Morgan Weaver

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Morgan Weaver
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Weaver with the Portland Thorns in 2024
Personal information
Full name Morgan Victoria Weaver [1]
Date of birth (1997-10-18) October 18, 1997 (age 27)
Place of birth Renton, Washington, U.S. [1]
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
Portland Thorns
Number 22
College career
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2016–2019 Washington State Cougars 85 (43)
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2020– Portland Thorns 68 (16)
International career
2018–2019 United States U23
2021– United States 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of May 1, 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of November 30, 2021

Morgan Victoria Weaver (born October 18, 1997) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a forward for the Portland Thorns of the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL).

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College career

Weaver played college soccer at Washington State from 2016 to 2019. [1] She scored her first collegiate goals on September 4, 2016, recording a hat-trick against North Dakota State. [2] Weaver was named to the All-Pac-12 Freshman Team in 2016. [3] In 2017, she was named to the All-Pac-12 third team. [4] She was named to the All-Pac-12 first team in 2018, [5] and was named to the All-Pac-12 second team in 2019, when she led Washington State to the final four of the NCAA tournament. [6] [7] She was named WSU's 2019 Sportsperson of the Year by Cougfan.com. [8]

Club career

Portland Thorns

On January 16, 2020, Weaver was selected as the second overall pick in the 2020 NWSL College Draft by the Portland Thorns FC. [9] She made her professional debut for Portland Thorns FC on June 27, 2020, in the 2020 NWSL Challenge Cup, coming on as a substitute in the 54th minute for Tyler Lussi against North Carolina Courage. [10] She scored her first professional goal on July 17, 2020, against North Carolina Courage. [11]

In the 2021 International Champions Cup, Weaver scored the winning goal against Lyon in the final. The Thorns' 1–0 victory was their first International Champions Cup title. [12]

In 2022, Weaver signed a new deal with the Thorns to keep her through 2024, with an option for 2025. [13] [14] In the 2022 regular season, Weaver made 20 appearances (13 starts) and tallied the second-most goals on the team (7) with three assists. [14]

In October, 2023, Weaver was voted Supporters' Player of the Year by the Rose City Riveters, the supporters group of the Portland Thorns. [15]

On May 1, 2024, Weaver was injured in a match against Bay FC. She underwent arthroscopic surgery on her right knee and was placed on the 45-day disabled list. [16] She was sidelined throughout the Summer recovering from this injury. On July 26, 2024, Weaver joined MLS broadcaster Jake Zivin to provide color commentary for the broadcast of the 'Green is Gold' charity match featuring players from the Portland Timbers and Portland Thorns. [17] Weaver returned to the pitch on Sept 13, 2024 as a substitute in the 66th minute of a 0-1 loss to Chicago Red Stars at Providence Park. [18] Coinciding with her return from injury, the Thorns announced that Weaver had signed a contract extension with the club through 2028. [19]

International career

Weaver received a call-up to the United States national under-23 team in March 2019. [20]

Weaver received her first call up to the United States national team in November 2021. [21]

Career statistics

Club

As of May 1, 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueCup [a] Playoffs [b] OtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Portland Thorns FC 2020 NWSL 613 [c] 091
2021 1915110252
2022 2076120288
2023 22753102810
2024 7171
Career total681622640309722

International

As of match played November 30, 2021
National TeamYearAppsGoals
United States 2021 20
Total20

Honors

Portland Thorns FC

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References

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  2. "Weaver Records Hat Trick in 5–0 Win over North Dakota State". Washington State University Athletics. September 4, 2016.
  3. "Johnson, Weaver Receive Pac-12 All-Conference Honors". Washington State University Athletics. November 8, 2016.
  4. "Three Cougs Earn All-Pac-12 Honors". Washington State University Athletics. June 29, 2023.
  5. "Weaver Leads Four Cougars On All-Pac-12 Teams". Washington State University Athletics. June 29, 2023.
  6. "Weaver offers words of wisdom at WSU's Final Four". Cougfan.com. December 6, 2019.
  7. "Five Earn All-Pac-12". Washington State University Athletics. June 29, 2023.
  8. "Weaver is 2019 WSU Sportsperson of the Year". Cougfan.com. December 25, 2019.
  9. "NWSL College Draft | National Women's Soccer League". www.nwslsoccer.com. Archived from the original on April 11, 2020. Retrieved March 3, 2020.
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  12. "Portland Thorns FC win Women's International Champions Cup as Morgan Weaver scores game-winning goal". CBSSports.com. August 22, 2021. Retrieved December 7, 2023.
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  14. 1 2 FC, Portland Thorns. "Forward Morgan Weaver signs new contract with the Thorns through 2024". Portland Thorns FC. Retrieved November 7, 2023.
  15. "Morgan Weaver – 2023 Rose City Riveters' Supporters' Player of the Year". October 9, 2023.
  16. "Thorns FC forward Morgan Weaver undergoes successful arthroscopic surgery". May 9, 2024.
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