Darick_Kobie_Morris
Darick Kobie Morris
American-born Croatian footballer
Darick Kobie Morris (born 15 July 1995) is a Croatian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Chinese Super League club Meizhou Hakka.[1]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | (1995-07-15) 15 July 1995 (age 28) | ||
| Place of birth | Syracuse, New York, United States | ||
| Position(s) | Centre-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Meizhou Hakka | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2004–2013 | Zagreb | ||
| 2013–2014 | Dinamo Zagreb | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2014–2018 | Dinamo Zagreb II | 85 | (0) |
| 2015–2018 | Dinamo Zagreb | 2 | (0) |
| 2018–2019 | Domžale | 6 | (0) |
| 2019–2022 | Tuzla City | 61 | (1) |
| 2022–2024 | Mura | 39 | (3) |
| 2024– | Meizhou Hakka | 0 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2011 | Croatia U17 | 3 | (0) |
| 2013–2014 | Croatia U19 | 7 | (0) |
| 2015 | Croatia U20 | 1 | (0) |
| 2015 | Croatia U21 | 1 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 26 December 2023 | |||
Early career
Born in Syracuse, New York to an African-American father and a Croatian mother, Morris moved to Zagreb, Croatia when he was less than a year old.[2] Initially a right winger, he subsequently moved to right-back and then centre-back in the NK Zagreb academy, where he spent almost his entire youth career.
Dinamo Zagreb
In 2013, as a former Croatia U17 international, he moved to the Dinamo Zagreb Academy. In 2014, he became a regular in Dinamo's reserve team, a position he would hold for four subsequent seasons, mainly in the Druga HNL. Morris made his first-team debut in 2015, in the 7–1 cup win against Oštrc Zlatar, scoring in the process.[3]
The same year, on 25 September, he made his Prva HNL debut as well, coming in for Josip Pivarić in the second half of a 4–1 home win against Osijek.[4] He would go on to make just one further top-tier appearance for the club, in a 1–0 win against Lokomotiva in September 2016.[5]
Domžale
In June 2018, Morris signed a three-year contract with Slovenian PrvaLiga club Domžale.[6] He made his debut for Domžale on 5 August 2018, in a 5–1 away loss against Mura.[7] Morris left the club in June 2019.
Tuzla City
On 14 June 2019, Morris signed a two-year contract with Bosnian Premier League club Tuzla City.[8] He made his debut on 20 July 2019, in a 5–1 away league win against Zvijezda 09.[9]
Meizhou Hakka
On 4 January 2024, it was announced that Morris had terminated his contract with Mura by mutual consent and had signed for Chinese Super League club Meizhou Hakka.[10]
Morris represented Croatia at various youth levels. He played for the under-17, under-19, under-20, and under-21 national teams.[11]
- As of 10 December 2023.[1]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Dinamo Zagreb | 2015–16 | Prva HNL | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 1 | |
| 2016–17 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 3 | 1 | |||
| 2017–18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| Total | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 5 | 2 | |||
| Domžale | 2018–19 | Slovenian PrvaLiga | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 6 | 0 | |
| Tuzla City | 2019–20 | Bosnian Premier League | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 10 | 0 | ||
| 2020–21 | 28 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — | 33 | 0 | ||||
| 2021–22 | 24 | 1 | 5 | 0 | — | — | 29 | 1 | ||||
| Total | 61 | 1 | 11 | 0 | — | — | 72 | 1 | ||||
| Mura | 2022–23 | Slovenian PrvaLiga | 24 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 28 | 3 | |
| 2023–24 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 15 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 39 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 43 | 3 | |||
| Meizhou Hakka | 2024 | Chinese Super League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 108 | 4 | 14 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 126 | 5 | ||
Dinamo Zagreb
- Darick Kobie Morris at Soccerway
- Darick Kobie Morris at hrnogomet.com
- Dinamo - Osijek 4:1 at hrnogomet.com
- "Lokomotiva - Dinamo 0:1". hrnogomet.com. Retrieved 9 August 2018.
- Ameriški Hrvat Morris podpisal za Domžale at nogomania.com
- "Mura vs Domžale". Soccerway. Perform Grup. 5 August 2018. Retrieved 5 August 2018.
- M. Šljivak (14 June 2019). "Kobie Morris novi igrač FK Tuzla City, danas stiže i Dženis Beganović". sportsport.ba (in Bosnian). Retrieved 14 June 2019.
- M. Šljivak (20 July 2019). "FK Tuzla City pregazio FK Zvijezda 09". sportsport.ba (in Bosnian). Retrieved 20 July 2019.
- "Darick Kobie Morris zapušča Muro". NŠ Mura (in Slovenian). 4 January 2024. Retrieved 5 January 2024.
- Darick Kobie Morris at the Croatian Football Federation website
- Darrick Kobie Morris at the Croatian Football Federation
- Darrick Kobie Morris at FBref.com
- Darrick Kobie Morris at Soccerway.com
- Darrick Kobie Morris at WorldFootball.net
- Darick Kobie Morris at the official Croatian Football Federation Semafor site
