Wes Morgan

Quick Facts

Full Name	Wes Morgan
Date Of Birth	Jan 21, 1984(1984-01-21)
Age	40
Birthplace	Nottingham
Country	United Kingdom
Horoscope	Capricorn

Wes Morgan Biography

Wes Morgan is one of the most popular and richest Footballer who was born on January 21, 1984 in Nottingham, United Kingdom. Westley Nathan Morgan (born 21 January 1984) is a professional soccer player who plays as a defensive player for and captains Premier League club Leicester City and, prior to that, his team Jamaica nation’s team.

Morgan struggled to adjust to the new life in the Championship in the early part of the 2008-09 season when Forest struggling to stay on the verge of being relegated before the Christmas time. After the demotion of Colin Calderwood on Boxing Day 2008 and the arrival the arrival of Billy Davies soon after, Morgan as well as the Forest defense looked more robust throughout the course of play, which ultimately resulted in the Reds maintaining their Championship status. By the conclusion of the season 2008-09, Morgan had played 274 appearances across all competitions, which included 251 starts.

On 30 January 2012, Morgan joined East Midland rivals Leicester City for an undisclosed fee believed to be in the region of £1 million. As a result of his performances towards the end of the 2011–12 season, he was rewarded with the Leicester City captaincy ahead of the 2012–13 season. His impressive performances early on earned him a nomination for Championship Player of the Month for September.

On 20 January 2012, Nottingham Forest announced they rejected a bid for Morgan from local rivals Leicester City.

In the 2007-08 season, Morgan missed only four games during the entire season. Morgan helped Forest achieve second-place in league and secure the promotion to League One to the Championship. His sole goal of the season was the 2-0 win against Tranmere Rovers. Forest maintained a record-setting 24-clean sheet.

Wes Morgan Net Worth

Wes Morgan is one of the richest Footballer from United Kingdom. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Wes Morgan 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Hart was keen for Morgan to shed weight prior to starting the first team. This was an important factor as the team was losing several players following the play-offs of last season. Morgan made his debut as a left-back on August 12, 2003, away to Port Vale at the age of 19; following an uncontested match, Forest won a penalty shoot-out to make it into the second stage of the League Cup. A few days later, the player was made to make the First Division debut in a defeat of 3-0 at Reading; Hart considered him the player of the match. On October 18 the following day, he scored his first goal for Forest after he tapped in Eoin Jess’s cross in order to seal a 6-0 victory against the the bottom side Wimbledon on the City Ground. He played 32 times during the campaign, scoring an equaliser on the 3rd December in the home match in the match against Ipswich Town, and was dismissed twice during the course of the season.

The month of February was 2003. as the manager Paul Hart considering him close to making it into the first team following his reserve performance, Morgan was loaned to Kidderminster Harriers of the Third Division. Morgan made his debut for the club on the 1st of March, and played all 90 minutes in the 1-3 defeat at Scunthorpe United at Aggborough, taking the twenty-five yard Peter Beagrie shot for the first goal. Morgan made five appearances for the Worcestershire team, scoring his first goal just two weeks after making his debut, scoring a header to seal the 2-0 win against Cambridge United.

October 2011 saw Wes Morgan make his 400th appearance for Nottingham Forest against Hull City in a match in which he was also handed the captaincy.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

Wes Morgan height 6 ft 1 in Wes weight 93 kg & body measurements will update soon.

Who is Wes Morgan Dating?

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Morgan was part of the Jamaican squad invited to the 2015 Copa América in Chile. He played every minute of their campaign, in which they were eliminated in last place in their group. Weeks later, he was again an undisputed part of their team at the 2015 CONCACAF Gold Cup in the United States and Canada, helping them to a first final, which was lost 3–1 to Mexico at Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia.

Facts & Trivia

Wes Ranked on the list of most popular Footballer. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United Kingdom. Wes Morgan celebrates birthday on January 21 of every year.

Morgan kept his place for the 2015–16 season, playing in every minute of all 38 Premier League matches, one of only 4 players to achieve that accolade (including teammate Kasper Schmeichel) in that season. On 3 April 2016, he scored the only goal against Southampton, despite feeling ill. On 1 May, he equalised with a header in a 1–1 draw with Manchester United at Old Trafford, and the next day Leicester won the title, with Morgan becoming the first Jamaican to win a Premier League medal. After captaining Leicester City to the title, Morgan was included in the Premier League PFA Team of the Year, alongside teammates Jamie Vardy, N’Golo Kanté and Riyad Mahrez. He also became the third outfield player in Premier League history to play every minute of a title-winning season after Gary Pallister in 1992–93 and John Terry in 2014–15.

Where is Wes Morgan playing now?

Wes Morgan – Leicester City defender.

Is Morgan still in Leicester City?

On 21 May 2021, Leicester City announced that Morgan would retire at the end of the season.

Is Lizzie Morgan related to Wes Morgan?

The track features other family members including his charismatic father, Joseph Morgan, on guitar, guest vocals by his daughter , singer/songwriter Lizzie Morgan, who is a background singer for Grammy® Award winner, Lauren Daigle, and his youngest son, seven-year-old Joel Morgan, closing out the song with one of the …

Who was Leicester captain when they won the league?

Leicester were 5,000-1 outsiders when they won the Premier League. As Wes Morgan lifted the Premier League trophy, the impossible dream was realised. Leicester’s captain helped pull off one of sport’s greatest shocks as the Foxes stunned the world in 2016.

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