Holly Morgan

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Holly Morgan
Personal information
Full name Holly Morgan
Date of birth (1993-02-10) 10 February 1993 (age 30)
Place of birth Leicester, Leicestershire, England
Position(s) Defender
Youth career
2006–2011 Leicester City
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2011–2021 Leicester City 60 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Holly Morgan (born 10 February 1993) is a former professional association footballer who played as a defender. Her one and only team were FA Women's Super League's Leicester City. She joined Leicester in 2004 at the age of 11 and she has been a one club woman apart from playing with River City Ladies 2022/23 Season. [1]

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Her brother Jonathan is the former manager of Leicester Reserves and the first team. Her father Rohan, is the chairman, and her sister, Jade, is the general manager. [2] She is a qualified solicitor and has completed the London Marathon. [3]

On 20 July 2021, Morgan retired after 17 years playing for Leicester City to take up a coaching role with the club. [4] She left Leicester on 25 November, after her brother was sacked as team manager. [5]

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Cups

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References

  1. ↑ "The Morgan dynasty: meet the family driving Leicester City Women's rise". times.co.uk. Retrieved 27 May 2021.
  2. ↑ "Morgan family's hard work unlikely to remain a secret after Leicester City win promotion to WSL". guardian.com. Retrieved 27 May 2021.
  3. ↑ "Holly Morgan". lcfc.com. Retrieved 27 May 2021.
  4. ↑ "Holly Morgan retires from football". Leicester City F.C. Retrieved 29 July 2021.
  5. ↑ "Leicester City sack manager Jonathan Morgan after pointless WSL start". The Guardian . 25 November 2021. Retrieved 25 November 2021.

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