Lee Morton
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
23 May 1995 Glasgow, Scotland | ||
| Height | 1.8 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Weight | 71.5 kg (158 lb) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder / Forward | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Amsterdam | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Kelburne | |||
| Senior career | |||
| Years | Team | ||
| –2017 | Kelburne | ||
| 2017–2019 | Reading | ||
| 2019–2024 | Old Georgians | ||
| 2024–present | Amsterdam | ||
| National team | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2014 | Scotland U21 | 7 | (0) |
| 2014–present | Scotland & GB | 117 | (26) |
| Last updated on: 22 June 2024 | |||
Lee Morton (born 23 May 1995) is a Scottish field hockey player who plays as a midfielder or forward for Dutch Hoofdklasse club Amsterdam and the Scotland and Great Britain national team.[1]
International career
[edit]He represented Scotland at the 2018 Commonwealth Games.[2] In August 2019, he was selected in the Scotland squad for the 2019 EuroHockey Championship.[3] On 18 June 2024, he was selected to represent Great Britain at the 2024 Summer Olympics.[4]
On 30 July 2024, when representing Great Britain at the Olympics, he scored a late equaliser from a penalty in a group stage match against the Netherlands, to level the game 2-2.
The team were eliminated in the quarter-finals after losing a penalty shootout to India.[5]
Club career
[edit]Morton played club hockey in the Men's England Hockey League Premier Division for Old Georgians. He has also played for Reading. He began his career at his childhood side Kelburne, based in Paisley, where Morton originates from. He amassed a total of seven league titles, 5 Scottish cups and a bronze medal at the EuroHockey Club Challenge I held in Glasgow, Scotland before moving south of the border. Success has followed him down south with a two league titles, an English Cup and three indoor titles. In 2024 he left Great Britain to play for Dutch Hoofdklasse club Amsterdam.[6]
References
[edit]- ^ Lee Morton - GB Hockey
- ^ Athlete Profile: Lee MORTON - Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games
- ^ "Scotland men's squad announced for Belfius EuroHockey Championship in Antwerp". www.scottish-hockey.org.uk. Scottish Hockey. 12 August 2019. Retrieved 19 January 2020.
- ^ "GB hockey select Roper for fourth Olympic Games". bbc.com. BBC. 18 June 2024. Retrieved 22 June 2024.
- ^ "GB wait for men's hockey medal goes on after shootout heartbreak". BBC Sport. Retrieved 9 August 2024.
- ^ "Schotse hockeyer Lee Morton versterkt Amsterdamse Hockey & Bandy Club". amsterdamdagblad.nl (in Dutch). Amsterdams Dagblad. 16 April 2024. Retrieved 22 June 2024.
External links
[edit]- Lee Morton at the International Hockey Federation
- Lee Morton at Team Scotland
- Lee Morton at the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games
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- 1995 births
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- Field hockey players from Glasgow
- Male field hockey midfielders
- Male field hockey forwards
- Scottish male field hockey players
- British male field hockey players
- Commonwealth Games competitors for Scotland
- Field hockey players at the 2018 Commonwealth Games
- Field hockey players at the 2022 Commonwealth Games
- Reading Hockey Club players
- Alumni of the University of the West of Scotland
- Amsterdamsche Hockey & Bandy Club players
- Men's Hoofdklasse Hockey players
- Old Georgians Hockey Club players
- Scottish expatriate field hockey players
- Kelburne Hockey Club players
- Men's England Hockey League players
- Field hockey players at the 2024 Summer Olympics
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- Scottish expatriate sportspeople in the Netherlands
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