John Alieu Carew (Norwegian pronunciation: [jɔn ˈkɑːrev]; born 5 September 1979), is a retired Norwegian professional footballer who played as a forward. He was capped 91 times, scoring 24 goals for the Norwegian national team.Carew began his career with his local club Lørenskog, a minor club in the Akershus region. He was already considered a highly talented youngster and had gained some media attention before he was acquired by Vålerenga in 1997, and in the same year Carew was a part of the team that gained promotion to Tippeligaen and won the Norwegian Football Cup. During his two-year period at the club he played 33 matches and scored 14 goals, while his profile rose even more due to his combination of strength and goal-scoring ability. Wikipedia