Jordan
Morris
- Position Forward
- Date of Birth Oct 26 1994
- Hometown Mercer Island, WA
- Height 6' 0"
- Club Seattle Sounders FC
As a forward possessing speed, power, and proven goal-scoring ability, Jordan Morris has been a regular call-up since his debut with the team in 2014. Morris hit his stride in 2017 scoring three goals at that year’s Concacaf Gold Cup, including a critical late-game winner in the final against Jamaica. Morris suffered an ACL tear at the start of 2018 but recovered well and made his return to the MNT in March 2019.
Morris’ interest in the beautiful game bloomed early in his home of Mercer Island, Washington where he was a standout player at Eastside FC. His winning ways with his youth club attracted the attention of Seattle Sounders FC’s U.S. Soccer Development Academy side, before going on to Stanford where he won the 2015 NCAA College Cup. After an excellent collegiate career, Morris returned and signed with Seattle as a Homegrown Player, winning MLS Cup and the league’s Rookie of the Year award in 2016. Having inked a new contract in late 2018, Morris looks to be a focal point for the Seattle attack for years to come.
COLLEGE GUY ON THE MNT SCENE
Morris first popped up on the MNT radar by chance. Playing for Stanford in a scrimmage against the U.S. side preparing to go to the 2014 FIFA World Cup, Morris caught the eye of then MNT head coach Jurgen Klinsmann and was invited to the team’s first post-World Cup friendly that September against the Czech Republic. The first college player called to an MNT camp since Chris Albright in 1999, Morris would go on to make his MNT debut that November at Ireland and scored his first international goal the following April against rivals Mexico.
LEADING HIS TEAM
In early 2012, Morris signed his letter of intent to join Stanford’s Men’s soccer team later that year. Morris would play in all 21 matches racking up more assists than any other freshman in the PAC-10. Over the next two years, Morris would lead the team to two PAC-10 championships and the 2015 NCAA title. Before leaving to sign a Homegrown contract with Seattle, Morris collected the 2015 MAC Hermman Trophy as the nation’s top collegiate player.
LOOKS LIKE ME
Morris is one of the few professional athletes in the world living with type 1 diabetes, having been diagnosed when he was just nine years old. Rather than let the condition get him down, he’s instead become an advocate for those living with diabetes. He sports a tattoo on his arm reading “T1D”, a reference to the armband many people with diabetes wear. As a top-level athlete, the complications of his condition require careful monitoring, though with attentive pregame preparation and conditioning, he expects to enjoy a lengthy career.
COLLEGE GUY ON THE MNT SCENE
Morris first popped up on the MNT radar by chance. Playing for Stanford in a scrimmage against the U.S. side preparing to go to the 2014 FIFA World Cup, Morris caught the eye of then MNT head coach Jurgen Klinsmann and was invited to the team’s first post-World Cup friendly that September against the Czech Republic. The first college player called to an MNT camp since Chris Albright in 1999, Morris would go on to make his MNT debut that November at Ireland and scored his first international goal the following April against rivals Mexico.
LEADING HIS TEAM
In early 2012, Morris signed his letter of intent to join Stanford’s Men’s soccer team later that year. Morris would play in all 21 matches racking up more assists than any other freshman in the PAC-10. Over the next two years, Morris would lead the team to two PAC-10 championships and the 2015 NCAA title. Before leaving to sign a Homegrown contract with Seattle, Morris collected the 2015 MAC Hermman Trophy as the nation’s top collegiate player.
LOOKS LIKE ME
Morris is one of the few professional athletes in the world living with type 1 diabetes, having been diagnosed when he was just nine years old. Rather than let the condition get him down, he’s instead become an advocate for those living with diabetes. He sports a tattoo on his arm reading “T1D”, a reference to the armband many people with diabetes wear. As a top-level athlete, the complications of his condition require careful monitoring, though with attentive pregame preparation and conditioning, he expects to enjoy a lengthy career.
