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Maliah Morris
Personal information
Full name Maliah Ashley Morris[1]
Date of birth (2000-12-31) December 31, 2000 (age 24)[2]
Place of birth Germantown, Maryland, U.S.[3]
Height 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)[3]
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Racing Power
Number 2
Youth career
Bethesda SC
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019–2022 Clemson Tigers 68 (18)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2023 Orlando Pride 0 (0)
2023–2024 Western Sydney Wanderers 19 (1)
2024– Racing Power 5 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of November 3, 2024

Maliah Ashley Morris (born December 31, 2000) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a forward for Portuguese Campeonato Nacional Feminino club Racing Power. Morris played college soccer for the Clemson Tigers. She is the sister of soccer player Makenna Morris.

Early life

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Morris was born in Germantown, Maryland.[3] She started off playing soccer for Bethesda SC, where her mother was a coach. She eventually rose up the ranks at Bethesda and joined the club's ECNL squad in her later years.[4] Morris attended St. John's College High School, where she helped the team to one WCAC championship and two DC State championships. In each of her years playing high school soccer, she was named the team's Offensive Player of the Year.[5] She was also a two-time DC Gatorade Player of the Year.[6][2]

College career

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Morris played five seasons for the Clemson Tigers. In her first year, she was named to the ACC All-Freshman Team.[7][8] On August 25, 2019, she scored her first collegiate goal as Clemson recorded a 6–0 drubbing of Coastal Carolina.[9] She was named Co-Offensive Player of the Week in September 2019.[10] In March 2021, she was named the ACC Offensive Player of the Week after scoring twice and tallying an assist in a match against Georgia.[11] One month later, Morris helped contribute to Clemson's Elite Eight run in the 2020 NCAA tournament. She scored a goal against Rutgers to kick off the Tigers' campaign before registering an assist in the following match versus UCLA.[2][12] In her final season at Clemson, she was named to the All-ACC Third Team after scoring 3 goals and making 2 assists on the year.[13] Morris finished her college career with 68 appearances and 18 goals under her belt.[2]

Club career

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Orlando Pride

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After departing from college, Morris registered her name for the 2023 NWSL Draft, but was ultimately not selected.[14] Instead, she relocated to Florida and trained with the Orlando Pride as a non-roster invitee.[15] On April 18, 2023, she signed her first professional contract with the Pride and joined the squad as an injury replacement player following Julie Doyle's placement on the 45-day injured list.[16] Morris made her professional debut the very next day, coming on for Viviana Villacorta in Orlando's opening match of the 2023 NWSL Challenge Cup.[17] She made two other Challenge Cup appearances before her short-term contract with the Pride expired.[18]

Western Sydney Wanderers

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On October 3, 2023, Morris signed with Australian club Western Sydney Wanderers.[19] She debuted for the team in Western Sydney's season-opening rivalry defeat at the hands of Sydney FC.[18] She scored her lone goal with the Wanderers on March 8, 2024, netting a stoppage-time goal that helped salvage a 1–1 draw with Canberra United.[20] At the end of the 2023–24 season, Western Sydney announced Morris' departure from the club.[21]

Racing Power

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Morris signed with Portuguese club Racing Power FC on September 14, 2024.[22]

International career

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Morris received her first call-up to the United States U18 squad in 2017.[4] The following year, she was a member of the La Manga 12 Nations Tournament squad that traveled to Spain and played in 3 matches to start 2018.[23]

Personal life

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Morris' sister, Makenna, plays soccer professionally for the Washington Spirit. The siblings played together on Bethesda SC's ECNL squad[4] and with the Clemson Tigers.[2] Their mother is also a former player.[4]

Career statistics

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Club

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As of March 29, 2024[18]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup[a] Playoffs Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Orlando Pride 2023 NWSL 0 0 3 0 — 3 0
Western Sydney Wanderers 2023–24 A-League 19 1 — — 19 1
Career total 19 1 3 0 0 0 22 1
  1. ^ Includes the NWSL Challenge Cup

References

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  1. ^ "Clemson Commencement Program, December 2022". Clemson University. p. 19. Retrieved May 28, 2025.
  2. ^ a b c d e "Maliah Morris". Clemson Tigers Official Athletics Site. July 18, 2019. Retrieved May 29, 2025.
  3. ^ a b c "Maliah Morris". Orlando City SC. Retrieved May 29, 2025.
  4. ^ a b c d O'Neill, Mia (October 24, 2017). "Morris sisters — in between U.S. national team stints — pursue WCAC title with St. John's". Washington Post. Archived from the original on January 15, 2019. Retrieved May 29, 2025.
  5. ^ "Maliah Morris leads St. John's girls' soccer to comeback win over Paul VI". WCAC Sports. October 4, 2016. Retrieved May 28, 2025.
  6. ^ "Maliah Morris named Gatorade D.C. Girls Player of the Year". SoccerWire. Retrieved May 29, 2025.
  7. ^ "Hershfelt, Morris Named to All-ACC Freshman Team". Clemson Tigers Official Athletics Site. November 7, 2019. Retrieved May 29, 2025.
  8. ^ "Two Tigers named All-ACC award winners". The Greenville News. November 9, 2019. pp. C3. Retrieved June 2, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Tigers Dominate Chanticleers in Sunday Match". Clemson Tigers On SI. August 26, 2019. Retrieved May 29, 2025.
  10. ^ "Morris honored by ACC". The Greenville News. September 19, 2019. pp. C3. Retrieved June 2, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Clemson's Morris, Wake Forest's Parks Earn ACC Women's Soccer Weekly Honors". ACC. March 23, 2021. Retrieved May 29, 2025.
  12. ^ "Tigers Advance To Sweet Sixteen on PK's 5-3 over Rutgers". Clemson Tigers Official Athletics Site. April 30, 2021. Retrieved May 29, 2025.
  13. ^ Angalet, Abigail. "Four Tigers earn All-Conference honors". Clemson Wire. Retrieved May 29, 2025.
  14. ^ "2023 NWSL Draft: League announces preliminary list of registered players ahead of January event". CBS Sports. December 23, 2022. Retrieved May 29, 2025.
  15. ^ "Orlando Pride provides update on preseason roster". Orlando City SC. Retrieved May 29, 2025.
  16. ^ Rollins, Sean (April 18, 2023). "Orlando Pride Place Julie Doyle on 45-Day Disabled List, Sign Maliah Morris as Injury Replacement". themaneland.com. Retrieved May 29, 2025.
  17. ^ "Late goal sends Pride to draw against Courage in Challenge Cup". Orlando Sentinel. April 20, 2023. Retrieved May 29, 2025.
  18. ^ a b c Maliah Morris at Soccerway
  19. ^ "Wanderers sign striker Morris". Western Sydney Wanderers. October 2, 2023. Retrieved May 29, 2025.
  20. ^ "Wanderers strike late to salvage A-League Women draw". Shepparton News. March 9, 2024. Retrieved May 29, 2025.
  21. ^ "Wanderers confirm the departure of four players". Western Sydney Wanderers. July 12, 2024. Retrieved May 29, 2025.
  22. ^ Rui Ventura, Mário (September 14, 2024). "Feminino: Maliah Morris é reforço do Racing Power". Flashscore (in Portuguese). Retrieved May 28, 2025.
  23. ^ "U.S. U-18 WNT roster set for La Manga 12 Nations Tournament". SoccerWire. Retrieved May 29, 2025.
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