| Morgan Weaver | |
| Fullname: | Morgan Victoria Weaver |
| Birth Date: | 18 October 1997 |
| Birth Place: | Renton, Washington, U.S. |
| Position: | Forward |
| Currentclub: | Portland Thorns |
| Clubnumber: | 22 |
| Collegeyears1: | 2016–2019 |
| College1: | Washington State Cougars |
| Collegecaps1: | 85 |
| Collegegoals1: | 43 |
| Years1: | 2020– |
| Clubs1: | Portland Thorns |
| Caps1: | 68 |
| Goals1: | 16 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2018–2019 |
| Nationalteam1: | United States U23 |
| Nationalyears2: | 2021– |
| Nationalteam2: | United States |
| Nationalcaps2: | 2 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 0 |
| Pcupdate: | May 1, 2024 |
| Nationalteam-Update: | November 30, 2021 |
Morgan Victoria Weaver (born October 18, 1997) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a forward for the Portland Thorns of the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL).
Weaver played college soccer at Washington State from 2016 to 2019.[1] She scored her first collegiate goals on September 4, 2016, recording a hat-trick against North Dakota State.[2] Weaver was named to the All-Pac-12 Freshman Team in 2016.[3] In 2017, she was named to the All-Pac-12 third team.[4] She was named to the All-Pac-12 first team in 2018,[5] and was named to the All-Pac-12 second team in 2019, when she led Washington State to the final four of the NCAA tournament.[6] [7] She was named WSU's 2019 Sportsperson of the Year by Cougfan.com.[8]
On January 16, 2020, Weaver was selected as the second overall pick in the 2020 NWSL College Draft by the Portland Thorns FC.[9] She made her professional debut for Portland Thorns FC on June 27, 2020, in the 2020 NWSL Challenge Cup, coming on as a substitute in the 54th minute for Tyler Lussi against North Carolina Courage. She scored her first professional goal on July 17, 2020, against North Carolina Courage.[10]
In the 2021 International Champions Cup, Weaver scored the winning goal against Lyon in the final. The Thorns' 1–0 victory was their first International Champions Cup title.[11]
In 2022, Weaver signed a new deal with the Thorns to keep her through 2024, with an option for 2025.[12] [13] In the 2022 regular season, Weaver made 20 appearances (13 starts) and tallied the second-most goals on the team (7) with three assists.
In October, 2023, Weaver was voted Supporters' Player of the Year by the Rose City Riveters, the supporters group of the Portland Thorns.[14]
On May 1, 2024, Weaver was injured in a match against Bay FC. She underwent arthroscopic surgery on her right knee and was placed on the 45-day disabled list.[15] She was sidelined throughout the Summer recovering from this injury. On July 26, 2024, Weaver joined MLS broadcaster Jake Zivin to provide color commentary for the broadcast of the 'Green is Gold' charity match featuring players from the Portland Timbers and Portland Thorns.[16] Weaver returned to the pitch on Sept 13, 2024 as a substitute in the 66th minute of a 0-1 loss to Chicago Red Stars at Providence Park.[17] Coinciding with her return from injury, the Thorns announced that Weaver had signed a contract extension with the club through 2028.[18]
Weaver received a call-up to the United States national under-23 team in March 2019.[19]
Weaver received her first call up to the United States national team in November 2021.[20]
| Club | Season | League | Cup[21] | Playoffs[22] | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Portland Thorns FC | 2020 | NWSL | — | 6 | 1 | — | 3[23] | 0 | 9 | 1 | |||
| 2021 | 19 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 25 | 2 | ||||
| 2022 | 20 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 28 | 8 | ||||
| 2023 | 22 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | — | 28 | 10 | ||||
| 2024 | 7 | 1 | — | — | — | 7 | 1 | ||||||
| Career total | 68 | 16 | 22 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 97 | 22 | |||
| National Team | Year | Apps | Goals | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2021 | 2 | 0 | |
| Total | 2 | 0 | ||
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