Christian Anthony Norton (born 21 May 2001) is a professional footballer who plays as a forward for Cheltenham Town. Born in England, he represented Wales internationally.
| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Christian Anthony Norton[1] | ||
| Date of birth | (2001-05-21) 21 May 2001 (age 21) | ||
| Place of birth | London, England | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Cheltenham Town | ||
| Number | 30 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2017–2020 | Southampton | ||
| 2020–2021 | Stoke City | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2021–2022 | Stoke City | 6 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | → Cheltenham Town (loan) | 9 | (0) |
| 2022– | Cheltenham Town | 0 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2018–2019 | Wales U19 | 11 | (3) |
| 2021–2022 | Wales U21 | 1 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12:03, 24 December 2021 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 18:11, 10 November 2021 (UTC) | |||
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] He was released by Stoke at the end of the 2021–22 season.[8]
On 12 August 2022, Norton signed a one-year contract with Cheltenham Town.[9]
He was selected for the Wales under-21 squad for the friendly match against Republic of Ireland on 25 March 2021.[10]
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Southampton U21 | 2018–19[11] | — | — | — | — | 1[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||
| 2019–20[12] | — | — | — | — | 2[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||||
| Total | — | — | — | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |||||
| Stoke City | 2020–21[13] | EFL Championship | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 6 | 0 | |
| 2021–22[14] | 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[14] | EFL League One | 9 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 14 | 0 |
| Career total | 15 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 25 | 0 | ||
Cheltenham Town F.C. – current squad | |
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