Jordan Morris (soccer)

Jordan Morris
Personal information
Full name Jordan Morris
Date of birth (1994-10-26) October 26, 1994
Place of birth Seattle, Washington, United States
Height 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Playing position Forward
Club information
Current team
 Seattle Sounders FC
Number 13
Youth career
2004–2012 Eastside FC
2012–2013 Seattle Sounders FC
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2015 Stanford Cardinal 54 (23)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014 Seattle Sounders FC U-23 4 (1)
2016– Seattle Sounders FC 34 (12)
National team‡
2013 United States U20 3 (1)
2014–2016 United States U23 13 (7)
2014– United States 12 (1)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of October 23, 2016.

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of October 8, 2016

Jordan Morris (born October 26, 1994) is an American soccer player who plays for Seattle Sounders FC in Major League Soccer, and the United States national team.

Career

Youth, College and Amateur

Morris, from Mercer Island, Washington, began his youth career with Eastside FC where he played from 2004 to 2012, from U11 to U17, with the Eastside FC B94 Red team, coached by Dan Strom, and helped the team to six of its seven Washington State titles as well as two third-place finishes at the US Youth Soccer National Championships in 2011 and 2012: he was named to the Best XI in 2011, and was the Golden Ball winner in 2012. Morris was also named NSCAA Washington State Player of the Year and NSCAA High School All-American in 2012.[1]

He joined the Sounders FC youth academy for one season, his senior year of high school.[2] On February 6, 2012, Morris signed a letter of intent to play college soccer at Stanford University.[3][4]

In his freshman year with the Cardinal, Morris appeared in all 21 matches and led all Pac-12 freshman with seven assists and 19 points and tied for the lead with six goals and helped lead his team to their first NCAA Tournament since 2009[5] where they would eventually fall 1–0 to #2 seed Washington in the Round of 16.[6] He went on to be named first team All-Pac-12 that year.[7] Morris also spent time with Seattle Sounders FC U-23 in the Premier Development League.[8]

In his sophomore year, Morris helped lead Stanford to its first Pac-12 championship since 2001.[9]

In his junior year, Morris scored 13 goals and had 3 assists. He led the Cardinal to both the Pac-12 and the NCAA Championships. In the NCAA tournament, Morris scored 5 of Stanford's total of 12 goals. In the championship game against Clemson, Morris scored his first of two goals in the game only 87 seconds into the contest.[10]

On January 8, 2016, Morris was awarded the Hermann Trophy as the best player in NCAA Division I soccer.[11]

Seattle Sounders

After winning the NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Championship, there was plenty of speculation that Morris would begin to play professionally. Coach Jurgen Klinsmann stated that Morris "obviously has to" turn pro.[12] On January 5, 2016, Morris announced he decided to forgo his senior season at Stanford to turn pro. It was widely speculated that Morris would sign with the Sounders, the club for which his father works, and also holds his amateur rights.[13] On January 21, 2016, Morris signed with Seattle Sounders FC.[14] He joined the Sounders' preseason training camp in Arizona, debuting in a friendly against Celaya F.C. on February 9, 2016.[15] On February 23, 2016, Morris made his professional debut against Club America in the CONCACAF Champions League, starting the match.[16] The following week, he debuted in the Sounders' first Major League Soccer game of the season against Sporting Kansas City.[17]

Morris scored his first Major League Soccer goal for the Sounders on April 16, 2016, against the Philadelphia Union.[18] He then went on to score in his next three consecutive games, matching a the Seattle rookie scoring record, his next goal then surpassed the rookie goalscoring record which had been set by Steve Zakuani in 2009.[19] He has since helped his team to the playoffs after a run from ninth place into fourth, along with the help of Nicolas Lodeiro, a new midseason acquisition made by Seattle.

