 Morgan scoring a goal forForge FC in 2022. | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ashtone Wayne Henry Morgan[1] | ||
| Date of birth | (1991-02-09)February 9, 1991 (age 34) | ||
| Place of birth | Toronto,Ontario, Canada | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[2] | ||
| Position | Left-back | ||
| Youth career | |||
| West End United | |||
| Toronto Lynx | |||
| 2008–2010 | Toronto FC | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2009–2010 | TFC Academy | ||
| 2011–2019 | Toronto FC | 127 | (2) |
| 2015–2019 | →Toronto FC II (loan) | 11 | (1) |
| 2020–2021 | Real Salt Lake | 8 | (0) |
| 2020–2021 | →Real Monarchs (loan) | 5 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | Forge FC | 31 | (1) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2007 | Canada U16 | ||
| 2010 | Canada U20 | 2 | (0) |
| 2011–2020 | Canada | 18 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of July 31, 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals as of January 15, 2020 | |||
Ashtone Wayne Henry Morgan (born February 9, 1991) is a Canadian formersoccer player who played as aleft-back.
Morgan was the first graduate of theTFC Academy to play for theCanada national team.[3]
Ashtone attendedNorthern Secondary School in Toronto and played for theToronto Lynx U-13 squad that travelled to England to play other youth academies. On this trip he was the standout player of the Canadian side earning him invitations from clubs such asSouthampton.[4]
Morgan joinedTFC Academy at age 16 in 2008, and went on to feature for the team in theCanadian Soccer League in 2009 and 2010.[5]
Morgan made his professional debut forToronto FC on October 20, 2010 in aCONCACAF Champions League match versusÁrabe Unido from Panama.[6] Morgan was able to play for the Senior squad of Toronto while not holding a professional contract. The game ended in a 1–0 win for Toronto with Morgan having a stand out performance that earned him much publicity.[7]
In late January 2011 it was announced that Morgan would travel with Toronto's Senior team toTurkey for preseason training camp, Ashtone was one of four academy players invited to travel.[8] He signed with Toronto FC on March 17, 2011.[9] Morgan made his league debut on March 26, 2011 againstPortland as a second half sub forJavier Martina.[10] In the last third of the season Morgan became a regular starter for the reds with playing a full 90 minutes in 7 of the last 10 league games.[11] Morgan finished the2011 season with 14 league games.[12]
Morgan cemented himself as the starting left back for Toronto in the 2012 season, he registered 3 assists in two games in late June. On July 5, the club announced that it had re-signed Morgan to a long-term deal.[13]
However, with the arrival ofJustin Morrow, Morgan saw his minutes decrease during the2014 MLS season, mainly featuring as the club's back-up option at left back. With Morrow entrenched at the position going into the2015 season, Morgan was loaned toToronto FC II to get more playing time, while still being able to feature for the first team when needed.[14] He made his debut for Toronto FC II against theCharleston Battery on March 21.[15] However, with injuries to the first-team back line, Morgan was able to force his way back into the Toronto line-up during the2015 season,[16] and on May 2 he became the first player in Toronto FC history to make 100 appearances in all competitions for the club in a 1–0 victory over thePhiladelphia Union.[17] Despite missing the majority of the2016 season due to injury, as Toronto FC made it to the2016 MLS Cup, Morgan relished the club reaching its most successful season to date.[18] Upon completion of the season, Morgan re-signed with Toronto FC before the 2017 season.[19] Toronto declined his option for the 2020 season, ending his time with the club after nine seasons.[20]
On January 21, 2020, it was announced that Morgan would be signing withReal Salt Lake for the 2020 season.[21] In December 2021 the club announced they had declined Morgan's contract option.[22]
On February 1, 2022, Morgan signed withCanadian Premier League sideForge FC.[23] He made his debut for Forge in their2022 CONCACAF Champions League first-leg match againstCruz Azul on February 16.[24] On January 23, 2023, Morgan re-signed with Forge FC for the2023 season.[25]
Morgan retired from professional soccer on July 31, 2023.[26][27]
Morgan was a part of several Canadian U-16 camps in 2007, while also appearing for the U-20 side in late 2010. Morgan received his first international senior team call-up in late September whenStephen Hart announced his roster for twoFIFA World Cup qualifying games againstSaint Lucia andPuerto Rico.[28] This made Morgan the first graduate of theToronto FC Academy to be called up to theCanadian men's national team.[29] Morgan made his debut against Saint Lucia as a second half sub forSimeon Jackson in a 7–0 away victory, he also received an assist for setting upIain Hume who scored the 6th goal.[30] Morgan was call-up to the national team in the next international window, Ashtone earned his first start for the national team againstSaint Kitts and Nevis on November 15, the game ended in a 4–0 victory for the Canadians at the national stadium ofBMO Field.[31] On December 13 Morgan was awarded the 2011Canadian U-20 Player of the Year, receiving 33.3% of the vote and just beating outRussell Teibert for the award.[32][33]
On June 27, 2013 Morgan was listed as a part of the confirmed 23-man squad forColin Miller's Canada squad for2013 CONCACAF Gold Cup.[34]
On May 30, 2019 Morgan was named to the final squad for the2019 CONCACAF Gold Cup.[35]
| Club | League | League | Playoffs | National Cup | Continental | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Toronto FC | 2010 | Major League Soccer | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2011 | 14 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 22 | 0 | |||
| 2012 | 30 | 0 | – | 4 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 42 | 0 | |||
| 2013 | 22 | 0 | – | 2 | 0 | – | 24 | 0 | ||||
| 2014 | 3 | 0 | – | 2 | 0 | – | 5 | 0 | ||||
| 2015 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 20 | 0 | |||
| 2016 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | 9 | 0 | |||
| 2017 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 6 | 1 | |||
| 2018 | 18 | 0 | – | 4 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 26 | 1 | |||
| 2019 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 1 | ||
| Total | 127 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 22 | 1 | 168 | 3 | ||
| Toronto FC II (loan) | 2015 | USL | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | 1 | 0 | |||
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | 1 | 0 | |||||
| 2017 | 7 | 1 | – | – | – | 7 | 1 | |||||
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | 1 | 0 | |||||
| 2019 | USL League One | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | 1 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 1 | ||
| Real Salt Lake | 2020 | Major League Soccer | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2021 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 9 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | ||
| Real Monarchs (loan) | 2020 | USL Championship | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | 1 | 0 | |||
| 2021 | 4 | 0 | – | – | – | 4 | 0 | |||||
| Total | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||
| Forge FC | 2022 | Canadian Premier League | 20 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2[a] | 0 | 2 | 0 | 27 | 1 |
| 2023 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | – | 14 | 0 | |||
| Total | 31 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 182 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 24 | 1 | 234 | 5 | ||
| Canada | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 2011 | 2 | 0 |
| 2012 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 | 9 | 0 |
| 2015 | 2 | 0 |
| 2016 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 |
| 2019 | 2 | 0 |
| 2020 | 2 | 0 |
| Total | 18 | 0 |
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