Jordan Morton

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Jordan Morton
Personal information
Full name Jordan John George Morton
Date of birth (1992-04-25) 25 April 1992 (age 31)
Place of birth Glasgow, Scotland
Position(s) Winger
Youth career
–2009 Clyde
2009–2011 Heart of Midlothian
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2011–2012 Heart of Midlothian 0 (0)
2011–2012 → Cowdenbeath (loan) 17 (6)
2012–2013 Livingston 24 (3)
2013–2014 Cowdenbeath 24 (3)
2014–2015 Lokomotiv Plovdiv ? (?)
2015–2016 Airdrieonians 9 (1)
2016 → Annan Athletic (loan) 1 (0)
2016–2017 Shettleston ? (?)
2017 Cumnock Juniors ? (?)
2017–2019 Cambuslang Rangers ? (?)
2019-2020 Pollok 20 (4)
2020-2021 Troon
2021-2022 Albion Rovers
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10 July 2020

Jordan Morton (born 25 April 1992) [1] is a Scottish professional footballer who last played as a winger for Albion Rovers in Scottish League Two.

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He has previously played for Heart of Midlothian, Lokomotiv Plovdiv, Livingston and Airdrieonians.

Career

Hearts

Morton progressed through the youth ranks at Clyde, [2] before signing for Hearts in 2009 at under 17 level. [3] [4] In July 2011 Morton joined Cowdenbeath to gain first team experience. [5] On his return he made his debut on 7 January 2012 as a half time substitute in the Scottish Cup. [6] On 21 May 2012, after just one appearance for the club, he was released. [7]

Cowdenbeath (loan)

On 15 July 2011, Morton joined Cowdenbeath on a six-month loan deal after impressing as a trialist [8] [9] during pre season, scoring in a friendly against parent club Hearts. [10] He made his debut on 23 July 2011, against Raith Rovers in the Challenge Cup, [11] with his Scottish Second Division debut coming on 6 August 2011 against Forfar Athletic at Station Park. [12] His first league goal came in the following game in their 3–1 over Brechin City scoring the winner in the 80th minute. [13] In all he made 19 appearances scoring six times with his last game coming on 2 January 2012 against East Fife scoring a goal from 30 yards out. [14] Cowdenbeath requested his loan be extended until the end of the season, however this was rejected by Hearts. [15]

Livingston

On 1 June 2012, Morton signed a one-year contract with Scottish First Division side Livingston. [16] He made his debut on 28 July against Annan in the Challenge Cup, [17] going on to score his first goals for the club on 4 July, in a League Cup match against Stranraer scoring a brace in an 8–0 win. [18] Morton made his league debut on 11 August against Greenock Morton. [19] Morton left Livingston in May 2013 after the end of his contract. [20]

Cowdenbeath return

After being released by Livingston, Morton re-signed for Cowdenbeath permanently in May 2013 on a one-year contract. [21]

Lokomotiv Plovdiv

In July 2014, Morton signed for Bulgarian club Lokomotiv Plovdiv. [22]

Airdrieonians & Annan Athletic

After less than a year in Bulgaria, Morton returned to Scotland, signing for Airdrieonians in February 2015, [23] and in January 2016, Morton moved on loan to Scottish League Two side Annan Athletic until the end of the season. [24] He was released by Airdrie in May 2016.

Into the Juniors

After leaving Airdrie, Morton continued his nomadic career by joining Junior club Shettleston where he played for a season, before a short time at Cumnock Juniors. He then moved to current club Cambuslang Rangers where he has been since March 2017. [25] He left for Pollok in January 2019 and left upon expiry of his contract in June 2020.

Troon

Morton signed for Troon [26] to play alongside his former Hearts team-mates Ryan Stevenson and Christian Nade for their debut season in the West of Scotland Football League on 10 July 2020.

Albion Rovers

Morton signed with Scottish league 2 side Albion Rovers in October 2021. He made his debut v Elgin City as a substitute marking the occasion with a goal. He left the club in 2022. [27]

Career statistics

As of 29 July 2014 [28] [29]
ClubSeasonLeagueScottish CupLeague CupOtherTotal
AppGoalsAppGoalsAppGoalsAppGoalsAppGoals
Heart of Midlothian 2011–12 0010000010
Cowdenbeath (loan) 2011–12 176001010196
Livingston 2012–13 243103210295
Cowdenbeath 2013–14 243102010283
Lokomotiv Plovdiv 2014–15 0000000000
Total65123062307714

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