Todd Morton

Todd Charles Morton (born December 5, 1995) is an American soccer player who plays as a goalkeeper for Philadelphia Union II in the USL Championship.

Todd Morton
Personal information
Full name Todd Charles Morton
Date of birth (1995-12-05) December 5, 1995
Place of birth West Chester, Pennsylvania, United States
Height 192 cm (6 ft 4 in)
Playing position(s) Goalkeeper
Club information
Current team
 Philadelphia Union II
Number 49
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014 UMBC Retrievers 0 (0)
2015–2018 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens 65 (0)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015 Reading United AC 1 (0)
2016 Lehigh Valley United 1 (0)
2016–2018 Ocean City Nor'easters 19 (0)
2019 Real Monarchs 0 (0)
2019– Philadelphia Union II 10 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of October 21, 2019

Career

College & Amateur

Morton began playing college soccer at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County in 2015,[1] but transferred to the University of Delaware in 2016, where he played for four years.[2]

While at college, Morton also appeared for a variety of USL Premier Development League sides; Reading United AC in 2015,[3] Lehigh Valley United in 2016,[4] and Ocean City Nor'easters from 2017[5][6] to 2018.[7]

Professional

On February 11, 2019, Morton joined USL Championship side Real Monarchs.[8] Morton transferred to USL side Bethlehem Steel on August 1, 2019 for an undisclosed fee.[9] He made his debut the same day, starting in a 3-0 loss to Hartford Athletic.[10]

Personal

Todd's brother is fellow professional soccer goalkeeper, Kyle Morton, who currently plays Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC.[11]

References
  1. "Todd Morton". UMBC.
  2. "Todd Morton - Men's Soccer". University of Delaware Athletics.
  3. "2015 Stats | uslleaguetwo.com". www.uslleaguetwo.com.
  4. "2016 Regular Season Stats | uslleaguetwo.com". www.uslleaguetwo.com.
  5. "Ocean City Nor'easters - 2016 Regular Season - Roster - # - Todd Morton -". www.uslleaguetwo.com.
  6. "Ocean City Nor'easters - 2017 Regular Season - Roster - # - Todd Morton -". www.uslleaguetwo.com.
  7. "Ocean City Nor'easters - 2018 Regular Season - Roster - # - Todd Morton -". www.uslleaguetwo.com.
  8. "Real Monarchs SLC Signs Goalkeepers Todd Morton & Evan Finney | Real Salt Lake".
  9. "Bethlehem Steel FC acquires goalkeeper Todd Morton | Philadelphia Union".
  10. "Match Recap: Bethlehem Steel FC falls 3-0 to Hartford Athletic, despite strong play from new goalkeeper | Philadelphia Union".
  11. Ralph, Matthew (March 7, 2019). "Goalkeeping brothers from West Chester a rarity in pro soccer". Brotherly Game.
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