Callum Morris

Early career

Born in Newcastle upon Tyne, England, Morris started his football career at Walker Central before joining Premier League side Newcastle United in 2004. After signing for the Magpies in July 2006, he progressed through the club's youth system. Morris was given a twelve-month extension to his scholarship in 2008. On 19 July 2008, Morris made his first team appearance for Newcastle United in a friendly match against Hartlepool United, where he came on as a 72nd-minute substitute, in a 4–1 win. After the match, Morris and teammate Darren Lough were described by coach Adam Sadler as "the next big thing", Despite being called up to the first team, however, he was never made a single first team appearance for the next two years. At the end of the 2009–10 season, Morris was released by the club. Following his release from Newcastle, Morris had an unsuccessful trial with Gateshead, before joining Blyth Spartans on 13 August 2010. After making five appearances for Blyth, Morris left the club to join the Glenn Hoddle Academy in Spain. While at the Glenn Hoddle Academy, Morris also played for Spanish Fourth Division side Jerez Industrial CF, where he gained full-time, senior football experience. After leaving Jerez Industrial CF, he said about his football career: " I had just finished a spell at the Glenn Hoddle academy and found myself fed up of trials and trekking all over globe trying to find a way back into full time football. I decided to find a team where I…

Although born in England, Morris has Irish ancestry through both his parents, his mother's family originating from Waterford and his father's from Belfast. In August 2008, he was called up to the Republic of Ireland under-19 squad for the first time. Morris made his under-19 debut, starting the whole game, in a 1–0 loss against Portugal under-19 on 18 August 2008. In June 2009, he was called up to the Republic of Ireland under-19 squad once again. On 7 June 2009, Morris captained the under-19 side for the first time, in a 6–1 loss against Switerzland. He later made five appearances for Republic of Ireland under-19 side. In August 2009, Morris was called up to the under-21 for the first time. However, he appeared as an unused substitute in a 1–1 draw against Estonia U21 on 9 September 2009. But on 9 October 2009, Morris was finally to make his debut for Republic of Ireland U21, in a 1–1 draw against Georgia U21. He later made five appearances for Republic of Ireland under-21 side. On 31 August 2016, Morris was called up for the first time to the Northern Ireland squad for the World Cup qualifying game against the Czech Republic, as his father was born in Belfast. He continued to be called up to the senior team on four more occasions but never made an appearance for Northern Ireland.

As of 21 February 2021

Ross County

Scottish Championship: 2018–19 Scottish Challenge Cup: 2018–19 Individual

PFA Scotland Team of the Year: 2012–13 Scottish First Division PFA Scotland League One Team of the Year: 2013–14