Michael Morrison (footballer)

Michael Morrison
Morrison in Birmingham City strip, 2016
Personal information
Full name Michael Brian Morrison[1]
Date of birth (1988-03-03) 3 March 1988 (age 36)[2]
Place of birth Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England
Height 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)[2]
Position(s) Centre back
Team information
Current team
Cambridge United
Number 5
Youth career
2004–2005 Cambridge United
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2005–2008 Cambridge United 108 (3)
2008–2011 Leicester City 77 (5)
2011 Sheffield Wednesday 12 (0)
2011–2015 Charlton Athletic 136 (6)
2014–2015Birmingham City (loan) 10 (0)
2015–2019 Birmingham City 164 (14)
2019–2022 Reading 108 (8)
2022–2023 Portsmouth 22 (0)
2023– Cambridge United 59 (1)
International career
2006–2008 England C 8 (3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18:03, 4 September 2024 (UTC)

Michael Brian Morrison (born 3 March 1988) is an English professional footballer who plays as a centre back for EFL League One club Cambridge United.

Morrison began his senior career in the Conference National with Cambridge United. After three years as a first-team player, he moved on to Leicester City, contributing to their promotion to the Championship in 2009. He spent the second half of the 2010–11 season with Sheffield Wednesday of League One before moving to another League One club, Charlton Athletic. He helped Charlton gain promotion to the Championship in his first season, was appointed vice-captain, and played regularly until 2014, when he joined another Championship club, Birmingham City, initially on loan.

While a Cambridge United player, he represented England at semi-professional level.

  1. ^ "Notification of shirt numbers: Reading" (PDF). English Football League. p. 58. Retrieved 25 September 2020.
  2. ^ a b "Michael Morrison". Reading F.C. Archived from the original on 27 September 2021. Retrieved 27 September 2021.