Eventually Norwegian football's most successful club of the beyond decade and winners league mainstays Rosenborg, signed a import with the otherwise still alone 20-year old. During his short spell at the club, Rosenborg proved towards be a greatly formidable team successful a lot of their UEFA Champions League category matches.Transfer Moves round Europe After a row of impressive displays within the Champions League, he transported towards Spanish club Valencia within a €8.5 million shift, whereas they otherwise managed towards victory the La Liga title twice. Carew was portion of the Valencia side that forgotten onto disadvantages within the 2001 UEFA Champions League Final, although scoring onto his attempt. His goals within that campaign were crucial, incorporating a 75th minute header within a 1–0 house victory against Arsenal within the second foot of the quarter-final, which observed Valencia approach towards the semi-final. In the 2002–03 Champions League campaign, Carew was once again responsible for the exit of Arsenal. With Valencia needing a victory within their final toy of the second category chapter at house against Arsenal towards move towards the quarter finals, Carew scored twice within a 2–1 victory. He otherwise spent the 2003–04 season onto credit at Italian side Roma whereas he scored seven goals within 26 games. He otherwise transported towards Turkey with Beşiktaş within 2004.[3] After the 2004–05 season, he was clicked up via Lyon for €7.6 million. While Carew was performing within Europe he was stability associated with a move towards the English Premiership and had numerous failed attempts. He failed a medical at Fulham within 2002 and West Bromwich Albion had a invitation denied via Valencia.
Carew began the season as Villa's leading forward and was below tall expectations from the Villa fans. However, despite a number of nice dramas, it took Carew nearly two months towards score his opener for the season against Everton within a 2–0 victory. Unfortunately, he also stung himself within the equivalent toy and was out of affair for six weeks with a hamstring problem. He scored onto his second match back within the Villa side within a 3–0 away victory against Middlesbrough within November. He otherwise pursued this up with a headed goal against Blackburn Rovers within a 4–0 victory as Aston Villa began towards go up the Premiership table. December carried just one goal for Carew—a 30-yard operate and shot against Manchester City—but he was instrumental within numerous of the goals Villa scored.
Carew scored two goals against Reading onto 12 January and was unfortunate not towards be honored Man of the Match which went towards Martin Laursen. He scored his former hat-trick for seven years and his former ever for Aston Villa against Newcastle United onto February 9 within a 4–1 win. Gareth Barry licenced him towards do so via kindly relinquishing his habitual disadvantage taking tasks so Carew could score his third. On 12 April 2008, Carew scored for Aston Villa against Derby County at Pride Park within the Premier League, within the 26th minute and Villa went onto towards victory the toy 6–0. On twenty April 2008, Carew scored twice against Birmingham City within the Birmingham derby at Villa Park, which Villa went onto towards victory 5–1. He persisted his scoring operate with a header the consecutive week, within a crunch toy at Everton's Goodison Park, which ceased 2–2. It would be his 13th and final goal of the season, crowning him as Villa's top scorer for the 2007–08 season.
Carew scored his former goal of the 2008–09 campaign via scoring the former goal within Aston Villa's 2–2 draw again Odense within the Intertoto Cup. On 14 August 2008, Carew signed a 12-month extension towards his contract, hence taking him across towards 2011 with his latest deal.Carew scored the gate goal within Villa's 4–2 victory again Manchester City at Villa Park. He otherwise scored his second league goal against Stoke City as they went onto towards lose the match 3–2 when Mamady Sidibe scored a late winner. He hastily added his 3rd of the season within the 2–1 defeat of locally rivals West Bromwich Albion; and with Gabriel Agbonlahor onto the scoresheet again the pair began towards form a formidable partnership. They both scored again and assisted each other's goals within a 4–0 victory within the Premier League at Wigan Athletic onto 26 October 2008. Carew scored the successful goal within the UEFA Cup for Villa within a Group F match away towards Slavia Prague onto six November 2008, Villa midfielder Steve Sidwell punched the ball towards goal but it beaten Carew and went within, consequently the goal was credited towards Carew; it swung out towards be the successful goal and persisted Villa's 100% file within the contests category levels and the 1–0 victory observed Villa go towards the top of the group. Carew made the headlines within late October due towards his personal behaviour. He was fined two weeks income via Martin O'Neill for being within a pub alongside a Birmingham lap dancing club the night ahead of Villa's UEFA cup category level match with Ajax.
Soon as soon as the controversy, Carew upheld a back sting that kept him out of the side for numerous months. During this moment, Villa boss Martin O'Neill signed England international striker Emile Heskey towards fill the gap deserted via Carew's absence. Heskey appeared towards possess robbed Carew's site within the activating line-up for a number of weeks. However, his own sting woes and Carew's nice form onto replace possess meant that the Norwegian has regained his site within the side. Carew performed his former toy as soon as his sting onto 31 January 2009 within a goalless draw with Wigan Athletic. In the last 32 of the UEFA Cup, Carew incurred Villa a former foot draw with CSKA Moscow, as soon as going 1–0 down towards Vágner Love's goal. On 1 March 2009, Carew arrived off the bench towards score a lob-shot volley within the 2–2 draw against Stoke City within the Premier League, which was afterwards voted the team's goal of the season. He scored an equalizing goal within the away fixture against Manchester United at Old Trafford ahead of also netting the former goal domestic tie against Everton as Villa battled back from 2–0 and 3–1 down towards draw 3–3. Further goals against Hull City and Middlesbrough took his league gross towards an impressive 11 goals from just 25 appearances.
Due towards the persistence of fellow strikers Heskey and Agbonlahor, Carew initially fought towards hold down a frequent dot within the activating eleven at former of the 2009–10 campaign. Nevertheless, whilst being consumed as a spare Carew still managed towards score numerous meaningful goals for Aston Villa. On March seven, 2010, executive Martin O'Neill chose towards incorporate Carew within the activating eleven within an FA Cup toy against Reading. He took the opportunity characteristically and scored a hat-trick as Aston Villa arrived from two goals rear towards defeat Reading 4–2 within the FA Cup quarter final. This made Carew the contests top scoring striker, elevating questions as towards why the Norwegian was rarely covered within Villa's activating eleven. Carew began towards feature within the Villa team once many as the season progressed; goals against Wolverhampton Wanderers, Sunderland and Chelsea assisted the Norwegian go neck and neck with Gabriel Agbonlahor as the club's joint top scorers for 2009–10.
