Andreia Norton

Andreia Alexandra Norton (born 15 August 1996) is a Portuguese footballer who plays as a forward for S.C. Braga in the Campeonato Nacional de Futebol Feminino. She first played for her country in an under nineteen match in 2012 and debuted for the senior team four years later.

Andreia Norton
Personal information
Full name Andreia Alexandra Norton
Date of birth (1996-08-15) 15 August 1996
Place of birth Ovar, Portugal
Height 161 cm (5 ft 3 in)
Playing position(s) Forward
Club information
Current team
 S.C. Braga
Number ?
Youth career
2003–2008 Clube Desportivo Furadouro
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009–2010 U.D. Oliveirense
2010–2013 F.C. Cesarense
2013–2015 Clube de Albergaria
2015–2016 FC Barcelona 0 (0)
2016–2018 S.C. Braga 44 (20)
2018–2019 SC Sand 11 (0)
2019-2020 Inter Milan 5 (0)
2020- S.C. Braga 0 (0)
National team
2012–2015 Portugal U19 25 (9)
2016– Portugal 37 (4)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 18 January 2020

Career

Club

Norton started to play football at the age of two in her native city. When Norton was seven, she went to play for the "Furadouro Sports Club", an amateur club in Ovar, where she was the only girl in the team. She used to play as a defender, then she started to play in the midfield and finally settled down as a forward. At the age of 12, she was forced to leave the team, because Portuguese law forbids mixed teams above the age of 12. In 2009, aged 13, Norton went to play for U.D. Oliveirense, at that time a team playing in the Portuguese First Division.[1] Due to her young age she only played a few matches, but scored a goal against Leixões S.C.. U.D. Oliveirense was relegated that season, and later folded. Like most players from Oliveirense, she went to F.C. Cesarense, where she spent three years. In 2013, Norton signed with Clube de Albergaria. There, she was twice voted the league's best player, at 17 and 18 years of age.[2]

In 2015, Norton was offered a contract with FC Barcelona.[3][4] In one of the final matches of the season, against Club de Albergaria, she suffered a serious injury in her left knee, which forced her to undergo surgery twice. As the contract with Barcelona was already signed, she went to Catalonia but was unable to play any matches for the club. After one year in Spain, she decided to return to Portugal and signed with S.C. Braga in order to get more playing time and therefore recover her previous form.[1][5] On March 19, 2018, Norton was included by the "Quinas de Ouro" award among the "11 Best Players" in the Portuguese women's league. The award is annually organized by the Portuguese Football Federation together with the "Associação Nacional dos Treinadores de Futebol" and the "Sindicato dos Jogadores Profissionais de Futebol".[6][7]

In May 2018, German Frauen-Bundesliga club SC Sand announced that they had signed Norton.[8]

International

Norton debuted for Portugal U19 in a match against Wales U19 on March 13, 2012.[9] She was part of the team that reached the semi-finals in the 2012 UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship, when they lost 1–0 against Spain in the semi-finals. Norton played with the U19 team until 2015, recording 25 caps with nine goals scored. On October 25, 2016, at the age of 20, Norton debuted for the Portuguese senior team in a tie against Romania. In her debut she scored the goal that enabled Portugal to qualify for a European Women's Championship for the first time.[5][10] As of May 2018, this is Norton's only international goal.[11] On July 6, 2017, Francisco Neto asked Norton to represent Portugal at the UEFA Women's Euro 2017.[12][1][4][13] She did not play any matches as Portugal was eliminated in the group stage.

Personal life

Norton is the daughter of journeyman Brazilian footballer, Valdecir Ribeiro da Silva (known as "Pingo"), who played for A.D. Ovarense in the 1995/1996 season.[1][4] She never met her father, and was raised by her grandmother, aunt, and uncle.[5]

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References
  1. Torres, Carlos. "A vida de Andreia Norton, uma das estrelas da selecção feminina". Sábado magazine. Retrieved 19 April 2018.
  2. "Andreia Norton eleita a melhor futebolista do campeonato". Sapo Desporto. Retrieved 19 April 2018.
  3. Martins, André Cruz. "Andreia Norton. A nova aventura chama-se Barcelona". Diário de Notícias. Retrieved 19 April 2018.
  4. "Andreia Norton espera que mudança para o Barça inspire mais jovens". Sapodesporto. Retrieved 19 April 2018.
  5. Paralta Gomes, Lídia. "Andreia Norton: primeiro a bola, depois a Comunhão". Tribuna Expresso. Retrieved 19 April 2018.
  6. "Presidente quer futebol português com a mesma grandeza "lá fora" e "cá dentro"". Mundo Lusíada. Retrieved 19 April 2018.
  7. "Futebol – Gala Quinas de Ouro 2018 premeia ribatejanos". O Ribatejo. Retrieved 19 April 2018.
  8. Lima, Fábio (28 May 2018). "Andreia Norton ruma à Bundesliga" (in Portuguese). Record. Retrieved 28 December 2018.
  9. "Portugal - País de Gales". Portuguese Football Federation. Retrieved 21 April 2018.
  10. "Andreia Norton "sem palavras" para descrever o que sentia". O Jogo. Retrieved 19 April 2018.
  11. "Roménia - Portugal". Portuguese Portuguese Federation. Retrieved 21 April 2018.
  12. "As eleitas para o Europeu". Portuguese Football Federation. Retrieved 16 April 2018.
  13. "Portugal com Andreia Norton num pódio histórico". OvarNews. Retrieved 19 April 2018.
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