Michael William Bowyer Nonni (born 10 November 1989) is a Canadian former professional
soccer player who most recently played with
FC Edmonton
FC Edmonton was a Canadian professional Association football, soccer club based in Edmonton, Alberta. The club was founded in 2010 and competed in the North American Soccer League (2011–2017), North American Soccer League (NASL) from 2011 to ...
of the
North American Soccer League The North American Soccer League may refer to:
* North American Soccer League (1968–1984), a former Division I league
* North American Soccer League (2011–2017), a former Division II league
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.
Career
Youth and college
Born in
West Vancouver
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,
British Columbia
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, Nonni spent four years with the Vancouver Selects, winning the Canadian National Championship in 2005. The Vancouver Selects played in multiple tournaments abroad against teams like
Manchester United
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,
Ajax
Ajax may refer to:
Greek mythology and tragedy
* Ajax the Great, a Greek mythological hero, son of King Telamon and Periboea
* Ajax the Lesser, a Greek mythological hero, son of Oileus, the king of Locris
* ''Ajax'' (play), by the ancient Gree ...
,
Roma
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Places Australia
* Roma, Queensland, a town
** Roma Airport
** Roma Courthouse
** Electoral district of Roma, defunct
** Town of Roma, defunct town, now part of the Maranoa Regional Council
* Roma Street, Brisbane, a ...
, and
AC Milan
Associazione Calcio Milan (), commonly referred to as AC Milan or simply Milan, is a professional football club in Milan, Italy, founded in 1899. The club has spent its entire history, with the exception of the 1980–81 and 1982–83 season ...
.
Nonni signed a contract with Eredivise club FC Groningen in 2006.
Nonni accepted a scholarship to
UC Santa Barbara
The University of California, Santa Barbara (UC Santa Barbara or UCSB) is a public land-grant research university in Santa Barbara, California with 23,196 undergraduates and 2,983 graduate students enrolled in 2021–2022. It is part of the Un ...
in 2009, where he played for the soccer team, the
UC Santa Barbara Gauchos
The UC Santa Barbara Gauchos are the intercollegiate athletic teams who represent the University of California, Santa Barbara. Referred to in athletic competition as ''UC Santa Barbara'' or ''UCSB'', the Gauchos participate in 19 NCAA Division I ...
.
After spending three seasons at college Nonni went to Germany to play professionally for
SV Wilhelmshaven
SV Wilhelmshaven is a German association football club from Wilhelmshaven, Lower Saxony. SV Wilhelmshaven play in the Regionalliga Nord. SV Wilhelmshaven was founded in 1905. Since 1999, Wilhelmshaven's stadium is the Jadestadion.
History
Pred ...
of the
Regionalliga Nord
The Regionalliga Nord ( en, Regional League North) is the fourth tier of the German football league system in the states of Lower Saxony, Schleswig-Holstein, Bremen and Hamburg. It is one of five leagues at this level, together with the Regional ...
. Nonni made his debut for Wilhelmshaven on 19 February 2012 against
RB Leipzig
RasenBallsport Leipzig e.V. (), commonly known as RB Leipzig, and colloquially referred to as Red Bull Leipzig, is a German professional football club based in Leipzig, Saxony. The club was founded in 2009 by the initiative of the company Red B ...
at the
Red Bull Arena.
Professional
On 30 July 2012 it was announced that Nonni had arrived for a trial at
FC Edmonton
FC Edmonton was a Canadian professional Association football, soccer club based in Edmonton, Alberta. The club was founded in 2010 and competed in the North American Soccer League (2011–2017), North American Soccer League (NASL) from 2011 to ...
of the
North American Soccer League The North American Soccer League may refer to:
* North American Soccer League (1968–1984), a former Division I league
* North American Soccer League (2011–2017), a former Division II league
{{disambig ...
. He then officially signed a professional contract with FC Edmonton during pre-season of 2013.
Nonni made his professional debut for FC Edmonton on 28 April 2013 against the
San Antonio Scorpions
The San Antonio Scorpions were an American professional soccer team based in San Antonio, Texas. Founded in 2010, the team made its debut in the North American Soccer League in 2012. The Scorpions played at Toyota Field, a soccer specific stadium ...
at
Clarke Stadium
Clarke Stadium is a multipurpose facility located in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. The stadium was originally used for Canadian football. Over the years different sports have participated at the site. Presently, it is the home of the Edmonton Hus ...
in which he came on as a 78th-minute substitute for
Robert Garrett
Robert S. Garrett (May 24, 1875 – April 25, 1961) was an American athlete, as well as investment banker and philanthropist in Baltimore, Maryland and financier of several important archeological excavations. Garrett was the first modern Ol ...
as FC Edmonton won the match 1–0. Nonni was released by Edmonton on 28 January 2016.
Career statistics
References
External links
*
FC Edmonton player profile
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1989 births
Living people
People from West Vancouver
Soccer people from British Columbia
Canadian men's soccer players
Men's association football midfielders
North American Soccer League (2011–2017) players
UC Santa Barbara Gauchos men's soccer players
SV Wilhelmshaven players
FC Edmonton players
University of British Columbia alumni
Canadian expatriate men's soccer players
Canadian expatriate sportspeople in the United States
Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States
Canadian expatriate sportspeople in Germany
Expatriate men's footballers in Germany