{{short description|Canadian soccer player}} {{Infobox football biography |name = Dean Northover |fullname = Dean Northover |image = |image_size = |caption = |birth_date = {{birth date and age|1991|9|4|df=y}} |birth_place = Calgary, Alberta, Canada |height = 1.73 m |position = Full-back, Midfielder |currentclub = |clubnumber = |youthyears1 = |youthclubs1 = |collegeyears1 = 2017–2018 |college1 = SAIT Trojans |collegecaps1 = 24 |collegegoals1 = 17 |years1 = 2015–2018 |clubs1 = Calgary Foothills |caps1 = 49 |goals1 = 0 |years2 = 2019–2020 |clubs2 = Cavalry FC |caps2 = 15 |goals2 = 0 |totalcaps = 64 |totalgoals = 0 |nationalyears1 = |nationalteam1 = |nationalcaps1 = |nationalgoals1 = |medaltemplates = |club-update = |nationalteam-update = }}
'''Dean Northover''' (born 4 September 1991) is a Canadian former professional soccer player who played as a full-back.
==Club career== ===Calgary Foothills=== In 2015, Northover joined local club Calgary Foothills FC in their inaugural season in the Premier Development League.<ref name="CFC">{{cite web |title=Cavalry FC adds another quartet of Canadians as roster takes shape |url=https://canpl.ca/article/cavalry-fc-adds-another-quartet-of-canadians-as-roster-takes-shape |publisher=Canadian Premier League |accessdate=4 May 2019 |date=23 January 2019}}</ref> In 2016, Northover made fourteen league appearances and five playoff appearances for Calgary.<ref>{{cite web |title=Dean Northover 2016 |url=https://www.uslleaguetwo.com/roster_players/12301241 |publisher=USL League Two |accessdate=4 May 2019}}</ref>
In 2017, Northover made another fourteen league appearances for Foothills while attending the Southern Alberta Institute of Technology, where he was named 2017–18 ACAC Men's Soccer Player of the Year.<ref>{{cite web |title=Dean Northover 2017 |url=https://www.uslleaguetwo.com/roster_players/18029082 |publisher=USL League Two |accessdate=4 May 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Dean Northover Honoured as 2017-18 ACAC Men's Soccer Player of the Year |url=http://www.acac.ab.ca/general/2017-18/releases/20171026irix6l |publisher=ACAC |accessdate=4 May 2019}}</ref> In 2018, Northover made nine league appearances for Calgary and four playoff appearances as the Foothills won the 2018 PDL Championship.<ref>{{cite web |title=Dean Northover 2018 |url=https://www.uslleaguetwo.com/roster_players/24767472 |publisher=USL League Two |accessdate=4 May 2019}}</ref> Northover made more appearances in the PDL than any other player from 2015 to 2018.<ref name="CFC" />
===Cavalry FC=== On 23 January 2019 Northover signed with local Canadian Premier League side Cavalry FC, joining former Foothills coach Tommy Wheeldon Jr. and several of is former Foothills teammates.<ref name="CFC" /> On 4 May 2019 he made his professional debut in the club's inaugural match against York9 FC.<ref name="SW">{{cite web |title=Dean Northover |url=https://int.soccerway.com/players/dean-northover/605813/ |publisher=Soccerway |accessdate=4 May 2019}}</ref> After starting regularly for Cavalry in the 2019 Spring season, Northover tore his ACL in July 2019, forcing him to miss the remainder of the 2019 season.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://canpl.ca/article/cavs-defender-dean-northover-out-for-season-with-acl-injury|title=Cavs defender Dean Northover out for season with ACL injury|website=Canadian Premier League|date=August 2, 2019}}</ref> Cavalry announced his return to the team on 3 August 2020.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://canpl.ca/article/cavalry-fc-re-signs-canadian-fullback-dean-northover|date=August 3, 2020|title=Cavalry FC re-signs Canadian fullback Dean Northover}}</ref>
On 26 January 2021, the club announced that Northover had retired at age 29 to pursue other career opportunities.<ref>{{cite web |author1=Marty Thompson |title=Dominick Zator, Jay Wheeldon highlight list of Cavalry FC departures |url=https://canpl.ca/article/dominick-zator-jay-wheeldon-highlight-list-of-cavalry-fc-departures |publisher=Canadian Premier League |access-date=26 January 2021 |date=26 January 2021}}</ref>
==Honours== '''Calgary Foothills''' *PDL Championship: 2018
'''Cavalry FC''' * Canadian Premier League Finals **Runners-up: 2019 *Canadian Premier League (Regular season): **Champions: Spring 2019, Fall 2019
'''Individual''' *ACAC Men's Soccer Player of the Year: 2017
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== *{{Soccerway|dean-northover/605813}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Northover, Dean}} Category:1991 births Category:Living people Category:Men's association football full-backs Category:Canadian men's soccer players Category:Soccer players from Calgary Category:Southern Alberta Institute of Technology alumni Category:Calgary Foothills FC players Category:Cavalry FC players Category:USL League Two players Category:Canadian Premier League players Category:21st-century Canadian sportsmen