Michael Morton (soccer)

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Michael Morton
Personal information
Full name Michael Alan Pearson Morton
Date of birth (1989-03-07) 7 March 1989 (age 35)
Place of birth Randburg, South Africa
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Defensive midfielder,
Right-back
Team information
Current team
 Cape Town Spurs
Number 14
Youth career
Old Parks
Randburg AFC
2002–2008 Orlando Pirates
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2008–2011 Orlando Pirates 0 (0)
2009–2011 → Bidvest Wits (loan) 34 (0)
2011–2014 Maritzburg United 80 (1)
2014–2017 SuperSport United 50 (0)
2017–2020 AmaZulu 56 (2)
2020–2021 Cape United 29 (0)
2021–2022 Cape Town All Stars 26 (1)
2022– Cape Town Spurs 43 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15 June 2024

Michael Morton (born 7 March 1989 in Randburg) is a South African football (soccer) player who plays as a midfielder for Cape Town Spurs in the Premier Soccer League. [1]

Contents

Club career

Morton started his professional career in 2008/2009 season with Orlando Pirates. [2] Morton spent the 2009/2010 and 2010/2011 seasons on loan at Bidvest Wits, [3] [4] and moved on to join Maritzburg United on a permanent basis from 2011 - 2014. [5]

Morton signed a pre-contract with Supersport United F.C. in January 2014, [6] which saw him join the team for the 2014/2015 season. He spent 3 years at the club (2014/2015; 2015/2016; 2016/2017), before moving on a loan deal to AmaZulu in 2017. [7] Following his contract with Supersport United expiring, Morton signed permanently with AmaZulu. [8]

Honours

Nedbank Cup

Telkom Cup

Minor cups

Gauteng Cup

Nedbank Ke Yona Cup

  • Winner: 2016

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References

  1. ↑ Michael Morton at Soccerway
  2. ↑ "Michael Morton: I am who I am because of Orlando Pirates | Goal.com". www.goal.com.
  3. ↑ "Orlando Pirates Loan Midfielder Michael Morton To Bidvest Wits | Goal.com". www.goal.com.
  4. ↑ "Orlando Pirates loan Michael Morton to Bidvest Wits". Kick Off. 31 August 2010.
  5. ↑ Burnard, Lloyd. "Fond farewell, Michael Morton". Witness.
  6. ↑ "Michael Morton could join SuperSport United early". Soccer Laduma. 17 June 2014.
  7. ↑ "Michael Morton says SuperSport United is out of the equation as he nears AmaZulu extension". Kick Off. 19 February 2018.
  8. ↑ "IOL | News that Connects South Africans".
  9. ↑ "Wits beat AmaZulu in Nedbank Cup Final". Kick Off. 22 May 2010.
  10. ↑ "2017/18 Season review: SuperSport United". Kick Off. 26 June 2018.
  11. ↑ "SuperSport United and Stuart Baxter defend cup title!". www.iol.co.za.
  12. ↑ "FEATURE: SuperSport United dreaming of trophies again | Goal.com". www.goal.com.
  13. ↑ "Telkom Knockout Final Report: SuperSport United v Cape Town City 10 December 2016". Soccer Laduma. 10 December 2016.
  14. ↑ "SuperSport win Gauteng Cup | eNCA". www.enca.com.
  15. ↑ "Gauteng Cup Report: SuperSport United 2-0 Mamelodi Sundowns 27 March 2016". Soccer Laduma. 27 March 2016.
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