Lewis Morgan (footballer)

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Lewis Morgan
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Morgan with Celtic in 2018
Personal information
Date of birth (1996-09-30) 30 September 1996 (age 27) [1]
Place of birth Greenock, Scotland [2]
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) [3]
Position(s) Winger
Team information
Current team
 New York Red Bulls
Number 9
Youth career
2004–2013 Rangers
2013–2014 St Mirren
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2014–2018 St Mirren 79 (16)
2018–2020 Celtic 14 (0)
2018 → St Mirren (loan) 15 (5)
2019 → Sunderland (loan) 17 (1)
2020–2021 Inter Miami 57 (7)
2022– New York Red Bulls 44 (20)
International career‡
2017–2018 Scotland U21 9 (2)
2018 Scotland 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16 June 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 4 March 2019

Lewis Morgan (born 30 September 1996) is a Scottish professional footballer who plays as a winger for Major League Soccer club New York Red Bulls. Morgan has previously played for Celtic, St Mirren, Sunderland, and Inter Miami CF. He made his first international appearance for Scotland in May 2018.

Contents

Club career

St Mirren

Morgan started his career in the Rangers youth system before joining St Mirren on a two-year contract in September 2013. [4] Morgan made his debut for St Mirren on 27 September 2014 in a 2–1 home defeat to Celtic in the Scottish Premiership. [5]

On 14 May 2015, Morgan signed a two-year extension to his contract, running until 2017. [6] After breaking into the first team, Morgan signed a further one-year contract extension in August 2016, tying him to the club until 2018. [7]

Celtic

2017–18

On 5 January 2018, Morgan signed a four-and-a-half year contract with Celtic and was immediately loaned back to St Mirren until the end of the season, [8] helping the club to win the 2017–18 Scottish Championship and achieve promotion.

2018–19

He was given the number 16 jersey upon moving to Celtic. [9] On 10 July 2018, Morgan made his Celtic debut as a substitute in a 3–0 away win over Armenian side Alashkert in the first leg of the first qualifying round of the 2018–19 UEFA Champions League competition. [10]

Morgan was loaned to Sunderland on 31 January 2019. [11] He scored his first Sunderland goal in an EFL Trophy semi-final win over Bristol Rovers. [12] Morgan scored his only league goal for Sunderland on 19 April 2019 in a 2–0 home win against Doncaster Rovers. [13]

2019–20

In the absence of the injured Odsonne Edouard, Morgan played as a striker for Celtic in several matches in late 2019, beginning with a match against Rennes in the UEFA Europa League in which he scored the opening goal of a 3–1 victory. [14]

Inter Miami

In January 2020, Celtic accepted an offer for Morgan from the newly-established Major League Soccer club Inter Miami. [15] Morgan accepted terms on a reported three-year deal with the club. [16] Morgan made his debut for Inter Miami in their inaugural match, a 1–0 defeat against Los Angeles FC on 1 March. [17] On 9 September 2020, he scored two goals in a 2–1 win over Atlanta United. [18]

New York Red Bulls

On 12 December 2021 Inter Miami CF traded Lewis Morgan to the New York Red Bulls for $1.2 million dollars in allocation money. [19] On 26 February 2022, Morgan made his debut for New York, appearing as a starter in a 3–1 victory over San Jose Earthquakes in the opening match of the season. [20] On 5 March 2022, Morgan scored a hat trick in the first half to lead New York to a 4–1 victory over Toronto FC. [21] Morgan was named MLS Player of the Week for Week 2 of the 2022 season. [22] On 28 May 22, Morgan scored a spectacular goal to help lead New York to a 4–1 victory over rival D.C. United. [23] On 22 June 2022, Morgan helped New York to advance to the semifinals of the 2022 U.S. Open Cup, scoring the opening goal of the match in a 3–0 victory over local rival New York City FC. [24] On 27 August 2022, Morgan opened the scoring for New York in a 3–1 victory against his former club Inter Miami. [25] On 31 August 2022, Morgan scored the lone goal of the match in a 1–0 victory over CF Montréal, helping New York to its record ninth road win of the season. [26] On 18 November 2022 Morgan was named New York Red Bulls Team MVP for the 2022 season. [27]

On 13 January 2023, Morgan penned a 3-year deal with the Red Bulls, keeping him at the club until the end of the 2025 season, with a club option for an additional year. [28] During the 2023 season Morgan suffered a hip injury, which required surgery, and was limited to only six appearances.

On 2 March 2024, Morgan scored his first goal of the season, the winning goal for New York in a 2-1 victory over Houston Dynamo. [29] On March 23, 2024, Morgan scored a hat-trick in a 4–0 win over Inter Miami. [30]

International career

In May 2018, Alex McLeish called Morgan into the senior Scotland squad for friendly matches against Peru and Mexico. [31] He made his full Scotland debut on 29 May 2018, in a 2–0 defeat to Peru. [32]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 17 July 2022
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational CupLeague CupOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
St Mirren 2014–15 [33] Scottish Premiership 8000000080
2015–16 [34] Scottish Championship 18100103 [lower-alpha 1] 0221
2016–17 [35] Scottish Championship33642415 [lower-alpha 1] 14610
2017–18 [36] Scottish Championship20911421 [lower-alpha 1] 12613
Total942163939211829
St Mirren (loan) 2017–18 [36] Scottish Championship155100000165
Celtic 2017–18 [36] Scottish Premiership0000000000
2018–19 [37] Scottish Premiership9000103 [lower-alpha 2] 0130
2019–20 [38] Scottish Premiership50003010 [lower-alpha 3] 2182
Total1400040132312
Sunderland (loan) 2018–19 [37] League One 17100005 [lower-alpha 4] 1222
Inter Miami CF 2020 [39] Major League Soccer 23 [lower-alpha 5] 5––1 [lower-alpha 6] 0245
2021 [40] Major League Soccer342–––342
Total577––10587
New York Red Bulls 2022 [41] Major League Soccer 32144311003718
2023 Major League Soccer 5000001 [lower-alpha 7] 060
2024 Major League Soccer 7600000 [lower-alpha 8] 076
Total44204311105024
Career total2264910614429527964
  1. 1 2 3 Appearances in Scottish Challenge Cup
  2. ↑ One appearance in UEFA Champions League, two appearances in UEFA Europa League
  3. ↑ Six appearances in UEFA Champions League, four appearances and two goals in UEFA Europa League
  4. ↑ Two appearances and one goal in EFL Trophy, three appearances in League One play-offs
  5. ↑ Includes three appearances in MLS is Back Tournament group stage
  6. ↑ Appearance in MLS Cup Playoffs
  7. ↑ Appearance in Leagues Cup
  8. ↑ Appearance in Leagues Cup

Honours

Sunderland

Celtic

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