Morey Doner

Canadian soccer player

Morey Doner
Doner playing for HFX Wanderers in 2021
Personal information
Full name Morey Doner
Date of birth (1994-03-25) March 25, 1994 (age 30)
Place of birth Collingwood, Ontario, Canada
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s) Right-back
Team information
Current team
 Monterey Bay
Number 3
Youth career
Collingwood United SC
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014 Durham United 8 (0)
2016 Palm Beach Suns 7 (0)
2016–2018 Aurora FC 22 (3)
2019–2020 York9 32 (1)
2021 HFX Wanderers 20 (0)
2022– Monterey Bay 75 (3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of April 20, 2024

Morey Doner (born March 25, 1994) is a Canadian professional soccer player for Monterey Bay FC in USL Championship.

Club career

Early career

In 2014, Doner played for Durham United FC in League1 Ontario. Afterwards, he returned to his hometown of Collingwood, Ontario, a town of just 21,000 people, where he played in recreational men's leagues. In 2016, he went to Brazil, where he had a pay-to-play opportunity in Brazil in the Campeonato Paulista Série A3, the lowest professional state league in São Paulo, which cost him $1500 per month.[1] He was on a trial, but was not able to sign or play, due to not being able to obtain a visa.[2]

Palm Beach Suns

After his stint in Brazil, Doner joined American USL Premier Development League side Palm Beach Suns FC, making seven appearances that season.[3]

Aurora FC

Late in the 2016 season, Doner joined League1 Ontario side Aurora FC after a trial, making one appearance at the end of 2016 and then making five appearances the following season.[4][5][6] 2018 proved to be a breakout year for Doner, as he was named team captain,[7] played every minute of every game for Aurora, totalling sixteen appearances and three goals.[5][8] That season, he was also named to the league All-Star Team at the end of the season.[1] While playing in Aurora, he continued to live in his hometown of Collingwood, making a two-hour commute for every practice and home match.[5] While he had opportunities to join other teams in 2018 (including a deal to be potentially the first League1 Ontario player to fetch a transfer fee), Doner remained with Aurora, which led to former coach Jim Brennan coming to scout him and inviting him to attend a York9 FC combine.[1]

York9

Morey Doner playing for York9 in 2019

On February 8, 2019, Doner signed his first professional contract with Canadian Premier League side York9, rejoining his former coach at Aurora, Jim Brennan.[9] On May 25, 2019, he made his league debut as a starter in York's inaugural league home match against Forge FC.[10] Doner scored his first goal for York9 against Valour FC on July 1.[11] On October 24, Doner announced on Twitter he would remain with York9 for the 2020 season.[12] On April 23, 2020, York9 announced a contract extension that would keep Doner with the Nine Stripes through the 2021 CPL season.[13] However, despite the earlier contract extension, in November 2020, York9 announced Doner and the club had mutually agreed to part ways.[14]

HFX Wanderers

On January 6, 2021, Doner signed with HFX Wanderers to a one-year contract, with an option for 2022.[15] Doner had a good individual 2021 season, contributing with three assists (tied for the team lead), and making his presence felt by creating many chances, using his speed to make runs down the flanks, led the team in duels won, and was also the Wanderers most fouled player.[16] However, the Wanderers just missed out on qualifying for the playoffs, and Doner did not play in the deciding final game. After the season ended, he announced that he would not be returning to the club.[16]

Monterey Bay FC

In February 2022, he signed with Monterey Bay FC in the USL Championship.[17] Doner scored his first goal for Monterey Bay on June 15, 2022, during a 3–2 loss to LA Galaxy II.[18] After playing in every match in his first season, he signed a two year extension through the 2024 season.[19][20]

Club statistics

As of April 20, 2024
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Durham United FC 2014 League1 Ontario 8 0 — 0 0 — 8 0
Palm Beach Suns 2016[3] Premier Development League 7 0 — — — 7 0
Aurora FC 2016[4] League1 Ontario 1 0 — 0 0 — 1 0
2017[6] 5 0 — ? ? — 5 0
2018[8] 16 3 — 1 0 — 16 3
Total 22 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 22 3
York9[10] 2019 Canadian Premier League 25 1 4 0 — — 29 1
2020 7 0 — — — 7 0
Total 32 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 36 1
HFX Wanderers 2021 Canadian Premier League 20 0 1 0 — — 21 0
Monterey Bay 2022 USL Championship 34 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 35 1
2023 34 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 36 2
2024 7 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 8 0
Total 75 3 4 0 0 0 0 0 79 3
Career total 159 7 9 0 0 0 0 0 168 7

Honours

Individual

References

  1. ^ a b c Thompson, Marty (June 28, 2020). "CPL Rewind: How Canadian soccer's small-town soccer heroes defied the odds". Canadian Premier League.
  2. ^ Marshall, Curtis (March 10, 2020). Getting To Know York 9 FC Defender Morey Doner - CPL 2020 Season. AFC Curtis. YouTube.
  3. ^ a b "Morey Doner 2016 PDL Stats". USL League Two. Retrieved May 26, 2019.
  4. ^ a b "Morey Doner 2016 L1O Stats". League1 Ontario.
  5. ^ a b c Marty Thompson (February 14, 2019). "Small-town dreams: York9 FC's Morey Doner emerges from soccer wilderness". Canadian Premier League. Retrieved May 26, 2019.
  6. ^ a b "Morey Doner 2017 L1O Stats". League1 Ontario. Retrieved May 16, 2019.
  7. ^ Jacques, John (August 19, 2019). "Morey Doner AMA Recap". Northern Tribune.
  8. ^ a b "Morey Doner 2018 L1O Stats". League1 Ontario. Retrieved May 26, 2019.
  9. ^ "York9 FC brings on Emilio Estevez, Morey Doner and Justin Springer". Our Sports Central. February 8, 2019. Retrieved May 26, 2019.
  10. ^ a b Morey Doner at Soccerway
  11. ^ O'Connor-Clarke, Charlie (July 1, 2019). "HIGHLIGHTS: York9 breaks scoring drought to defeat Valour". Canadian Premier League.
  12. ^ Jacques, John (October 25, 2019). "Morey Doner Signs New Contract With York9 FC". Northern Tribune.
  13. ^ "Morey Doner Signs Contract Extension With York9 FC". April 23, 2020.
  14. ^ "York9 FC and Morey Doner Agree to Part Ways". York United FC. November 14, 2020.
  15. ^ Lawrence, Dylan (January 6, 2021). "HFX Wanderers FC sign experienced Canadian fullback Morey Doner". HFX Wanderers FC. Retrieved January 6, 2021.
  16. ^ a b Jacques, John (November 13, 2021). "Doner Parts Ways With Wanderers". Northern Tribune.
  17. ^ "Monterey Bay F.C. sign Canadian fullback Morey Doner". Monterey Bay FC. February 4, 2022.
  18. ^ "Monterey Bay F.C. Comes Up Short Against LA Galaxy II". Monterey Bay FC. June 15, 2022. Retrieved June 16, 2022.
  19. ^ "Morey Doner signs two-year contract extension with Monterey Bay". USL Championship. November 9, 2022.
  20. ^ Jacques, John (November 9, 2022). "Monterey Bay Extends Doner Contract". Northern Tribune.

External links

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