Ashtone Morgan

Ashtone Morgan
Personal information
Full name Ashtone Wayne Henry Morgan
Date of birth (1991-02-09) February 9, 1991
Place of birth Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[1]
Playing position Full back
Club information
Current team
 Toronto FC
Number 5
Youth career
2008–2010 Toronto FC
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
2011– Toronto FC 92 (0)
2015 → Toronto FC II (loan) 1 (0)
2016 → Toronto FC II (loan) 1 (0)
National team‡
2007 Canada U16
2010 Canada U20 2 (0)
2011– Canada 13 (0)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of April 25, 2016.
† Appearances (goals)

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of June 16, 2015

Ashtone Wayne Henry Morgan (born February 9, 1991) is a Canadian soccer player who currently plays for Toronto FC II, on loan from Toronto FC.[2]

Morgan was the first graduate of TFC Academy to play for the Canadian National Team.[3]

Career

Youth

Ashtone attended Northern Secondary School in Toronto and played for the Toronto Lynx U-13 squad that travelled to England to play other youth academies. On this trip he was the standout player of the Canadian side earning him invitations from clubs such as Southampton.[4]

Professional

Morgan joined TFC Academy at age 16 in 2008, and went on to feature for the team in the Canadian Soccer League in 2009 and 2010.

Morgan made his professional debut for Toronto FC on October 20, 2010 in a CONCACAF Champions League match versus Árabe Unido from Panama. Morgan was able to play for the Senior squad of Toronto while not holding a professional contract. The game ended in a 1-0 win for Toronto with Morgan having a stand out performance that earned him much publicity.[5]

In late January 2011 it was announced that Morgan would travel with Toronto's Senior team to Turkey for preseason training camp, Ashtone was one of four academy players invited to travel.[6] He signed with Toronto FC on March 17, 2011.[7] Morgan made his league debut on March 26, 2011 against Portland as a second half sub for Javier Martina.[8] In the last third of the season Morgan became a regular starter for the reds with playing a full 90 minutes in 7 of the last 10 league games.[9]

Morgan cemented himself as the starting left back for Toronto in the 2012 season, he registered 3 assists in two games in late June. On July 5, the club announced that it had re-signed Morgan to a long term deal.[10]

However, with the arrival of Justin Morrow, Morgan saw his minutes decrease during the 2014 MLS season, mainly featuring as the club's back-up option at left back. With Morrow entrenched at the position going into the 2015 season, Morgan was loaned to Toronto FC II to get more playing time, while still being able to feature for the first team when needed.[11] He made his debut for Toronto FC II against the Charleston Battery on March 21.[12] However, with injuries to the first-team back line, Morgan was able to force his way back into the Toronto line-up, and on May 2 he became the first player in Toronto FC history to make 100 appearances in all competitions for the club in a 1-0 victory over the Philadelphia Union.[13]

International

Morgan was a part of several Canadian U-16 camps in 2007, while also appearing for the U-20 side in late 2010. Morgan received his first international senior team call-up in late September when Stephen Hart announced his roster for two FIFA World Cup qualifying games against Saint Lucia and Puerto Rico.[14] This made Morgan the first graduate of the Toronto FC Academy to be called up to the Canadian men's national team.[15] Morgan made his debut against Saint Lucia as a second half sub for Simeon Jackson in a 7-0 away victory, he also received an assist for setting up Iain Hume who scored the 6th goal.[16] Morgan was call-up to the national team in the next international window, Ashtone earned his first start for the national team against Saint Kitts and Nevis on November 15, the game ended in a 4-0 victory for the Canadians at the national stadium of BMO Field.[17] On December 13 Morgan was awarded the 2011 Canadian U-20 Player of the Year, receiving 33.3% of the vote and just beating out Russell Teibert for the award.[18][19]

On June 27, 2013 Morgan was listed as a part of the confirmed 23-man squad for Colin Miller's Canada squad for 2013 CONCACAF Gold Cup.[20]

Honours

Toronto FC

Individual

Career statistics

As of April 9, 2016
Club performanceLeagueCupLeague CupContinentalTotal
ClubLeagueSeasonAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
CanadaLeagueCanadian ChampionshipMLS PlayoffsNorth AmericaTotal
Toronto FCMLS20100000001010
2011140000080220
2012300400080420
2013220200000240
20143020000050
2015190100000200
20164000000040
Career statistics92090001701180

International statistics

As of August 21, 2015
Canada national team
YearAppsGoals
201120
201200
201390
201520
Total130

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Ashtone Morgan". canadasoccer.com. Canadian Soccer Association. Retrieved January 17, 2014.
  2. ↑ "Toronto FC Loan Morgan to Toronto FC II". www.torontofc.ca/. Retrieved April 25, 2016.
  3. ↑ "Canada’s ‘homegrown’ edge in MLS will help Team Canada, too". www.thescore.com. Retrieved October 26, 2011.
  4. ↑ "Lynx Juniors Impress EPL Clubs". www.google.ca. Nuke Soccer. Retrieved January 30, 2011.
  5. ↑ "Morgan Debut Opens Eyes". www.torontofc.ca. Retrieved January 30, 2011.
  6. ↑ "Morgan Debut Opens Eyes". www.torontofc.ca. Retrieved January 30, 2011.
  7. ↑ "Toronto FC Academy Graduates Four More". www.torontofc.ca. Retrieved March 17, 2011.
  8. ↑ "Martina Brace Leads The Way". Toronto FC. March 26, 2011. Retrieved March 26, 2011.
  9. ↑ "Martina Brace Leads The Way". Toronto Star. October 8, 2011. Retrieved November 11, 2011.
  10. ↑ "Morgan signs Long Term Deal". Toronto FC. July 5, 2012. Retrieved July 6, 2012.
  11. ↑ "Toronto FC loan seven players to Toronto FC II". March 20, 2015.
  12. ↑ Hylton, Kamal (March 21, 2015). "Match Recap: TFC II vs. Charleston".
  13. ↑ "Toronto FC wins second straight with 1-0 win over Union". CP24. May 2, 2015. Retrieved May 19, 2015.
  14. ↑ "Canada announces roster for upcoming FIFA World Cup Qualifiers". Canadian Soccer Association. September 29, 2011.
  15. ↑ "Morgan's call-up and the dreams of Canadian kids". Canadian Soccer News. September 29, 2011.
  16. ↑ "Canada routs St. Lucia 7-0 in World Cup qualifier". Toronto Star. October 7, 2011.
  17. ↑ "Canada Finishes With Authority". Toronto FC. Retrieved November 15, 2011.
  18. ↑ "Morgan, Pietrangelo named Canadian U-20 Players of the Year". Canada Soccer Association. Retrieved December 13, 2011.
  19. ↑ "Morgan Wins National Award". Toronto FC. Retrieved December 13, 2011.
  20. ↑ "Canada Finalize roster for Gold Cup, announces friendly". Canada Soccer. Retrieved June 29, 2013.

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