Dean Northover

Dean Northover
Personal information
Full name Dean Northover
Date of birth (1991-09-04) 4 September 1991 (age 33)
Place of birth Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s) Full-back, Midfielder
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2018 SAIT Trojans 24 (17)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2018 Calgary Foothills 49 (0)
2019–2020 Cavalry FC 15 (0)
Total 64 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Dean Northover (born 4 September 1991) is a Canadian former professional soccer player who played as a full-back.

Club career

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Calgary Foothills

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In 2015, Northover joined local club Calgary Foothills FC in their inaugural season in the Premier Development League.[1] In 2016, Northover made fourteen league appearances and five playoff appearances for Calgary.[2]

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.[3][4] In 2018, Northover made nine league appearances for Calgary and four playoff appearances as the Foothills won the 2018 PDL Championship.[5] Northover made more appearances in the PDL than any other player from 2015 to 2018.[1]

Cavalry FC

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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.[1] On 4 May 2019 he made his professional debut in the club's inaugural match against York9 FC.[6] 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.[7] Cavalry announced his return to the team on 3 August 2020.[8]

On 26 January 2021, the club announced that Northover had retired at age 29 to pursue other career opportunities.[9]

Honours

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Calgary Foothills

Cavalry FC

Individual

  • ACAC Men's Soccer Player of the Year: 2017

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Cavalry FC adds another quartet of Canadians as roster takes shape". Canadian Premier League. 23 January 2019. Retrieved 4 May 2019.
  2. ^ "Dean Northover 2016". USL League Two. Retrieved 4 May 2019.
  3. ^ "Dean Northover 2017". USL League Two. Retrieved 4 May 2019.
  4. ^ "Dean Northover Honoured as 2017-18 ACAC Men's Soccer Player of the Year". ACAC. Retrieved 4 May 2019.
  5. ^ "Dean Northover 2018". USL League Two. Retrieved 4 May 2019.
  6. ^ "Dean Northover". Soccerway. Retrieved 4 May 2019.
  7. ^ "Cavs defender Dean Northover out for season with ACL injury". Canadian Premier League. August 2, 2019.
  8. ^ "Cavalry FC re-signs Canadian fullback Dean Northover". August 3, 2020.
  9. ^ Marty Thompson (26 January 2021). "Dominick Zator, Jay Wheeldon highlight list of Cavalry FC departures". Canadian Premier League. Retrieved 26 January 2021.
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