Shayden Morris

Shayden Jermaine Morris (born 3 November 2001) is an English professional footballer who plays as a right winger for Aberdeen.

Shayden Morris
Personal information
Full name Shayden Jermaine Morris[1]
Date of birth (2002-03-30) 30 March 2002
Place of birth Newham, London
Height 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)[2]
Position(s) Right winger
Team information
Current team
 Aberdeen
Number 20
Youth career
0000–2018 Southend United
2018–2019 Fleetwood Town
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019–2022 Fleetwood Town 31 (2)
2022– Aberdeen 13 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:05, 5 June 2023 (UTC)

Early life and education

Morris was born in Newham and attended Brampton Manor Academy in East Ham.[2][3]

Career

Fleetwood Town

After playing youth football for Southend United, Morris joined Fleetwood Town's academy in 2018 on a two-year scholarship.[4] He made his senior debut for Fleetwood Town as a substitute in their 1–1 EFL Trophy draw with Liverpool U21 on 25 September 2019.[2][5] On 16 July 2020, Morris signed his first professional contract – a one-year contract with the option of a further year.[6] On 15 January 2021, he signed a new contract lasting until summer 2023.[7] He made his league debut for the club on 16 January 2021 in a 1–0 League One defeat at home to Portsmouth.[2][5] Morris scored his first professional goal in a 3–2 home win over Cheltenham Town on 21 August 2021.

Aberdeen

Morris moved to Scottish club Aberdeen for an undisclosed fee in August 2022.[8]

Career statistics
As of match played 5 June 2022
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Fleetwood Town 2019–20[9] League One 0000001[lower-alpha 1]010
2020–21[10] League One 5000004[lower-alpha 1]090
2021–22[11] League One 26210102[lower-alpha 1]0302
Total 312101070402
Aberdeen 2022–23[11] Scottish Premiership 130002000150
Career total 442103070552
  1. Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy

References
  1. "Notification of shirt numbers: Fleetwood Town" (PDF). English Football League. p. 29. Retrieved 4 February 2021.
  2. Shayden Morris at Soccerway. Retrieved 4 February 2021.
  3. "Newham's double delight". Newham Recorder. 24 June 2015. Retrieved 4 February 2021.
  4. "11 youngsters awarded scholarships within club's academy". fleetwoodtownfc.com. Fleetwood Town F.C. 11 May 2018. Retrieved 4 February 2021.
  5. "Shayden Morris". fleetwoodtownfc.com. Fleetwood Town F.C. Retrieved 4 February 2021.
  6. Sandells, Tom (16 July 2020). "Fleetwood Town youngster signs first professional deal". Blackpool Gazette. Retrieved 4 February 2021.
  7. "Shayden Morris pens contract extension with the Cod Army". fleetwoodtownfc.com. Fleetwood Town F.C. 15 January 2021. Retrieved 4 February 2021.
  8. "Shayden Morris: Aberdeen make 20-year-old winger 10th summer recruit". BBC Sport. 4 August 2022. Retrieved 4 August 2022.
  9. "Games played by Shayden Morris in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 4 February 2021.
  10. "Games played by Shayden Morris in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 4 February 2021.
  11. "Games played by Shayden Morris in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 23 August 2021.
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