Werder Bremen trial

On January 5, 2016, it was reported that Morris was set to train with SV Werder Bremen at their winter camp, which Bremen chief executive Thomas Eichin claimed was "an opportunity for us to get to know the player better. Nothing more and nothing less". On January 13, 2016, it was reported that Bremen extended the trial of Morris who then played in a friendly match against Inter Baku PIK and recorded an assist.[20][21] On January 18, 2016, it was reported that Bremen had offered a contract to Morris, and Eichin claimed he was confident that they would sign him.[22][23] However, it was later reported by Werder Bremen that Morris had turned down their offer in favor of playing in the United States.[24]

International career

In May 2013, Morris was one of 22 players named to the U.S. under-20 squad for the Toulon Tournament where he made three appearances.[25] He also made an appearances for the U.S. under-23 national team on August 6, 2014 and scored in a 5–1 win over Barbados.[26]

On August 28, 2014, Morris received his first senior call up to the U.S. men's national team for a friendly against the Czech Republic, making him the first college player to be called into squad since Chris Albright was called up in 1999 while he was still playing at the University of Virginia.[27][28] While he was left on the bench, he would make his international debut in a 4–1 defeat to Ireland in November.[29]

On April 15, 2015, he scored his first U.S. men's national team goal against Mexico in an international friendly.[30]

Personal life

Morris was born in Seattle, Washington to Michael and Leslie Morris. His father, Dr. Michael Morris, is the Chief Medical Director of Seattle Sounders FC.[32] He has three siblings named Christopher, Julian and Talia.[33] He attended Mercer Island High School, where he played high school soccer prior to joining the Sounders Academy.[34]

Morris was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes at the age of nine and is one of the few professional athletes with the illness to play. He said that having diabetes has helped shape him. His tattoo “T1D” on his inner arm is a tribute to the armband people with diabetes have to wear.[35][36]

Career statistics

As of 27 November 2016
Club Season League MLS Cup/Playoffs US Open Cup CONCACAF Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Seattle Sounders FC 2016 34125220204314
Career total 34125220204314

