Christian Norton
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Christian Anthony Norton[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 21 May 2001 | ||
| Place of birth | London, England | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Bala Town | ||
| Number | 22 | ||
| 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) |
| 2023–2024 | Chester | 19 | (2) |
| 2024–2025 | Bala Town | 6 | (1) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2018–2019 | Wales U19 | 11 | (3) |
| 2021–2022 | Wales U21 | 1 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 11:35, 22 July 2025 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 19:09, 30 November 2023 (UTC) | |||
Christian Anthony Norton (born 21 May 2001) is a professional footballer who plays as a forward. Born in England, he has represented Wales at under-19 and under-21 levels.
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] He was released by Stoke at the end of the 2021–22 season.[8]
Cheltenham Town
On 12 August 2022, Norton signed a one-year contract with Cheltenham Town.[9] He was released after one season with the club.[10]
Chester
On 9 November 2023, Norton joined Chester of the National League North.[11]