Joe Morrell

Joe Morrell

Morrell with Wales in 2019
Personal information
Full name	Joseff John Morrell [1]
Date of birth	(1997-01-03) 3 January 1997 (age 27) [2]
Place of birth	Ipswich, England
Height	5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) [3]
Position(s)	Central midfielder
Youth career
0000–2013	Bristol City
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2013–2020	Bristol City	1	(0)
2016	→ Sutton United (loan)	3	(0)
2017	→ Margate (loan)	2	(0)
2017–2018	→ Cheltenham Town (loan)	38	(3)
2019–2020	→ Lincoln City (loan)	29	(0)
2020–2021	Luton Town	10	(0)
2021–2024	Portsmouth	92	(1)
International career‡
2013–2014	Wales U17	6	(1)
2014–2015	Wales U19	10	(0)
2017–2018	Wales U21	8	(3)
2019–	Wales	37	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:29, 30 January 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23:54, 15 October 2023 (UTC)

Joseff John Morrell (born 3 January 1997) is a professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder. He is currently a free agent. Born in England, he represents the Wales national team internationally.

Club career

Morrell began his career with Bristol City whilst attending The Castle School in Thornbury, and signed a professional contract with the club in December 2012 after turning down an offer from Liverpool. ^{[4] [5]} He made his debut on 8 October 2013 in a 2–1 Football League Trophy defeat against Wycombe Wanderers. ^[6]

In August 2016 it was announced that Morrell would join National League club Sutton United, initially on a one-month loan. ^[7] He made his first appearance for the U's as a substitute coming on at 61' in a 3–1 victory over Lincoln City at Sincil Bank on 13 August 2016, Sutton's first win in English football's fifth tier in 16 years. ^[8] One reporter described Morrell as having "had a great competitive debut overall". ^[9] He made two further substitute appearances in home victories against Torquay United and Macclesfield Town before returning to his parent club in early September 2016.

On 24 February 2017, Morrell joined Margate on loan for a month. He made his debut as a 58th minute substitute during a 2–0 home loss to Whitehawk. ^[10]

On 30 August 2017, Morrell signed for Cheltenham Town on loan until January 2018. ^[11] His first goal for the club came in a 3–0 win against Mansfield Town and scored three times in total for the club. ^[12]

On 27 June 2019, Morrell signed for Lincoln City on a season-long loan until May 2020. ^[13] He scored his first goal in a dominant 5–1 win against Bolton Wanderers on 14 January 2020, however it was later given as an own-goal for Josh Emmanuel. ^[14]

On 7 March 2020, Morrell played his final game for the Imps against Burton Albion, due to the season being cancelled early because of COVID-19. ^[15]

In June 2020, Morrell was named Lincoln City's Player of the Season. ^[16]

In November 2019 he signed a new contract with Bristol City. ^[17]

Luton Town

On 15 October 2020 Morrell joined Luton Town for an undisclosed fee. ^[18]

Portsmouth

On 9 August 2021, Morrell joined EFL League One Portsmouth for an undisclosed fee on a 3-year contract with a 12-month extension clause. ^[19] On 21 January 2023, Morell scored his first goal for Portsmouth against Exeter City after 49 games and 13 league appearances in the 2022–23 season ^[20]

International career

Morrell qualifies to play for Wales through his Welsh mother Sian. ^[21]

In October 2017, Morrell made his Wales U21 debut in a 3–1 victory against Liechtenstein. ^[22]

In August 2019, Morrell was named in the Wales squad ahead of their Euro 2020 qualifier against Azerbaijan. ^[23] He made his senior international debut for Wales against Belarus on 9 September 2019.

In May 2021 he was selected for the Wales squad for the delayed UEFA Euro 2020 tournament. ^[24] In November 2022 he was named in the Wales squad for the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar. ^[25] Morrell made his World cup debut coming on as a late substitute against the United States in Wales' opening 2022 FIFA World Cup Group B game, Morrell also came on as a substitute in the group stage game against England. ^[26]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 30 January 2024

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			FA Cup		League Cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Bristol City	2013–14 [27]	League One	0	0	0	0	0	0	1 [a]	0	1	0
	2014–15 [28]	League One	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	2015–16 [29]	Championship	0	0	0	0	0	0	—		0	0
	2016–17 [30]	Championship	0	0	0	0	0	0	—		0	0
	2017–18 [31]	Championship	0	0	0	0	1	0	—		1	0
	2018–19 [32]	Championship	1	0	3	0	0	0	—		4	0
	2019–20 [33]	Championship	0	0	0	0	0	0	—		0	0
	Total		1	0	3	0	1	0	1	0	6	0
Sutton United (loan)	2016–17 [30]	National League	3	0	0	0	—		0	0	3	0
Margate (loan)	2016–17 [34]	National League South	2	0	0	0	—		0	0	2	0
Cheltenham Town (loan)	2017–18 [31]	League Two	38	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	39	3
Lincoln City (loan)	2019–20 [33]	League One	29	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	32	0
Luton Town	2020–21 [35]	Championship	10	0	1	0	0	0	—		11	0
Portsmouth	2021–22 [36]	League One	36	0	1	0	0	0	2 [b]	0	39	0
	2022–23 [37]	League One	29	1	1	0	0	0	5 [b]	0	35	1
	2023–24 [38]	League One	27	0	1	0	2	0	1 [b]	0	31	0
	Total		92	1	3	0	2	0	8	0	105	1
Career total			171	4	8	0	4	0	9	0	199	4

