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Shayden Morris
Personal information
Full name Shayden Jermaine Morris[1]
Date of birth (2002-03-30) 30 March 2002 (age 23)
Place of birth Newham, London, England
Height 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)[2]
Position(s) Right winger
Team information
Current team
 Aberdeen
Number 20
Youth career
–2018 Southend United
2018–2019 Fleetwood Town
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019–2022 Fleetwood Town 31 (2)
2022– Aberdeen 64 (3)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 20:40, 4 August 2025 (UTC)

Shayden Jermaine Morris (born 30 March 2002) is an English professional footballer who plays as a right winger for Scottish Premiership club Aberdeen.

Early life and education

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Morris was born in Newham and attended Brampton Manor Academy in East Ham.[2][3]

Career

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Fleetwood Town

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After playing youth football for Southend United, Morris joined Fleetwood Town's academy in 2018 on a two-year scholarship.[4] He made his senior debut for Fleetwood Town as a substitute in their 1–1 EFL Trophy draw with Liverpool U21 on 25 September 2019.[2][5] On 16 July 2020, Morris signed his first professional contract – a one-year contract with the option of a further year.[6] On 15 January 2021, he signed a new contract lasting until summer 2023.[7] He made his league debut for the club on 16 January 2021 in a 1–0 League One defeat at home to Portsmouth.[2][5] Morris scored his first professional goal in a 3–2 home win over Cheltenham Town on 21 August 2021.

Aberdeen

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Morris moved to Scottish club Aberdeen for an undisclosed fee in August 2022.[8] He made his debut for the club on 13 August 2022, in a 3–2 defeat against Motherwell in the Scottish Premiership.[9] On 20 July 2024, he scored his first goal for the club in a 4–0 win against East Kilbride in the Scottish League Cup.[10] On 24 May 2025, he won the Scottish Cup with Aberdeen, beating Celtic on penalties.[11] He won Aberdeen's Player of the Year award for the 2024–25 season, where he was primarily featured as an impact substitute, playing all games in the Scottish Premiership but starting only 11 of those games.[12]

Career statistics

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As of match played 4 August 2025
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup[a] League Cup[b] Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Fleetwood Town 2019–20[13] League One 0 0 0 0 0 0 1[c] 0 1 0
2020–21[14] League One 5 0 0 0 0 0 4[c] 0 9 0
2021–22[15] League One 26 2 1 0 1 0 2[c] 0 30 2
2022–23[16] League One 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Total 32 2 1 0 1 0 7 0 41 2
Aberdeen 2022–23[16] Scottish Premiership 13 0 0 0 2 0 — 15 0
2023–24[17] Scottish Premiership 12 0 2 0 2 0 3[d] 0 19 0
2024–25[18] Scottish Premiership 38 3 5 1 6 1 — 49 5
2025–26[19] Scottish Premiership 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Total 64 3 7 1 10 1 3 0 84 5
Career total 96 5 8 1 11 1 10 0 125 7
  1. ^ Includes FA Cup, Scottish Cup
  2. ^ Includes EFL Cup, Scottish League Cup
  3. ^ a b c Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy
  4. ^ Two appearances in the UEFA Europa League, one appearance in the UEFA Conference League

Honours

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Aberdeen

References

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  1. ^ "Notification of shirt numbers: Fleetwood Town" (PDF). English Football League. p. 29. Retrieved 4 February 2021.
  2. ^ a b c d "Soccerway – S. Morris". Perform Group. Archived from the original on 15 December 2021. Retrieved 25 February 2025.
  3. ^ "Newham's double delight". Newham Recorder. 24 June 2015. Retrieved 4 February 2021.
  4. ^ "11 youngsters awarded scholarships within club's academy". fleetwoodtownfc.com. Fleetwood Town F.C. 11 May 2018. Retrieved 4 February 2021.
  5. ^ a b "Shayden Morris". fleetwoodtownfc.com. Fleetwood Town F.C. Retrieved 4 February 2021.
  6. ^ Sandells, Tom (16 July 2020). "Fleetwood Town youngster signs first professional deal". Blackpool Gazette. Retrieved 4 February 2021.
  7. ^ "Shayden Morris pens contract extension with the Cod Army". fleetwoodtownfc.com. Fleetwood Town F.C. 15 January 2021. Retrieved 4 February 2021.
  8. ^ "Shayden Morris: Aberdeen make 20-year-old winger 10th summer recruit". BBC Sport. 4 August 2022. Retrieved 4 August 2022.
  9. ^ "Aberdeen 2–3 Motherwell". ESPN. 13 August 2022. Retrieved 25 May 2025.
  10. ^ "East Kilbride 0–4 Aberdeen". ESPN. 20 July 2024. Retrieved 25 May 2025.
  11. ^ a b "Aberdeen 1–1 Celtic (4–3 on penalties)". BBC Sport. 24 May 2025. Retrieved 25 May 2025.
  12. ^ MacLeod, Liam (19 July 2025). "Aberdeen and Luton apart on Morris valuation". BBC Sport. Retrieved 19 July 2025.
  13. ^ "Games played by Shayden Morris in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 4 February 2021.
  14. ^ "Games played by Shayden Morris in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 4 February 2021.
  15. ^ "Games played by Shayden Morris in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 23 August 2021.
  16. ^ a b "Games played by Shayden Morris in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
  17. ^ "Games played by Shayden Morris in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 25 May 2025.
  18. ^ "Games played by Shayden Morris in 2024/2025". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 25 May 2025.
  19. ^ "Games played by Shayden Morris in 2025/2026". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 6 August 2025.


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