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Elliott Morris (footballer)

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Elliott Morris
Personal information
Full name Elliott John Morris
Date of birth (1981-05-04) 4 May 1981 (age 43)
Place of birth Belfast, Northern Ireland
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Youth career
0000–1999 Crusaders
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1999–2002 West Bromwich Albion 0 (0)
2000Doncaster Rovers (loan) 0 (0)
2002–2022 Glentoran 618 (1)
International career
2003 Northern Ireland U21 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Elliott Morris (born 4 May 1981) is a Northern Irish former goalkeeper.[1]

Elliott played for Glentoran for twenty years, making his debut in 2002. Elliott Morris also represented Northern Ireland at "B" level and Under 21 level.

Early life

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Growing up, Morris was a Crusaders fan who lived on the Shore Road, North Belfast, near Seaview with his parents Isobel and Gareth and his three brothers Reece, Bowden and Gareth.

Club career

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Before Glentoran

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Before joining Glentoran, Elliott had spells with Crusaders, West Brom and Doncaster Rovers, failing to make a senior appearance at all 3 clubs. He did however make 1 appearance for West Brom academy in a 0–0 FA Youth Cup final v Scunthorpe in April 2000, saving 2 penalties and scoring 1 in a shootout which was the last goal ever scored for West Brom at Wembley Stadium before Salomon Rondon scored for West Brom in a Premier League game against Tottenham in November 2017.

Glentoran

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He started his Glentoran career in 2002, after signing from West Brom and has won several trophies in the process, he became the most capped Glentoran goalkeeper in a 3–0 win over Warrenpoint at the Oval on 7 November 2013. On 12 January 2019 Morris scored against Institute from inside his own half on his 723rd appearance for Glentoran.[2]

International career

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Morris has represented Northern Ireland at "B" level and Under 21 level.[3]

References

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  1. ^ "Morris calls time on Glentoran career". BBC Sport. Retrieved 25 March 2022.
  2. ^ "Watch as Glens keeper scores unbelievable goal at Brandywell". 12 January 2019.
  3. ^ "Northern Ireland 2-6 Greece". Sky Sports. 1 April 2003. Retrieved 12 January 2019.
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