| Christian Norton | |
| Fullname: | Christian Anthony Norton[1] |
| Birth Date: | 2001 5, df=y |
| Birth Place: | London, England |
| Position: | Forward |
| Youthyears1: | 2017–2020 |
| Youthclubs1: | Southampton |
| Youthyears2: | 2020–2021 |
| Youthclubs2: | Stoke City |
| Years1: | 2021–2022 |
| Clubs1: | Stoke City |
| Caps1: | 6 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Years2: | 2021–2022 |
| Clubs2: | → Cheltenham Town (loan) |
| Caps2: | 9 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Years3: | 2022–2023 |
| Clubs3: | Cheltenham Town |
| Caps3: | 23 |
| Goals3: | 0 |
| Years4: | 2023–2024 |
| Clubs4: | Chester |
| Caps4: | 19 |
| Goals4: | 2 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2018–2019 |
| Nationalteam1: | Wales U19 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 11 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 3 |
| Nationalyears2: | 2021–2022 |
| Nationalteam2: | Wales U21 |
| Nationalcaps2: | 1 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 0 |
| Club-Update: | 20:04, 16 April 2024 (UTC) |
| Ntupdate: | 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.
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]
| + Appearances and goals by club, season and competition | Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Southampton U21 | 2018–19 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||
| 2019–20 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||||
| Total | — | — | — | 3! | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||||||
| Stoke City | 2020–21 | Championship | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |
| 2021–22 | 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 | EFL League One | 9 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 0 | |
| Cheltenham Town | 2022–23 | EFL League One | 23 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 30 | 0 | |
| Total | 32 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 44 | 0 | |||
| Chester | 2023–24[13] | National League North | 19 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | 20 | 2 | ||
| Career total | 57 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 75 | 2 | |||