Marvin Morgan Jr.

Marvin Morgan Jr. (born 16 August 1992 in Kingston) is a Jamaican football midfielder playing with Scarborough SC in the Canadian Soccer League.

Marvin Morgan Jr.
Personal information
Date of birth (1992-08-16) 16 August 1992
Place of birth Kingston, Jamaica
Height 1.69 m (5 ft 6 1⁄2 in)
Position(s) midfielder
Youth career
Boys' Town
St George's College
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2007–2009 Santos FC 47 (12)
2010–2011 →Boys' Town (loan) 38 (4)
2011 →Ventura County Fusion[1] (loan) 10 (0)
2012–2013 Boys' Town 28 (3)
2013–2014 Waterhouse 25 (3)
2014–2019 Arnett Gardens 97 (12)
2019– Scarborough SC
National team‡
2008 Jamaica u17 5 (2)
2010–2011 Jamaica u20 2 (0)
2010– Jamaica 8 (4)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 8 September 2019
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 20 August 2018

Club career

Santos FC (Jamaica)

Morgan Jr. played for Santos FC in Jamaica while still a schoolboy, scoring 8 goals in the 2008/2009 season.

Boys Town FC (Jamaica) (loan)

Having experienced success at the schoolboy level with St George's College,[2] Marvin Morgan Jr. signed with Boys' Town F.C. in February 2010.[3] Morgan Jr. enjoyed success in his first season in the DPL leading his team to a top 6 finish and capturing the 2010 Champions Cup. For 2010/2011 season, Morgan Jr. has been influential in the central midfield for Boys' Town, although he missed several weeks away on trials with various clubs in Denmark. Morgan returned to Boys' Town in January 2012 for the remainder of the Red Stripe Premiere League season.[4] He led his team to another second-place finish in the Red Stripe Premiere League and qualification to the 2013 CFU Club Championship.[5]

Ventura County Fusion (USA)

Morgan was fielded by Boys' Town in their first two matches of the 2011/2012 season, but was deemed ineligible since he was not given clearance by the USSF after playing in the United States for Ventura County Fusion.[6]

Waterhouse F.C. (Jamaica)

In 2013, Morgan Jr. moved to Waterhouse F.C.[7]

Arnett Gardens F.C. (Jamaica)

In 2014, Marvin moved to Arnett Gardens F.C. and also won the RSPL in 2017.[8]

Scarborough SC

In 2019, he played in the Canadian Soccer League with Scarborough SC.[9] In his debut season he assisted in securing the CSL Championship after defeating FC Ukraine United.[10] The following season he assisted in securing the First Division title, and featured in the championship final against FC Vorkuta, but were defeated by a score of 2–1.[11]

International career

In 2008, Morgan featured in the 2008 CFU U16 championship for Jamaica. He then made his senior international debut against Trinidad and Tobago on 10 October 2010. Morgan Jr. was also named to the 2010 Digicel Caribbean Championship squad for Jamaica. He scored two goals versus Guyana on 1 December 2010.[12]

International goals
Scores and results list Jamaica's goal tally first.[13]
NoDateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.1 December 2010Stade Alfred Marie-Jeanne, Rivière-Pilote, Martinique Guyana2–04–02010 Caribbean Cup
2.3–0
3.7 October 2017King Abdullah Sports City, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia2–42–5Friendly
4.20 August 2018Wildey Astro Turf, Bridgetown, Barbados Barbados1–22–2Friendly

Personal life

Marvin Mr. Man Morgan,Jr. comes from a footballing family as his grandfather, Lloyd "Respic" Morgan, father, Marvin Morgan Sr. and twin sister, Marvel Morgan also play the sport. Morgan Jr. was introduced to the sport by his father Marvin Morgan Sr., who played alongside his son in 2010 at Boys' Town F.C..[14]

Honours

Scarborough SC

References
  1. Ventura CF 2011 stats Archived 21 December 2011 at the Wayback Machine - USL Soccer
  2. George's lift Shield again Archived 16 December 2009 at the Wayback Machine - Jamaica Gleaner
  3. "Boys' Town grab schoolboy football star at transfer deadline". 2 February 2010. Archived from the original on 6 February 2010. Retrieved 2 February 2010.
  4. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 14 January 2012. Retrieved 11 January 2012.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  5. http://www.jamaicaobserver.com/sport/Boys--Town-fall-short-despite-win-over-Lion_11415297
  6. Morgan blunder costs Boys’ Town Archived 7 April 2012 at the Wayback Machine - Jamaica Observer
  7. http://jamaica-gleaner.com/gleaner/20130917/sports/sports5.html
  8. http://jamaica-star.com/article/sports/20171211/long-time-coming-morgan-jr-delighted-after-finally-opening-goal-scoring
  9. Adamson, Stan (2 September 2019). "VORKUTA, SCARBOROUGH SCORE SUNDAY WINS – Canadian Soccer League". CanadianSoccerLeague.ca. Retrieved 8 September 2019.
  10. Adamson, Stan (26 October 2010). "SCARBOROUGH ON TOP…..Vorkuta B wins Second Division Championship – Canadian Soccer League". Retrieved 31 October 2019.
  11. Adamson, Stan (18 October 2020). "VORKUTA RALLY FOR CSL CHAMPIONSHIP VICTORY – Canadian Soccer League". Canadian Soccer League. Retrieved 23 October 2020.
  12. "Reggae-Boyyjlz-put-four-past-Guyana". 2 December 2010. Retrieved 2 December 2010.
  13. "Morgan, Marvin". National Football Teams. Retrieved 7 November 2017.
  14. "Sky Is The Limit For Young Marksman Marvin Morgan". 4 December 2010. Retrieved 4 December 2010.
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