Carl Ikeme

Carl Onora Ikeme (born 8 June 1986) is a former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper.

Ikeme spent all of his career at Wolverhampton Wanderers, making 207 appearances in total. He was part of the Wolves teams that won the Championship in 2009 and League One in 2014. Clubs he spent time loaned at were Accrington Stanley, Stockport County, Charlton Athletic, Sheffield United, Queens Park Rangers, Leicester City, Middlesbrough and Doncaster Rovers. Although he was born and raised in England, but chose to represent Nigeria internationally. He played for the Nigeria national team ten times. In July 2017, it was stated he had acute leukaemia. He said he was in remission in June 2018. He retired from professional football the following month.

Ikeme was born in Sutton Coldfield, Birmingham. His father is Nigerian.

Career statistics
Club
+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueFA CupLeague CupOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsWolverhampton Wanderers2004–05Championship00000000002005–06Championship00001000102006–07Championship20000000202007–08Championship00000000002008–09Championship1200010001302009–10Premier League00000000002010–11Premier League00000000002011–12Premier League10000000102012–13Championship3801020004102013–14League One4102010104502014–15Championship3302000003502015–16Championship3401010003602016–17Championship3102000003302017–18Championship0000000000Total19108070102070Accrington Stanley (loan)2004–05Conference Premier3000001040Stockport County (loan)2005–06League Two9000000090Charlton Athletic (loan)2009–10League One4000001050Sheffield United (loan)2009–10Championship2000000020Queen's Park Rangers (loan)2009–10Championship170000000170Leicester City (loan)2010–11Championship5000000050Middlesbrough (loan)2011–12Championship100000000100Doncaster Rovers (loan)2011–12Championship150000000150Career total25308070302710

International
+ Appearances and goals by national team and yearNational teamYearAppsGoalsNigeria201560201640Total100

Honours
Wolverhampton Wanderers
Football League Championship: 2008–09
Football League One: 2013–14

References

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Category:1986 births
Category:Living people
Category:Charlton Athletic F.C. players
Category:English association football goalkeepers
Category:Sportspeople from Birmingham
Category:Premier League players
Category:Leicester City F.C. players
Category:Queens Park Rangers F.C. players
Category:Sheffield United F.C. players
Category:Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. players