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Oliver Norwood 
Personal information Full name Oliver James Norwood[1] Date of birth 12 April 1991 Place of birth Burnley, England Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[2] Playing position Midfielder Club information Current club Scunthorpe United
(on loan from Manchester United)Number 14 Youth career 2007– Manchester United Senior career* Years Team Apps† (Gls)† 2009– Manchester United 0 (0) 2010 → Carlisle United (loan) 6 (0) 2011– → Scunthorpe United (loan) 9 (1) National team‡ 2007 England U17 3 (0) 2010–2011 Northern Ireland U19 3 (3) 2009– Northern Ireland U21 7 (4) 2009 Northern Ireland B 1 (0) 2010– Northern Ireland 4 (0) * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 21:20, 25 October 2011 (UTC).
† Appearances (Goals).
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 23:54, 5 August 2011 (UTC)Oliver James Norwood (born 12 April 1991) is an English-born Northern Irish footballer who plays as a midfielder for Scunthorpe United on loan from Manchester United. Although he represented England at under-17 level, he has represented Northern Ireland at every level from under-19 to the senior team.
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Club career
Born in Burnley, Lancashire, Norwood began his football career playing for his brother's team in his home town. He was spotted by Manchester United scouts when he was 6 years old and joined the club at the age of 7. After eight appearances for Manchester United's under-18s side in 2005–06 and 2006–07, he joined the club as a trainee in July 2007. He became a regular in the under-18s team in 2007–08, scoring twice in 22 appearances, and he made his debut for the reserve team in a 2–1 away win over Middlesbrough on 6 November 2007. The following season, he scored nine goals in 28 appearances for the under-18s, as well as appearing a further 10 times for the reserves. His form prompted the club to sign him on a professional contract in July 2009.
2009–10 was a big season for Norwood, as he made the full step up to the reserve team and also received his first call-up to the first-team for their Champions League group stage match away to Wolfsburg.[3] However, although he made the trip to Germany, Norwood was not named in the 18-man match-day squad.[4]
On 16 September 2010, Norwood signed for Carlisle United on a one-month emergency loan contract, following a knee injury to Carlisle captain Paul Thirlwell.[5]
On 24 August 2011, Norwood signed for Scunthorpe United on a six-month loan.[6]
International career
England
Although he was born in England, Norwood's heritage is Northern Irish; it is this heritage that has allowed him to represent both England and Northern Ireland in international football. He was first called up to the England under-17 team in September 2007 ahead of their 2008 UEFA Under-17 Championship qualifying matches against Malta, Estonia and Portugal in Estonia from 21 October to 26 October 2007.[7] He appeared in all three fixtures, his debut coming in the 6–0 win over Malta on 21 October, in which he came on as a 61st-minute substitute for Harry Forrester.[8] However, the match against Portugal would prove to be his final appearance for an England team.
Northern Ireland
Norwood made his first appearance for a Northern Ireland team at "B" international level, in a 3–0 defeat away to Scotland B on 6 May 2009; he came on as a substitute for Niall McGinn in the 67th minute, and forced a fingertip save from Scotland goalkeeper David Marshall with a 30-yard free-kick three minutes later.[9] His under-21 debut followed three months later, when he came on as a substitute for Corry Evans in a 2–1 away defeat to Portugal on 12 August 2009.[10] Norwood received national media attention in November 2009 after he scored free-kicks against both Germany and the Czech Republic's under-21 teams.[11]
Norwood's reverse progression through the Northern Irish national teams was completed in May 2010, when he appeared for the under-19 side in the 2010 UEFA Under-19 Championship elite qualifying round. In his first match for the under-19s, against Russia, he scored two goals in the last 10 minutes to salvage a draw after Northern Ireland went 2–0 down shortly into the second half.[12] He then followed this up with a penalty to open the scoring against Italy two days later, only for Italy to win the match 3–2.[13]
Norwood made his debut for the Northern Ireland senior side on 11 August 2010, in a 2–0 friendly defeat away to Montenegro. He came on as a second-half substitute for Sammy Clingan, and in the final few minutes attempted to chip the Montenegrin goalkeeper Mladen Božović, only to send the ball over the bar.[14]
Career statistics
Club Season League Cup League Cup Europe Other[nb 1] Total Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Manchester United 2009–10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2010–11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2011–12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Total 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Carlisle United (loan) 2009–10 6 0 0 0 0 0 — — 6 0 Scunthorpe United (loan) 2011–12 2 0 0 0 1 0 — — 3 0 Career total 8 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 9 0 Statistics accurate as of match played on 12 September 2011[15]
Notes
- ^ Includes other competitive competitions, including the FA Community Shield
References
- ^ "Premier League clubs submit squad lists". premierleague.com (Premier League). 1 September 2010. http://www.premierleague.com/page/Headlines/0,,12306~2142220,00.html. Retrieved 7 July 2011.
