Ashtone Wayne Henry Morgan (born February 9, 1991) is a Canadian

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player who plays as a

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for

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in the

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. Morgan was the first graduate of the

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to play for the Canadian National Team.

Early life

Ashtone attended

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in Toronto and played for the

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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 as

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Club career

Toronto FC

Morgan joined

at age 16 in 2008, and went on to feature for the team in the

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in 2009 and 2010. Morgan made his professional debut for

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on October 20, 2010 in a

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match versus Árabe Unido from Panama. 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. In late January 2011 it was announced that Morgan would travel with Toronto's Senior team to

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for preseason training camp, Ashtone was one of four academy players invited to travel. He signed with Toronto FC on March 17, 2011. Morgan made his league debut on March 26, 2011 against

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as a second half sub for

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. 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. Morgan finished the 2011 season with 14 league games. 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. However, with the arrival of Justin Morrow, Morgan saw his minutes decrease during the

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, mainly featuring as the club's back-up option at left back. With Morrow entrenched at the position going into the 2015 season, Morgan was loaned to

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to get more playing time, while still being able to feature for the first team when needed. He made his debut for Toronto FC II against the

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on March 21. However, with injuries to the first-team back line, Morgan was able to force his way back into the Toronto line-up during the 2015 season, 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 the

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. Despite missing the majority of the 2016 season due to injury, as Toronto FC made it to the

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, Morgan relished the club reaching its most successful season to date. Upon completion of the season, Morgan re-signed with Toronto FC before the 2017 season. Toronto declined his option for the 2020 season, ending his time with the club after nine seasons.

Real Salt Lake

On January 21, 2020, it was announced that Morgan would be signing with

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for the 2020 season. In December 2021 the club announced they had declined Morgan's contract option.

Forge FC

On February 1, 2022, Morgan signed with

side

. He made his debut for Forge in their

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first-leg match against

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on February 16. On January 23, 2023, Morgan re-signed with Forge FC for the 2023 season.

International career

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 when Stephen Hart announced his roster for two FIFA World Cup qualifying games against

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and

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. This made Morgan the first graduate of the

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to be called up to the Canadian men's national team. Morgan made his debut against Saint Lucia as a second half sub for

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in a 7–0 away victory, he also received an assist for setting up

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who scored the 6th goal. Morgan was call-up to the national team in the next international window, Ashtone earned his first start for the national team against

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on November 15, the game ended in a 4–0 victory for the Canadians at the national stadium of

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. On December 13 Morgan was awarded the 2011 Canadian U-20 Player of the Year, receiving 33.3% of the vote and just beating out

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for the award. On June 27, 2013 Morgan was listed as a part of the confirmed 23-man squad for Colin Miller's Canada squad for

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. On May 30, 2019 Morgan was named to the final squad for the

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Career statistics

Club

International

Honours

Club

;Toronto FC *

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(5):

2011 File:2011 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: a protester partaking in Occupy Wall Street heralds the beginning of the Occupy movement; protests against Libyan dictator Muammar Gaddafi, who was killed that October; a young man celebrate ...

2012 File:2012 Events Collage V3.png, From left, clockwise: The passenger cruise ship Costa Concordia lies capsized after the Costa Concordia disaster; Damage to Casino Pier in Seaside Heights, New Jersey as a result of Hurricane Sandy; People gather ...

2016 File:2016 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: Bombed-out buildings in Ankara following the 2016 Turkish coup d'état attempt; the impeachment trial of Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff; Damaged houses during the 2016 Nagorno-Karabakh ...

2018 File:2018 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: The 2018 Winter Olympics opening ceremony in PyeongChang, South Korea; Protests erupt following the Assassination of Jamal Khashoggi; March for Our Lives protests take place across the United ...

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Individual

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: 2011

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* * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Morgan, Ashtone 1991 births Living people Association football defenders Black Canadian soccer players Homegrown Players (MLS) Soccer players from Toronto Canada men's youth international soccer players Canada men's international soccer players Canadian sportspeople of Guyanese descent Canadian sportspeople of Jamaican descent Canadian Soccer League (1998–present) players Canadian soccer players Major League Soccer players USL Championship players Toronto FC players Toronto FC II players Real Salt Lake players Real Monarchs players Forge FC players 2013 CONCACAF Gold Cup players 2015 CONCACAF Gold Cup players 2019 CONCACAF Gold Cup players Canadian Premier League players