 November 2009  Stade de Genève, Geneva, Switzerland    1–0  Friendly23  8 October 2010  Antonis Papadopoulos Stadium, Larnaca, Cyprus    2–1  UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying24  11 October 2011 Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo, Norway   3–1  UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying

Honours
Vålerenga
Norwegian Cup: 1997

Valencia
La Liga: 2001–02
UEFA Champions League runner-up: 2000–01

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

Aston Villa
Football League Cup runner-up: 2009–10

Stoke City
FA Cup runner-up: 2010–11

West Ham United
Football League Championship play-offs: 2012

Individual
Kniksen of the Year: 2005, 2007, 2008

References

Other websites

 Premier League profile


Category:1979 births
Category:Living people
Category:Norwegian footballers