Stuart Morrison

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Stuart Morrison
Personal information
Full name Stuart Morrison
Date of birth (1999-04-18) 18 April 1999 (age 25)
Place of birth Scotland
Position(s) Centre back
Team information
Current team
 Forfar Athletic
Youth career
2007– Dunfermline Athletic
–2016 Fife Elite Football Academy
2016–2017 Dunfermline Athletic
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2017–2020 Dunfermline Athletic 5 (0)
2017–2018 → Edinburgh (loan) 21 (0)
2019-2020 → Queen's Park (loan) 7 (0)
2020–2022 Queen's Park 27 (0)
2022-2023 Queen of the South 5 (0)
2023- Forfar Athletic 20 (5)
International career‡
2014 Scotland U19 9 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:00, 6 May 2023 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17:00, 6 May 2023 (UTC)

Stuart Morrison (born 18 April 1999) is a Scottish footballer who plays as a centre back for Scottish League Two club Forfar Athletic. Morrison has previously played for Dunfermline Athletic, Queen's Park and Queen of the South, as well loan spells at Edinburgh and Queen's Park. Morrison has also represented Scotland at U19 level. [1]

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Career

Morrison, who attended Inverkeithing High School, started his career with Dunfermline Athletic's youth academy from the age of eight years old. [1] Morrison was then with Fife's Elite Football Academy before re-signing with the Pars in May 2016. [2] Morrison was then sent out on loan to Scottish League Two club Edinburgh, where he spent the 2017-18 season, [3] where he played 23 times for the Citizens.

For the majority of the 2018-19 season, Morrison was playing with the Pars reserve team, although he was also an unused substitute for a number of first-team matches. [4] On 14 August 2018, Morrison debuted for the first-team in a Scottish Challenge Cup match versus Inverness Caledonian Thistle, his boyhood club that he supported, where he played the entire match in a 2–1 away win. [1] Morrison had his league debut, also against the Caley Jags on the final day of the 2018–19 season. [1] Morrison then signed a new one-year deal with the Pars in May 2019. In February 2020, Morrison signed on loan with Queen's Park until the end of the 2019-20 season. [5] In June 2020, Morrison was released by the Pars at the end of his contract. [6]

On 11 August 2020, Morrison signed a permanent deal with Queen's Park. [7]

On 31 May 2022, Morrison signed a one-year contract with Scottish League One club Queen of the South. [8]

On 9 June 2023, Morrison signed a one-year contract with Forfar Athletic. [9]

Career statistics

As of 10 June 2023
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueFA CupLeague CupOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Dunfermline Athletic 2017–18 [10] Scottish Championship 0000000000
2018–19 [11] 1000001 [a] 020
2019–20 [12] 4000400080
Total50004010100
Edinburgh (loan)2017–18 Scottish League Two 21010001 [a] 0230
Queen's Park (loan)2019–20Scottish League Two7000000070
Queen's Park 2020–21 [13] Scottish League Two150003000180
2021-22 Scottish League One 120104010180
Total270107010360
Queen of the South 2022-23 Scottish League One 5000200070
Forfar Athletic 2023-24 Scottish League Two 0000000000
Career total6502013030830
  1. 1 2 Appearances in the Scottish Challenge Cup

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Morrison's Caley Thistle connection". Dunfermline Athletic FC. 25 May 2019. Retrieved 25 May 2019.
  2. ↑ "Stuart Morrison signs from Fife Elite". Dunfermline Athletic FC. 1 May 2016. Retrieved 26 May 2019.
  3. ↑ "Welcome Stuart Morrison!". Edinburgh City FC. 11 August 2017. Retrieved 25 May 2019.
  4. ↑ "S. Morrison". Soccerway. Retrieved 25 May 2019.
  5. ↑ "Stuart Morrison out on loan". Dunfermline Athletic FC. 2 February 2020. Retrieved 11 August 2020.
  6. ↑ "Stuart Morrison pens new deal". Dunfermline Athletic FC. 24 May 2019. Retrieved 26 May 2019.
  7. ↑ "Stuart Morrison returns". Queen's Park FC. 11 August 2020. Retrieved 11 August 2020.
  8. ↑ "QosFC: Welcome Stuart Morrison".
  9. ↑ https://forfarathletic.co.uk/item/5446-fourth-close-season-signing-confirmed
  10. ↑ "Games played by Stuart Morrison in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 25 May 2019.
  11. ↑ "Games played by Stuart Morrison in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 25 May 2019.
  12. ↑ "Games played by Stuart Morrison in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 25 May 2019.
  13. ↑ "Games played by Stuart Morrison in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 11 August 2020.
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