hiː skˈoːɹd hɪz fˈɜːst ɡˈoʊl fɚðə kənˈɛɹiz ɪn ɐ fˈoːɹ tˈuː dᵻfˈiːt æt wˈɪmbəldən ˌɔn tˈuː noʊvˈɛmbɚ tˈuː θˈaʊzənd tˈuː, ænd wʌz ɹᵻwˈɔːɹdᵻd wɪð ɐ θɹˈiːjˈɪɹ pɹəfˈɛʃənəl kˈɑːntɹækt æt ðɪ ˈɛnd ʌv dʒˈænjuːˌɛɹi tˈuː θˈaʊzənd θɹˈiː, ˈɛndɪŋ ðə sˈiːzən wɪð twˈɛnti tˈuː ɐpˈɪɹənsᵻz.
He scored his first goal for the Canaries in a 4–2 defeat at Wimbledon on 2 November 2002, and was rewarded with a three-year professional contract at the end of January 2003, ending the season with 22 appearances.