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Aidan Morris
Morris in 2022
Personal information
Full name Aidan Morris
Date of birth (2001-11-16) November 16, 2001 (age 22)
Place of birth Fort Lauderdale, Florida, U.S.
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Columbus Crew
Number 21
Youth career
2015–2017 Weston FC
2017–2019 Columbus Crew
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019 Indiana Hoosiers 21 (2)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020– Columbus Crew 37 (0)
2022– → Columbus Crew 2 3 (0)
International career
2018 United States U18 3 (0)
2020 United States U20 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of October 9, 2022

Aidan Morris (born November 16, 2001) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a midfielder for the Columbus Crew in Major League Soccer.

Youth career

Originally from Florida, Morris was recruited to Columbus Crew SC Academy, where he played from 2017 to 2019. He attended Indiana University in 2019, where he played college soccer. He scored his first collegiate goal on October 1, 2019 against Northwestern.[1] Morris was named Big Ten Offensive Player of the Week on October 8 and October 29.[2][3] He was named Big Ten Freshman of the Year and won the 2019 TopDrawerSoccer.com National Freshman of the Year Award, a national award given to the top freshman college soccer player in the United States. After his only college season, Morris signed as a homegrown player for the Columbus Crew[4]

Professional career

Columbus Crew

2020 season

Morris was announced as a homegrown player signing by the Columbus Crew on January 14, 2020.[4] He made his professional debut in a July 11 match during the MLS is Back Tournament, coming on late in a 4–0 trouncing of in-state rival FC Cincinnati.[5] He made his second appearance for the Crew on July 16, coming off the bench for an injured Darlington Nagbe in the 67th minute of a 2–0 win against New York Red Bulls.[6] He made his first start for the Crew in October 2020.[7] Overall, Morris made eleven appearances for the Crew during the 2020 MLS season.[8] To cap off the season, on December 12, 2020 he became the youngest player in league history to start in MLS Cup as he helped guide the Crew to a 3–0 win over the Seattle Sounders.[9]

2021 season

Morris started the first game of the 2021 season for the Crew, a 4–0 win against Real Estelí in the round of 16 of the CONCACAF Champions League. Morris again started the second leg against Real Esteli, however, he left the game in the fourth minute of what was a 1–0 victory for Columbus with an ACL injury that sidelined him for the entirety of the 2021 MLS season.[10]

International career

Morris was called up to the United States national under-20 soccer team in January 2020.[11]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played October 9, 2022[8]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Columbus Crew 2020 Major League Soccer 10 0 — — 1[a] 0 11 0
2021 0 0 — 2[b] 0 — 2 0
2022 27 0 1 0 — — 28 0
Total 37 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 41 0
Columbus Crew 2 2022 MLS Next Pro 3 0 — — — 3 0
Career total 40 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 44 0
  1. ^ Appearance(s) in MLS Cup Playoffs
  2. ^ Appearance(s) in CONCACAF Champions League

Honors

Indiana University

Columbus Crew

References

  1. ^ "No. 8 Hoosiers Earn 3–1 Road Win at Northwestern". Indiana University Athletics.
  2. ^ "Morris Crowned Big Ten Player of the Week". Indiana University Athletics.
  3. ^ "Morris Collects Third Award of the Week". Indiana University Athletics.
  4. ^ a b "Columbus Crew SC signs Crew SC Academy product Aidan Morris". ColumbusCrew.com. January 14, 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  5. ^ @ColumbusCrewSC (July 12, 2020). "Homegrown 🏡 Now in the match: @sebaberhalter & @AidanZMorris #Crew96 | #CINvCLB | 0–4" (Tweet). Retrieved July 12, 2020 – via Twitter.
  6. ^ "Recap". mlssoccer.com. Major League Soccer. July 16, 2020. Retrieved July 17, 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  7. ^ "Aidan Morris provides a bright spot during the Crew's recent slump". massivereport.com. Vox Media. October 10, 2020. Retrieved June 3, 2021.
  8. ^ a b "USA – A. Morris – Profile with news, career statistics and history – Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Soccerway.
  9. ^ "Columbus Crew's Aidan Morris youngest ever to start, register assist in MLS Cup". mlssoccer.com. Major League Soccer. December 12, 2020. Retrieved June 3, 2021.
  10. ^ Myers, Jacob (April 17, 2021). "Crew unfortunate to lose bright, young player Aidan Morris, potentially for the year". The Columbus Dispatch. Retrieved June 3, 2021.
  11. ^ "New U-20 MNT Head Coach Anthony Hudson Kicks Off 2020 With 24-Player Training Camp, Two Games vs. Mexico". www.ussoccer.com.
  12. ^ "2019 Men's Division I Postseason Awards | College Soccer". TopDrawerSoccer.com.
  13. ^ "2019 Big Ten Men's Soccer Tournament". bigten.org. Retrieved December 13, 2020.
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