Honors

Individual

Stanford Cardinal

MLS CUP 2016

References

  1. ↑ "Eastside FC's Jordan Morris Wins MAC Hermann Trophy".
  2. ↑ Clark, Dave (September 21, 2012). "Morris leaves H.S. as midfielder, joins academy as forward". SoundersFC.com. Retrieved August 29, 2014.
  3. ↑ "Eight Sounders FC Academy Players Commit to Colleges". SoundersFC.com. Sounders FC Public Relations. February 6, 2012. Retrieved August 29, 2014.
  4. ↑ Fann, Joe (February 7, 2012). "Interview: Jordan Morris – Sounders FC Academy". SoundersFC.com. Retrieved August 29, 2014.
  5. ↑ "Stanford Will Dance". GoStanford.com. Stanford Athletics. November 18, 2013. Retrieved August 29, 2014.
  6. ↑ "Late Goal Ends Campaign". GoStanford.com. Stanford Athletics. December 1, 2013. Retrieved August 29, 2014.
  7. 1 2 "Eight Named All-Pac-12". GoStanford.com. Stanford Athletics. November 19, 2013. Retrieved August 29, 2014.
  8. ↑ "2014 Seattle Sounders FC U-23 stats". USLPDL.com. Premier Development League. Retrieved August 29, 2014.
  9. ↑ "Men's Soccer History". Retrieved January 12, 2016.
  10. ↑ "Last Ones Standing". Retrieved January 12, 2016.
  11. 1 2 "Stanford's Jordan Morris, Penn State's Raquel Rodriguez win the 2015 MAC Hermann Trophy". NCAA.com. NCAA. January 8, 2016. Retrieved January 9, 2016.
  12. ↑ "Jordan Morris 'obviously has to' turn pro - Jurgen Klinsmann - ESPN FC". ESPNFC.com.
  13. ↑ "Stanford soccer star Jordan Morris turning pro". January 5, 2016.
  14. ↑ Carlisle, Jeff (January 21, 2016). "U.S. striker Jordan Morris seals deal with Seattle Sounders". ESPNFC.com. Retrieved July 6, 2016.
  15. ↑ Pentz, Matt (February 9, 2016). "First impressions: Jordan Morris makes preseason debut as Seattle Sounders fall 2-1". The Seattle Times. Retrieved July 6, 2016.
  16. ↑ "Sounders FC earns 2-2 home draw against reigning CONCACAF champion Club America to open 2016 season". SoundersFC.com. February 24, 2016. Retrieved July 6, 2016.
  17. ↑ Liljenwall, Ari (March 6, 2016). "Jordan Morris debuts with near miss as Seattle Sounders drop first home opener in three seasons". MLSsoccer.com. Retrieved July 6, 2016.
  18. ↑ Pentz, Matt (April 16, 2016). "Jordan Morris nets first MLS goal in Sounders' 2-1 win". The Seattle Times. Retrieved July 6, 2016.
  19. ↑ Ruiz, Don (May 7, 2016). "Sounders continue streak, 2-0 over San Jose". The News Tribune. Retrieved July 6, 2016.
  20. ↑ "Jordan Morris will extend trial at Werder Bremen". Soccer By Ives.
  21. ↑ "American Exports: Christian Pulisic scores goal, Jordan Morris records assist in friendlies with German clubs". MLSsoccer.com.
  22. ↑ "Werder Bremen close in on move for US international Morris - ESPN FC". ESPNFC.com.
  23. ↑ Marc Hagedorn. "Verpflichtung von Kleinheisler und Morris steht bevor - Aktuelle Nachrichten und Berichte" (in German). Weser-Kurier.
  24. ↑ "Jordan Morris will not join Werder Bremen - ESPN FC". ESPNFC.com.
  25. ↑ "Tab Ramos Names 22-Player U-20 MNT Roster for Toulon Tournament from May 28 – June 8 in France". USsoccer.com. U.S. Soccer. May 20, 2013. Retrieved August 29, 2014.
  26. ↑ "U.S. U-23s Post 5–1 Victory Against Bahamas First Team". USsoccer.com. U.S. Soccer. August 6, 2014. Retrieved August 29, 2014.
  27. ↑ Pentz, Matt (August 28, 2014). "Jordan Morris, a Sounders academy product, called up to national team". SeattleTimes.com. The Seattle Times. Retrieved August 29, 2014.
  28. ↑ Prince-Wright, Joe. "Who is Jordan Morris? College player gets US national team call up for friendly". NBCsports.com. Retrieved August 29, 2014.
  29. ↑ "USMNT, Seattle Sounders Academy prospect Jordan Morris opts to return to Stanford". MLSsoccer.com. January 2, 2015. Archived from the original on April 16, 2015. Retrieved October 4, 2015.
  30. ↑ Pentz, Matt (April 16, 2015). "Jordan Morris makes his mark in first U.S. national team start". The Seattle Times. Retrieved October 4, 2015.
  31. ↑ "Morris, Jordan". National-Football-Teams. Retrieved 26 February 2016.
  32. ↑ "Dr. Michael Morris". soundersfc.com. Seattle Sounders FC. June 8, 2015. Retrieved June 8, 2015.
  33. ↑ "Jordan Morris Bio". Stanford University. Retrieved November 13, 2014.
  34. ↑ Livarchik, Joe (January 22, 2016). "It's official: Mercer Island's Morris signs with Sounders". Mercer Island Reporter. Retrieved July 6, 2016.
  35. ↑ Almond, Elliot (December 15, 2014). "Stanford soccer star handles diabetes, faces decision to join Sounders". The Mercury News. Retrieved August 28, 2016.
  36. ↑ "Who is Jordan Morris? 7 things you need to know about emerging USMNT, Seattle Sounders prospect". MLS Staff. MLS.com. April 16, 2015. Retrieved August 28, 2016.
  37. ↑ "2012 High School Boys All-America". www.nscaa.com. Retrieved 2016-01-23.
  38. ↑ "Pac-12 announces men's soccer all-conference honors". Pac-12 Conference. November 20, 2014. Retrieved October 4, 2015.
  39. 1 2 "Pac-12 announces men's soccer All-Conference honors". Pac-12 Conference. November 17, 2015. Retrieved January 18, 2016.
  40. ↑ "Seattle Sounders forward Jordan Morris wins MLS AT&T Rookie of the Year". mlssoccer.com. November 10, 2016.
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