Lee Morton Explained

Lee Morton
Birth Date:23 May 1995
Birth Place:Glasgow, Scotland
Height:1.8 m
Weight:71.5 kg
Position:Midfielder / Forward
Currentclub:Amsterdam
Youthclubs1:Kelburne
Years1:–2017
Clubs1:Kelburne
Years2:2017–2019
Clubs2:Reading
Years3:2019–2024
Clubs3:Old Georgians
Years4:2024–present
Clubs4:Amsterdam
Nationalyears1:2014
Nationalteam1:Scotland U21
Nationalcaps1:7
Nationalgoals1:0
Nationalyears2:2014–present
Nationalteam2:Scotland & GB
Nationalcaps2:117
Nationalgoals2:26
Updated:22 June 2024

Lee Morton (born 23 May 1995) is a Scottish field hockey player who plays as a midfielder or forward for Dutch Hoofdklasse club Amsterdam and the Scotland and Great Britain national team.[1]

International career

He represented Scotland at the 2018 Commonwealth Games.[2] In August 2019, he was selected in the Scotland squad for the 2019 EuroHockey Championship.[3] On 18 June 2024, he was selected to represent Great Britain at the 2024 Summer Olympics.[4]

On 30 July 2024, when representing Great Britain at these Olympics, he scored a late equaliser from a penalty in a group stage match against the Netherlands, to level the game by making the score 2-2.

The team went out in the quarter-finals after losing a penalty shootout to India.[5]

Club career

Morton played club hockey in the Men's England Hockey League Premier Division for Old Georgians. He has also played for Reading. He began his career at his childhood side Kelburne, based in Paisley, where Morton originates from. He amassed a total of seven league titles, 5 Scottish cups and a bronze medal at the EuroHockey Club Challenge I held in Glasgow, Scotland before moving south of the border. Success has followed him down south with a two league titles, an English Cup and three indoor titles. In 2024 he left Great Britain to play for Dutch Hoofdklasse club Amsterdam.[6]

Notes and References

  1. http://www.greatbritainhockey.co.uk/player.asp?itemid=12603&itemTitle=Lee+Morton&section=1091 Lee Morton - GB Hockey
  2. https://results.gc2018.com/en/hockey/athlete-profile-n6028199-lee-morton.htm Athlete Profile: Lee MORTON - Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games
  3. Web site: Scotland men's squad announced for Belfius EuroHockey Championship in Antwerp . www.scottish-hockey.org.uk . . 19 January 2020 . 12 August 2019.
  4. Web site: GB hockey select Roper for fourth Olympic Games . bbc.com . . 22 June 2024 . 18 June 2024.
  5. Web site: GB wait for men's hockey medal goes on after shootout heartbreak. BBC Sport. 9 August 2024.
  6. Web site: Schotse hockeyer Lee Morton versterkt Amsterdamse Hockey & Bandy Club . amsterdamdagblad.nl . Amsterdams Dagblad . 22 June 2024 . nl . 16 April 2024.