Morgan Langley (soccer)

Morgan Langley (born June 9, 1989) is a retired American soccer player who last played for St Patrick's Athletic.

Morgan Langley
Personal information
Full name Morgan Langley
Date of birth (1989-06-09) June 9, 1989
Place of birth Honolulu, Hawaii, United States
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Attacking midfielder
Winger
Youth career
2007–2010 Swarthmore Garnet
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011 Harrisburg City Islanders 20 (2)
2011 Philadelphia Union 1 (0)
2012–2014 Harrisburg City Islanders 70 (14)
2015 St Patrick's Athletic 18 (3)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 31 December 2016

Career

College and Amateur

Langley attended ʻIolani School, and played four years of college soccer at Swarthmore College. He is Swarthmore's all-time program leader in career points and assists. As a junior in 2009 he was named to the Centennial Conference first team, and was a NSCAA Mid-Atlantic All-Region second team selection, while as a senior in 2010 he was an NSCAA/NCAA All-American, an NSCAA Mideast All-Region selection, and was named to the Centennial Conference first team.

In his final season at Swarthmore, Langley produced one of the best offensive seasons in the school’s history, leading the team with 14 goals, 14 assists and a program single-season record 42 points.

Professional

Langley signed his first professional contract in 2011 when he signed with the Harrisburg City Islanders of the USL Professional Division. He made his professional debut on April 23 in a 1-0 loss to the Pittsburgh Riverhounds,[1] and scored his first professional goal on May 31, in a 4-2 win, again against the Riverhounds.[2]

After the end of the 2011 USL Pro season, Langley trialed with Philadelphia Union of Major League Soccer before signing with the MLS club on September 15, 2011.[3] On January 19, 2012, Philadelphia declined his 2012 contract option and Langley was released.[4]

Langley re-signed with his former club Harrisburg City Islanders on February 25, 2012.[5] He stayed there until the end of the 2014 season.

Move to Europe

On March 10, 2015 Langley signed for Dublin based League of Ireland side, St Patrick's Athletic for the 2015 season, becoming the first American to sign for the club since Ryan Guy.[6][7] He was given the number 8 jersey for the Saints, previously worn by former Ireland international Keith Fahey, who had controversially moved to Pats' main rivals Shamrock Rovers in pre-season.[8] Langley made his Pats debut against Derry City at Richmond Park on the 24th March, coming on as a half time substitute and he scored a debut goal when he headed in a Conan Byrne free kick in the 82nd minute to secure a 2–0 win for the Saints.[9][10]

In 2016, Langley announced his retirement from professional soccer.[11]

Career statistics

Club

Competitive games only.[12]

Club Season League National Cup League Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Harrisburg City Islanders 2011 USL Pro 20210———212
Philadelphia Union 2011 Major League Soccer 1000———10
Harrisburg City Islanders 2012 USL Pro 19331———224
2013 23400———234
2014 28722———309
Harrisburg City Islanders total 901663———9719
St Patrick's Athletic 2015 League of Ireland Premier Division 18320401[lower-alpha 1]02[lower-alpha 2]2275
Career total 109198340102212424
  1. Appearances in Europa League
  2. Appearances in Leinster Senior Cup

Honors

References
  1. http://uslpro.uslsoccer.com/scripts/runisa.dll?M2:gp::72013+Elements/Display+E+47107+Stats/+2175599 Archived 2012-07-29 at Archive.today
  2. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2012-03-28. Retrieved 2011-06-01.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. http://www.philadelphiaunion.com/news/2011/09/union-sign-midfielder-langley-city-islanders
  4. http://www.philadelphiaunion.com/news/2012/01/union-decline-contract-options-houapeu-langley-richter-tait
  5. http://uslpro.uslsoccer.com/home/601728.html%5B%5D
  6. http://stpatsfc.com/news.php?id=6644#.VP-DhIHfWrU
  7. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2015-03-16. Retrieved 2015-03-11.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  8. http://www.irishmirror.ie/sport/soccer/soccer-news/st-patrick-athletics-new-signing-5348291
  9. http://www.rte.ie/sport/soccer/irish/2015/0324/689470-st-patricks-athletic-derry-city/
  10. http://stpatsfc.com/news.php?id=6667#.VRJ5VYHfWrU
  11. "Langley retirement". Twitter. March 15, 2016. Retrieved December 31, 2016.
  12. https://int.soccerway.com/players/morgan-langley/187649/
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