CONNOR WICKHAM has left Cardiff after being released following the conclusion of his short-term contract.
The 30-year-old penned a deal until the end of the season with the Bluebirds on Valentine's Day.
He made 12 appearances for Cardiff, scoring just one goal.
Wickham departs the Welsh capital alongside Gavin Whyte, Tom Sang and Dillon Phillips after not being offered a new deal.
He will now look for his tenth club in what has been a nomadic career.
Wickham debuted in the EFL aged just 16 and 11 days as a highly-touted wonderkid at Ipswich Town.
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He went on to score 15 goals in 72 appearances for Town as a teenager, before sealing a move to Premier League Sunderland for a fee potentially rising to £12million in 2011.
The forward's precocious form as a youngster saw him become a regular for England at youth level, starring as the Three Lions won the 2010 Euro Under-17s Championship.
Wickham bagged both goals in a 2-1 semi-final win over France, with Paul Pogba scoring for Les Bleus.
He also netted the winning goal in the final against Spain.
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Wickham progress through the ranks with England, scoring six goals in 17 games for the U21s.
His Prem career was sadly blighted by injuries, and after 15 goals in 91 appearances for Sunderland, he departed the Stadium of Light for Crystal Palace in 2015 for an initial £9m.
Wickham would manage only 50 appearances in six injury-ravaged years at Selhurst Park, scoring 11 times.
Uneventful short-term spells with Preston and MK Dons followed, before he penned a six-month deal at League One minnows Forest Green last August.
Despite his side's awful form he managed nine goals in 20 appearances – including a sensational halfway line effort in the FA Cup.
His form earned him a move to the Championship, with Cardiff signing him to help in their bid to stay in the second-tier.
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