Kieron Morris
Kieron Morris (born 3 June 1994) is an English footballer who plays for Tranmere Rovers.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Kieron Morris[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 3 June 1994[2] | ||
| Place of birth | Hereford, England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Tranmere Rovers | ||
| Number | 7 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Leominster Minors | |||
| Hereford lads club | |||
| → Manchester United | |||
| Walsall | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2013–2019 | Walsall | 143 | (15) |
| 2013 | → Worcester City (loan) | 8 | (1) |
| 2013–2014 | → Leamington (loan) | 4 | (0) |
| 2015 | → Wrexham (loan) | 9 | (2) |
| 2018-2019 | → Tranmere Rovers(loan) | 14 | (1) |
| 2019– | Tranmere Rovers | 127 | (13) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:53, 28 December 2022 (UTC) | |||
Career
Morris was born in Hereford and grew up in Leominster, Herefordshire. Part of the Hereford United Centre of Excellence, he played youth football for local club Leominster Minors before being spotted by Manchester United's scouting network. Morris trialled with Manchester United frequently over a few years, but a contract offer never materialised. He eventually began his career with Walsall and made his professional debut on 28 August 2013 in a 3–1 defeat against Stoke City in the Football League Cup.[3]
During the 2012–13 season Morris spent time on loan at Conference North club Worcester City, making eight appearances and scoring one goal, and the following season he had a loan spell at Leamington, where he played four league games.[4] In January 2014 Morris, along with fellow Walsall youth prospects Matt Preston and Danny Griffiths joined up with Icelandic side ÍBV—managed by former Walsall player Sigurður Ragnar Eyjólfsson—on trial.[5] All three played in a 2–1 loss against Stjarnan in a pre-season tournament, but were not taken on by ÍBV and subsequently returned to Walsall.[6]
Morris joined Wrexham on loan until the end of the season on 30 January 2015.[7] During his loan spell with the Red Dragons, he was impressive as he scored a brace in Wrexham's FA Trophy Semi Final 2nd leg victory over Torquay United on 28 February 2015 as well as the winning goal in the Cross-border derby against Chester on 7 March 2015.
He was released by Walsall at the end of the 2018–19 season.,[8] before signing for Tranmere Rovers on 26 June 2019.[9]
In May 2020, Morris was named ' Tranmere Player of the Season' for the 2019/20 season.[10]
Morris signed a new two-year contract with the option for a third year at the end of the 2021–22 season.[11]
Career statistics
- As of end of 2021–22 season
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Walsall | 2012–13[12] | League One | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013–14[13] | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 2014–15[14] | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 3 | ||
| 2015–16[15] | 33 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2[a] | 0 | 42 | 3 | ||
| 2016–17[16] | 35 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1[b] | 1 | 37 | 6 | ||
| 2017–18[17] | 42 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4[b] | 0 | 48 | 3 | ||
| 2018–19[18] | 17 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4[b] | 2 | 26 | 5 | ||
| Total | 143 | 15 | 7 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 11 | 3 | 170 | 20 | ||
| Worcester City (loan) | 2012–13[19] | Conference North | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | |
| Leamington (loan) | 2013–14[19] | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1[c] | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||
| Wrexham (loan) | 2014–15[19] | Conference Premier | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 4[c] | 2 | 13 | 4 | |
| Tranmere Rovers (loan) | 2018–19[18] | League Two | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3[d] | 0 | 17 | 1 |
| Tranmere Rovers | 2019–20[20] | League One | 34 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2[b] | 0 | 43 | 5 |
| 2020–21[21] | League Two | 42 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9[e] | 2 | 55 | 7 | |
| 2021–22[22] | League Two | 37 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1[b] | 0 | 40 | 5 | |
| Total | 113 | 12 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 138 | 17 | ||
| Career total | 291 | 31 | 17 | 3 | 12 | 2 | 29 | 7 | 351 | 43 | ||
- ^ One appearance in the Football League Trophy and one in the League One play-offs
- ^ a b c d e Appearance(s) in the Football League Trophy
- ^ a b Appearance(s) in the FA Trophy
- ^ Appearance(s) in the League Two play-offs
- ^ 7 appearances and two goals in EFL Trophy and two appearances in League Two play-offs
Honours
Tranmere Rovers
- EFL League Two play-offs: 2019[23]
- EFL Trophy runner-up: 2020–21[24]
References
- ^ (PDF). The Football League. May 2013. p. 4. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 August 2014. Retrieved 7 October 2013.
- ^ a b "Amadou Bakayoko". 11v11. Retrieved 16 December 2015.
- ^ "Stoke 3-1 Walsall". BBC Sport. Retrieved 31 August 2013.
- ^ "K. Morris". Soccerway. Retrieved 1 June 2014.
- ^ Magnús Már Einarsson (8 January 2014). "Þrír frá Walsall með ÍBV í Fótbolta.net mótinu" [Three from Walsall with ÍBV in Fótbolti.net tournament] (in Icelandic). Fótbolti.net. Retrieved 1 June 2014.
- ^ Hafliði Breiðfjörð (11 January 2014). "Siggi Raggi: Möguleiki að skoða fleiri leikmenn Walsall" [Siggi Raggi: A possibility of taking a look at more Walsall players] (in Icelandic). Fótbolti.net. Retrieved 1 June 2014.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "MORRIS HEADS OUT ON LOAN". Walsall FC. 30 January 2015. Retrieved 30 January 2015.
- ^ "Walsall: New Saddlers boss releases 11 players following relegation to League Two". BBC Sport. 17 May 2019. Retrieved 20 May 2019.
- ^ "Permanent TRFC deal for Morris". www.tranmererovers.co.uk. Retrieved 26 June 2019.
- ^ "2019/20 Not End of Season Awards".
- ^ "Kieron Morris signs new contract!". www.tranmererovers.co.uk. 16 May 2022. Retrieved 17 May 2022.
- ^ "Games played by Kieron Morris in 2012/2013". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 18 October 2017.
- ^ "Games played by Kieron Morris in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 18 October 2017.
- ^ "Games played by Kieron Morris in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 18 October 2017.
- ^ "Games played by Kieron Morris in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 18 October 2017.
- ^ "Games played by Kieron Morris in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 18 October 2017.
- ^ "Games played by Kieron Morris in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 6 May 2018.
- ^ a b "Games played by Kieron Morris in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 12 August 2018.
- ^ a b c "England – K. Morris – Profile". Soccerway. Retrieved 18 October 2017.
- ^ "Games played by Kieron Morris in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 26 March 2021.
- ^ "Games played by Kieron Morris in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 26 March 2021.
- ^ "Games played by Kieron Morris in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 17 May 2022.
- ^ Pearlman, Michael (25 May 2019). "Newport County 0–1 Tranmere Rovers". BBC Sport. Retrieved 25 May 2019.
- ^ Pilnick, Brent (14 March 2021). "Sunderland 1–0 Tranmere Rovers". BBC Sport. Retrieved 22 March 2021.
External links
- Kieron Morris at Soccerbase