Michael Morton (born 7 March 1989 in Randburg) is a South African

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player who plays as a

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for

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in the

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Club career

Morton started his professional career in 2008/2009 season with Orlando Pirates. Morton spent the 2009/2010 and 2010/2011 seasons on loan at

Bidvest Wits Bidvest Wits Football Club, (simply often known as Wits University F.C. or Wits) was a South African professional football club from Johannesburg which played in the Premier Soccer League the first-tier of South African league football system. ...

, and moved on to join

Maritzburg United Maritzburg United is a South African football club based in the city of Pietermaritzburg that currently plays in the Premier Soccer League. Honours *First Division Coastal Stream champions: 2007–08 *First Division Championship Play-offs: 2 ...

on a permanent basis from 2011 - 2014. Morton signed a pre-contract with Supersport United F.C. in January 2014, which saw him join the team for the 2014/2015 season. He spent 3 years at the club (2014/2015; 2015/2016; 2016/2017), before moving on a loan deal to AmaZulu in 2017. Following his contract with Supersport United expiring, Morton signed permanently with AmaZulu.

Honours

Nedbank Cup

*Winner: 2009/2010 (with Bidvest Wits); 2015/2016; 2016/2017(with Supersport United)

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* Winner: 2014/2015 (with Supersport United) * Runner-up: 2016/2017(with Supersport United)

Minor cups

Gauteng Cup

* Winner: 2014; 2016;

Nedbank Ke Yona Cup

* Winner: 2016

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Morton, Michael 1989 births Living people People from Randburg South African people of British descent South African men's soccer players Men's association football defenders Men's association football midfielders Bidvest Wits F.C. players Orlando Pirates F.C. players Maritzburg United F.C. players SuperSport United F.C. players Cape Umoya United F.C. players All Stars F.C. (South Africa) players Cape Town Spurs F.C. players South African Premier Division players National First Division players Soccer players from Gauteng