Carlton Morris
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Carlton John Morris[1] | ||
Date of birth | [2] | 16 December 1995||
Place of birth | Cambridge, England | ||
Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[3] | ||
Position(s) | Striker | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Luton Town | ||
Number | 9 | ||
Youth career | |||
2006–2014 | Norwich City | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2014–2021 | 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) |
2020–2021 | → Milton Keynes Dons (loan) | 18 | (3) |
2021–2022 | Barnsley | 51 | (14) |
2022– | Luton Town | 82 | (31) |
International career | |||
2013 | England U19 | 3 | (2) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:04, 19 May 2024 (UTC) |
Carlton John Morris (born 16 December 1995) is an English professional footballer who plays as a striker for Championship club Luton Town.
He has previously played for Barnsley, Norwich City, Oxford United, York City, Hamilton Academical, Rotherham United, Shrewsbury Town and Milton Keynes Dons.
Club career[edit]
Early years and breakthrough[edit]
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[edit]
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 a 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[edit]
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 a 0–0 home draw with Partick Thistle.[14] On 18 August, 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 until the end of the 2015–16 season.[16] Morris returned to Norwich in May 2016,[17] having featured in 33 matches, scoring eight goals.[14]
2016–17[edit]
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[edit]
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[edit]
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[edit]
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[edit]
Following a successful loan spell, Morris re-joined Milton Keynes Dons on loan for the duration of the 2020–21 season.[29] After scoring three goals from eighteen league games for the Dons, Morris was recalled by Norwich City on 6 January 2021.[30] Later that day, Morris signed for Championship side Barnsley on a two-and-a-half-year deal, for an undisclosed fee.[31] He scored his first goal for Barnsley in a 2–0 win against Brentford on 14 February 2021.[32]
Luton Town[edit]
2022–23 season
On 6 July 2022, Morris returned to the Championship when he signed for Luton Town for a fee of 1.3 million.[33] Morris was awarded the EFL Championship Player of the Month for September 2022 having scored four goals during the month.[34] Carlton Morris managed to get 20 goals in his first season at Luton as Luton got promoted to the Premier league. [35]
2023–24 season
Morris scored Luton Town's first ever Premier League goal on 12 August 2023 in a 4-1 loss to Brighton and Hove Albion when he converted a penalty kick in the 81st minute.[36][37] On 30 September 2023, he scored the winning goal against Everton to give Luton Town its first ever Premier League victory.[38]
International career[edit]
Morris has represented England at U19 level.[39]
Style of play[edit]
Morris has been described by Oxford United as strong and able to hold up the ball.[40]
Career statistics[edit]
- As of match played 19 May 2024
Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | League cup[b] | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Norwich City | 2014–15[41] | Championship | 1 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
2015–16[42] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | ||||
2016–17[43] | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
2017–18[44] | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
2018–19[45] | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
2019–20[46] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
2020–21[47] | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
Total | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
Norwich City U23 | 2016–17[43] | — | — | — | 4[c] | 1 | 4 | 1 | ||||
Oxford United (loan) | 2014–15[41] | League Two | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1[c] | 0 | 10 | 1 |
York City (loan) | 2014–15[8] | League Two | 8 | 0 | — | — | — | 8 | 0 | |||
Hamilton Academical (loan) | 2015–16[42] | Scottish Premiership | 32 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 33 | 8 | |
Rotherham United (loan) | 2016–17[43] | Championship | 8 | 0 | — | — | — | 8 | 0 | |||
Shrewsbury Town (loan) | 2017–18[44] | League One | 42 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8[d] | 3 | 54 | 10 |
Rotherham United (loan) | 2019–20[46] | League One | 21 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3[c] | 1 | 28 | 4 |
Milton Keynes Dons (loan) | 2019–20[46] | League One | 10 | 2 | — | — | — | 10 | 2 | |||
2020–21[47] | League One | 18 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3[c] | 1 | 24 | 4 | |
Total | 28 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 34 | 6 | ||
Barnsley | 2020–21[47] | Championship | 23 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 25 | 7 |
2021–22[48] | Championship | 28 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 30 | 9 | ||
Total | 51 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 55 | 16 | ||
Luton Town | 2022–23[49] | Championship | 44 | 20 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3[e] | 0 | 51 | 20 |
2023–24[50] | Premier League | 38 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 43 | 11 | ||
Total | 82 | 31 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 94 | 31 | ||
Career total | 277 | 67 | 19 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 24 | 6 | 326 | 77 |
- ^ Includes FA Cup, Scottish Cup
- ^ Includes EFL Cup
- ^ a b c d Appearance(s) in Football League/EFL Trophy
- ^ Five appearances and two goals in EFL Trophy, three appearances and one goal in League One play-offs
- ^ Appearances in Championship play-offs
Honours[edit]
Shrewsbury Town
- EFL Trophy runner-up: 2017–18[51]
Luton Town
Individual
- PFA Team of the Year: 2022–23 Championship[53]
- EFL Championship Player of the Month: September 2022[34]
References[edit]
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- ^ a b "Carlton Morris". Flown from the Nest. Retrieved 30 November 2014.
- ^ "Carlton Morris: Overview". Premier League. Retrieved 28 May 2023.
- ^ 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.
- ^ a b Mouncer, Ben (4 August 2014). "Carlton Morris joins Oxford United on loan". Norwich City F.C. Retrieved 6 December 2016.
