Shayden Morris

Shayden Morris

Personal information
Full name	Shayden Jermaine Morris [1]
Date of birth	(2002-03-30) 30 March 2002 (age 23)
Place of birth	Newham, London, England
Height	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) [2]
Position(s)	Right winger
Team information
Current team	Aberdeen
Number	20
Youth career
0000–2018	Southend United
2018–2019	Fleetwood Town
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2019–2022	Fleetwood Town	31	(2)
2022–	Aberdeen	64	(3)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 20:40, 4 August 2025 (UTC)

Shayden Jermaine Morris (born 30 March 2002) is an English professional footballer who plays as a right winger for Scottish Premiership club Aberdeen.

Early life and education

Morris was born in Newham and attended Brampton Manor Academy in East Ham. ^{[2] [3]}

Career

Fleetwood Town

After playing youth football for Southend United, Morris joined Fleetwood Town's academy in 2018 on a two-year scholarship. ^[4] He made his senior debut for Fleetwood Town as a substitute in their 1–1 EFL Trophy draw with Liverpool U21 on 25 September 2019. ^{[2] [5]} On 16 July 2020, Morris signed his first professional contract – a one-year contract with the option of a further year. ^[6] On 15 January 2021, he signed a new contract lasting until summer 2023. ^[7] He made his league debut for the club on 16 January 2021 in a 1–0 League One defeat at home to Portsmouth. ^{[2] [5]} Morris scored his first professional goal in a 3–2 home win over Cheltenham Town on 21 August 2021.

Aberdeen

Morris moved to Scottish club Aberdeen for an undisclosed fee in August 2022. ^[8] He made his debut for the club on 13 August 2022, in a 3–2 defeat against Motherwell in the Scottish Premiership. ^[9] On 20 July 2024, he scored his first goal for the club in a 4–0 win against East Kilbride in the Scottish League Cup. ^[10] On 24 May 2025, he won the Scottish Cup with Aberdeen, beating Celtic on penalties. ^[11] He won Aberdeen's Player of the Year award for the 2024–25 season, where he was primarily featured as an impact substitute, playing all games in the Scottish Premiership but starting only 11 of those games. ^[12]

Career statistics

As of match played 4 August 2025

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National Cup [a]		League Cup [b]		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Fleetwood Town	2019–20 [13]	League One	0	0	0	0	0	0	1 [c]	0	1	0
	2020–21 [14]	League One	5	0	0	0	0	0	4 [c]	0	9	0
	2021–22 [15]	League One	26	2	1	0	1	0	2 [c]	0	30	2
	2022–23 [16]	League One	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
	Total		32	2	1	0	1	0	7	0	41	2
Aberdeen	2022–23 [16]	Scottish Premiership	13	0	0	0	2	0	—		15	0
	2023–24 [17]	Scottish Premiership	12	0	2	0	2	0	3 [d]	0	19	0
	2024–25 [18]	Scottish Premiership	38	3	5	1	6	1	—		49	5
	2025–26 [19]	Scottish Premiership	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
	Total		64	3	7	1	10	1	3	0	84	5
Career total			96	5	8	1	11	1	10	0	125	7

1. Includes FA Cup, Scottish Cup
2. Includes EFL Cup, Scottish League Cup
3. Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy
4. Two appearances in the UEFA Europa League, one appearance in the UEFA Conference League

Honours

Aberdeen

• Scottish Cup: 2024–25 ^[11]

References

1. "Notification of shirt numbers: Fleetwood Town" (PDF). English Football League. p. 29. Retrieved 4 February 2021.
2. "Soccerway – S. Morris". Perform Group. Archived from the original on 15 December 2021. Retrieved 25 February 2025.
3. "Newham's double delight". Newham Recorder. 24 June 2015. Retrieved 4 February 2021.
4. "11 youngsters awarded scholarships within club's academy". fleetwoodtownfc.com. Fleetwood Town F.C. 11 May 2018. Retrieved 4 February 2021.
5. "Shayden Morris". fleetwoodtownfc.com. Fleetwood Town F.C. Retrieved 4 February 2021.
6. Sandells, Tom (16 July 2020). "Fleetwood Town youngster signs first professional deal". Blackpool Gazette. Retrieved 4 February 2021.
7. "Shayden Morris pens contract extension with the Cod Army". fleetwoodtownfc.com. Fleetwood Town F.C. 15 January 2021. Retrieved 4 February 2021.
8. "Shayden Morris: Aberdeen make 20-year-old winger 10th summer recruit". BBC Sport. 4 August 2022. Retrieved 4 August 2022.
9. "Aberdeen 2–3 Motherwell". ESPN. 13 August 2022. Retrieved 25 May 2025.
10. "East Kilbride 0–4 Aberdeen". ESPN. 20 July 2024. Retrieved 25 May 2025.
11. "Aberdeen 1–1 Celtic (4–3 on penalties)". BBC Sport. 24 May 2025. Retrieved 25 May 2025.
12. MacLeod, Liam (19 July 2025). "Aberdeen and Luton apart on Morris valuation". BBC Sport. Retrieved 19 July 2025.
13. "Games played by Shayden Morris in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 4 February 2021.
14. "Games played by Shayden Morris in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 4 February 2021.
15. "Games played by Shayden Morris in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 23 August 2021.
16. "Games played by Shayden Morris in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
17. "Games played by Shayden Morris in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 25 May 2025.
18. "Games played by Shayden Morris in 2024/2025". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 25 May 2025.
19. "Games played by Shayden Morris in 2025/2026". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 6 August 2025.