Oliver Norwood
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Oliver James Norwood | ||
| Date of birth | 12 April 1991 | ||
| Place of birth | Burnley, England | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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Brighton & Hove Albion | ||
| Number | 21 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2007–2009 | Manchester United | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2009–2012 | Manchester United | 0 | (0) |
| 2010 | → Carlisle United (loan) | 6 | (0) |
| 2011–2012 | → Scunthorpe United (loan) | 15 | (1) |
| 2012 | → Coventry City (loan) | 18 | (2) |
| 2012–2014 | Huddersfield Town | 80 | (8) |
| 2014–2016 | Reading | 81 | (4) |
| 2016– | Brighton & Hove Albion | 21 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2006–2007 | England U16 | 9 | (2) |
| 2007 | England U17 | 3 | (0) |
| 2010–2011 | Northern Ireland U19 | 7 | (3) |
| 2009–2012 | Northern Ireland U21 | 11 | (4) |
| 2009 | Northern Ireland B | 1 | (0) |
| 2010– | Northern Ireland | 43 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 14:24, 13 January 2017 (UTC). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 14:24, 13 January 2017 (UTC) |
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Oliver James Norwood (born 12 April 1991) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Brighton & Hove Albion, having signed from Reading in August 2016. Norwood began his career with Manchester United, and had loan spells at Carlisle United, Scunthorpe United and Coventry City before moving to Huddersfield Town. Although he was born in England, and represented that country at under-17 level, he has represented Northern Ireland at every level from under-19 to the senior team.
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. However, although he made the trip to Germany, Norwood was not named in the 18-man match-day squad.
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