David Norman Jr.

David Daniel Norman Jr. (born May 31, 1998) is a Canadian professional soccer player.

David Norman Jr.
Personal information
Full name David Daniel Norman
Date of birth (1998-05-31) May 31, 1998
Place of birth New Westminster, British Columbia, Canada
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
Coquitlam Metro-Ford
2011–2012 Vancouver Whitecaps FC
2012–2013 Mainz 05
2013–2016 Vancouver Whitecaps FC
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016 Oregon State Beavers 17 (2)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017 Whitecaps FC 2 26 (1)
2018–2019 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 0 (0)
2018 → Queen of the South (loan) 10 (0)
2019 → Pacific FC (loan) 8 (0)
2020 Inter Miami 0 (0)
National team‡
2018– Canada U23 5 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of November 13, 2019
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of June 7, 2018

Club career

Whitecaps FC 2

Norman Jr. played one year of college soccer at Oregon State University in 2016, before signing his first professional contract with Whitecaps FC 2 on January 19, 2017.[1] In May 2017, Norman Jr. 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]

Loan to Queen of the South

In September 2018, Norman Jr. was loaned to Scottish Championship club Queen of the South. On October 20, 2018, Norman Jr. had his first league start for the Doonhamers at East End Park versus Dunfermline Athletic in a 1–0 win.[6] In total he played 12 first team QoS games in his loan spell comprising 1 Challenge Cup game, 10 league games and 1 Scottish Cup game.[7] Norman departed after the league match at Palmerston versus Dunfermline on December 22, 2018.[8]

Loan to Pacific FC

On September 3, 2019, Norman was loaned to Canadian Premier League side Pacific FC until the end of the season.[9] He made his debut as a starter the following day in a 1–1 draw against Forge FC.[10]

Inter Miami CF

On September 3, 2019, after only one appearance for the Whitecaps, Norman was traded to expansion side Inter Miami in exchange for a conditional pick in the 2022 MLS SuperDraft, effective January 2020.[11]

Miami opted to decline his contract option following the 2020 season.[12]

International career

In May 2018, Norman Jr. was named to Canada's under-21 squad for the 2018 Toulon Tournament.[13] He was named to the Canadian U-23 provisional roster for the 2020 CONCACAF Men's Olympic Qualifying Championship on February 26, 2020.[14]

Personal life

Norman Jr. is the son of Scottish-born former Canada national team soccer player David Norman.[15] Norman Jr. holds citizenship in both Canada and the United Kingdom.[16]

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. Heather Dewar (October 20, 2018). "Dunfermline Athletic 0-1 Queen of the South: Late Todd goal snatches win for Queens". BBC Sport. Retrieved November 9, 2018.
  7. "QosFC: Squad - Season 20/21". www.qosfc.com. Retrieved December 8, 2020.
  8. "QosFC: Thank you David". www.qosfc.com. Retrieved December 15, 2018.
  9. "Pacific FC Add Midfielder David Norman Jr". Pacific FC. September 3, 2019. Retrieved September 3, 2019.
  10. "D. Norman". Soccerway. Retrieved September 5, 2019.
  11. "Norman loaned out to Pacific FC for remainder of 2019 prior to joining Inter Miami CF". Vancouver Whitecaps. September 3, 2019.
  12. "Inter Miami CF Announces Roster Decisions Following Inaugural Season | Inter Miami CF". Retrieved December 8, 2020.
  13. Alicia Rodriguez (May 19, 2018). "Canada national team roster for prestigious Toulon Tournament released". Major League Soccer.
  14. "Canada Soccer announces Provisional List for Concacaf Men's Olympic Qualifying". Canada Soccer. February 26, 2020. Retrieved February 26, 2020.
  15. "Coquitlam's David Norman Jr. signs first pro deal with Whitecaps FC 2". January 31, 2017. Retrieved December 2, 2017.
  16. "David Norman". August 8, 2012. Retrieved December 2, 2017.
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