Jason Morrison (footballer)

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Jason Morrison
Personal information
Date of birth (1984-06-07) 7 June 1984 (age 39)
Place of birth Jamaica
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
2000–2002 Village United F.C.
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2002–2004 Village United F.C.
2004–2007 Portmore United 32 (?)
2007–2008
White Star Woluwé
29 (3)
2008–2010 Ferencvárosi 43 (2)
2010 Strømsgodset 10 (0)
2011–2013 Aalesund 67 (1)
2014–2015 Humble Lions F.C 21 (4)
International career
2005– Jamaica 38 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 9 October 2013
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 8 December 2012

Jason Morrison (born 7 June 1984) is a retired Jamaican footballer who played as a midfielder. He played over 10 years for Jamaica and clubs in England, Belgium, Hungary and Norway.

Career

Morrison's first professional club was

feeder team
, White Star Woluwe in Belgium.

After three years of playing in Belgium, Morrison would have qualified for Belgian nationality and thus be eligible to play in the English league.

Odd Grenland
in the semi-final.

Morrison signed with Norwegian

blood clot which made him unavailable for the rest of the 2013 season.[4] In July 2013, Aalesund and Morrison agreed mutual termination of his contract that lasted till the end of the 2014 season.[5]

International career

Morrison has been selected in numerous

2008 Caribbean Championship
and 2009 Gold Cup for Jamaica.

Career statistics

As of 9 October 2013[7]
Season Club Division League Cup Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
2010 Strømsgodset
Tippeligaen
10 0 3 1 13 1
2011 Aalesund 23 0 3 0 26 0
2012 23 0 3 1 26 1
2013 6 0 0 0 6 0
Career Total 62 0 9 2 71 2

Honours

Jamaica

Club

Portmore United
  • CFU Club Championship
    :
    • 2005
  • Jamaica National Premier League
    • 2005
  • JFF Champions Cup
    • 2005
Ferencvárosi TC
  • Hungarian National Championship II
    (1):
    • 2008–09
Strømsgodset IF
Aalesunds

References

  1. ^ Jamaica 2004/05 RSSF; Accessed 25 February 2008
  2. ^ Sheffield United Hand Trials to Portmore United Trio – Promising Youngsters to Spend a Week with Blades Prabu, Niraj; 06-12-20; Accessed 25-02-08
  3. ^ Portmore trio set to join Belgian club Archived 2 April 2007 at the Wayback Machine Hanchel, Andrew; The Jamaican Observer; 06-02-07; Accessed 25-02-08
  4. ^ Rise, Hans-Olav (23 May 2013). "Morrison ute etter blodpropp-funn: – Då dei sa seks månader blei eg veldig trist" (in Norwegian). NRK. Retrieved 9 October 2013.
  5. ^ Reite, Terje; Riise, Ivar Lid (12 July 2013). "Jason Morrison løst fra kontrakten med AaFK" (in Norwegian). NRK. Retrieved 9 October 2013.
  6. ^ James Morrison career stats International statistics at soccerbase.com; Accessed 25-02-08
  7. A-pressen
    . Retrieved 9 October 2013.

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