David Morris (soccer)

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David Morris
Personal information
Date of birth (1978-02-08) February 8, 1978 (age 44)
Place of birth Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada
Height 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Position(s) Defender
Youth career
Capilano College
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1999 Abbotsford 86ers 15 (14)
1999 → Vancouver 86ers (loan) 5 (1)
2000–2007 Vancouver Whitecaps 175 (13)
Total195(28)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

David Morris is a Canadian retired soccer defender who played professionally in the USL First Division. He was the 1999 USL Premier Development League Rookie of the Year.

Morris attended, and played soccer, at Capilano College. In 1996, Capilano won the Canadian college championship. Morris was the tournament MVP. [1] In 1999, Morris signed with the Abbotsford 86ers of the USL Premier Development League. His outstanding play, fourteen goals in fifteen games, led to his selection as the USL PDL Rookie of the Year. [2] It also led to his being called up to the Vancouver 86ers five times that season. In 2000, Morris made a permanent move to Vancouver where he played until 2007. [3] After his retirement from professional soccer, Morris continued playing for Pegasus FC in the Vancouver Metro Soccer League.

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References

  1. ↑ "1996 MEN'S SOCCER CHAMPIONSHIPS" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-06-04. Retrieved 2013-06-01.
  2. ↑ "The Year in American Soccer – 1999". Archived from the original on 2017-01-03. Retrieved 2013-06-01.
  3. ↑ Abbotsford 86ers A-League Weekly Report
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