- ^ "Oxford United 0–1 Burton Albion". BBC Sport. 9 August 2014. Retrieved 6 December 2016.
- ^ Chapman, Caroline (12 August 2014). "Bristol City 1–2 Oxford United". BBC Sport. Retrieved 6 December 2016.
- ^ a b c d "Games played by Carlton Morris in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 6 December 2016.
- ^ "Carlton Morris returns to Norwich City". Oxford United F.C. 23 October 2014. Retrieved 27 November 2014.
- ^ "Carlton Morris: York City sign Norwich City striker on loan". BBC Sport. 27 November 2014. Retrieved 6 December 2016.
- ^ "Carlton Morris extends loan stay at York City". The Press. York. 6 January 2015. Retrieved 13 February 2015.
- ^ Flett, Dave (9 February 2015). "Brad Halliday under consideration for midfield role against Luton". The Press. York. Retrieved 13 February 2015.
- ^ "Carlton Morris signs new two-year deal". Norwich City F.C. 15 July 2015. Retrieved 19 August 2015.
- ^ a b "Games played by Carlton Morris in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 6 December 2016.
- ^ "Accies 4 Dundee United 0". Hamilton Academical F.C. 18 August 2015. Retrieved 19 August 2015.
- ^ "Norwich City: Carlton Morris extends stay at Hamilton". BBC Sport. 2 January 2016. Retrieved 13 May 2016.
- ^ "Accies 0 Inverness CT 1". Hamilton Academical F.C. 11 May 2016. Retrieved 13 May 2016.
- ^ "Carlton Morris: Norwich loan striker to Rotherham United". BBC Sport. 31 January 2017. Retrieved 31 January 2017.
- ^ "Carlton Morris: Norwich City striker signs new deal". BBC Sport. 2 March 2017. Retrieved 24 July 2020.
- ^ "Rotherham United: Millers eye long-term stay for loan striker Carlton Morris". The Star. Sheffield. 16 March 2017. Retrieved 19 March 2017.
- ^ "Games played by Carlton Morris in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 20 April 2017.
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- ^ "Shrewsbury Town 3−2 Rochdale". BBC Sport. 19 August 2017. Retrieved 20 August 2017.
- ^ "Injury update: Carlton Morris". www.canaries.co.uk. Retrieved 23 May 2019.
- ^ Freezer, David (21 January 2019). "'Fingers crossed he'll be fine' - Morris survives injury blow on return with City U23s". Eastern Daily Press. Retrieved 23 May 2019.
- ^ "Carlton Morris signs new contract and joins Rotherham United on loan". www.canaries.co.uk. Retrieved 23 May 2019.
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- ^ "Carlton Morris: MK Dons sign Norwich striker after Rotherham spell cut short". 8 January 2020. Retrieved 8 January 2020.
- ^ "Carlton Morris: Norwich City striker returns to MK Dons on loan". BBC. 24 July 2020. Retrieved 24 July 2020.
- ^ "Loan spell at MK Dons cut short by Norwich City". www.last wordonsports.com. 6 January 2021.
- ^ "Carlton Morris joins the Reds". Barnsley FC. 6 January 2021. Retrieved 7 January 2021.
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- ^ "Carlton Morris signs for Luton Town!". www.lutontown.co.uk. 6 July 2022. Retrieved 7 October 2022.
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- ^ "Carlton Morris nominated by the PFA!". www.lutontown.co.uk. Retrieved 19 December 2023.
- ^ "Morris scores Luton Town's first-ever PL goal". Yahoo Sports. 12 August 2023. Retrieved 1 October 2023.
- ^ "Brighton & Hove Albion 4-1 Luton Town (Aug 12, 2023) Final Score". ESPN. Retrieved 2 October 2023.
- ^ "Luton sink sorry Everton to secure first Premier League win". Reuters. 30 September 2023. Retrieved 1 October 2023.
- ^ "Carlton Morris". The Football Association. Retrieved 15 August 2014.
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- ^ a b "Games played by Carlton Morris in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 9 January 2021.
- ^ a b "Games played by Carlton Morris in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 9 January 2021.
- ^ a b c "Games played by Carlton Morris in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 9 January 2021.
- ^ a b "Games played by Carlton Morris in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 9 January 2021.
- ^ "Games played by Carlton Morris in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 9 January 2021.
- ^ a b c "Games played by Carlton Morris in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 9 January 2021.
- ^ a b c "Games played by Carlton Morris in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 9 January 2021.
- ^ "Games played by Carlton Morris in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 19 September 2022.
- ^ "Games played by Carlton Morris in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 October 2022.
- ^ "Games played by Carlton Morris in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 19 May 2024.
- ^ Scott, Ged (8 April 2018). "Lincoln City 1–0 Shrewsbury Town". BBC Sport. Retrieved 17 May 2018.
- ^ "Luton win shootout to reach Premier League". BBC Sport. Retrieved 27 May 2023.
- ^ "Erling Haaland: Manchester City forward wins PFA men's Player of the Year award". BBC Sport. 29 August 2023. Retrieved 29 August 2023.
External links[edit]
- Carlton Morris profile at the Norwich City F.C. website (archived 20 December 2016)
- Carlton Morris profile at the Shrewsbury Town F.C. website
- Carlton Morris at Soccerbase