David Norman Jr.

David Norman Jr.
Personal information
Date of birth (1998-05-31) 31 May 1998
Place of birth New Westminster, British Columbia, Canada
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Playing position Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Queen of the South
Number 22
Youth career
2011–2012 Vancouver Whitecaps FC Residency
2012–2013 1. FSV Mainz 05
2013–2016 Vancouver Whitecaps FC Residency
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016 Oregon State Beavers 17 (2)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017 Whitecaps FC 2 26 (1)
2018– Vancouver Whitecaps FC 0 (0)
2018– → Queen of the South (loan) 1 (0)
National team‡
2018– Canada U23 4 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of October 6, 2018
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of June 7, 2018

David Norman Jr. (born May 31, 1998) is a Canadian soccer player, who is a midfielder and currently plays for Scottish Championship club Queen of the South, on loan from Vancouver Whitecaps FC in the Major League Soccer.

Career

Club

Whitecaps FC 2

Norman Jr. played one year of college soccer at Oregon State University in 2016, before signning his first professional contract with Whitecaps FC 2 on January 19, 2017.[1] In May 2017, Norman was named to the Whitecaps roster for the 2017 Canadian Championship on a short term contract.[2] Norman Jr. would be named the player of the year for Whitecaps FC 2 upon conclusion of the 2017 season.[3] Norman Jr. would spend one season with Whitecaps FC 2 before the club ceased operations after the 2017 season.[4]

Vancouver Whitecaps FC

In December 2017, Norman Jr. signed an MLS contract with Vancouver Whitecaps FC for the 2018 season, with options for the 2019, 2020 and 2021 seasons.[5]

Queen of the South

In September 2018, Norman was loaned to Scottish Championship club Queen of the South until the January 2019 transfer window.[6]

International

In May 2018, Norman Jr. was named to Canada's under-21 squad for the 2018 Toulon Tournament.[7]

Personal

Norman Jr. is the son of former Canada national team soccer player David Norman.[8]

Norman Jr. holds citizenship in both Canada and the United Kingdom.[9]

References

  1. ↑ "Whitecaps FC sign David Norman Jr. to professional contract with WFC2". January 19, 2017. Retrieved December 2, 2017.
  2. ↑ "Whitecaps FC name 23-man roster for Tuesday's Canadian Championship semifinal". Vancouver Whitecaps FC. May 23, 2017.
  3. ↑ @wfc2 (October 17, 2017). "Congrats to @DavidNormanJr, who was named #WFC2's Player of the Year!" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  4. ↑ Michael McColl (October 14, 2017). "California Dreaming: Goodbye WFC2, hello new beginnings – the ins and outs of the Whitecaps/Fresno partnership". AFTN Canada.
  5. ↑ "Whitecaps FC sign Residency product David Norman Jr. to MLS contract". Vancouver Whitecaps FC. December 1, 2017.
  6. ↑ "Whitecaps FC loan David Norman Jr. to Scottish club Queen of the South FC". Vancouver Whitecaps FC. September 1, 2018.
  7. ↑ Alicia Rodriguez (May 19, 2018). "Canada national team roster for prestigious Toulon Tournament released". Major League Soccer.
  8. ↑ "Coquitlam's David Norman Jr. signs first pro deal with Whitecaps FC 2". January 31, 2017. Retrieved December 2, 2017.
  9. ↑ "David Norman". August 8, 2012. Retrieved December 2, 2017.
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