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|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Carl Onora Ikeme | ||
| Date of birth | 8 June 1986 | ||
| Place of birth | Sutton Coldfield, England | ||
| Height | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | ||
| Playing position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Wolverhampton Wanderers | ||
| Number | 13 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Wolverhampton Wanderers | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2003– | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 13 | (0) |
| 2004 | → Accrington Stanley (loan) | 3 | (0) |
| 2005–2006 | → Stockport County (loan) | 9 | (0) |
| 2009 | → Charlton Athletic (loan) | 3 | (0) |
| 2009 | → Sheffield United (loan) | 2 | (0) |
| 2010 | → Queens Park Rangers (loan) | 17 | (0) |
| 2010 | → Leicester City (loan) | 4 | (0) |
| 2011 | → Middlesbrough (loan) | 10 | (0) |
| 2011–2012 | → Doncaster Rovers (loan) | 5 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 4 January 2011. † Appearances (Goals). |
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Carl Onora Ikeme (born 8 June 1986) is an English-born Nigerian football goalkeeper signed toPremier League club Wolverhampton Wanderers.
Despite his English birthplace, he has chosen to represent Nigeria at international level. He has been called up to the Super Eagles squad but has not yet played for them.[1]
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Ikeme progressed through Wolverhampton Wanderers' academy and made the first team squad in their 2003–04 Premier League season. Due to Matt Murray's long term injury, he was promoted to the substitutes' bench for a string of games but never played.
To gain first team action, he moved on loan to League Two side Accrington Stanley.[2] He made senior debut on 16 October 2004 when he played the first of four games for them, keeping a clean sheet at Aldershot Town. He also had a further loan move to Stockport County in Autumn 2005 which was cut short due to a hand injury.[3]
He finally made his Wolves debut the following season, in a 5–1 win over Chester City in the League Cup on 23 August 2005.[4] However, although often on the bench, he had to wait until 26 August 2006 for his first league appearance for the club when he appeared as a late substitute in a 1–0 win over Luton Town.[5]
Ikeme suffered a knee injury during the 2006–07 season and had to undergo surgery, which kept him out of contention until late 2007. After recovering, he was an unused substitute or only employed in reserve team fixtures. It wasn't until September 2008 that he got his chance to return to Wolves' first team after regular keeper Wayne Hennessey was suspended.[6] Impressing, he enjoyed his longest run of games in a Wolves shirt until injury ruled him out for the remainder of the season, during which the club went on to claim the Championship and reach the Premier League.
After regaining fitness, he joined League One side Charlton Athletic on a month's loan in October 2009 to cover for injured Robert Elliot,[7] making five appearances. Upon the end of this loan he immediately went out on loan again, this time to Championship side Sheffield United for a month[8] but a hamstring injury halted his stay. He recovered from this setback and was again sent out on loan to a Championship club, this time Queens Park Rangers during January 2010, where he made 17 appearances.[9]
In August 2010, he again went out on loan when he joined Leicester City on a one month emergency deal as cover for injured keeper Chris Weale.[10] This spell was later extended but ended when the Foxes recruited Chris Kirkland at the end of November, after four appearances by Ikeme. He spent the remainder of the 2010–11 season back at Wolves.
Ikeme completed a one-month loan move to Championship side Middlesbrough in August 2011, after impressing in a pre-season trial.[11] This loan deal was extended for a further month in August,[12] and then for a third and final month until 1 November.[13] He kept six clean sheets in ten games before a hand injury saw him return to Molineux.
Once recovered, he had a loan spell at another Championship side when he joined Doncaster Rovers in November 2011. He made five appearances for the club as they struggled at the foot of the table before the deal expired in January.[14]
Ikeme is contracted to Wolves until Summer 2015.[15]
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