Aidan Morris (born November 16, 2001) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a midfielder for the Columbus Crew in Major League Soccer.
![]() Morris in 2022 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Aidan Morris | ||
Date of birth | (2001-11-16) November 16, 2001 (age 20) | ||
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 | 37 | (0) |
2022– | → Columbus Crew 2 | 3 | (0) |
National team | |||
2018 | United States U18 | 3 | (0) |
2020 | United States U20 | 2 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of October 9, 2022 |
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 Ten Freshman of the Year and won the 2019 TopDrawerSoccer.com National Freshman of the Year Award, a national award given to the top freshman college soccer player in the United States. After his only college season, Morris signed as a homegrown player for the Columbus Crew[4]
Morris was announced as a homegrown player signing by the Columbus Crew on January 14, 2020.[4] 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.[5] 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.[6] He made his first start for the Crew in October 2020.[7] Overall, Morris made eleven appearances for the Crew during the 2020 MLS season.[8] 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.[9]
Morris started the first game of the 2021 season for the Crew, a 4–0 win against Real Estelí in the round of 16 of the CONCACAF Champions League. Morris again started the second leg against Real Esteli, however, he left the game in the fourth minute of what was a 1–0 victory for Columbus with an ACL injury that sidelined him for the entirety of the 2021 MLS season.[10]
Morris was called up to the United States national under-20 soccer team in January 2020.[11]
Club | Season | League | National cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Columbus Crew | 2020 | Major League Soccer | 10 | 0 | — | — | 1[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 11 | 0 | ||
2021 | 0 | 0 | — | 2[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | ||||
2022 | 27 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 28 | 0 | ||||
Total | 37 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 41 | 0 | ||
Columbus Crew 2 | 2022 | MLS Next Pro | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | 3 | 0 | |||
Career total | 40 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 44 | 0 |
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