Nathan Wallace Newman Trott (born 21 November 1998) is a professional

footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby ...

who plays as a

goalkeeper In many team sports which involve scoring goals, the goalkeeper (sometimes termed goaltender, netminder, GK, goalie or keeper) is a designated player charged with directly preventing the opposing team from scoring by blocking or intercepting ...

for Danish club

Vejle Boldklub Vejle Boldklub is a Danish professional football club based in Vejle in Jutland. Formed in 1891, the club is one of the most successful clubs in Danish football history, having won the Danish championship five times and the Danish cup title six ...

, on loan from

West Ham United West Ham United Football Club is an English professional football club that plays its home matches in Stratford, East London. The club competes in the Premier League, the top tier of English football. The club plays at the London Stadium ...

. Born in Bermuda, he has represented both Bermuda and England at youth international level.

Career

Born in

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, Trott joined

Valencia Valencia ( va, València) is the capital of the autonomous community of Valencia and the third-most populated municipality in Spain, with 791,413 inhabitants. It is also the capital of the province of the same name. The wider urban area al ...

's academy in Spain as an outfield player, after being spotted at a satellite academy ran by Valencia at

Saltus Grammar School Saltus Grammar School, founded in 1880, is an independent school in Pembroke Parish, Bermuda. It was a boys' school until 1992, when it became co-educational. It has two campuses, one for the Lower Primary (Foundation - Year 2) and one for the U ...

. Trott transitioned to a goalkeeper on international duty with Bermuda under-15's after an injury to

Ajai Daniels Ajai Daniels (born 1 July 1998) is a Bermudian international footballer who plays for Devonshire Cougars, as a goalkeeper. Club career Daniels began his career with Dandy Town Hornets. In March 2018, Daniels saved a penalty for Southampton Ra ...

. Upon his return to Bermuda, Trott joined North Village Rams. In January 2016, Trott joined

on the recommendation of

Clyde Best Clyde Cyril Best, MBE (born 24 February 1951) is a Bermudian former football player. He was one of the first black players in First Division football in England, scoring 47 goals as a striker for West Ham United between 1968 and 1976. Early ...

, and he signed a new four-year contract with the club in March 2019. Trott moved on loan to

AFC Wimbledon AFC Wimbledon is an English professional football club, based in Merton, London, that plays in the EFL League Two, after being relegated from the EFL League One following the 2021–22 season. The club's home stadium is Plough Lane. The cl ...

in June 2019. He made his debut on 17 August in a 1–1 home draw with

Accrington Stanley Accrington Stanley Football Club is a professional association football club based in Accrington, Lancashire, England. The club competes in League One, the third tier of the English football league system. They have spent their complete histor ...

. On 23 January 2021, Trott made his debut, as a substitute, for West Ham in a 4–0

FA Cup The Football Association Challenge Cup, more commonly known as the FA Cup, is an annual knockout football competition in men's domestic English football. First played during the 1871–72 season, it is the oldest national football competit ...

win against

Doncaster Rovers Doncaster Rovers Football Club is a professional association football club based in Doncaster, South Yorkshire, England. The team compete in League Two, the fourth tier of the English football league system. The club play their home games at T ...

. In July 2021 he moved on loan to French club Nancy. In August 2022 he moved on loan to Danish club

Vejle Vejle () is a city in Denmark, in the southeast of the Jutland Peninsula at the head of Vejle Fjord, where the Vejle River and Grejs River and their valleys converge. It is the site of the councils of Vejle Municipality ('' kommune'') and t ...

International career

Trott has represented England at U20 level, being a squad member at the

2017 UEFA European Under-19 Championship The 2017 UEFA European Under-19 Championship (also known as UEFA Under-19 Euro 2017) was the 16th edition of the UEFA European Under-19 Championship (66th edition if the Under-18 and Junior eras are included), the annual international youth footba ...

. On 30 August 2019, Trott was included in the

England U21 The England national under-21 football team, also known as England under-21s or England U21(s), is considered to be the feeder team for the England national football team. This team is for England players aged under 21 at the start of the calen ...

squad for the first time.

Career statistics

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Trott, Nathan 1998 births Living people Bermudian footballers English footballers West Ham United F.C. players AFC Wimbledon players English Football League players Association football goalkeepers England youth international footballers Black British sportsmen Valencia CF players North Village Rams players Bermudian expatriate footballers Bermudian expatriate sportspeople in Spain Expatriate footballers in Spain Bermuda youth international footballers AS Nancy Lorraine players Expatriate footballers in France Bermudian expatriates in France English expatriate sportspeople in Spain English expatriates in France Ligue 2 players Vejle Boldklub players English expatriates in Denmark Bermudian expatriates in Denmark Expatriate men's footballers in Denmark Danish 1st Division players Championnat National 3 players