Kieran Morrison (footballer)

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Kieran Morrison
Personal information
Date of birth (2006-11-09) 9 November 2006 (age 17)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Liverpool
Youth career
0000–2019 Manchester United
2019- Liverpool
International career‡
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2022-2023 Northern Ireland U17 3 (1)
2023- Northern Ireland U19 1 (0)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 9 February 2024 (UTC)

Kieran Morrison (born 9 November 2006) is a Northern Irish footballer who plays for Liverpool. He is a Northern Ireland youth international. [1]

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Club career

Morrison joined Liverpool's academy at under-14 level, having previously been in Manchester United's youth setup. [2]

Morrison made his debut for the Liverpool U18 side in September 2022, and his debut for the Liverpool U21 side in January 2023. [3] In July 2023, he agreed scholarship contract with the club. [4] He signed a three-year professional contract with Liverpool in February 2024. [5] On 10 February 2024, Morrison achieved an unusual feat when he scored two goals in a single minute for Liverpool U18 against Blackburn Rovers U18. [6]

International career

He is a Northern Ireland youth international. [7] In 2019, he played in the Victory Shield. [8] He made his Northern Ireland U17 debut in 2022 against the Faroe Islands U17, before scoring his first goal for them in a UEFA U17 European Championship qualifier in March 2023 against Denmark U17. [9] In November 2023, he was called up to the Northern Ireland national under-19 football team. [10]

Style of play

Morrison has been described as a winger, [11] but can play centrally as well as wide. [12] His style of play has been compared to that of Curtis Jones in the Liverpool Academy. [13]

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References

  1. ↑ "Kieran Morrison". Soccerway. Retrieved 9 February 2024.
  2. ↑ Mills, Richard (10 February 2024). "Another wonderkid from Melwood! Liverpool to hand new contract to teenager Kieran Morrison, who will aim to follow in Conor Bradley's footsteps". Goal.com. Retrieved 10 February 2024.
  3. ↑ Fullerton, Gareth (12 January 2023). "Northern Ireland teenager makes debut for Liverpool Under 21s". Belfast Live. Retrieved 9 February 2024.
  4. ↑ McKendry, Adam (10 July 2023). "Northern Ireland teen on verge of first professional contract at Liverpool after signing scholarship deal". Belfast Telegraph. Retrieved 9 February 2024.
  5. ↑ Vegas, Paul (10 February 2024). "Kieran Morrison agrees new Liverpool deal". Tribal Football. Retrieved 10 February 2024.
  6. ↑ Doyle, Ian (10 February 2024). "Liverpool 17-year-old midfielder keeps on scoring in impressive showing". Liverpool Echo. Retrieved 10 February 2024.
  7. ↑ Crawford, Steven (9 November 2023). "Northern Ireland teenager enhances his reputation at Liverpool with first hat-trick". Belfast Live. Retrieved 9 February 2024.
  8. ↑ "Victory Shield: Morrison goal enough to see off Scotland". Irishfa. 19 October 2019. Retrieved 9 February 2024.
  9. ↑ Morton, Johnny (11 July 2023). "Northern Ireland youth international signs scholarship with Premier League giants Liverpool". The Newsletter. Retrieved 9 February 2024.
  10. ↑ McNabb, Johnny (12 November 2023). "Gareth McAuley names Northern Ireland under-19 squad for Euros prep tournament as he hails pool of players at his disposal". The Newsletter. Retrieved 9 February 2024.
  11. ↑ Doyle, Ian (4 November 2023). "Liverpool 16-year-old winger scores hat-trick as summer signing makes statement". Liverpool Echo. Retrieved 9 February 2024.
  12. ↑ Beacom, Samuel (22 November 2023). "I'm not from NI but I'm so proud to pull on shirt, says rising Liverpool star Kieran Morrison". Belfast Telegraph. Retrieved 9 February 2024.
  13. ↑ Lusby, Jack (December 11, 2023). "Liverpool coach "interested" to see 17-year-old "find his feet" in 1 position". This is Anfield. Retrieved 10 February 2024.
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