Bryn Morris | |
Fullname: | Bryn Andrew Morris[1] |
Birth Date: | 25 April 1996 |
Birth Place: | Hartlepool, England |
Height: | 1.82m (05.97feet)[2] |
Position: | Defensive midfielder / Centre back[3] |
Currentclub: | Newport County |
Clubnumber: | 8 |
Youthyears1: | –2013 |
Youthclubs1: | Middlesbrough |
Years1: | 2013–2017 |
Clubs1: | Middlesbrough |
Caps1: | 2 |
Goals1: | 0 |
Years2: | 2014 |
Clubs2: | → Burton Albion (loan) |
Caps2: | 5 |
Goals2: | 0 |
Years3: | 2015 |
Clubs3: | → Coventry City (loan) |
Caps3: | 6 |
Goals3: | 0 |
Years4: | 2015 |
Clubs4: | → York City (loan) |
Caps4: | 3 |
Goals4: | 0 |
Years5: | 2016 |
Clubs5: | → Walsall (loan) |
Caps5: | 1 |
Goals5: | 0 |
Years6: | 2017–2019 |
Clubs6: | Shrewsbury Town |
Caps6: | 31 |
Goals6: | 0 |
Years7: | 2018–2019 |
Clubs7: | → Wycombe Wanderers (loan) |
Caps7: | 19 |
Goals7: | 3 |
Years8: | 2019–2021 |
Clubs8: | Portsmouth |
Caps8: | 16 |
Goals8: | 1 |
Years9: | 2021 |
Clubs9: | → Northampton Town (loan) |
Caps9: | 22 |
Goals9: | 0 |
Years10: | 2021–2022 |
Clubs10: | Burton Albion |
Caps10: | 7 |
Goals10: | 0 |
Years11: | 2022 |
Clubs11: | → Hartlepool United (loan) |
Caps11: | 10 |
Goals11: | 1 |
Years12: | 2022–2023 |
Caps12: | 31 |
Goals12: | 2 |
Years13: | 2023– |
Caps13: | 46 |
Goals13: | 7 |
Nationalyears1: | 2011–2012 |
Nationalteam1: | England U16 |
Nationalcaps1: | 7 |
Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
Nationalyears2: | 2012–2013 |
Nationalteam2: | England U17 |
Nationalcaps2: | 12 |
Nationalgoals2: | 3 |
Nationalyears3: | 2013–2014 |
Nationalteam3: | England U18 |
Nationalcaps3: | 5 |
Nationalgoals3: | 0 |
Nationalyears4: | 2014 |
Nationalteam4: | England U19 |
Nationalcaps4: | 5 |
Nationalgoals4: | 0 |
Nationalyears5: | 2015–2016 |
Nationalteam5: | England U20 |
Nationalcaps5: | 8 |
Nationalgoals5: | 0 |
Club-Update: | 22:43, 27 April 2024 (UTC) |
Bryn Andrew Morris (born 25 April 1996) is an English professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder or centre back for club Newport County.
