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

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who plays as a

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for

Danish Superliga The Danish Superliga (, ) is a professional association football league in Denmark and the highest level of the Danish football league system. The league is currently contested by 12 teams each year, with 2 teams relegated. It is the current ...

club

Copenhagen Copenhagen ( ) is the capital and most populous city of Denmark, with a population of 1.4 million in the Urban area of Copenhagen, urban area. The city is situated on the islands of Zealand and Amager, separated from Malmö, Sweden, by the ...

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

Club career

Born in

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, Trott joined

Valencia Valencia ( , ), formally València (), is the capital of the Province of Valencia, province and Autonomous communities of Spain, autonomous community of Valencian Community, the same name in Spain. It is located on the banks of the Turia (r ...

'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 Up ...

. Trott transitioned to a goalkeeper on international duty with Bermuda under-15's after an injury to Ajai Daniels. Upon his return to Bermuda, Trott joined

North Village Rams North Village Rams is a Bermudian professional football club based in Pembroke Parish who participate in the Bermudian Premier Division. History The club, also named ''North Village Community Club'', has won the Bermudian league title eight ti ...

. In January 2016, Trott joined

West Ham United West Ham United Football Club is a professional Association football, football club based in Stratford, London, Stratford, East London, England. The club competes in the Premier League, the top tier of English football league system, English f ...

on the recommendation of

Clyde Best Clyde Cyril Best (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 p ...

, 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 association football club based in Wimbledon, London, Wimbledon, London Borough of Merton, London. The team competes in , the third tier of the English football league system. The club was founded in ...

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, that compete in the , the fourth level of the English football league system. They have spent their entire history playing a ...

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

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win against

Doncaster Rovers Doncaster Rovers Football Club is a professional association football club based in Doncaster, South Yorkshire, England. The team currently competes in EFL League One, the third level of the English football league system after winning the 202 ...

. 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 (''Municipalities of De ...

. In June 2023, his loan deal was extended for another year. On 22 June 2024, Trott joined Danish club

for an undisclosed fee, signing a four-year contract. He made his debut for the club in the opening game of the season against

Lyngby Boldklub Lyngby Boldklub () is a professional Football (soccer), football club based in Kongens Lyngby, Lyngby, Denmark, founded in 1921. It is based at Lyngby Stadion. The club play in the Danish Superliga. From 1994 to 2001 the club was known as Lyngby ...

and kept a clean sheet, in a 2-0 win. After the match, manager Jacob Neestrup praised his debut performance. In the return leg of the

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third round tie against

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, he played a role for Copenhagen by keeping out four penalties in the shootout to send the club through to the next round.

International career

Trott has represented England at

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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 the national under-21 association football team of England, under the control of the Football Association. It is considered to be the feeder team ...

squad for the first time.

Career statistics

Honours

Vejle Boldklub *

Danish 1st Division The 1st Division (''1. Division'') is the second-highest football league in Denmark, also known as NordicBet Liga for sponsorship reasons. From 1945 to 1991, the 1. Division was the name of the highest level of football in Denmark. With the for ...

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Copenhagen *

: 2024–25 *

Danish Cup The Danish Cup (; often referred to as Pokalen) is the official "single-elimination tournament, knockout" cup competition in Danish football, run by the Danish Football Association. The cup has been contested annually since 1955. The winner will ...

: 2024–25

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Trott, Nathan 1998 births Living people Black British sportsmen 21st-century Black British people Bermudian men's footballers English men's footballers Men's association football goalkeepers England men's youth international footballers Bermuda men's youth international footballers English Football League players Ligue 2 players Championnat National 3 players Danish Superliga players Danish 1st Division players Valencia CF players North Village Rams players West Ham United F.C. players AFC Wimbledon players AS Nancy Lorraine players Vejle Boldklub players F.C. Copenhagen players Bermudian expatriate men's footballers English expatriate sportspeople in Spain Bermudian expatriate sportspeople in Spain Expatriate men's footballers in Spain English expatriate sportspeople in France Bermudian expatriate sportspeople in France Expatriate men's footballers in France English expatriate sportspeople in Denmark Bermudian expatriate sportspeople in Denmark Expatriate men's footballers in Denmark 21st-century English sportsmen