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Carlton Morris
Morris playing forLuton Townin 2024
Personal information
Full name Carlton John Morris[1]
Date of birth (1995-12-16)16 December 1995(age 29)[2]
Place of birth Cambridge,England
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[3]
Position(s) Striker
Team information
Current team
 Luton Town
Number 9
Youth career
2006–2014 Norwich City
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2021 Norwich City 1 (0)
2014 →Oxford United(loan) 7 (0)
2014–2015 →York City(loan) 8 (0)
2015–2016 →Hamilton Academical(loan) 32 (8)
2017 →Rotherham United(loan) 8 (0)
2017–2018 →Shrewsbury Town(loan) 42 (6)
2019–2020 →Rotherham United(loan) 21 (3)
2020 →Milton Keynes Dons(loan) 10 (2)
2020–2021 →Milton Keynes Dons(loan) 18 (3)
2021–2022 Barnsley 51 (14)
2022– Luton Town 108 (38)
International career
2013 England U19 3 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:04, 27 January 2025 (UTC)

Carlton John Morris(born 16 December 1995) is an English professionalfootballerwho plays as astrikerforEFL ChampionshipclubLuton Town.

He has previously played forBarnsley,Norwich City,Oxford United,York City,Hamilton Academical,Rotherham United,Shrewsbury TownandMilton Keynes Dons.

Club career

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Early years and breakthrough

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Born inCambridge,Morris began his career in theyouth systematNorwich Cityat the age of 11.[2]He became an academy scholar in the summer of 2012 and won theFA Youth Cupwith Norwich in May 2013.[4]In December 2013, he signed a professional contract until the summer of 2016.[5]

2014–15

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On 4 August 2014, Morris joinedOxford Unitedonloanuntil 1 January 2015.[5]He made his debut on 9 August 2014, starting in a 1–0 defeat toBurton AlbioninLeague Two.[6]He scored his first goal in professional football in his next appearance on 12 August 2014, starting again as Oxford defeatedBristol Cityin the first round of theLeague Cup.[7]After 10 appearances,[8]he was recalled by Norwich on 23 October 2014.[9]

On 27 November 2014, Morris joined another League Two club,York City,on loan until 4 January 2015.[10]He made his debut two days later as a 77th-minutesubstituteforWes Fletcherin a 1–1awaydraw withPlymouth Argyle.[8]His loan was extended for another month in January 2015[11]before returning to Norwich on 9 February[12]having made eight appearances for York.[8]

2015–16

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On 15 July 2015, Morris joinedHamilton Academicalon a six-month loan, shortly after signing a contract extension with Norwich to 2017.[13]He made hisScottish Premiershipdebut on 1 August in a 0–0homedraw withPartick Thistle.[14]On 18 August, Morris scored his first goal for Hamilton in a 4–0 home victory overDundee United.[15]On 2 January 2016, he extended his stay until the end of the2015–16 season.[16]Morris returned to Norwich in May 2016,[17]having featured in 33 matches, scoring eight goals.[14]

2016–17

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After featuring for Norwich under-23s in theEFL Trophy,Morris joinedChampionshipclubRotherham Unitedon 31 January 2017 on loan until the end of2016–17.[18]He was unable to link up with Rotherham until mid-March due to injury, but did sign a contract to 2020 with Norwich earlier in the month.[19][20]He made his Rotherham debut as a substitute in the 5–1 defeat away toQueens Park Rangerson 18 March 2017.[21]

2017–18

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On 11 July 2017, Morris joinedLeague OneclubShrewsbury Townon a season-long loan, becoming their ninth summer signing.[22]He scored his first goal for the club in a 3−2 victory overRochdaleatNew Meadowon 19 August.[23]Morris suffered atorn anterior cruciate ligament(ACL) in Shrewsbury Town's League One play-off final defeat to Rotherham United.[24]

2018–19

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Morris missed almost the entire season while recovering from his ACL injury, only making a few appearances for Norwich City's Under-23 squad.[25]

