Morey Doner

Morey Doner (born March 25, 1994) is a Canadian professional soccer player who plays as a right-back for HFX Wanderers.

Morey Doner
Doner playing for York9 in 2019
Personal information
Full name Morey Doner
Date of birth (1994-03-25) March 25, 1994
Place of birth Collingwood, Ontario, Canada
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s) Right-back
Club information
Current team
 HFX Wanderers
Youth career
Collingwood United SC
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014 Durham United 8 (0)
2016 Palm Beach Suns 7 (0)
2016–2018 Aurora FC 22 (3)
2019–2020 York9 32 (1)
2021– HFX Wanderers 0 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 15 November 2020

Club career

Early career

In 2014, Doner played for Durham United FC in League1 Ontario. Afterwards, he returned to his hometown of Collingwood, Ontario, a town of just 21,000 people, where he played in recreational men's leagues. In 2016, he went to Brazil, where he had a pay-to-play opportunity in Brazil in the Campeonato Paulista Série A3, the lowest professional state league in São Paulo, which cost him $1500 per month.[1] He was on a trial, but was not able to sign or play, due to not being able to obtain a visa.[2]

Palm Beach Suns

After his stint in Brazil, Doner joined American USL Premier Development League side Palm Beach Suns FC, making seven appearances that season.[3]

Aurora FC

Late in the 2016 season, Doner joined League1 Ontario side Aurora FC after a trial, making one appearance at the end of 2016 and then making five appearances the next season.[4][5][6] 2018 proved to be a breakout year for Doner, as he was named team captain,[7] playing every minute of every game for Aurora, totalling sixteen appearances, and added three goals,[5][8] That season, he was also named the league All-Star Teamat the end of the season.[1] While playing in Aurora, he continued to live in his hometown of Collingwood, making a two-hour commute for every practice and home match.[5] While he had opportunities to join other teams in 2018 (including a deal to be potentially the first League1 Ontario player to fetch a transfer fee), Doner remained with Aurora, which led to former coach Jim Brennan coming to scout him and inviting him to attend a York9 FC combine.[1]

York9

On February 8, 2019, Doner signed his first professional contract with Canadian Premier League side York9, rejoining his former coach at Aurora, Jim Brennan.[9] On May 25, 2019, he made his league debut as a starter in York's inaugural league home match against Forge FC.[10] Doner scored his first goal for York9 against Valour FC on July 1.[11] On October 24, Doner announced on Twitter he would remain with York9 for the 2020 season.[12] On April 23, 2020, York9 announced a contract extension that would keep Doner with the Nine Stripes through the 2021 CPL season.[13]

Despite the earlier extension, in November 2020 York9 announced Doner and the club had mutually agreed to part ways.[14]

HFX Wanderers

On 6 January 2021, Doner signed with HFX Wanderers to a one-year contract with an option for 2022.[15]

Club statistics
As of September 6, 2020
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Durham United FC 2014 League1 Ontario 80—??—80
Palm Beach Suns 2016[3] Premier Development League 70———70
Aurora FC 2016[4] League1 Ontario 10—00—10
2017[6] 50—??—50
2018[8] 163—10—163
Total 223000000223
York9[10] 2019 Canadian Premier League 25160—00311
2020 70———70
Total 321600000381
Career total 614600000674

Honours

Individual

References
  1. Thompson, Marty (June 28, 2020). "CPL Rewind: How Canadian soccer's small-town soccer heroes defied the odds". Canadian Premier League.
  2. Marshall, Curtis (March 10, 2020). Getting To Know York 9 FC Defender Morey Doner - CPL 2020 Season. AFC Curtis. YouTube.
  3. "Morey Doner 2016". USL League Two. Retrieved May 26, 2019.
  4. "Morey Doner 2016". League1 Ontario.
  5. Marty Thompson (February 14, 2019). "Small-town dreams: York9 FC's Morey Doner emerges from soccer wilderness". Canadian Premier League. Retrieved May 26, 2019.
  6. "Morey Doner 2017". League1 Ontario. Retrieved May 16, 2019.
  7. Jacques, John (August 19, 2019). "Morey Doner AMA Recap". Northern Tribune.
  8. "Morey Doner 2018". League1 Ontario. Retrieved May 26, 2019.
  9. "York9 FC brings on Emilio Estevez, Morey Doner and Justin Springer". York 9 FC. February 8, 2019. Retrieved May 26, 2019.
  10. "M. Doner". Soccerway. Retrieved May 26, 2019.
  11. O'Connor-Clarke, Charlie (July 1, 2019). "HIGHLIGHTS: York9 breaks scoring drought to defeat Valour".
  12. Jacques, John (October 25, 2019). "Morey Doner Signs New Contract With York9 FC".
  13. "Morey Doner Signs Contract Extension With York9 FC". April 23, 2020.
  14. "York9 FC and Morey Doner Agree to Part Ways". November 14, 2020.
  15. Dylan Lawrence (January 6, 2021). "HFX Wanderers FC sign experienced Canadian fullback Morey Doner". HFX Wanderers FC. Retrieved January 6, 2021.
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