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Meg Morris
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Full name Meagan Alexandra Morris
Date of birth (1992-05-11) May 11, 1992 (age 32)
Place of birth Montclair, New Jersey, United States
Height 5 ft 2 in (1.57 m)
Playing position Midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2015 Sky Blue FC 12 (0)
2016–2018 Portland Thorns FC 8 (1)
National team
2010 United States U-20
  • Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of September 8, 2016.
† Appearances (Goals).

Meagan Alexandra Morris (born May 11, 1992) is an American soccer player from Montclair, New Jersey who played for Portland Thorns FC of the NWSL. Morris was a member of the United States under-20 women's national soccer team, and plays the position of midfielder.

Early life

Morris was born and raised in Montclair, New Jersey.

College career

Morris attended the University of North Carolina from 2010 to 2013 where she was a three-year starter.

Club career

Sky Blue FC

Morris was signed in April 2014 as a discovery player. She was waived by the club in July 2015 to make room on the roster for Australian national team players returning from the World Cup.

Portland Thorns FC

The Thorns signed Morris on April 27, 2016. She scored her first professional goal on May 21, 2016, as a substitute against the Washington Spirit. During a match against the Western New York Flash on June 17, 2016, she fractured her hip during play and missed the remainder of the 2016 season and most of the 2017 season while recovering.

See also

  • 2010 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup squads
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