Michael Nonni

Michael Nonni
Personal information
Full nameMichael William Bowyer Nonni
Date of birth10 November 1989
Place of birthWest Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Height5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Playing positionDefender
Club information
Current team
FC Edmonton
Number22
Youth career
Vancouver Selects
FC Groningen
2009–2011UC Santa Barbara Gauchos
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2011–2012SV Wilhelmshaven1(0)
2013–FC Edmonton22(1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of November 2, 2014.
† Appearances (Goals).

Michael William Bowyer Nonni (born 10 November 1989) is a Canadian professional soccer player currently with FC Edmonton of the North American Soccer League.

Career

Youth and college

Born in West Vancouver, British Columbia, Nonni spent four years at the Vancouver Selects for which he had played abroad with the team against teams like Manchester United, Ajax Amsterdam, AS Roma, and AC Milan.[1] He then spent two seasons in college at the UC Santa Barbara for which he played for the soccer team, the UC Santa Barbara Gauchos.[1]

After spending two seasons at college Nonni went to Germany to play semi-professionally for SV Wilhelmshaven of the Regionalliga Nord. He made his debut for Wilhelmshaven on 19 February 2012 against RB Leipzig at the Red Bull Arena in which he started and played 46 minutes as Wilhelmshaven suffered an 8–2 defeat.[2]

Professional

On 30 July 2012 it was announced that Nonni had arrived for a trial at FC Edmonton of the North American Soccer League.[3] He then officially signed a professional contract with FC Edmonton during pre-season of 2013.[4]

Nonni made his professional debut for FC Edmonton on 28 April 2013 against the San Antonio Scorpions at Clarke Stadium in which he came on as a 78th minute substitute for Robert Garrett as FC Edmonton won the match 1–0.[5]

Career statistics

As of November 2, 2014[6]
Club Season League League Cup Domestic Cup International Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
SV Wilhelmshaven 2011–12 Regionalliga Nord10000010
Total 1000000010
FC Edmonton 2013 NASL30001040
FC Edmonton 2014 NASL1910041232
Career total 221005100272

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 "8 - Michael Nonni". UCSB. Retrieved 30 August 2013.
  2. "RB Leipzig nach Sieg über SV Wilhelmshaven wieder Spitzenreiter" (in German). SV Wilhelmshaven. 19 February 12. Retrieved 3 September 2014. Check date values in: |date= (help)
  3. Sandor, Steven. "Canadian forward Michael Nonni arrives in Edmonton as a trialist". The 11. Retrieved 30 August 2013.
  4. "FC Edmonton add five and release five". Box Score News. Retrieved 30 August 2013.
  5. "FC EDMONTON VS. SAN ANTONIO SCORPIONS 1 - 0". Soccerway. Retrieved 30 August 2013.
  6. Michael Nonni profile at Soccerway

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