Personal information | |||
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Full name | Joshua Morton | ||
Date of birth | April 3, 1996 | ||
Place of birth | Wyandotte, Michigan, United States | ||
Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||
Position(s) | Defender, midfielder | ||
Youth career | |||
2012–2014 | San Jose Earthquakes | ||
College career | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2014–2017 | California Golden Bears | 65 | (2) |
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2015–2017 | Burlingame Dragons | 23 | (0) |
2018 | Tulsa Roughnecks | 32 | (1) |
2019 | Memphis 901 | 18 | (1) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of October 23, 2019 |
Joshua Morton (born April 3, 1996) is an American soccer player.
Morton played four years of college soccer at the University of California, Berkeley between 2014 and 2017. [1] While at college, he appeared for Premier Development League side Burlingame Dragons. [2]
On January 21, 2018, Morton was drafted 84th overall in the 2018 MLS SuperDraft by Chicago Fire. [3]
On March 19, 2018, he signed with Chicago's United Soccer League affiliate club Tulsa Roughnecks. [4]
Morton graduated from the University of California, Berkeley, with a degree in multi/interdisciplinary studies in 2018 and worked in HRIS sales as an account executive for failing Houston-based startup, Goco.io. He is now with SmartVault. [5]
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