For the Casualty character, see Ffion Morgan (Casualty).

Ffion Alys Morgan (born 11 May 2000) is a Welsh professional footballer who plays as a defender and now more recently forward[1] for Women's Championship club Bristol City and the Wales national team. She began her career with Cardiff City Ladies, before joining Coventry United in 2019, moving to Crystal Palace in 2020 and then to her current club Bristol City in 2021. Ffion has played for Wales from the age of 14 (youth) and made her international senior debut in 2017.

Early life

Morgan attended Llandybie Primary School and then Ysgol Tre-Gib in Llandeilo as a teenager.[2] At the age of 16, she moved away from home to compete her education at the FAW academy in Ystrad Mynach

Club career

Morgan began playing football from the age of four for local boys side Saron Juniors. At the age of 11, she joined Ammanford Girls. Morgan later signed for Cardiff City but missed the 2017–18 campaign after suffering a serious anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury while on international duty for Wales under-19s.[3][4] In September 2019, she joined FA Women's Championship side Coventry United.[5] In July 2020, she signed for Crystal Palace.[6] Then in 2021, she signed for Bristol City, helping them achieve promotion to the WSL in 2023

International career

Morgan has 41 Junior caps across under 15’s, 16’s 17’s and captained under 19’s. She has been capped for the Wales national team, appearing for the team during the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup qualifying cycle.[7] She made her debut for the senior squad against Netherlands[8] in 2017.[3]

Personal life

Morgan is bilingual, able to speak both Welsh and English. Alongside playing football, she also holds a UEFA B Licence in coaching.[2]

Morgan is in a relationship with former Bristol and Crystal Palace defender, currently with Newcastle United Lia Cataldo.[9][10]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 27 January 2025[11]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup[a] Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Cardiff City Ladies 2016-17 Women's National League 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 0
2018-19 16 1 2 0 1 0 19 1
Total 17 1 2 0 2 0 21 1
Coventry United 2019–20 Championship 11 0 2 0 4 0 17 0
Total 11 0 2 0 4 0 17 0
Crystal Palace 2020–21 Championship 17 0 2 0 3 0 22 0
Total 17 0 2 0 3 0 22 0
Bristol City 2021–22 Championship 17 3 2 1 3 0 22 4
2022–23 20 5 2 0 1 0 23 5
2023–24 Women's Super League 22 1 1 0 1 0 24 1
2024–25 Championship 11 4 1 0 1 0 13 4
Total 70 13 6 1 5 0 82 14
Career total 121 14 11 1 14 0 142 15
  1. ^ includes Women's League Cup

International

As of match played 27 January 2025[12]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Wales 2017 4 0
2018 1 0
2019 2 0
2020 2 0
2021 2 0
2022 12 0
2023 8 0
2024 8 2
2025 1 0
Total 40 2

International goals

No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 9 April 2024 Zahir Pajaziti Stadium, Podujevo, Kosovo  Kosovo 0-4 0–6 UEFA Women's Euro 2025 qualifying
2. 25 October 2024 NTC Poprad, Poprad, Slovakia  Slovakia 2-1 2–1

Honours

Bristol City

References

  1. ^ "Women's First Team". Bristol City FC. Retrieved 30 October 2024.
  2. ^ a b "How this Wales international is inspiring new girls to fall in love with football". Football Association of Wales Trust. 8 March 2019. Retrieved 26 March 2020.
  3. ^ a b Ellis, Callum (30 August 2018). "Ffion Morgan explains why getting back on track after ACL injury means so much". Exposport. Retrieved 26 March 2020.
  4. ^ Hadley, Craig (17 August 2019). "Welsh teenager Ffion Morgan joins Coventry United". Midlands WOSO. Archived from the original on 27 November 2020. Retrieved 26 March 2020.
  5. ^ "Coventry United Sign Ffion Morgan". South Wales Guardian. 11 September 2019. Retrieved 26 March 2020.
  6. ^ "Ffion Morgan joins Crystal Palace Women". Crystal Palace F.C. 17 July 2020.
  7. ^ "Women World Cup Qualifiers Europe 2017/2018 » Teams (Wales)". WorldFootball.net. Retrieved 29 August 2019.
  8. ^ "Netherlands vs. Wales - 8 July 2017 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 11 April 2024.
  9. ^ Ffion Morgan (25 June 2023). "In our travel/concert era ✨". Instagram. Retrieved 11 November 2023.
  10. ^ Ffion Morgan (4 May 2023). "🍸". Instagram. Retrieved 11 November 2023.
  11. ^ "Wales - F. Morgan - Profile with news, career statistics, and history". Soccerway. Retrieved 4 October 2023.
  12. ^ "Wales - F. Morgan - Profile with news, career statistics, and history". Soccerway. Retrieved 4 October 2023.


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