Lewis Morgan

BIOGRAPHY

Lewis Morgan was born on September 30, 1996 in Greenock, Scotland. He is a winger in Major League Soccer. 

Morgan started his career in the Rangers youth system before joining St Mirren on a two-year contract in September 2013. Morgan made his debut for St Mirren on September 27, 2014 in a 2–1 home defeat to Celtic in the Scottish Premiership

On May 14, 2015, Morgan signed a two-year extension to his contract, running until 2017. After breaking into the first team, Morgan signed a further one-year contract extension in August 2016, tying him to the club until 2018.

In May 2018, Alex McLeish called Morgan into the senior Scotland squad for friendly matches against Peru and Mexico.  He made his full Scotland debut on 29 May 2018, in a 2–0 defeat to Peru.

On January 5, 2018, Morgan signed a four-and-a-half year contract with Celtic and was immediately loaned back to St Mirren until the end of the season, helping the club to win the 2017–18 Scottish Championship and achieve promotion.  On July 10, 2018, Morgan made his Celtic debut as a substitute in a 3–0 away win over Armenian side Alashkert in the first leg of the first qualifying round of the 2018–19 UEFA Champions League competition.  Morgan was loaned to Sunderland on January 31, 2019.

In January 2020, Celtic accepted an offer for Morgan from the newly-established Major League Soccer club Inter Miami. Morgan accepted terms on a reported three-year deal with the club. Morgan made his debut for Inter Miami in their inaugural match, a 1–0 defeat against Los Angeles FC on March 1st. On September 9, 2020, he scored two goals in a 2–1 win over Atlanta United.

On 12 December 2021 Inter Miami CF traded Lewis Morgan to the New York Red Bulls for $1.2 million dollars in allocation money. On 26 February 2022, Morgan made his debut for New York, appearing as a starter in a 3-1 victory over San Jose Earthquakes in the opening match of the season. On 5 March 2022, Morgan scored a hat trick in the first half to lead New York to a 4-1 victory over Toronto FC. Morgan was named MLS Player of the Week for Week 2 of the 2022 season. On 28 May 22, Morgan scored a spectacular goal to help lead New York to a 4-1 victory over rival D.C. United. On 22 June 2022, Morgan helped New York to advance to the semifinals of the 2022 U.S. Open Cup, scoring the opening goal of the match in a 3-0 victory over local rival New York City FC.