Born in Hartlepool, County Durham,[4] Morris attended the High Tunstall College of Science. In April 2014, he was awarded the sporting achievement award at the Hartlepool Mail's Pride of Hartlepool ceremony.[5]
Morris began his career at Middlesbrough, having joined the club when he was eleven and made progress through the academy.[6] He made his first-team debut on 5 January 2013 in an FA Cup tie away to Hastings United, a match that Middlesbrough won 4–1. He made his league debut on 4 May in a 2–0 defeat away to Sheffield Wednesday. Two months after making his debut, Morris signed his first professional contract with the club, which would keep him until 2016.[7]
On 21 November 2014, Morris signed for League Two club Burton Albion on a one-month loan.[8] One day later, Morris made his debut, where he came on as a substitute for Adam McGurk, in a 1–0 victory over Luton Town.[9] His impressive displays at Burton Albion prompted manager Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink to tip him for greatness.[10] On 13 December 2014, Morris provided an assist for Shane Cansdell-Sherriff to score the third goal in a 4–0 win over Hartlepool United.[11] Despite Burton being keen to extend the loan[12] it never materialised, and Morris returned to Middlesbrough, having made five appearances for Burton Albion.[13]
On 6 August 2015, Morris signed for Coventry City on a season-long loan, linking up again with Tony Mowbray, the manager under whom he had made his professional debut.[14] He made six appearances, the last coming against Rochdale, for Coventry before being recalled by Middlesbrough on 26 October 2015.[15]
On 27 October 2015, Morris signed for League Two club York City on a one-month loan.[16] On 28 January 2016, Morris signed for League One club Walsall on a two-month loan.[17]
Morris was released from his Middlesbrough contract in order to join League One club Shrewsbury Town on 20 January 2017 on a contract until the end of 2016–17.[18] He made his debut for the club the following day, as an 88th-minute substitute in a 1–0 home victory over Oldham Athletic.[19] After featuring regularly to help the club escape relegation, he signed a two-year contract extension in June 2017.[20]
Morris joined Shrewsbury's League One rivals Wycombe Wanderers on 7 August 2018 on loan until 3 January 2019.[21]
Morris signed for League One club Portsmouth on 14 January 2019 on a two-and-a-half-year contract for an undisclosed fee.[22] He scored his first goal for Portsmouth in a 3–3 draw against Southend United on 16 February 2019.[23] Morris was cup-tied for Portsmouth's win in the 2019 EFL Trophy final.[24]
On 18 January 2021, Morris signed for Northampton Town on a loan deal until the end of the season.[25]
Following his release from Portsmouth, Morris signed for League One side Burton Albion in June 2021.[26] With his game time at Burton limited, Morris joined his hometown club Hartlepool United on loan on 31 January 2022.[27] He made his debut for Pools in an FA Cup fourth round defeat away to Crystal Palace.
On 15 July 2022, Morris signed for Grimsby Town on a one-year deal.[28]
Morris was part of the Grimsby team that reached the FA Cup quarter-finals for the first time since 1939, he came on as a substitute in the 2–1 win away at Premier League side Southampton that secured that achievement.[29] [30]
On 9 May 2023, it was announced that Morris would not be retained for the 2023–24 season and would be leaving the club when his contract expired on 30 June.[31]
On 23 June 2023, it was announced that Morris would join Newport County on a two-year contract when his contract with Grimsby Town expired.[32] He made his debut for Newport on 5 August 2023 in the starting line-up against Accrington Stanley.[33] Morris scored his first goal for Newport on 30 September 2023 in the 2–1 League Two defeat against Salford City.[34] In January 2024 Morris scored Newport's first goal with a long range shot in their 4–2 FA Cup fourth round defeat to Manchester United of the Premier League.[35]
Morris has represented England at under-16, under-17, under-18, and under-19 levels, captaining the team at each level.[36] [37] [38]
Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | |||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
Middlesbrough | 2012–13 | Championship | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | ||
2013–14 | Championship | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |||
2014–15 | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |||
2015–16 | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |||
2016–17 | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |||
Total | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | ||||
Burton Albion (loan) | 2014–15 | League Two | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
Coventry City (loan) | 2015–16 | League One | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | |
York City (loan) | 2015–16 | League Two | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
Walsall (loan) | 2015–16 | League One | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
Middlesbrough U23 | 2016–17 | — | — | — | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |||||
Shrewsbury Town | 2016–17 | League One | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | |
2017–18 | League One | 18 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 30 | 0 | ||
2018–19 | League One | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Total | 31 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 43 | 0 | |||
Wycombe Wanderers (loan) | 2018–19 | League One | 19 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 3 | |
Portsmouth | 2018–19 | League One | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | |
2019–20 | League One | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
2020–21 | League One | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 18 | 0 | ||
Total | 16 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 28 | 1 | |||
Northampton Town (loan) | 2020–21 | League One | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 0 | |
Burton Albion | 2021–22 | League One | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 0 | |
Hartlepool United (loan) | 2021–22 | League Two | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 1 | |
Grimsby Town | 2022–23 | League Two | 31 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 42 | 2 | |
Newport County | 2023–24 | League Two | 46 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 57 | 8 | |
Career total | 199 | 14 | 21 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 29 | 0 | 257 | 15 |
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