Christian Norton
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Christian Anthony Norton[1] | ||
Date of birth | 21 May 2001 | ||
Place of birth | London, England | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Stoke City | ||
Number | 44 | ||
Youth career | |||
2017–2020 | Southampton | ||
2020–2021 | Stoke City | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2021– | Stoke City | 6 | (0) |
2021–2022 | → Cheltenham Town (loan) | 9 | (0) |
National team‡ | |||
2018–2019 | Wales U19 | 11 | (3) |
2021–2022 | Wales U21 | 1 | (0) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 12:03, 24 December 2021 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 18:11, 10 November 2021 (UTC) |
Christian Anthony Norton (born 21 May 2001) is a professional footballer who plays as a forward for EFL Championship club Stoke City. Born in England, he represents Wales internationally.
Career[]
Stoke City[]
Norton began his career at Southampton and made his senior debut with the under-23 team on 9 October 2018 in the EFL Trophy against Cambridge United.[2] He was released at the end of the 2019–20 season.[1] Norton went on trial at Stoke City in October 2020 and joined their U23 squad in November 2020.[3] Norton made his English Football League debut on 16 March 2021 in a 0–0 draw against Cardiff City.[4] He was give his first start by Michael O'Neill on 17 April against Preston North End.[5]
On 31 August 2021, Norton joined EFL League One side Cheltenham Town on loan until January 2022.[6] Norton made 14 appearances for the Robins before returning to Stoke.[7]
International career[]
He was selected for the Wales under-21 squad for the friendly match against Republic of Ireland on 25 March 2021.[8]
Career statistics[]
- As of match played 4 December 2021
Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Southampton U21 | 2018–19[9] | — | — | — | — | 1[a] | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||
2019–20[10] | — | — | — | — | 2[a] | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||||
Total | — | — | — | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |||||
Stoke City | 2020–21[11] | EFL Championship | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 6 | 0 | |
2021–22[12] | EFL Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | ||
Total | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | ||
Cheltenham Town (loan) | 2021–22[12] | EFL League One | 9 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2[a] | 0 | 14 | 0 |
Career total | 15 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 25 | 0 |
- ^ a b c Appearances in EFL Trophy
References[]
- ^ a b "Premier League clubs publish 2019/20 released lists". Premier League. Retrieved 16 March 2021.
- ^ "Report: Cambridge 4-0 Saints". Southampton FC. Retrieved 16 March 2021.
- ^ "Quartet pen Academy deals". Stoke City. Retrieved 16 March 2021.
- ^ "Cardiff 0-0 Stoke". BBC Sport. Retrieved 16 March 2021.
- ^ "Stoke City boss gives verdict on teenage striker after first start". Stoke Sentinel. Retrieved 12 May 2021.
- ^ "Christian Norton: Cheltenham Town sign Stoke City striker on loan". BBC Sport. Retrieved 31 August 2021.
- ^ "Tottenham Hotspur forward set for loan switch to Cheltenham Town after Northampton Town spell". Gloucestershire Live. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
- ^ Wales U21 squad
- ^ "Games played by Christian Norton in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
- ^ "Games played by Christian Norton in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
- ^ "Games played by Christian Norton in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
- ^ a b "Games played by Christian Norton in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
- 2001 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Greater London
- Welsh footballers
- Wales youth international footballers
- English footballers
- English people of Welsh descent
- Southampton F.C. players
- Stoke City F.C. players
- Cheltenham Town F.C. players
- English Football League players
- Association football forwards