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Iker Carew
Personal information
Full name Iker Carew Erazo Ormaza
Date of birth (2003-02-09) 9 February 2003 (age 21)
Place of birth Murcia, Spain
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Forward
Youth career
Odd
Academia de Ceider Erazo
2017–2019 Odd
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2022– Charleston Cougars 33 (6)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019 Odd 3 8 (2)
2020–2022 Odd 2 29 (1)
2022 Urædd 10 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 4 November 2023

Iker Carew Erazo Ormaza (born 9 February 2003) is a Spanish footballer who plays as a forward for the College of Charleston Cougars.

Early life

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Carew was born in Murcia,[1] Spain, but moved to Skien, Norway at the age of two.[2] He joined the academy of Odd, but had to return to his parents’ native Ecuador after his grandfather needed support.[2] While in Ecuador, he played for the academy that his father set up, Academia de Ceider Erazo.[3]

Club career

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Early career

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He returned to Norway in 2017, re-joining the academy of Odd.[4] In 2020, while still in the academy, he went on trial with English Premier League side Sheffield United.[5] He left Odd in April 2022, stating that he was "not happy" about the way he was treated at the club.[6][7] He joined Fourth Division side Urædd the same month.[7]

Collegiate soccer

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In July 2022, he moved to the United States to enrol at the College of Charleston, joining the college's soccer team, the Cougars.[8] He scored three goals in sixteen appearances in his first season.[9]

Personal life

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Carew's father, Ceider, was also a footballer, and won 27 caps for the Ecuador national football team.[2] His brother, Jefferson, is also a footballer and played for the youth teams of Ecuador, and currently plays for Urædd.[1]

His father decided on 'Carew' as his middle name in honour of former Norwegian international footballer John Carew, and 'Iker' as his first name after Spanish international Iker Casillas.[5] He shares no relation with John Carew.[5]

Career statistics

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Club

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As of 22 February 2023.[4]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Odd 3 2019 4. divisjon 8 2 0 0 8 2
Odd 2 2020 2. divisjon 3 0 0 0 3 0
2021 26 1 0 0 26 1
Total 29 1 0 0 0 0 29 1
Urædd 2022 4. divisjon 10 2 0 0 0 0 10 2
Career total 47 5 0 0 0 0 47 5
Notes

References

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  1. ^ a b Lundsholt, Pål (2 October 2020). "Gjett hvem han er oppkalt etter" [Guess who he is named after] (in Norwegian). Varden. Retrieved 22 February 2023.
  2. ^ a b c Øygarden, Hans Eivind (8 October 2014). "Iker (11) må reise" [Iker (11) has to travel]. ta.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 22 February 2023.
  3. ^ "Academia de Ceider Erazo, alcanzó título" [Ceider Erazo Academy, reached title]. lahora.com.ec (in Spanish). 8 December 2016. Retrieved 22 February 2023.
  4. ^ a b Iker Carew at the Norwegian Football Federation (in Norwegian)
  5. ^ a b c de Wahl, Stian André (13 September 2020). "Odds Iker Carew (17) var på prøvespill hos Premier League-klubb. Nå jaktes han av flere europeiske klubber" [Odds Iker Carew (17) was on trial with a Premier League club. Now he is being hunted by several European clubs]. nettavisen.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 22 February 2023.
  6. ^ "Nå er Odd-talentet klar for ny klubb" [Now the Odd talent is ready for a new club]. varden.no (in Norwegian). 7 April 2022. Retrieved 22 February 2023. (subscription required)
  7. ^ a b Møllerstad, Ole Martin (19 April 2022). "Talentet om "sjokkovergangen": – Ikke fornøyd med måten jeg ble behandlet på" [The talent about the "shock transition": - Not happy with the way I was treated]. ta.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 22 February 2023. (subscription required)
  8. ^ "College of Charleston men's soccer adds 10 newcomers to 2022 roster". soccerwire.com. 31 July 2022. Retrieved 22 February 2023.
  9. ^ "Iker Carew". cofcsports.com. Retrieved 22 February 2023.
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