Ashtone Morgan
![]() Morgan scoring a goal for Forge FC in 2022. | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Ashtone Wayne Henry Morgan[1] | ||
Date of birth | February 9, 1991 | ||
Place of birth | Toronto, Ontario, Canada | ||
Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[2] | ||
Position(s) | Left-back | ||
Youth career | |||
West End United | |||
Toronto Lynx | |||
2008–2010 |
Toronto FC | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2009–2010 | TFC Academy | ||
2011–2019 | Toronto FC | 127 | (2) |
2015–2019 | → Toronto FC II (loan) | 11 | (1) |
2020–2021 | Real Salt Lake | 8 | (0) |
2020–2021 | → Real Monarchs (loan) | 5 | (0) |
2022–2023 | Forge FC | 31 | (1) |
International career‡ | |||
2007 | Canada U16 | ||
2010 | Canada U20 | 2 | (0) |
2011–2020 | Canada | 18 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of July 31, 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of January 15, 2020 |
Ashtone Wayne Henry Morgan (born February 9, 1991) is a Canadian former soccer player who played as a left-back.
Morgan was the first graduate of the
Early life
Ashtone attended
Club career
Toronto FC
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f5/Ashtone_Morgan.jpg/220px-Ashtone_Morgan.jpg)
Morgan joined
Morgan made his professional debut for
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.[8] He signed with Toronto FC on March 17, 2011.[9] Morgan made his league debut on March 26, 2011 against Portland as a second half sub for Javier Martina.[10] 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.[11] Morgan finished the 2011 season with 14 league games.[12]
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.[13]
However, with the arrival of
Real Salt Lake
On January 21, 2020, it was announced that Morgan would be signing with Real Salt Lake for the 2020 season.[21] In December 2021 the club announced they had declined Morgan's contract option.[22]
Forge FC
On February 1, 2022, Morgan signed with Canadian Premier League side Forge FC.[23] He made his debut for Forge in their 2022 CONCACAF Champions League first-leg match against Cruz Azul on February 16.[24] On January 23, 2023, Morgan re-signed with Forge FC for the 2023 season.[25]
Morgan retired from professional soccer on July 31, 2023.[26][27]
International career
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
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.[34]
On May 30, 2019 Morgan was named to the final squad for the 2019 CONCACAF Gold Cup.[35]
Career statistics
Club
- As of November 4, 2022[36]
Club | League | League | Playoffs | National Cup | Continental | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Toronto FC | 2010 | Major League Soccer | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
2011 | 14 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 22 | 0 | |||
2012 | 30 | 0 | – | 4 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 42 | 0 | |||
2013 | 22 | 0 | – | 2 | 0 | – | 24 | 0 | ||||
2014 | 3 | 0 | – | 2 | 0 | – | 5 | 0 | ||||
2015 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 20 | 0 | |||
2016 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | 9 | 0 | |||
2017 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 6 | 1 | |||
2018 | 18 | 0 | – | 4 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 26 | 1 | |||
2019 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 1 | ||
Total | 127 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 22 | 1 | 168 | 3 | ||
Toronto FC II (loan) | 2015 | USL | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | 1 | 0 | |||
2016 | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | 1 | 0 | |||||
2017 | 7 | 1 | – | – | – | 7 | 1 | |||||
2018 | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | 1 | 0 | |||||
2019 | USL League One | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | 1 | 0 | ||||
Total | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 1 | ||
Real Salt Lake | 2020 | Major League Soccer | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | 0 | 0 | |||
2021 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 9 | 0 | ||||
Total | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | ||
Real Monarchs (loan) | 2020 | USL Championship | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | 1 | 0 | |||
2021 | 4 | 0 | – | – | – | 4 | 0 | |||||
Total | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||
Forge FC | 2022 | Canadian Premier League | 20 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2[a] | 0 | 2 | 0 | 27 | 1 |
2023 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | – | 14 | 0 | |||
Total | 31 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 0 | ||
Career total | 182 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 24 | 1 | 234 | 5 |
- ^ Includes appearance in the 2020 Canadian Championship final (played in 2022)
International
- As of January 16, 2020
Canada | ||
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Year | Apps | Goals |
2011 | 2 | 0 |
2012 | 0 | 0 |
2013 | 9 | 0 |
2015 | 2 | 0 |
2016 | 0 | 0 |
2017 | 0 | 0 |
2018 | 1 | 0 |
2019 | 2 | 0 |
2020 | 2 | 0 |
Total | 18 | 0 |
Honours
Club
- Toronto FC
- MLS Cup: 2017[37]
- Canadian Championship (5): 2011, 2012, 2016, 2017, 2018
- Supporters' Shield: 2017[38]
Individual
- Canadian U-20 Players of the Year: 2011
References
- ^ "National Team Roster 2021 Concacaf Gold Cup" (PDF). CONCACAF.
- ^ "Ashtone Morgan". canadasoccer.com. Canadian Soccer Association. Retrieved January 17, 2014.
- ^ "Canada's 'homegrown' edge in MLS will help Team Canada, too". www.thescore.com. Archived from the original on July 18, 2012. Retrieved October 26, 2011.
- ^ "Lynx Juniors Impress EPL Clubs". www.google.ca. Nuke Soccer. Archived from the original on May 25, 2006. Retrieved January 30, 2011.