1. Appearance in Football League Trophy
2. Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy

International

As of match played on 7 September 2023. ^[39]

Appearances and goals by national team and year

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Wales	2019	5	0
	2020	7	0
	2021	13	0
	2022	7	0
	2023	5	0
Total		37	0

Honours

Portsmouth

• EFL League One: 2023–24 ^[40]

Individual

• Lincoln City Player of the Year: 2019–20 ^[16]

References

1. "Retained List 2015–16" (PDF). English Football League. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 December 2016. Retrieved 26 June 2016.
2. "Joe Morrell". 11v11. Retrieved 21 June 2021.
3. "SquadLists" (PDF). fifa.org. Retrieved 18 November 2022.
4. "City see off the pull of Liverpool as Joe Morrell stays in Bristol". This is Bristol. Archived from the original on 28 May 2013. Retrieved 11 October 2013.
5. "Former Liverpool target and Wales under-17 captain Joe Morrell looks forward to starting professional career at Bristol City after leaving The Castle School". Gazette Series. 23 May 2013. Retrieved 11 October 2013.
6. "Full-time: Wycombe Wanderers 2 Bristol City 1". This is Bristol. Archived from the original on 14 October 2013. Retrieved 11 October 2013.
7. "Joe Morrell: Sutton United sign Bristol City midfielder on loan". BBC Sport. 5 August 2016.
8. "Lincoln City 1–3 Sutton United". BBC Sport.
9. "A Sutton United front: Great away day at Lincoln City". Sutton Guardian. 15 August 2016. Retrieved 2 September 2016.
10. "The National League Official Website – Match Info". www.thenationalleague.org.uk. Archived from the original on 27 February 2017. Retrieved 26 February 2017.
11. "Bristol City's Joe Morrell, Taylor Moore and Freddie Hinds join Cheltenham on loan". BBC Sport. 30 August 2017. Retrieved 30 August 2017.
12. Morrell goals 2017/18
13. "Morrell becomes City's first summer signing". Lincoln City Football Club. 27 June 2019. Archived from the original on 27 June 2019. Retrieved 27 June 2019.
14. Morrell first Lincoln goal
15. "Lincoln City 3–2 Burton Albion". BBC Sport. 7 March 2020.
16. @LincolnCity_FC (27 June 2020). "Our final award of the day is the Lincoln and District Player of the Year 👏 Brought to you by SRP Hire Solutions,…" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
17. "Joe Morrell: Wales midfielder extends Bristol City contract while still out on loan". BBC Sport. 20 November 2019. Retrieved 6 December 2019.
18. Morrell joins Luton
19. "Joe Morrell: Portsmouth sign Wales midfielder from Luton Town". BBC Sport. 10 August 2021. Retrieved 10 August 2021.
20. "Morrell: Scabby Goal, but We Earned It".
21. Whiley, Mark (26 August 2019). "Morrell determined to make his mark after being called up by Wales". lincolnshirelive.
22. "Liectenstein U21 3–2 Wales U21". UEFA. Retrieved 5 October 2017.
23. "Giggs names Wales squad for September internationals". BBC Sport. Retrieved 20 August 2019.
24. "Uncapped Colwill in Wales Euro 2020 squad". BBC Sport.
25. 2022 Wales World Cup squad
26. "Morrell Features For Wales In World Cup Opener". www.portsmouthfc.co.uk. Retrieved 26 November 2022.
27. "Games played by Joe Morrell in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 10 August 2017.
28. "Games played by Joe Morrell in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 10 August 2017.
29. "Games played by Joe Morrell in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 10 August 2017.
30. "Games played by Joe Morrell in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 10 August 2017.
31. "Games played by Joe Morrell in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 10 August 2017.
32. "Games played by Joe Morrell in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 6 January 2019.
33. "Games played by Joe Morrell in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 9 September 2019.
34. "J. Morrell". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 10 August 2017.
35. "Games played by Joe Morrell in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 9 December 2020.
36. "Games played by Joe Morrell in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 29 November 2023.
37. "Games played by Joe Morrell in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 29 November 2023.
38. "Games played by Joe Morrell in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 29 November 2023.
39. "Morrell, Joe". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 26 June 2021.
40. "Portsmouth 3–2 Barnsley: Pompey seal promotion to Championship with dramatic win". Sky Sports. 16 April 2024. Retrieved 17 April 2024.

External links

Media related to Joe Morrell at Wikimedia Commons

• Joe Morrell at Soccerbase