Liam Morrison

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Liam Morrison
Personal information
Date of birth (2003-04-07) 7 April 2003 (age 18)
Place of birth Saltcoats, Scotland[1]
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Position(s) Central defender
Club information
Current team
 FC Bayern Munich
Youth career
Team
Rangers
Celtic
2019– FC Bayern Munich
National team‡
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2018 Scotland U16 12 (0)
2018–2019 Scotland U17 9 (2)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 16:16, 22 July 2021 (UTC)

Liam Morrison (born 7 April 2003) is a Scottish footballer who plays as a defender for German club Bayern Munich.

Club career[]

Early career[]

Morrison was born in Saltcoats, Scotland, and played for both Scottish giants Rangers and Celtic as a youth player.[2]

Celtic[]

After some impressive performances with the latter, he was reportedly linked with a move to a number of English clubs, as well as German side Hoffenheim.[3]

Morrison was promoted to the Celtic first team squad for pre-season friendlies in Austria and Switzerland in June 2019.[4]

Bayern Munich[]

Around this time, German champions Bayern Munich made a bid to sign Morrison before Celtic were able to tie him down to a professional contract.[5][6] Despite Celtic's efforts to persuade him to stay, Morrison joined Bayern Munich in August 2019, and later revealed that his main reason for signing was the pathway to the German side's first team that was laid out to him.[4][7] He was also quoted as saying that he initially believed the Bavarian side's interest was "a joke".[8]

Morrison integrated well into Bayern Munich's youth teams, citing youth team coaches Miroslav Klose and Martin Demichelis as great influences on improving his game.[9] In October 2020, he was named among the 60 best young talents in the world by English newspaper The Guardian.[2][10]

International career[]

Morrison has represented Scotland at under-16 and under-17 level.[11][12][13] He scored twice for the Scotland under-17 team in a 2–1 UEFA European Under-17 Championship qualification victory over Iceland in 2019.[14]

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b Liam Morrison at WorldFootball.net
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b Hendry, Mark (8 October 2020). "Ex-Celtic kid Liam Morrison named in prestigious top 60 best youngsters in world football". glasgowtimes.co.uk. Retrieved 22 July 2021.
  3. ^ Owen, Danny (23 April 2019). "Celtic's Liam Morrison Could be Inspired by Former Rangers Defender David Bates if he Leaves". hitc.com. Retrieved 22 July 2021.
  4. ^ Jump up to: a b "Celtic: Teenager Liam Morrison joins German giants Bayern Munich". bbc.co.uk. 17 August 2019. Retrieved 22 July 2021.
  5. ^ Smith, Charlie (20 June 2019). "Celtic Make Late Attempt to Stop Liam Morrison Joining Bayern Munich". readceltic.com. Retrieved 22 July 2021.
  6. ^ "FC Bayern Favorit bei Verflichtung von Celtic-Talent Morrison" [FC Bayern favourites to sign Celtic talent Morrison]. tz.de (in German). 18 June 2019. Retrieved 22 July 2021.
  7. ^ McKay, Gabriel (29 June 2021). "Liam Morrison explains Celtic exit as youngster reveals the key Bayern Munich promise that prompted German switch". dailyrecord.co.uk. Retrieved 22 July 2021.
  8. ^ Devlin, Kieran (24 August 2019). "'Bayern Munich were interested in me? I thought it was a joke'". theathletic.co.uk. Retrieved 22 July 2021. (subscription required)
  9. ^ Walker, Mark (30 October 2019). "Former Celtic kid Liam Morrison loving life under Miroslav Klose at Bayern Munich". heraldscotland.com. Retrieved 22 July 2021.
  10. ^ "Next Generation 2020: 60 of the best young talents in world football". The Guardian. 8 October 2020. Retrieved 22 July 2021.
  11. ^ "Under-16 Statistics". scottishfa.co.uk. Retrieved 22 July 2021.
  12. ^ "Under-17 Statistics". scottishfa.co.uk. Retrieved 22 July 2021.
  13. ^ "Liam Morrison: Who is the Scotland U17 starlet swapping Celtic for Bayern Munich?". bundesliga.com. Retrieved 22 July 2021.
  14. ^ "Scotland 2–1 Iceland". scottishfa.co.uk. Retrieved 22 July 2021.
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