Carlton Morris

Carlton John Morris (born 16 December 1995) is an English professional footballer who plays as a striker for League One club Milton Keynes Dons, on loan from Championship club Norwich City.

Carlton Morris
Personal information
Full name Carlton John Morris[1]
Date of birth (1995-12-16) 16 December 1995[2]
Place of birth Cambridge, England
Height 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)[3]
Playing position(s) Striker
Club information
Current team
 Milton Keynes Dons
(on loan from Norwich City)
Youth career
2006–2014 Norwich City
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014– Norwich City 1 (0)
2014 → Oxford United (loan) 7 (0)
2014–2015 → York City (loan) 8 (0)
2015–2016 → Hamilton Academical (loan) 32 (8)
2017 → Rotherham United (loan) 8 (0)
2017–2018 → Shrewsbury Town (loan) 42 (6)
2019–2020 → Rotherham United (loan) 21 (3)
2020 → Milton Keynes Dons (loan) 10 (2)
2020– → Milton Keynes Dons (loan) 0 (0)
National team
2013 England U19 3 (2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 02:53, 20 May 2020 (UTC)

He has had previous loan spells with Oxford United, York City, Hamilton Academical, Rotherham United and Shrewsbury Town.

Club career

Early years and breakthrough

Born in Cambridge, Morris began his career in the youth system at Norwich City at the age of 11.[2] He became an academy scholar in the summer of 2012 and won the FA Youth Cup with Norwich in May 2013.[4] In December 2013, he signed a professional contract until the summer of 2016.[5]

2014–15

On 4 August 2014, Morris joined Oxford United on loan until 1 January 2015.[5] He made his debut on 9 August 2014, starting in a 1–0 defeat to Burton Albion in League Two.[6] He scored his first goal in professional football in his next appearance on 12 August 2014, starting again as Oxford defeated Bristol City in the first round of the League Cup.[7] After 10 appearances,[8] he was recalled by Norwich on 23 October 2014.[9]

On 27 November 2014, Morris joined another League Two club, York City, on loan until 4 January 2015.[10] He made his debut two days later as a 77th-minute substitute for Wes Fletcher in York's 1–1 away draw with Plymouth Argyle.[8] His loan was extended for another month in January 2015[11] before returning to Norwich on 9 February[12] having made eight appearances for York.[8]

2015–16

On 15 July 2015, Morris joined Hamilton Academical on a six-month loan, shortly after signing a contract extension with Norwich to 2017.[13] He made his Scottish Premiership debut on 1 August in Hamilton's 0–0 home draw with Partick Thistle.[14] On 18 August 2015, Morris scored his first goal for Hamilton in a 4–0 home victory over Dundee United.[15] On 2 January 2016, he extended his stay with Hamilton until the end of the 2015–16 season.[16] Morris returned to Norwich in May 2016,[17] following 10 months on loan at Hamilton having featured in 33 matches, scoring eight goals.[14]

2016–17

After featuring for Norwich under-23s in the EFL Trophy, Morris joined Championship club Rotherham United on 31 January 2017 on loan until the end of 2016–17.[18] He was unable to link up with Rotherham until mid-March due to injury, but did sign a contract to 2020 with Norwich earlier in the month.[19][20] He made his Rotherham debut as a substitute in the 5–1 defeat away to Queens Park Rangers on 18 March 2017.[21]

2017–18

On 11 July 2017, Morris joined League One club Shrewsbury Town on a season-long loan, becoming their ninth summer signing.[22] He scored his first goal for the club in a 3−2 victory over Rochdale at New Meadow on 19 August.[23] Morris suffered a torn anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) in Shrewsbury Town's League One play-off final defeat to Rotherham United.[24]

2018–19

Morris missed almost the entire season while recovering from his ACL injury, only making a few appearances for Norwich City's Under-23 squad.[25]

2019–20

In May 2019 Morris signed a contract extension with Norwich to 2021 and was simultaneously loaned out to League One side Rotherham United, for whom he'd previously played in the 2016–17 season.[26][27] The loan was cut short after Morris scored three league goals for them in the first half of the season. Morris then signed for Milton Keynes Dons on 7 January 2020 on a loan deal for the rest of the season.[28]

2020–21

Following a successful loan spell, Morris re-joined Milton Keynes Dons on loan for the duration of the 2020–21 season.[29]

International career

Morris has represented England at under-19 level.[30]

Style of play

Morris has been described as strong and as being able to hold up the ball.[31]

Career statistics
As of 20 May 2020.
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Norwich City 2014–15[8] Championship 10——0010
2015–16[14] Premier League 00———00
2016–17[21] Championship 000000—00
Total 1000000010
Oxford United (loan) 2014–15[8] League Two 70—211[lower-alpha 1]0101
York City (loan) 2014–15[8] League Two 80———80
Hamilton Academical (loan) 2015–16[14] Scottish Premiership 3281000—338
Norwich City U23 2016–17[21] ———4[lower-alpha 2]141
Rotherham United (loan) 2016–17[21] Championship 80———80
Shrewsbury Town (loan) 2017–18[32] League One 42641008[lower-alpha 3]35410
Rotherham United (loan) 2019–20[33] League One 21330103[lower-alpha 4]1284
Milton Keynes Dons (loan) 2019–20[33] League One 102———102
2020–21[34] League One 0000000000
Total 102000000102
Career total 12820713116515426
  1. Appearance in 2014–15 Football League Trophy.
  2. Appearances in 2016–17 EFL Trophy.
  3. Five appearances and two goals in 2017–18 EFL Trophy, three appearances and one goal in EFL League One play-offs
  4. Appearances and goals in 2019–20 EFL Trophy.

Honours

Shrewsbury Town

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References
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  4. Bailey, Michael (15 May 2013). "Carlton Morris hopes FA Youth Cup is just the start for him at Norwich City". Eastern Daily Press. Norwich. Retrieved 6 December 2016.
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  15. "Accies 4 Dundee United 0". Hamilton Academical F.C. 18 August 2015. Retrieved 19 August 2015.
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  17. "Accies 0 Inverness CT 1". Hamilton Academical F.C. 11 May 2016. Retrieved 13 May 2016.
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  23. "Shrewsbury Town 3−2 Rochdale". BBC Sport. 19 August 2017. Retrieved 20 August 2017.
  24. "Injury update: Carlton Morris". www.canaries.co.uk. Retrieved 23 May 2019.
  25. Freezer, David. "'Fingers crossed he'll be fine' - Morris survives injury blow on return with City U23s". Eastern Daily Press. Retrieved 23 May 2019.
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  33. "Games played by Carlton Morris in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 4 January 2020.
  34. "Games played by Carlton Morris in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 24 July 2020.
  35. Scott, Ged (8 April 2018). "Lincoln City 1–0 Shrewsbury Town". BBC Sport. Retrieved 17 May 2018.
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