Mathias Normann

Norwegian footballer (born 1996)

Mathias Normann
Normann playing for Dynamo Moscow in 2022
Personal information
Full name Mathias Antonsen Normann[1]
Date of birth (1996-05-28) 28 May 1996 (age 27)[2]
Place of birth Svolvær, Norway
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)[2]
Position(s) Defensive midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Al-Raed
Number 8
Youth career
0000 Svolvær
0000 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)
2019–2023 Rostov 51 (2)
2021–2022 → Norwich City (loan) 23 (1)
2022–2023 → Dynamo Moscow (loan) 15 (0)
2023– Al-Raed 17 (0)
International career‡
2013 Norway U17 2 (0)
2014 Norway U18 1 (0)
2017 Norway U21 1 (0)
2019–2022 Norway 12 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 8 March 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 28 March 2022

Mathias Antonsen Normann (born 28 May 1996) is a Norwegian professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Saudi Pro League club Al-Raed. He has also represented the Norway national team.

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]

On 16 August 2022, Normann moved on loan to Lecce in Italy.[8] On 18 August 2022, the Italian club announced Normann wouldn’t be part of the team due to bureaucratic reasons.[9]

On 6 September 2022, Normann joined Dynamo Moscow on loan with an option to buy.[10]

In August 2023, he terminated the contract with FC Rostov and FC Dynamo unilaterally and left Russia. As the reason, fears for their safety due to the UAV attack on Moscow City were named.[11] Subsequently, FIFA ordered Norman to pay compensation to Rostov.[12]

On 20 August 2023, Normann joined Saudi Pro League club Al-Raed.[13]

International career

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.[14]

After he signed a contract with Russian side Dynamo Moscow, the Norwegian Football Federation banned him from playing for Norway.[15] Norwegian manager Ståle Solbakken said: "We'll see if Mathias one day returns to the Norwegian national team, but right now it is completely out of the question", seemingly referring to the Russian invasion of Ukraine.[15]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 29 February 2024[16]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] 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 Tippeligaen 0 0 0 0 – 0 0
2016 Tippeligaen 27 0 6 3 – 33 3
2017 Norwegian First Division 7 0 1 0 – 8 0
Total 34 0 8 3 – 42 3
Alta (loan) 2015 2. divisjon 16 2 1 0 – 17 2
Brighton & Hove Albion 2017–18 Premier League 0 0 0 0 – 0 0
2018–19 Premier League 0 0 0 0 – 0 0
Total 0 0 0 0 – 0 0
Molde (loan) 2017 Eliteserien 5 0 2 0 – 7 0
2018 Eliteserien 10 1 1 0 – 11 1
Total 15 1 3 0 – 18 1
Rostov 2018–19 Russian Premier League 9 0 2 0 – 11 0
2019–20 Russian Premier League 23 1 1 0 – 24 1
2020–21 Russian Premier League 15 1 1 0 1[b] 0 17 1
2021–22 Russian Premier League 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
Total 51 2 4 0 1 0 56 2
Norwich City (loan) 2021–22 Premier League 23 1 2 0 — 25 1
Dynamo Moscow (loan) 2022–23 Russian Premier League 14 0 2 0 — 16 0
2023–24 Russian Premier League 1 0 0 0 – 1 0
Total 15 0 2 0 – 17 0
Al Raed 2023–24 Saudi Pro League 17 0 1 0 — 18 0
Career total 176 7 21 3 1 0 198 10
  1. ^ Includes Norwegian Cup, Russian Cup, FA Cup, King Cup
  2. ^ Appearance in UEFA Europa League

International

As of 28 March 2022
Appearances and goals by national team and year
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
List of international goals scored by Mathias Normann
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

  1. ^ "Mathias Antonsen Normann" (in Norwegian). Norwegian Football Federation. Retrieved 18 April 2022.
  2. ^ a b "Mathias Normann: Overview". Premier League. Retrieved 18 April 2022.
  3. ^ "Mathias Normann". altomfotball.no. TV2. Retrieved 13 March 2016.
  4. ^ "MATHIAS NORMANN PÅ LÅN TIL MOLDE FK". moldefk.no (in Norwegian). Molde FK. 16 August 2017. Retrieved 16 August 2017.
  5. ^ "NORMANN FORLENGER!". moldefk.no (in Norwegian). Molde FK. 26 January 2017. Retrieved 2 February 2018.
  6. ^ "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.
  7. ^ "City complete deal for Mathias Normann". Norwich City F.C. 29 August 2021.
  8. ^ "MATHIAS NORMANN È UN NUOVO CALCIATORE DEL LECCE" (in Italian). Lecce. 16 August 2022. Retrieved 16 August 2022.
  9. ^ "Calciomercato Lecce, clamoroso: salta l'acquisto di Mathias Normann quando era ormai fatto" (in Italian). Calcio247.it. 18 August 2022. Retrieved 18 August 2022.
  10. ^ ""Динамо" арендовало Матиаса Норманна" (in Russian). FC Dynamo Moscow. 6 September 2022. Retrieved 6 September 2022.
  11. ^ "Пивоваров: «Норманн решил разорвать контракты с «Ростовом» и «Динамо», он уехал из страны»". Sport Express (in Russian). 9 August 2023.
  12. ^ "ФИФА наказала сбежавшего из РПЛ из-за атаки дронов норвежского футболиста". Sportrbc.ru (in Russian). 22 November 2023.
  13. ^ "رسمياً.. الرائد يضم النرويجي ماتياس نورمان".
  14. ^ "Norway v Malta game report". UEFA. 5 September 2019.
  15. ^ a b "Normann not considered for Norway selection after Russia move". insidethegames.biz. 7 September 2022.
  16. ^ "Mathias Normann". altomfotball.no (in Norwegian). TV 2. Retrieved 17 October 2018.

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