Stuart Morrison
Scottish footballer
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Stuart Morrison | ||
| Date of birth | (1999-04-18) 18 April 1999 (age 25) | ||
| Place of birth | Scotland | ||
| Position(s) | Centre back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Forfar Athletic | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2007– | Dunfermline Athletic | ||
| 0000–2016 | Fife Elite Football Academy | ||
| 2016–2017 | Dunfermline Athletic | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017–2020 | Dunfermline Athletic | 5 | (0) |
| 2017–2018 | → Edinburgh (loan) | 21 | (0) |
| 2019-2020 | → Queen's Park (loan) | 7 | (0) |
| 2020–2022 | Queen's Park | 27 | (0) |
| 2022-2023 | Queen of the South | 5 | (0) |
| 2023- | Forfar Athletic | 20 | (5) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2014 | Scotland U19 | 9 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:00, 6 May 2023 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17:00, 6 May 2023 (UTC) | |||
Stuart Morrison (born 18 April 1999) is a Scottish footballer who plays as a centre back for Forfar Athletic. Morrison has previously played for Dunfermline Athletic, Queen's Park and Queen of the South, as well loan spells at Edinburgh and Queen's Park. Morrison has also represented Scotland at U19's level.[1]
Career
Morrison, who attended Inverkeithing High School, started his career with Dunfermline Athletic's youth academy from the age of eight years old.[1] Morrison was then with Fife's Elite Football Academy before re-signing with the Pars in May 2016.[2] Morrison was then sent out on loan to Scottish League Two club Edinburgh, where he spent the 2017-18 season,[3] where he played 23 times for the Citizens.
For the majority of the 2018-19 season, Morrison was playing with the Pars reserve team, although he was also an unused substitute for a number of first-team matches.[4] On 14 August 2018, Morrison debuted for the first-team in a Scottish Challenge Cup match versus Inverness Caledonian Thistle, his boyhood club that he supported, where he played the entire match in a 2–1 away win.[1] Morrison had his league debut, also against the Caley Jags on the final day of the 2018–19 season.[1] Morrison then signed a new one-year deal with the Pars in May 2019. In February 2020, Morrison signed on loan with Queen's Park until the end of the 2019-20 season.[5] In June 2020, Morrison was released by the Pars at the end of his contract.[6]
On 11 August 2020, Morrison signed a permanent deal with Queen's Park. [7]
On 31 May 2022, Morrison signed a one-year contract with Scottish League One club Queen of the South.[8]
On 9 June 2023, Morrison signed a one-year contract with Forfar Athletic. [9]
Career statistics
- As of 10 June 2023
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Dunfermline Athletic | 2017–18[10] | Scottish Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018–19[11] | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2019–20[12] | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | ||
| Total | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 0 | ||
| Edinburgh (loan) | 2017–18 | Scottish League Two | 21 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 23 | 0 |
| Queen's Park (loan) | 2019–20 | Scottish League Two | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| Queen's Park | 2020–21[13] | Scottish League Two | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0 |
| 2021-22 | Scottish League One | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 0 | |
| Total | 27 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 36 | 0 | ||
| Queen of the South | 2022-23 | Scottish League One | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| Forfar Athletic | 2023-24 | Scottish League Two | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career total | 65 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 83 | 0 | ||
- ^ a b Appearances in the Scottish Challenge Cup
References
- ^ a b c d "Morrison's Caley Thistle connection". Dunfermline Athletic FC. 25 May 2019. Retrieved 25 May 2019.
- ^ "Stuart Morrison signs from Fife Elite". Dunfermline Athletic FC. 1 May 2016. Retrieved 26 May 2019.
- ^ "Welcome Stuart Morrison!". Edinburgh City FC. 11 August 2017. Retrieved 25 May 2019.
- ^ "S. Morrison". Soccerway. Retrieved 25 May 2019.
- ^ "Stuart Morrison out on loan". Dunfermline Athletic FC. 2 February 2020. Retrieved 11 August 2020.
- ^ "Stuart Morrison pens new deal". Dunfermline Athletic FC. 24 May 2019. Retrieved 26 May 2019.
- ^ "Stuart Morrison returns". Queen's Park FC. 11 August 2020. Retrieved 11 August 2020.
- ^ "QosFC: Welcome Stuart Morrison".
- ^ https://forfarathletic.co.uk/item/5446-fourth-close-season-signing-confirmed
- ^ "Games played by Stuart Morrison in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 25 May 2019.
- ^ "Games played by Stuart Morrison in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 25 May 2019.
- ^ "Games played by Stuart Morrison in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 25 May 2019.
- ^ "Games played by Stuart Morrison in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 11 August 2020.
External links
- Stuart Morrison at Soccerbase
