Jac Norris
{{Short description|Welsh footballer (born 2006)}}
{{about||the Aussie rules player| Jack Norris (footballer)}}
{{Infobox football biography
|name = Jac Norris
|image =
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|fullname = Jac Norris
|birth_date = {{birth date and age|2006|11|9|df=y}}
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|position = Midfielder
|currentclub = Briton Ferry Llansawel
(on loan from Newport County)
|clubnumber =
|youthyears1 =
|youthclubs1 = Cwmbran Celtic
|youthyears2 = {{0|0000}}–2023
|youthclubs2 = Newport County
|years1 = 2023-
|clubs1 = Newport County
|caps1 = 3
|goals1 = 0
|years2 = 2025–
|clubs2 = → Briton Ferry Llansawel (loan)
|caps2 = 1
|goals2 = 0
|club-update = 21:58, 23 March 2025 (UTC)
}}
Jac Norris (born 9 November 2006) is a Welsh footballer who plays as a central midfielder for Briton Ferry Llansawel on loan from {{English football updater|NewportC}} club Newport County.{{cite web |title=Jac Norris prepped for first season with Newport County| accessdate=14 June 2024| website=South Wales Argus |url=https://www.southwalesargus.co.uk/sport/24387978.jac-norris-prepped-first-season-newport-county/}}
Career
Norris came through the youth set-up at Cwmbran Celtic before joining the academy at Newport County.{{cite web|url=https://www.southwalesargus.co.uk/sport/24245951.brave-jac-norris-earns-league-two-shot-newport-county/ |website=South Wales Argus|accessdate=17 April 2024|title= Brave' Jac Norris earns League Two shot with Newport County|date=
11 April 2024}} During the 2022-23 season he played for the club's under 18 side as an under 16 player.{{cite web|url=https://www.newport-county.co.uk/news/20232/september/academy-watch--first-year-scholars-introduction/|website=Newport-county.co.uk|accessdate=17 April 2024|title= First Year Scholars Introduction|date=15 September 2023 }} He made his first team debut for Newport in EFL League Two against Grimsby Town on 6 April 2024.{{cite web|url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2024/04/06/england/league-two/grimsby-town-fc/newport-county-afc/4089384/|website=Soccerway|accessdate=17 April 2024|title= GRIMSBY TOWN VS. NEWPORT COUNTY 1 - 0|date=6 April 2024}} On 14 June 2024 Norris signed his first professional contract with Newport County.{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/articles/cv224j5mnjzo|website=BBC|accessdate=7 June 2024|title=Teenager Norris signs first Newport County deal|date=7 June 2024}}
On 3 January 2025, Norris joined Cymru Premier side Briton Ferry Llansawel on loan for the remainder of the season. {{cite web|url=https://www.newport-county.co.uk/news/sanca-and-norris-join-briton-ferry-llansawel-loan|title=Sanca and Norris join Briton Ferry Llansawel on loan|website=www.newport-county.co.uk|date=3 January 2025|accessdate=3 January 2025}}
Style of play
A midfield player, he was described as "brave on the ball" by the Newport manager Graham Coughlan in April 2024.{{cite web|url=https://www.southwalesargus.co.uk/sport/24251771.newport-countys-youth-provides-cheer-six-game-losing-run/ |website=South Wales Argus|accessdate=17 April 2024|title= Newport County's youth provides cheer on six-game losing run~|date=14 April 2024}}
References
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External links
- {{Soccerbase|191672}}
- {{Soccerway|961530}}
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Category:Welsh men's footballers
Category:21st-century Welsh sportsmen
Category:Newport County A.F.C. players
Category:Briton Ferry Llansawel A.F.C. players