Morgan Weaver

American soccer player (born 1997)

Morgan Weaver
Weaver with the Portland Thorns in 2024
Personal information
Full name Morgan Victoria Weaver[1]
Date of birth (1997-10-18) October 18, 1997 (age 26)
Place of birth Renton, Washington, U.S.[1]
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Portland Thorns
Number 22
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2019 Washington State Cougars 85 (43)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020– Portland Thorns 61 (15)
International career‡
2018–2019 United States U23
2021– United States 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of November 5, 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of November 30, 2021

Morgan Victoria Weaver (born October 18, 1997) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a forward for the Portland Thorns of the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL).

College career

Weaver played college soccer at Washington State from 2016 to 2019.[1] She scored her first collegiate goals on September 4, 2016, recording a hat-trick against North Dakota State.[2] Weaver was named to the All-Pac-12 Freshman Team in 2016.[3] In 2017, she was named to the All-Pac-12 third team.[4] She was named to the All-Pac-12 first team in 2018,[5] and was named to the All-Pac-12 second team in 2019, when she led Washington State to the final four of the NCAA tournament.[6][7] She was named WSU's 2019 Sportsperson of the Year by Cougfan.com.[8]

Club career

Portland Thorns

On January 16, 2020, Weaver was selected as the second overall pick in the 2020 NWSL College Draft by the Portland Thorns FC.[9] She made her professional debut for Portland Thorns FC on June 27, 2020, in the 2020 NWSL Challenge Cup, coming on as a substitute in the 54th minute for Tyler Lussi against North Carolina Courage.[10] She scored her first professional goal on July 17, 2020, against North Carolina Courage.[11]

In the 2021 International Champions Cup, Weaver scored the winning goal against Lyon in the final. The Thorns' 1–0 victory was their first International Champions Cup title.[12]

In 2022, Weaver signed a new deal with the Thorns to keep her through 2024, with an option for 2025.[13][14] In the 2022 regular season, Weaver made 20 appearances (13 starts) and tallied the second-most goals on the team (7) with three assists.[14]

In October, 2023, Weaver was voted Supporters' Player of the Year by the Rose City Riveters, the supporters group of the Portland Thorns.[15]

International career

Weaver received a call-up to the United States national under-23 team in March 2019.[16]

Weaver received her first call up to the United States national team in November 2021.[17]

Career statistics

International

As of match played November 30, 2021
National Team Year Apps Goals
United States 2021 2 0
Total 2 0

Honors

Portland Thorns FC

References

  1. ^ a b c "Morgan Weaver - Soccer". Washington State University Athletics.
  2. ^ "Weaver Records Hat Trick in 5-0 Win over North Dakota State". Washington State University Athletics. September 4, 2016.
  3. ^ "Johnson, Weaver Receive Pac-12 All-Conference Honors". Washington State University Athletics. November 8, 2016.
  4. ^ "Three Cougs Earn All-Pac-12 Honors". Washington State University Athletics. June 29, 2023.
  5. ^ "Weaver Leads Four Cougars On All-Pac-12 Teams". Washington State University Athletics. June 29, 2023.
  6. ^ "Weaver offers words of wisdom at WSU's Final Four". Cougfan.com. December 6, 2019.
  7. ^ "Five Earn All-Pac-12". Washington State University Athletics. June 29, 2023.
  8. ^ "Weaver is 2019 WSU Sportsperson of the Year". Cougfan.com. December 25, 2019.
  9. ^ "NWSL College Draft | National Women's Soccer League". www.nwslsoccer.com.
  10. ^ Morgan Weaver at Soccerway
  11. ^ "NWSL CHALLENGE CUP MATCH RECAP | North Carolina Courage 0, Portland Thorns FC 1 | Portland Timbers".
  12. ^ "Portland Thorns FC win Women's International Champions Cup as Morgan Weaver scores game-winning goal". CBSSports.com. August 22, 2021. Retrieved December 7, 2023.
  13. ^ Melina.Gaspar (November 15, 2022). "Portland Thorns secure Morgan Weaver through 2024". Stumptown Footy. Retrieved November 7, 2023.
  14. ^ a b FC, Portland Thorns. "Forward Morgan Weaver signs new contract with the Thorns through 2024". Portland Thorns FC. Retrieved November 7, 2023.
  15. ^ "Morgan Weaver - 2023 Rose City Riveters' Supporters' Player of the Year". October 9, 2023.
  16. ^ "Snow Calls 24 Players to U-23 WNT Roster for 2019 Thorns Spring Invitational". www.ussoccer.com.
  17. ^ "ANDONOVSKI NAMES 22 PLAYER ROSTER FOR USWNT MATCHES IN AUSTRALIA TO END 2021". www.ussoccer.com.
  18. ^ Azzi, Alex (October 30, 2022). "Portland Thorns win 2022 NWSL Championship, MVP Smith scores game winner". On Her Turf. Retrieved November 1, 2022.

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