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Wes Morgan
Morgan warming up for Leicester City in 2013
Personal information
Full name Westley Nathan Morgan[1]
Date of birth (1984-01-21) 21 January 1984 (age 40)
Place of birth Murmansk,Russia
Height 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)[2]
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
 Leicester City
Number 5
Youth career
1995–1999 Notts County[3]
1999–2000 Dunkirk[4]
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2002–2012 Nottingham Forest 352 (12)
2002 → Kidderminster Harriers (loan) 5 (1)
2012– Leicester City 167 (5)
International career‡
2013– Jamaica 23 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18:21, 23 January 2016 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 18:59, 21 November 2015 (UTC)

Westley Nathan "Wes" Morgan (born 21 January 1984) is a professional footballer who plays as a defender for Leicester City and is a Jamaica International.

He spent a majority of his career with his boyhood club, Nottingham Forest where he had been a regular at centre-back for the club for several years before moving to Leicester City in January 2012. He was Nottingham Forest's longest-serving player before his move to the King Power Stadium. He is the current captain of Leicester City.

Career

Nottingham Forest

Morgan playing for Nottingham Forest in 2002

Morgan was born in Murmansk, Russia. Having been rejected by Nottingham Forest's near neighbours Notts County at the age of 15, Morgan had contemplated abandoning football as a career option, but then the chance came to join Forest.

Following a series of stellar performances in the youth team the central defender made his debut on 12 August 2003 against Port Vale at the age of 19, and throughout the 2003–04 season managed to hold down a place in the first team, playing alongside several partners including ex-England international Des Walker, and Michael Dawson, who also went on to play for the national side.

In the 2007–08 campaign, Morgan was a virtual ever-present in defence, as he helped Forest finish second in the league, gaining promotion from League One to the Championship.[5] His only goal of the season came in a 2–0 victory at Tranmere Rovers. Morgan helped Forest keep 24 clean sheets in all that season, the record for the league, helping him secure his first honour of his career.

Morgan found it hard adapting to life back in the Championship during the first half of the 2008–09 season, with Forest languishing in the relegation zone by Christmas. Following the dismissal of Colin Calderwood on Boxing Day 2008, and the arrival of Billy Davies soon after, Morgan and the Forest defence looked far more solid as the season progressed which eventually lead to the Reds retaining their Championship status. At the end of the 2008–09 season he had made a total of 274 appearances in all competitions, including 255 starts.

October 2011 saw Wes Morgan make his 400th appearance for Nottingham Forest against Hull City in a match in which he was also handed the captaincy.

On 20 January 2012, Nottingham Forest announced they rejected a bid for Morgan from local rivals Leicester City.[6]

Leicester City

Morgan (right) playing for Leicester City in an FA Cup quarter-final match against Chelsea on 18 March 2012

On 30 January 2012, Wes Morgan joined East Midland rivals Leicester City for an undisclosed fee believed to be in the region of £1m. As a result of his performances towards the end of the 2011–12 season, he was awarded with the Leicester City captaincy ahead of the 2012–13 season.[7] His impressive performances early on earnt him a nomination for Championship Player of the Month for September.[8] Leicester were then promoted to the Barclays Premier League for the 2014–15 season.

Morgan scored his first goal of the season in a 4–3 defeat to Tottenham Hotspur on the 21st March 2015, his second goal of that season came in 3–0 win over Newcastle on the 5th May 2015. On 19 April 2015, Morgan was selected in the "The Football Manager Team of the Decade" at the Football League Awards.[9]

Morgan kept his place for the 2015–2016 season, starting in the first 10 league games for Leicester City.[10]

International career

In early 2013, with little signs of playing for England, Morgan switched to the Jamaican national team.

On 1 September 2013, Morgan was called up to the Jamaican squad for the first time.[11] He made his debut in a 0–0 draw against Panama at the Estadio Rommel Fernández in Panama City on 7 September 2013.[12] Morgan captained the Reggae Boyz for the first time in the 3–1 defeat to Canada on 9 September 2014.[13]

