Mathias Normann
Mathias Antonsen Normann (born 28 May 1996) is a Norwegian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Premier League club Norwich City, on loan from Russian side Rostov, and the Norway national team.
 Normann playing for Norwich City in 2022 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Mathias Antonsen Normann[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 28 May 1996[2] | ||
| Place of birth | Svolvær, Norway | ||
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Norwich City (on loan from Rostov) | ||
| Number | 16 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Svolvær | |||
| Lofoten | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2012 | Lofoten | 5 | (1) |
| 2013–2017 | Bodø/Glimt | 34 | (0) |
| 2015 | → Alta (loan) | 16 | (2) |
| 2017–2019 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 0 | (0) |
| 2017–2018 | → Molde (loan) | 15 | (1) |
| 2019– | Rostov | 51 | (2) |
| 2021– | → Norwich City (loan) | 21 | (1) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2013 | Norway U17 | 2 | (0) |
| 2014 | Norway U18 | 1 | (0) |
| 2017 | Norway U21 | 1 | (0) |
| 2019– | Norway | 12 | (1) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 30 April 2022 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 28 March 2022 | |||
Club career
Normann was born in Svolvær.[3] He made his senior debut for Bodø/Glimt on 24 April 2014 against Tverlandet; Bodø/Glimt won 5–0. Normann played for Lofoten before he joined Bodø/Glimt.
On 16 August 2017, Normann joined Molde FK on loan until the end of the 2017 season.[4] On 26 January 2018, Molde announced that Normann's loan deal had been extended until the summer of 2018.[5]
On 28 January 2019, he signed with the Russian Premier League club FC Rostov.[6]
On 29 August 2021, he joined English club Norwich City on loan for the 2021–22 season, with an option to purchase.[7]
International
Normann made his debut for the Norway national team on 5 September 2019 in a 2020 Euro qualifier against Malta, as a 76th-minute substitute for Stefan Johansen.[8]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 30 April 2022[9]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | Continental | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Lofoten | 2012 | 3. divisjon | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | 5 | 1 | |
| Bodø/Glimt | 2013 | Adeccoligaen | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | |
| 2014 | Tippeligaen | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2015 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2016 | 27 | 0 | 6 | 3 | – | 33 | 3 | |||
| 2017 | OBOS-ligaen | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 8 | 0 | ||
| Total | 34 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 3 | ||
| Alta (loan) | 2015 | Oddsen-ligaen | 16 | 2 | 1 | 0 | – | 17 | 2 | |
| Brighton & Hove Albion | 2017–18 | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | |
| 2018–19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | |||
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Molde (loan) | 2017 | Eliteserien | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | 7 | 0 | |
| 2018 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | – | 11 | 1 | |||
| Total | 15 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 1 | ||
| Rostov | 2018–19 | Russian Premier League | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | 11 | 0 | |
| 2019–20 | 23 | 1 | 1 | 0 | – | 24 | 1 | |||
| 2020–21 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 1 | ||
| 2021–22 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Total | 51 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 56 | 2 | ||
| Norwich City (loan) | 2021–22 | Premier League | 21 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 22 | 1 | |
| Career total | 142 | 7 | 17 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 160 | 10 | ||
International
- As of 28 March 2022
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Norway | 2019 | 2 | 0 |
| 2020 | 5 | 1 | |
| 2021 | 4 | 0 | |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 12 | 1 | |
- Scores and results list Norway's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Normann goal
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 October 2020 | Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo, Norway |  Serbia | 1–1 | 1–2 | UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying play-offs |
References
- "Mathias Antonsen Normann" (in Norwegian). Norwegian Football Federation. Retrieved 18 April 2022.
- "Mathias Normann: Overview". Premier League. Retrieved 18 April 2022.
- "Mathias Normann". altomfotball.no. TV2. Retrieved 13 March 2016.
- "MATHIAS NORMANN PÅ LÅN TIL MOLDE FK". moldefk.no (in Norwegian). Molde FK. 16 August 2017. Retrieved 16 August 2017.
- "NORMANN FORLENGER!". moldefk.no (in Norwegian). Molde FK. 26 January 2017. Retrieved 2 February 2018.
- "Матиас Норман — игрок "Ростова"" [Mathias Normann is a Rostov player] (in Russian). FC Rostov. 28 January 2019. Archived from the original on 7 November 2020.
- "City complete deal for Mathias Normann". Norwich City F.C. 29 August 2021.
- "Norway v Malta game report". UEFA. 5 September 2019.
- "Mathias Normann". altomfotball.no (in Norwegian). TV 2. Retrieved 17 October 2018.