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: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ^ "Canadian Soccer League Powered by Goalline Sports Administration Software". August 2, 2008. Archived from the original on August 2, 2008. Retrieved July 31, 2017.
- ^ "Ashtone Morgan » CONCACAF Champions League 2010/2011". World Football. Retrieved August 13, 2016.
- ^ "Morgan Debut Opens Eyes". www.torontofc.ca. Archived from the original on March 25, 2012. Retrieved January 30, 2011.
- ^ "Morgan Debut Opens Eyes". www.torontofc.ca. Archived from the original on November 3, 2013. Retrieved January 30, 2011.
- ^ "Toronto FC Academy Graduates Four More". www.torontofc.ca. Archived from the original on November 3, 2013. Retrieved March 17, 2011.
- ^ "Martina Brace Leads The Way". Toronto FC. March 26, 2011. Archived from the original on April 7, 2012. Retrieved March 26, 2011.
- ^ "Martina Brace Leads The Way". Toronto Star. October 8, 2011. Retrieved November 11, 2011.
- ^ "Ashtone Morgan » Club matches". World Football. Retrieved August 13, 2016.
- ^ "Morgan signs Long Term Deal". Toronto FC. July 5, 2012. Archived from the original on May 30, 2013. Retrieved July 6, 2012.
- ^ "Toronto FC loan seven players to Toronto FC II". March 20, 2015. Archived from the original on June 23, 2015. Retrieved March 20, 2015.
- ^ Hylton, Kamal (March 21, 2015). "Match Recap: TFC II vs. Charleston". Archived from the original on September 1, 2015. Retrieved March 22, 2015.
- ^ Neil Davidson (May 1, 2015). "Ashtone Morgan nears 100-game record with Toronto FC". Toronto Star.
- ^ "Toronto FC wins second straight with 1-0 win over Union". CP24. May 2, 2015. Retrieved May 19, 2015.
- ^ Kurtis Larson (December 7, 2016). "Toronto FC mainstay Ashtone Morgan relishes MLS Cup berth after slogging through club's darkest seasons". National Post.
- ^ Peter Galindo (December 16, 2016). "TFC re-signs Canadian defender Ashtone Morgan". Sportsnet.ca.
- ^ "Toronto FC announces roster decisions to conclude 2019 season". Toronto FC. November 21, 2019.
- ^ "RSL signs defender Ashtone Morgan". rsl.com. Retrieved January 21, 2020.
- ^ "Real Salt Lake Announces 2022 Roster Decisions". Real Salt Lake. December 6, 2021.
- ^ "Forge FC add Canadian fullback Ashtone Morgan, re-sign Sebastian Castello". Canadian Premier League. February 1, 2022. Retrieved February 1, 2022.
- ^ Forge FC [@ForgeFCHamilton] (February 16, 2022). "It's a big night of soccer in #HamOnt!! Your Starting XI for our @TheChampions debut is right here Stay tuned for kickoff coming up at 8 p.m." (Tweet). Retrieved February 16, 2022 – via Twitter.
- ^ Jacques, John (January 23, 2023). "Forge FC Re-Signs Ashtone Morgan". Northern Tribune. Retrieved January 23, 2023.
- ^ Tierney, Mitchell (July 31, 2023). "Forge FC's Ashtone Morgan announces retirement from professional soccer". Canadian Premier League. Retrieved July 31, 2023.
- ^ Jacques, John (July 31, 2023). "Ashtone Morgan Retires". Northern Tribune. Retrieved July 31, 2023.
- ^ "Canada announces roster for upcoming FIFA World Cup Qualifiers". Canadian Soccer Association. September 29, 2011.
- ^ "Morgan's call-up and the dreams of Canadian kids". Canadian Soccer News. September 29, 2011. Archived from the original on October 11, 2011. Retrieved September 29, 2011.
- ^ "Canada routs St. Lucia 7-0 in World Cup qualifier". Toronto Star. October 7, 2011.
- ^ "Canada Finishes With Authority". Toronto FC. Archived from the original on October 16, 2013. Retrieved November 15, 2011.
- ^ "Morgan, Pietrangelo named Canadian U-20 Players of the Year". Canada Soccer Association. Retrieved December 13, 2011.
- ^ "Morgan Wins National Award". Toronto FC. Archived from the original on January 16, 2014. Retrieved December 13, 2011.
- ^ "Canada Finalize roster for Gold Cup, announces friendly". Canada Soccer. Archived from the original on March 28, 2019. Retrieved June 29, 2013.
- ^ "Together We Rise: Canada Soccer announces squad for the 2019 Concacaf Gold Cup". May 30, 2019. Archived from the original on June 3, 2019. Retrieved June 24, 2019.
- ^ Ashtone Morgan at Soccerway
- ^ "Recap: Toronto FC vs Seattle Sounders". mlssoccer.com. December 9, 2017. Retrieved December 9, 2017.
- ^ "Kings of the League: Toronto FC win first Supporters' Shield". mlssoccer.com. September 30, 2017.
External links
- Ashtone Morgan at the Canadian Soccer Association
- Ashtone Morgan at Major League Soccer
- Ashtone Morgan at National-Football-Teams.com
- Ashtone Morgan at Soccerway