Morgan Alexander Fox (born 21 September 1993) is a Welsh professional

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who plays as a

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for

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club

Stoke City Stoke City Football Club is a professional football club based in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, England, which competes in the . Founded as Stoke Ramblers in 1863, it changed its name to Stoke in 1878 and then to Stoke City in 1925 after Stoke ...

. Fox began his career with

Charlton Athletic Charlton Athletic Football Club is an English professional football club based in Charlton, south-east London, which compete in . Their home ground is The Valley, where the club have played since 1919. They have also played at The Mount in C ...

and became a regular in the first team in the 2014–15 season after gaining experience on loan at

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. He made 116 appearances for the Addicks before joining

Sheffield Wednesday Sheffield Wednesday Football Club is a professional association football club based in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England. The team competes in League One, the third tier of the English football league system. Formed in 1867 as an offshoot of ...

in January 2017. Fox spent three-and-a-half years at

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playing 103 times. Fox joined

in August 2020.

Early life

Fox was born in

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and grew up in

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near

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and attended

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Playing career

Charlton Athletic

Fox earned his first professional contract at

in March 2012 after leaving the

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academy. Fox was a member of the Charlton Athletic U21 side which won the Professional Development League 2 title in

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, under the management of Nathan Jones. Fox joined

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side

on loan on 28 November 2013. He made his debut at

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two days later in a 1–0 defeat to

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, coming on a substitute for

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on 68 minutes. He scored his first senior goal on 14 December in a 4–0 win over

Colchester United Colchester United Football Club is a professional association football club based in the city of Colchester, Essex, England. The team competes in , the fourth tier of the English football league system. Founded in 1937, the club spent its earl ...

at the

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. He played even times for the Magpies before returning to Charlton in January 2014. Fox was an un-used substitute in Charlton's 1–0 home league win against

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but made his debut in the next match against

in a 2–1 win in the fifth round of the

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. On 25 April 2014, Fox signed a new three-year deal, securing his future to Charlton until 2017. He became a regular member of the first team in 2014–15, making 34 appearances as the team finished in 12th position. He scored his first goal for Charlton in a 2–0 win against Queens Park Rangers on 8 August 2015. Fox signed a contract extension with Charlton in September 2015. He played 45 times in 2015–16 as Charlton struggled and were relegated to League One. Fox remained with Charlton for the first half of the 2016–17 campaign before moving to Sheffield Wednesday in January 2017.

Sheffield Wednesday

On 6 January 2017, Fox joined

for a fee of £700,000. Fox made his full debut for Wednesday on 31 January 2017 in a 2–2 draw away at

Bristol City Bristol City Football Club is a professional football club based in Bristol, England, which compete in the , the second tier of English football. They have played their home games at Ashton Gate since moving from St John's Lane in 1904. The ...

. He score his first goal for the Owls on 4 March 2017 in a 5–1 win against

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. Wednesday reached the Championship play-offs in 2016–17 but lost on penalties to

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. He played 32 times in 2017–18 as the team finished in a mid-table. Fox struggled for form in 2018–19 and came in for criticism from the Wednesday supporters. He improved under

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in 2019–20 with the

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commenting: “Fox endured a tough 2018–19 season at Hillsborough, with fans turning against him as he struggled for form and confidence, but fast-forward a year and he’s become one of the top performers at Wednesday and is one of the first names on Garry Monk’s teamsheet". On 24 June 2020, it was announced that he had declined a new contract and would be leaving the club on 30 June 2020.

Stoke City

On 7 August 2020 it was announced that Fox joined

, on a free transfer following his departure from Sheffield Wednesday. Fox made his Stoke debut on the opening day of the 2020–21 season in a 0–0 draw away at

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. He was a regular in Michael O'Neill's side until he picked up a hamstring injury in December 2020 which ruled him out until February 2021. On his return to the team Fox managed three more games before he aggravated his injury against Sheffield Wednesday which kept him out for the remainder of the season. Fox struggled with injures and form in 2021–22 and was restricted to 13 appearances.

International career

Fox was capped seven times for Wales at under-21 level. Fox was named in the

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senior squad for the

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qualifying matches against

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and

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played on 3 and 6 September 2015. In March 2023 he was called up for the Euro 2024 qualifying matches against Croatia and Latvia.Fox Wales call up
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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Fox, Morgan 1993 births Living people Welsh footballers Wales under-21 international footballers English footballers English people of Welsh descent Association football defenders Charlton Athletic F.C. players Notts County F.C. players Sheffield Wednesday F.C. players English Football League players Stoke City F.C. players