Christian Norton

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.

Christian Norton
Personal information
Full name Christian Anthony Norton[1]
Date of birth (2001-05-21) 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)

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
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Southampton U21 2018–19[9] ————1[lower-alpha 1]010
2019–20[10] ————2[lower-alpha 1]020
Total ———3030
Stoke City 2020–21[11] EFL Championship 600000—60
2021–22[12] EFL Championship 000020—20
Total 6000200080
Cheltenham Town (loan) 2021–22[12] EFL League One 9030002[lower-alpha 1]0140
Career total 150302050250
  1. Appearances in EFL Trophy

References
  1. "Premier League clubs publish 2019/20 released lists". Premier League. Retrieved 16 March 2021.
  2. "Report: Cambridge 4-0 Saints". Southampton FC. Retrieved 16 March 2021.
  3. "Quartet pen Academy deals". Stoke City. Retrieved 16 March 2021.
  4. "Cardiff 0-0 Stoke". BBC Sport. Retrieved 16 March 2021.
  5. "Stoke City boss gives verdict on teenage striker after first start". Stoke Sentinel. Retrieved 12 May 2021.
  6. "Christian Norton: Cheltenham Town sign Stoke City striker on loan". BBC Sport. Retrieved 31 August 2021.
  7. "Tottenham Hotspur forward set for loan switch to Cheltenham Town after Northampton Town spell". Gloucestershire Live. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
  8. Wales U21 squad
  9. "Games played by Christian Norton in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
  10. "Games played by Christian Norton in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
  11. "Games played by Christian Norton in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
  12. "Games played by Christian Norton in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
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