Aaron Morley

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Aaron Morley
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Morley in action for Rochdale U18's in 2017
Personal information
Full name Aaron Paul Morley[1]
Date of birth (2000-02-27) 27 February 2000 (age 21)
Place of birth Bury, England
Height 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)[2]
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Bolton Wanderers
Number 16
Youth career
Manchester City
Bolton Wanderers
0000–2016 Rochdale
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2022 Rochdale 93 (6)
2022– Bolton Wanderers 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 15:18, 16 January 2022 (UTC)

Aaron Paul Morley (born 27 February 2000) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for EFL League One side Bolton Wanderers.

Playing career[]

Youth career[]

Morley started his career in the academy of Manchester City and then later, the academy of Bolton Wanderers, before signing for the academy of Rochdale.[3]

Rochdale[]

After progressing through Rochdale's academy he first featured for the senior team during the 2016-17 pre-season campaign.[4] After being named as an unused substitute regularly in League One, Morley made his competitive debut in a 2–1 EFL Trophy victory over Notts County on 4 October 2016.[5]

He made his league debut four days later in a 3–0 win over Southend United.[6] Morley also had a five-minute cameo in Rochdale's 2-0 FA Cup victory over Maidstone United, playing as a left-winger rather than his preferred central role.[7]

Morley made a further three appearances for the club during the season – in two EFL Trophy matches and one league fixture.[2]

On 1 March 2017, he signed his first professional contract with the club following his 17th birthday.[8]

He was offered a new contract by Rochdale at the end of the 2018–19 season.[9]

On 28 June 2019, Morley signed a new three-year contract with Rochdale.[10]

Bolton Wanderers[]

On 11 January 2022, it was announced Morley had re-signed for Bolton Wanderers, having previously played in the Bolton Wanderers academy as a child, and signed a three and a half year contract with EFL League One team.[3] He signed for an undisclosed fee[3] which reported by The Bolton News to be around £100,000.[11] He made his debut on 15 January in a 2-0 home win against Ipswich Town.

Career statistics[]

As of 27 December 2019
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Rochdale 2016–17[12] League One 2 0 1 0 0 0 3[a] 0 6 0
2017–18[13] 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2018–19[14] 3 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 7 0
2019–20[15] 18 3 4 1 3 1 2[a] 0 27 5
Career total 23 3 5 1 3 1 9 0 40 5
  1. ^ a b Appearances in the EFL Trophy

References[]

  1. ^ "EFL Released and Retained List 2017-18" (PDF). English Football League. p. 62. Retrieved 18 July 2018.
  2. ^ a b "Aaron Morley". www.rochdaleafc.co.uk. Rochdale A.F.C. Retrieved 22 October 2020.
  3. ^ a b c "Wanderers Land Midfield Man Morley". www.bwfc.co.uk. Retrieved 11 January 2022.
  4. ^ "Aaron Morley Makes First-Team Debut". Retrieved 15 October 2017.
  5. ^ "Rochdale 2-1 Notts County: Report". Retrieved 15 October 2017.
  6. ^ "Rochdale 3-0 Southend United". BBC Sport. 8 October 2016. Retrieved 15 October 2017.
  7. ^ "Rochdale 2-0 Maidstone United". BBC Sport. 15 November 2016. Retrieved 15 October 2017.
  8. ^ "Aaron Morley Signs First Professional Contract". Retrieved 15 October 2017.
  9. ^ "Aaron Wilbraham: Rochdale offer forward, 39, new deal". BBC Sport. 8 May 2019. Retrieved 9 May 2019.
  10. ^ "Aaron Morley Signs New Three-Year Deal". Rochdale AFC. 28 June 2019. Retrieved 28 June 2019.
  11. ^ https://www.theboltonnews.co.uk/sport/19839959.bolton-wanderers-snap-aaron-morley-rochdale-six-figure-deal/ The Bolton News: "Bolton Wanderers snap up Aaron Morley from Rochdale in six-figure deal"]
  12. ^ "Games played by Aaron Morley in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 January 2017.
  13. ^ "Games played by Aaron Morley in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 4 September 2017.
  14. ^ "Games played by Aaron Morley in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 10 August 2019.
  15. ^ "Games played by Aaron Morley in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 10 August 2019.
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