Junior Augustus Morias (born 4 July 1995) is a Jamaican

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who plays as a striker for

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side

Notts County Notts County Football Club is a professional association football club based in Nottingham, England. The team participate in the National League (division), National League, the fifth tier of the English football league system. Founded on the 2 ...

. A former youth-team player at

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, he turned professional at

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in July 2012. From there he was loaned out to

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and

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, before he joined Boreham Wood on a free-transfer in October 2014. He scored the club's winning goal in the 2015

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play-off final. He joined

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on loan in January 2016, before being sold on to St Albans City in July 2016, where he impressed enough to win a move to Peterborough United in January 2017. In July 2018, Morias joined

Northampton Town on a two-year contract, however after one year he moved to St Mirren.

Club career

Wycombe Wanderers

Morias came through the

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, before he started a two-year scholarship with

in 2011. He finished his first year as a scholar and signed his first professional contract in July 2012. He made his professional debut on 29 September 2012, in a 3–0 defeat away to

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, coming on as a substitute for Jo Kuffour. He earned his first start on 3 November, in a 4–1 defeat at

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in the

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. He made 19

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appearances for the "Chairboys" during the

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season, all as a substitute. He joined

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side

on loan in January 2013, making his debut in a 3–1 defeat at

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on 30 January. He scored four goals in seven games for the "Greens", and returned to Hendon on loan in August 2013, scoring one goal in another seven appearances. On 23 January 2014, he joined

on loan. By the end of the 2013–14 season he had scored eight goals in 15

appearances for the "Wood" and featured nine times for Wycombe, in addition to his seven appearances at Hendon. However his contract at

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was mutually terminated before the summer transfer window closed on 1 September 2014. His departure came less than three months after he signed a new one-year contract at the club, and manager

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refused to explain the reasoning behind the decision, saying only that "I'd rather not comment on how it came about, out of respect for Junior".

Boreham Wood

Following his release from Wycombe Wanderers, Morias joined

on a free-transfer on 6 October 2014. He scored 12 goals in 31 appearances across the 2014–15 season, including the winning goal in extra-time of the Conference South play-off final victory over

at Meadow Park on 9 May 2015. On 29 January 2016, he joined Whitehawk on loan in search of game time and fitness, but featured in just two games for the "Hawks". He scored two goals in 29

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matches for Boreham Wood in the 2015–16 campaign before he departed after rejecting new terms in June 2016.

St Albans City

On 4 July 2016, Morias joined National League South side St Albans City for an undisclosed fee. On the opening day of the 2016–17 campaign, Morias scored his first St Albans goal in a 2–0 victory over Concord Rangers at Clarence Park. On 6 November, he scored twice in the "Saints" 5–3 defeat to

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in the First Round of the FA Cup. His first goal against Carlisle went on win him both the FA's Goal of the Round and the club's Goal of the Season award. After selling Morias on to Peterborough, manager

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stated that "When we signed Junior back in July, I said that the club would do everything possible to help him get back into the Football League, so I'm pleased we have delivered on our promise".

Peterborough United

On 1 January 2017, Morias joined

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side

Peterborough United Peterborough United Football Club is an English professional football club based in Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, England. The team compete in League One, the third tier of the English football league system. Peterborough have a long-standing ...

. He made his debut for "Posh" the following day in a 1–1 draw at

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, featuring for 80 minutes before being replaced by Tom Nichols. He scored his first goals in the

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on 4 February, his brace helping Peterborough to record a 3–0 win at

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. He ended the 2016–17 campaign with four goals in 20 League One games. In September 2017, he was ruled out of action for five months after rupturing his thigh; manager

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said that "it's disappointing because he's started the season so well". After recovering from his injury he posted 31 appearances in the 2017–18 season, scoring seven goals. He was placed on the transfer-list at London Road by new manager Steve Evans in May 2018.

Northampton Town

On 13 July 2018, Morias signed for

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on a two-year contract for an undisclosed six figure fee.

St Mirren

On 22 August 2019, Morias signed for

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side St Mirren on a two-year contract for an undisclosed fee. His two goals from 40 games at St Mirren was a very disappointing result for the striker who just had no idea where the goal was. On 6 January 2021, Morias rejoined

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on loan for the remainder of the 2020/21 season.

King's Lynn Town

On 25 June 2021, it was announced that he had signed with King's Lynn Town of the

Dagenham & Redbridge

On 11 November 2021, Morias joined fellow National League side,

for an undisclosed fee. Morias won the National League Player of the Month Award for April 2022 having scored six goals in six matches, including a twelve minute hat-trick against Barnet.

Notts County

On 15 March 2023, Morias signed for National League second-placed side

for an undisclosed fee.

Style of play

Morias is a

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with an explosive shot.

Career statistics

Honours

;Boreham Wood *

play-off winner: 2015 Individual *National League Player of the Month: April 2022

References

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Morias, Junior 1995 births Living people Jamaican men's footballers Men's association football forwards Jamaican expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in England Fulham F.C. players Wycombe Wanderers F.C. players Hendon F.C. players Boreham Wood F.C. players Whitehawk F.C. players St Albans City F.C. players Peterborough United F.C. players Northampton Town F.C. players St Mirren F.C. players King's Lynn Town F.C. players Dagenham & Redbridge F.C. players Notts County F.C. players English Football League players Isthmian League players National League (English football) players Scottish Professional Football League players Footballers from Kingston, Jamaica