Lewis Morgan (footballer)


Lewis Morgan is a Scottish professional footballer who plays as a winger for Inter Miami in Major League Soccer. Morgan has previously played for Celtic, St Mirren and Sunderland. He made his first international appearance for Scotland in May 2018.

Club career

St Mirren

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 27 September 2014 in a 2–1 home defeat to Celtic in the Scottish Premiership.
On 14 May 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.

Celtic

2017–18

On 5 January 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.

2018–19

He was given the number 16 jersey upon moving to Celtic. On 10 July 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 31 January 2019. He scored his first Sunderland goal in an EFL Trophy semi-final win over Bristol Rovers. Morgan scored his first league goal for Sunderland on 19 April 2019 in a 2–0 home win against Doncaster Rovers.

2019–20

In the absence of the injured Odsonne Edouard, Morgan played as a striker for Celtic in several matches in late 2019, beginning with a match against Rennes in the UEFA Europa League in which he scored the opening goal of a 3–1 victory.

Inter Miami

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 1 March.

International career

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.

Career statistics

Honours

Club

;Celtic
;Sunderland