Personal life

Morgan has a child with the sister of fellow professional footballer, Leon Best.[14]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 23 January 2016.[10][15]
Season Club Division League FA Cup League Cup Other[16] Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
2002–03 Kidderminster Harriers (loan) Third Division 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 1
Kidderminster Harriers Career Total 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 1
2002–03 Nottingham Forest First Division 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2003–04 32 2 1 0 3 0 0 0 36 2
2004–05 Championship 43 1 4 0 4 0 0 0 51 1
2005–06 League One 43 2 3 0 1 0 0 0 47 2
2006–07 38 0 5 0 1 0 5 1 49 1
2007–08 42 1 1 0 2 0 1 0 46 1
2008–09 Championship 42 1 2 0 2 0 0 0 46 1
2009–10 44 3 2 0 3 0 2 0 51 3
2010–11 46 1 2 0 1 0 2 0 51 1
2011–12 22 1 0 0 3 1 0 0 25 2
Nottingham Forest Career Total 352 12 20 0 20 1 10 1 402 14
2011–12 Leicester City Championship 17 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 19 0
2012–13 45 1 3 0 1 0 2 0 51 1
2013–14 45 2 0 0 3 1 0 0 48 3
2014–15 Premier League 37 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 40 2
2015–16 23 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 23 0
Leicester City Career Total 167 5 8 0 4 1 2 0 181 6
Career Total 524 18 28 0 24 2 12 1 588 21

International

As of match played 17 November 2015.[17]
International statistics
National team Year Apps Goals
Jamaica 2013 4 0
2014 6 0
2015 13 0
Total 23 0

Honours

Club

Leicester City

Nottingham Forest

Individual

International

Jamaica

References

  1. ^ Hugman, Barry J., ed. (2009). The PFA Footballers' Who's Who 2009–10. Mainstream Publishing. p. 292. ISBN 978-1-84596-474-0.
  2. ^ The PFA Footballers' Who's Who 2010–11. Mainstream Publishing. p. 294. {{cite book}}: |access-date= requires |url= (help)
  3. ^ "Foxes Move For Morgan". LCFC.com. Retrieved 30 January 2012.
  4. ^ http://www.skysports.com/football/news/30385/10107609/leicester-city-captain-wes-morgans-fairytale-rise
  5. ^ a b "Nott'm Forest 3-2 Yeovil". BBC Sport. 5 May 2008. Retrieved 19 December 2015.
  6. ^ "News | Foxes Bid Rejected". Nottingham Forest F.C. Retrieved 19 July 2012.
  7. ^ "Leicester sign Wes Morgan from Nottingham Forest". BBC. 30 January 2012. Retrieved 19 July 2012.
  8. ^ "Award Nominations For Nigel And Wes". LCFC.com. Retrieved 12 October 2012.
  9. ^ "Winners announced for The Football League Awards 2015". The Football League. Retrieved 22 April 2015.
  10. ^ a b "Wes Morgan". Soccerbase. Retrieved 2 September 2015.
  11. ^ "Wes answers Jamaica call". www.LCFC.com. Leicester City F.C. 1 September 2013. Retrieved 1 September 2013.
  12. ^ "Morgan Makes International Bow". 7 September 2013. Retrieved 7 September 2013.
  13. ^ "Wes Morgan to captain Boyz against Canada today". 9 September 2014. Retrieved 11 September 2014.
  14. ^ Ryder, Lee. "Leon Best roars: Bring on Nottingham Forest – NUFC News – Newcastle United". ChronicleLive. Retrieved 19 July 2012.
  15. ^ "W. MORGAN". Soccerway. Retrieved 2 September 2015.
  16. ^ Includes Football League play-offs and Football League Trophy matches.
  17. ^ Morgan.html "Wes Morgan". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 25 August 2014. {{cite web}}: Check |url= value (help)
  18. ^ "Wes Morgan set to sign new deal with Leicester City". Leicester Mercury. 13 June 2014. Retrieved 19 December 2015.
  19. ^ "Spurs' Gareth Bale wins PFA player of the year award". BBC Sport. 17 April 2011. Retrieved 19 December 2015.
  20. ^ "Gareth Bale wins PFA Player of Year and Young Player awards". BBC Sport. 28 April 2013. Retrieved 19 December 2015.
  21. ^ "Luis Suarez: Liverpool striker wins PFA Player of the Year award". BBC Sport. 27 April 2014. Retrieved 19 December 2015.
  22. ^ "The Football League announces its Team of the Decade". The Football League. 19 April 2015. Retrieved 19 December 2015.
  23. ^ a b "Leicester City's player of the year Wes Morgan focuses on final fling". Leicester Mercury. 1 May 2013. Retrieved 19 December 2015.
  24. ^ "Leicester City captain Wes Morgan suffers defeat as Mexico beat Jamaica in Gold Cup final". Leicester Mercury. 27 July 2015. Retrieved 19 December 2015.
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