{{Short description|Welsh footballer (born 2006)}} {{about||the Aussie rules player| Jack Norris (footballer)}}
{{Infobox football biography |name = Jac Norris |image = |caption = |fullname = Jac Norris |birth_date = {{birth date and age|2006|11|9|df=y}} |birth_place = |height = |position = Midfielder |currentclub = Newport County |clubnumber = 34 |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 |years3 = 2025–2026 |clubs3 = → Llanelli Town (loan) |caps3 = 17 |goals3 = 2 |years4 = 2026 |clubs4 = → Barry Town United (loan) |caps4 = 4 |goals4 = 0 |club-update = 17:00, 2 May 2026 (UTC) }}
'''Jac Norris''' (born 9 November 2006) is a Welsh footballer who plays as a central midfielder for {{English football updater|NewportC}} club Newport County.<ref>{{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/}}</ref>
==Career== Norris came through the youth set-up at Cwmbran Celtic before joining the academy at Newport County.<ref name="argus">{{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}}</ref> During the 2022-23 season he played for the club's under 18 side as an under 16 player.<ref>{{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 }}</ref> He made his first team debut for Newport in EFL League Two against Grimsby Town on 6 April 2024.<ref>{{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}}</ref><ref name="argus"/> On 14 June 2024 Norris signed his first professional contract with Newport County.<ref>{{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}}</ref>
On 3 January 2025, Norris joined Cymru Premier side Briton Ferry Llansawel on loan for the remainder of the 2024-25 season.<ref> {{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}}</ref> In September 2025 Norris joined Cymru Premier side Llanelli Town on loan for the 2025-26 season.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://llanellitownafc.com/player/jac-norris/|title=Jac Norris|website=llanellitownafc.com}}</ref> He was recalled by Newport in January 2026.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.newport-county.co.uk/news/club-announcement-squad-update|title=CLUB ANNOUNCEMENT : SQUAD UPDATE | Newport County A.F.C.|website=www.newport-county.co.uk}}</ref> On 2 February 2026 he joined Cymru Premier side Barry Town United for the remainder of the 2025-26 season<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.newport-county.co.uk/news/jac-norris-joins-barry-town-loan|title=Jac Norris Joins Barry Town on Loan | Newport County A.F.C.|website=www.newport-county.co.uk}}</ref>
He was released by the club at the end of the 2025–26 season.<ref>{{cite web |title=Retained & Released List |url=https://www.newport-county.co.uk/news/newport-county-2025-26-retained-released-list |publisher=Newport County AFC |access-date=11 May 2026}}</ref>
==Style of play== A midfield player, he was described as "brave on the ball" by the Newport manager Graham Coughlan in April 2024.<ref>{{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}}</ref>
== References == {{reflist}}
==External links== *{{Soccerbase|191672}} *{{Soccerway|961530}}
{{Newport County A.F.C. squad}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Norris, Jac}} Category:Living people Category:2006 births 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 Category:Llanelli Town A.F.C. players Category:Barry Town United F.C. players Category:English Football League players Category:Men's association football midfielders Category:Cymru Premier players