| Iker Carew | |
| Fullname: | Iker Carew Erazo Ormaza |
| Birth Date: | 9 February 2003 |
| Birth Place: | Murcia, Spain |
| Height: | 1.78 m |
| Position: | Forward |
| Youthclubs1: | Odd |
| Youthclubs2: | Academia de Ceider Erazo |
| Youthyears3: | 2017–2019 |
| Youthclubs3: | Odd |
| Collegeyears1: | 2022– |
| College1: | Charleston Cougars |
| Collegecaps1: | 33 |
| Collegegoals1: | 6 |
| Years1: | 2019 |
| Caps1: | 8 |
| Goals1: | 2 |
| Years2: | 2020–2022 |
| Caps2: | 29 |
| Goals2: | 1 |
| Years3: | 2022 |
| Caps3: | 10 |
| Goals3: | 2 |
| Club-Update: | 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.
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]
He returned to Norway in 2017, re-joining the academy of Odd. In 2020, while still in the academy, he went on trial with English Premier League side Sheffield United.[4] He left Odd in April 2022, stating that he was "not happy" about the way he was treated at the club.[5] [6] He joined Fourth Division side Urædd the same month.[6]
In July 2022, he moved to the United States to enrol at the College of Charleston, joining the college's soccer team, the Cougars.[7] He scored three goals in sixteen appearances in his first season.[8]
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.[4] He shares no relation with John Carew.[4]
| 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 | |||