2019–20

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In May 2019 Morris signed a contract extension with Norwich to 2021 and was simultaneously loaned out toLeague OnesideRotherham United,for whom he'd previously played in the2016–17 season.[26][27]The loan was cut short after Morris scored three league goals for them in the first half of the season. Morris then signed forMilton Keynes Donson 7 January 2020 on a loan deal for the rest of the season.[28]

2020–21

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Following a successful loan spell, Morris re-joined Milton Keynes Dons on loan for the duration of the2020–21season.[29]After scoring three goals from eighteen league games for the Dons, Morris was recalled byNorwich Cityon 6 January 2021.[30]Later that day, Morris signed forChampionshipsideBarnsleyon a two-and-a-half-year deal, for an undisclosed fee.[31]He scored his first goal for Barnsley in a 2–0 win againstBrentfordon 14 February 2021.[32]

Luton Town

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On 6 July 2022, Morris returned to the Championship when he signed forLuton Townfor a fee of £1.3 million.[33]Morris was awarded theEFL Championship Player of the Monthfor September 2022 having scored four goals during the month.[34]Carlton Morris managed to get 20 goals in his first season at Luton as Luton got promoted to thePremier league.[35]

Morris scored Luton Town's first ever Premier League goal on 12 August 2023 in a 4–1 away loss toBrighton and Hove Albionwhen he converted a penalty kick in the 81st minute.[36][37]On 30 September 2023, he scored the winning goal againstEvertonatGoodison Parkto give Luton Town its first ever Premier League victory.[38]

International career

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Morris has represented England atU19level.[39]

Style of play

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Morris has been described by his coaches at Oxford United as strong and able to hold up the ball.[40]However, he lost the most aerial battles in the2023–24 Premier Leagueseason.[41]

Career statistics

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As of match played 25 January 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
Norwich City 2014–15[42] Championship 1 0 — — 0 0 1 0
2015–16[43] Premier League 0 0 — — — 0 0
2016–17[44] Championship 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 0
2017–18[45] Championship 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 0
2018–19[46] Championship 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 0
2019–20[47] Premier League 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 0
2020–21[48] Championship 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 0
Total 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Norwich City U23 2016–17[44] — — — 4[c] 1 4 1
Oxford United(loan) 2014–15[42] League Two 7 0 0 0 2 1 1[c] 0 10 1
York City(loan) 2014–15[8] League Two 8 0 — — — 8 0
Hamilton Academical(loan) 2015–16[43] Scottish Premiership 32 8 1 0 0 0 — 33 8
Rotherham United(loan) 2016–17[44] Championship 8 0 — — — 8 0
Shrewsbury Town(loan) 2017–18[45] League One 42 6 4 1 0 0 8[d] 3 54 10
Rotherham United(loan) 2019–20[47] League One 21 3 3 0 1 0 3[c] 1 28 4
Milton Keynes Dons(loan) 2019–20[47] League One 10 2 — — — 10 2
2020–21[48] League One 18 3 2 0 1 0 3[c] 1 24 4
Total 28 5 2 0 1 0 3 1 34 6
Barnsley 2020–21[48] Championship 23 7 0 0 0 0 2 0 25 7
2021–22[49] Championship 28 7 2 2 0 0 — 30 9
Total 51 14 2 2 0 0 2 0 55 16
Luton Town 2022–23[50] Championship 44 20 3 0 1 0 3[e] 0 51 20
2023–24[51] Premier League 38 11 4 0 1 0 — 43 11
2024–25[52] Championship 26 7 0 0 1 0 — 27 7
Total 108 38 7 0 3 0 3 0 121 38
Career total 304 74 19 3 7 1 24 6 354 84
  1. ^IncludesFA Cup,Scottish Cup
  2. ^IncludesEFL Cup
  3. ^abcdAppearance(s) inFootball League/EFL Trophy
  4. ^Five appearances and two goals in EFL Trophy, three appearances and one goal inLeague One play-offs
  5. ^Appearances inChampionship play-offs

Honours

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Shrewsbury Town

Luton Town

Individual

References

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