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John Carew

He is a Norwegian football player. He plays as a striker.

John Alieu Carew (born 5 September 1979 in Lørenskog, Norway) is a Norwegian footballer who plays for Aston Villa of England's Premier League. One of Norway's most famous football players, Carew is the son of a Gambian father and a Norwegian mother.
He won the Norwegian Football Cup with Vålerenga I.F. in 1997, and the Norwegian Premier League with Rosenborg B.K. in 1999. After a string of impressive displays in the Champions League, he moved to Spanish club Valencia where he won the league and played in the Champions League final (scoring in the penalty shoot out) and then to AS Roma in Italy's Serie A before arriving in Turkey with Beşiktaş in 2004. After the 2004-05 season, he was snapped up by the four-time defending Ligue 1 champions Lyon.
Carew was part of the Valencia side that lost on penalties in the 2001 UEFA Champions League final even though he scored on his attempt. His goals in that campaign were crucial including a 75th minute header in a 1-0 home win against Arsenal in the second leg of the quarter final, which saw Valencia advance to the semi-final. In the 2002/03 Champions League campaign, Carew was once again responsible for the exit of Arsenal. With Valencia needing a win in their final game of the second group phase at home against Arsenal to progress to the quarter finals, Carew scored twice in a 2-1 victory.
On January 22, 2007, John Carew signed for Aston Villa in a part-exchange deal with Olympique Lyonnais for Milan Baros. Carew penned a three-and-a-half year deal at the Birmingham-based club.
John Carew wears the number 10 jersey while playing at Aston Villa, the number left vacated by Baros' departure.
On January 31 he made his Premiership debut with Aston Villa against Newcastle and he scored on his home debut for Villa in their 1-0 win against West Ham.
For Norway, John Carew has played 64 times, scoring 19 goals (as of 2007), and was part of their Euro 2000 squad.
Carew is now noted for being a religious person, and he often makes donations to charity. He also contributes to organizations like Soccer Against Crime, MOT and Ungdom mot Vold. He was awarded the Kniksen award as Kniksen of the year in 2005.

Aston Villa
5 September 1979
Source: Wikipedia