Tyler Scott Morton (born 31 October 2002) is an English professional

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who plays as a holding

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for Blackburn Rovers, on loan from club

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Club career

Morton was playing for the Greenleas junior team when spotted by Liverpool academy coaches and joined the club aged seven, having also turned down an offer to join the Everton youth set-up. He made his debut for the team's under-18 side in the 2019–20 season scoring his first goal in a 6–1

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victory over Everton. He started the 2020–21 season with the Under-18's before moving up to the Under-23 squad. He scored 10 times for Liverpool's Under-18 and Under-23 sides during the 2020–21 campaign and played a key role as the youth team reached the

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final. In January 2021, he signed a new long-term contract with the club. Morton made his first team debut in a pre-season friendly in July 2021 against

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, followed by his competitive debut for the Liverpool first team as a second-half substitute on 21 September 2021 in an

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match against

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. On 20 November, he made his

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debut, coming on in the final minutes of a 4–0 home victory over

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. Four days later, he made his

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debut in a home match against

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, playing the full 90 minutes of the 2–0 win. On 19 December, Morton was given his first Premier League start, in which he played 60 minutes and was shown a yellow card in a 2–2 draw away to

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. On 1 August 2022, Morton joined Blackburn Rovers on a season-long loan.

International career

On 11 November 2021, Morton made his

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debut during a 2–0 defeat to

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in the

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Career statistics

Club

International

Honours

Liverpool Academy *

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: 2021-22

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* Living people 2002 births Sportspeople from Wirral Footballers from Merseyside People from Wallasey English footballers Association football midfielders Liverpool F.C. players Blackburn Rovers F.C. players Premier League players English Football League players England youth international footballers {{England-footy-midfielder-2000s-stub