Jimmy-Jay Morgan (born 21 January 2006) is an English professional

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who plays as a

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for

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club Chelsea.

Early life

Morgan joined the academy of Chelsea at the age of eight, before leaving for

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three years later due to issues with the commute to the Cobham Training Centre. He was a prolific goal-scorer for Southampton at junior level with 27 goals for Southampton’s Under-16s and 13 more for the Under-18s during the 2021–22 season. Southampton academy coach

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said Morgan is “one of the best” finishers he had seen in the club’s youth programme.

Club career

Southampton

Aged 16, Morgan played for Southampton U21s in three

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group stage defeats in August and October 2022. He was named in the first team squad as a substitute for an

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match against

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in November 2022. He was in the first team match day squad again for Southampton on 7 January 2023 for the

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tie away to Crystal Palace which Southampton won 2–1. In January 2023 reports emerged that Morgan had rejected the offer of a first professional contract at Southampton.

Chelsea

On 10 February 2023, Morgan joined Chelsea for an undisclosed fee.

International career

Morgan scored for the England U17 team in consecutive matches in October 2022, against Georgia and

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in qualifying matches for the European U17 Championship, and had a tally of six goals is his first seven matches at that level. On 6 September 2023, Morgan made his England U-18 debut during a 2-0 defeat to

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Career statistics

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Morgan, Jimmy-Jay 2006 births Living people English men's footballers England men's youth international footballers Men's association football forwards Chelsea F.C. players Southampton F.C. players Footballers from Poole