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 | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Chester | ||
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) |
2022–2023 | Cheltenham Town | 23 | (0) |
2023– | Chester | 10 | (1) |
International career‡ | |||
2018–2019 | Wales U19 | 11 | (3) |
2021–2022 | Wales U21 | 1 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20:39, 25 January 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19:09, 30 November 2023 (UTC) |
Christian Anthony Norton (born 21 May 2001) is a professional footballer who plays as a forward for Chester in the National League North. Born in England, he has represented Wales at under-19 and under-21 levels.
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 released after one season with the club.[10]
On 9 November 2023, Norton joined Chester of the National League North.[11]
He was selected for the Wales under-21 squad for the friendly match against Republic of Ireland on 25 March 2021.[12]
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[13] | — | — | — | — | 1[a] | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||
2019–20[14] | — | — | — | — | 2[a] | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||||
Total | — | — | — | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |||||
Stoke City | 2020–21[15] | Championship | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
2021–22[16] | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
Total | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | ||
Cheltenham Town (loan) | 2021–22[16] | EFL League One | 9 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2[a] | 0 | 14 | 0 |
Cheltenham Town | 2022–23[17] | EFL League One | 23 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6[a] | 0 | 30 | 0 |
Total | 32 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 44 | 0 | ||
Chester | 2023–24[18] | National League North | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 1[b] | 0 | 11 | 1 | |
Career total | 48 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 66 | 1 |