Aidan Morris

Aidan Zen Patrick Morris (born November 16, 2001) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a midfielder for EFL Championship club Middlesbrough and the United States national team. A native of Fort Lauderdale, Florida, Morris trained at Weston FC before joining the academy of the Columbus Crew in 2017 at the age of 16. He spent a year at Indiana University in 2019, winning the Big Ten Freshman of the Year award before being signed by the Columbus Crew in 2020. He made his debut for the first team the same year, eventually becoming the youngest player in Major League Soccer history to start an MLS Cup. He won two MLS Cups (2020 and 2023) with Columbus before transferring to Middlesbrough in the EFL Championship for a reported $4 million in 2024. Born in the United States and having Canadian ancestry, Morris was able to represent either the United States or Canada internationally. He was capped several times across multiple youth levels for the United States, before making his senior debut in January 2023.