Carl Ikeme

Infobox Football biography
playername= Carl Ikeme
fullname = Carl Ikeme
nickname =


dateofbirth = birth date and age|1986|6|8
cityofbirth = Sutton Coldfield
countryofbirth = England
height = height|ft=6|in=2
currentclub = Wolverhampton Wanderers
clubnumber = 30
position = Goalkeeper
youthyears =
youthclubs =
years = 2003–
2004
2005–2006
clubs = Wolverhampton Wanderers
→ Accrington Stanley (loan)
→ Stockport County (loan)
caps(goals) = 2 (0)
3 (0)
9 (0)
nationalyears =
nationalteam =
nationalcaps(goals) =
pcupdate = 28 September 2008
ntupdate =

Carl Ikeme (born June 8, 1986, Sutton Coldfield, England) is a footballer, who plays as a goalkeeper for 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.

Career

Ikeme progressed through Wolves' academy and made the first team squad in the 2003/04 season with the club in the Premier League. Due to Matt Murray's injury, he was promoted to the substitutes' bench for a string of games but never played.

He finally made his debut in the League Cup on 23 August 2005, in a 5-1 thumping of Chester City. However, although often on the bench, he had to wait until 26 August 2006 for his first league appearance for the club, as a late substitute in a 1-0 win over Luton Town.

He has also made league appearances for both Accrington Stanley and Stockport County during loan periods.

The goalkeeper 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 at times, but was largely only employed in reserve team fixtures. He made his full league debut for Wolves on 27 September 2008 in a 2-0 win over fc|Bristol City, deputising for regular goalkeeper Wayne Hennessey, who had been sent off the previous weekend in Wolves' 3-1 win over fc|Preston North End. Ikeme returned to the team for Wolves' game against fc|Swansea City on October 4 2008 replacing Hennessey, who had been dropped after a mistake in the 3-0 defeat to fc|Reading.

External links

* [http://www.wolves.premiumtv.co.uk/page/ProfilesDetail/0,,10307~27498,00.html Official club profile]
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