Aidan Morris

Aidan Morris (born November 16, 2001) is an American soccer player who currently plays for the Columbus Crew. He previously played college soccer for Indiana University and was most recent recipient of the TopDrawerSoccer.com National Freshman of the Year Award, a national award given to the top freshman college soccer player in the United States.

Aidan Morris
Personal information
Full name Aidan Morris
Date of birth (2001-11-16) November 16, 2001
Place of birth Fort Lauderdale, Florida, U.S.
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Columbus Crew
Number 21
Youth career
2015–2017 Weston FC
2017–2019 Columbus Crew
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019 Indiana Hoosiers 21 (2)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020– Columbus Crew 10 (0)
National team
2018 United States U18 3 (0)
2020 United States U20 2 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of November 9, 2020

Youth

Originally from Florida, Morris was recruited to Columbus Crew SC Academy, where he played from 2017 to 2019. He attended Indiana University in 2019, where he played college soccer. He scored his first collegiate goal on October 1, 2019 against Northwestern.[1] Morris was named Big Ten Offensive Player of the Week on October 8 and October 29.[2][3] He was named Big 10 Men's Soccer Freshman of the Year in his only college season.[4]

Professional career

Morris was announced as a homegrown player signing by the Columbus Crew on January 14, 2020.[5] He made his professional debut in a July 11 match during the MLS is Back Tournament, coming on late in a 4–0 trouncing of in-state rival FC Cincinnati.[6] He made his second appearance for the Crew on July 16, coming off the bench for an injured Darlington Nagbe in the 67th minute of a 2–0 win against New York Red Bulls.[7] He made his first start for the Crew in October 2020.[8] Overall, Morris made 11 appearances for the Crew during the 2020 MLS season.[9] To cap off the season, on December 12, 2020 he became the youngest player in league history to start in MLS Cup as he helped guide the Crew to a 3–0 win over the Seattle Sounders.[10]

International career

Morris was called up to the United States under-20 soccer team in January 2020.[11]

Career statistics
As of match played December 13, 2020[9]
Club Season League Playoffs Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Columbus Crew SC 2020 Major League Soccer 1001000–00110
Totals 10010000000110

Honors

Indiana University

Columbus Crew

References
  1. "No. 8 Hoosiers Earn 3–1 Road Win at Northwestern". Indiana University Athletics.
  2. "Morris Crowned Big Ten Player of the Week". Indiana University Athletics.
  3. "Morris Collects Third Award of the Week". Indiana University Athletics.
  4. "Big Ten Announces 2019 Men's Soccer Postseason Honors". bigten.org.
  5. "Columbus Crew SC signs Crew SC Academy product Aidan Morris". ColumbusCrew.com. January 14, 2020.
  6. @ColumbusCrewSC (July 12, 2020). "Homegrown 🏡 Now in the match: @sebaberhalter & @AidanZMorris #Crew96 | #CINvCLB | 0–4" (Tweet). Retrieved July 12, 2020 – via Twitter.
  7. "Recap". MLS. July 16, 2020. Retrieved July 17, 2020.
  8. “Aidan Morris provides a bright spot”. October 10, 2020.
  9. "USA – A. Morris – Profile with news, career statistics and history – Soccerway". int.soccerway.com.
  10. "Columbus Crew's Aidan Morris youngest ever to start, register assist in MLS Cup | MLSsoccer.com".
  11. "New U-20 MNT Head Coach Anthony Hudson Kicks Off 2020 With 24-Player Training Camp, Two Games vs. Mexico". www.ussoccer.com.
  12. "2019 Men's Division I Postseason Awards | College Soccer". TopDrawerSoccer.com.
  13. "2019 Big Ten Men's Soccer Tournament". bigten.org. Retrieved December 13, 2020.


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