- ^ "Oliver Norwood". transfermarkt.co.uk. Transfer Markt. http://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/en/oliver-norwood/profil/spieler_73547.html. Retrieved 7 July 2011.
- ^ Coppack, Nick (7 December 2009). "Young squad fly to Germany". ManUtd.com (Manchester United). http://www.manutd.com/default.sps?pagegid={F9E570E6-407E-44BC-800F-4A3110258114}&newsid=6643868. Retrieved 13 August 2010.
- ^ Ashenden, Mark (8 December 2009). "Wolfsburg 1-3 Man Utd". BBC Sport (British Broadcasting Corporation). http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/europe/8399065.stm. Retrieved 13 August 2010.
- ^ "Carlisle United sign Oliver Norwood on emergency loan". BBC Sport (British Broadcasting Corporation). 16 September 2010. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/c/carlisle_united/9006115.stm. Retrieved 17 September 2010.
- ^ Marshall, Adam (24 August 2011). "Norwood loaned to Scunthorpe". ManUtd.com (Manchester United). http://www.manutd.com/en/News-And-Features/Football-News/2011/Aug/norwood-signs-for-scunthorpe-on-loan.aspx. Retrieved 24 August 2011.
- ^ "Peacock names squad". TheFA.com (The Football Association). 24 September 2007. http://www.thefa.com/England/mens-u17s/News/2009/England17Estoniasquad. Retrieved 13 August 2010.
- ^ "Lions hit Malta for six". TheFA.com (The Football Association). 21 October 2007. http://www.thefa.com/England/mens-u17s/News/2009/England17Malta. Retrieved 13 August 2010.
- ^ "Scots take 'B' honours". irishfa.com (Irish Football Association). 6 May 2009. http://www.irishfa.com/news/item/4858/scots-take-b-honours/. Retrieved 14 August 2010.
- ^ "Battling under-21s lose unbeaten run in Portugal". irishfa.com (Irish Football Association). 12 August 2009. http://www.irishfa.com/news/item/5103/battling-under-21s-lose-unbeaten-run-in-portugal/. Retrieved 14 August 2010.
- ^ Stevenson, Mark (23 November 2009). "United's 'New Beckham' Hailed As A Genius". News of the World (News Group Newspapers). http://www.newsoftheworld.co.uk/sport/manchester_united/614875/MANCHESTER-UNITEDS-NEW-BECKHAM-OLIVER-NORWOOD-HAILED-AS-A-GENIUS.html. Retrieved 14 August 2010.
- ^ Sipovich, Mikhail (21 May 2010). "Norwood double denies Russia". UEFA.com (Union of European Football Associations). http://en.uefa.com/under19/matches/season=2010/round=15352/match=2001514/report/index.html. Retrieved 14 August 2010.
- ^ Sturov, Igor (23 May 2010). "Destro sends Italy through to finals". UEFA.com (Union of European Football Associations). http://en.uefa.com/under19/matches/season=2010/round=15352/match=2001527/report/index.html. Retrieved 14 August 2010.
- ^ "Montenegro 2-0 Northern Ireland". BBC Sport (British Broadcasting Corporation). 11 August 2010. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/irish/8886730.stm. Retrieved 14 August 2010.
- ^ "Oliver Norwood". CarlisleUnited.co.uk. Carlisle United. http://www.carlisleunited.co.uk/page/ProfilesDetail/0,,10361~52575,00.html. Retrieved 6 August 2011.
External links
- Oliver Norwood career stats at Soccerbase
- Profile at ManUtd.com
- Oliver Norwood at National-Football-Teams.com
- Profile at Northern Ireland's Footballing Greats
Scunthorpe United F.C. – current squad 1 Lillis · 2 Wright · 3 Nolan · 4 Togwell · 5 Nelson · 6 Byrne · 7 Ryan · 8 O'Connor · 9 Dagnall · 10 Robertson · 11 Thompson · 12 Mozika · 13 Slocombe · 14 Norwood · 15 Reid · 16 M. Duffy · 17 Grant · 18 Collins · 19 Canavan · 20 Godden · 21 Barcham · 22 Turner · 23 Wint · 24 Palmer · 25 Thewlis · 26 S. Duffy · 27 Johnstone · 28 Ajose · Manager: Knill
Categories:- 1991 births
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- Manchester United F.C. players
- Carlisle United F.C. players
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- English people of Northern Ireland descent
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