Full name Sean Joseph Morrison Weight 78 kg Number 4 Height 1.94 m | Playing position Role Footballer Name Sean Morrison Career start 2008 | |
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Date of birth (1991-01-08) 8 January 1991 (age 24) Similar People Scott Malone, Anthony Pilkington, Simon Moore, Bruno Ecuele Manga, Ben Turner | ||
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Sean Joseph Morrison (born 8 January 1991) is an English professional footballer who plays for Cardiff City, as a centre back.
Contents
- Footballers tweets sean morrison
- Swindon Town
- Reading
- Huddersfield Town loan
- Cardiff City
- International career
- Career statistics
- References
Swindon Town
Born in Plymouth, Devon, Morrison signed for Swindon Town from Plymouth Argyle in the summer of 2007, signing a professional contract in February 2008, before being handed a squad number in March 2008. Swindon manager Maurice Malpas announced on 8 April 2008 that he would like to see Morrison and fellow youth player Ben Joyce in some first-team action, and Morrison made his debut on 26 April 2008 against Gillingham, coming on as a first-half substitute for Jerel Ifil. He made his first start for Swindon on the final day of the season, 3 May 2008, in a 2–1 victory over Millwall. He scored his first goal for the club on 25 October 2008, in a 2–0 victory against Oldham Athletic. Morrison signed a one-month loan deal with Southend United on 14 November 2009, which was extended in December. Southend hoped to extend his loan in January 2010, although he eventually returned to Swindon later that same month.
Reading
On 14 January 2011, Swindon Town and Reading reached an agreement to transfer Morrison after a release-clause in the player's contract was activated, with the deal completing four days later. On 23 March 2011, it was announced that he would join Huddersfield Town on loan until the end of the season, with Reading retaining 24-hour recall after the first month. Having made no appearances whilst on loan, Reading recalled Morrison from Huddersfield on 19 April. He made his Reading debut in a 2–1 defeat against Charlton Athletic in the League Cup second round on 23 August 2011, scoring a consolation goal in his first appearance for the club.
Morrison's first appearance in the 2012–13 season came in the 3–2 League Cup victory over Queens Park Rangers on 26 September where he came on as a second-half substitute. He then started against Arsenal in the next round on 30 October in a game which Reading lost 7–5. On 2 October, he signed a new deal with Reading, keeping him at the club until 2016.
He made his Premier League debut against QPR on 4 November 2012 and scored his first league goal against Wigan Athletic three weeks later.
In August 2013 Morrison was handed the Reading captaincy in the absence of regular captain Jobi McAnuff. He described the event as "an honour". On 10 December 2013, Morrison extended his contract with Reading until the summer of 2017.
Huddersfield Town (loan)
On 24 January 2012, Morrison re-joined Huddersfield Town on loan until the end of the season. He made his debut four days later in their 1–1 draw against Tranmere Rovers at Prenton Park and scored his first goal for the club in the 3–3 draw away to Bury on 3 March. Morrison scored his penalty in the play-off final penalty shoot-out against Sheffield United, which Huddersfield won, promoting them to the Championship.
Cardiff City
On 15 August 2014, Morrison signed a four-year contract with Cardiff City, making his debut four days later against Wigan Athletic. Morrison opened his account for Cardiff scoring the opener in a 2–1 win over Sheffield Wednesday before scoring a brace against Bournemouth.
Morrison was handed the captain's armband at the start of the following season, in the absence of Club Captain, David Marshall. Morrison was ever-present in the Bluebirds starting eleven before suffering a knee injury during a 1–0 loss to Birmingham City on 19 December 2015, ruling him out for a month. He returned on 5 March 2016, coming on for Lee Peltier in a 2–0 win against Severnside rivals Bristol City. Morrison saw Cardiff miss out on a play-off place after losing to Sheffield Wednesday, before receiving an operation, meaning he would miss the final game of the season and potentially the start of the next season.
Morrison returned in time of the new season and was named as captain in Cardiff's 1–0 loss to Bristol Rovers in the EFL Cup. In September, he was named as club captain, following the sale of David Marshall. Morrison made 46 appearances, scoring 4 goals during the season.
During summer 2017, fellow Championship club, Sheffield Wednesday, tabled a £3 million bid for Morrison, which Manager, Neil Warnock, stated "wouldn't even buy one of Morrisons legs". He later committed to Cardiff, signing a 3 year contract. His first goal of the season, against Sheffield United, led to Cardiff to win their three opening games of the season, for the first time in their history.
International career
Morrison is eligible to represent both England and the Republic of Ireland at international level.