{{Short description|American soccer player (born 1994)}} {{Use mdy dates|date=April 2019}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Alex Morrell | image = CINvTB 2017-04-19 - Alex Morrell (34070120972) (cropped).jpg | image_size = | caption = Morrell playing for the Tampa Bay Rowdies in 2017 | fullname = Robert Alexander Morrell | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1994|5|11}} | birth_place = Lakeland, Florida, United States | height = {{convert|1.70|m|abbr=on}} | position = Winger | currentclub = | clubnumber = | collegeyears1 = 2012–2015 | college1 = North Florida Ospreys | collegecaps1 = 63 | collegegoals1 = 10 | years1 = 2013–2014 | clubs1 = VSI Tampa Bay | caps1 = 14 | goals1 = 3 | years2 = 2016 | clubs2 = Chicago Fire | caps2 = 4 | goals2 = 0 | years3 = 2016 | clubs3 = → Saint Louis FC (loan) | caps3 = 2 | goals3 = 0 | years4 = 2017–2018 | clubs4 = Tampa Bay Rowdies | caps4 = 33 | goals4 = 2 | years5 = 2019 | clubs5 = South Georgia Tormenta | caps5 = 27 | goals5 = 4 | years6 = 2020–2021 | clubs6 = Greenville Triumph | caps6 = 37 | goals6 = 5 | years7 = 2022 | clubs7 = South Georgia Tormenta | caps7 = 25 | goals7 = 0 | nationalyears1 = | nationalteam1 = | nationalcaps1 = | nationalgoals1 = | medaltemplates = | club-update = October 16, 2022 }}
'''Robert Alexander Morrell''' (born May 11, 1994) is an American soccer player who plays as a winger.
==Career== Morell spent four years playing in the collegiate ranks for the North Florida Ospreys,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.unfospreys.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=8201 |title=Alex Morrell |publisher=University of North Florida |accessdate=January 3, 2018}}</ref> while also playing for VSI Tampa Bay and Orlando City B in the Premier Development League, and amateur development league for college players.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.tormentafc.com/news_article/show/987464-tormenta-fc-acquires-alex-morrell-from-tampa-bay-rowdies|title=Tormenta FC Acquires Alex Morrell from Tampa Bay Rowdies|last=O'Donnell|first=Bernadette|date=2019-01-22|website=South Georgia Tormenta FC|language=en-us|access-date=2019-06-25|archive-date=October 20, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201020230807/https://www.tormentafc.com/news_article/show/987464-tormenta-fc-acquires-alex-morrell-from-tampa-bay-rowdies|url-status=dead}}</ref> After graduating college, Morrell was drafted as the 22nd overall pick in the 2016 MLS SuperDraft by Chicago Fire. He signed with the club on March 11, 2016.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.mlssoccer.com/post/2016/03/11/chicago-fire-sign-2016-superdraft-second-round-pick-alex-morrell |title=Chicago Fire sign 2016 SuperDraft second-round pick Alex Morrell |author=Dan Itel |publisher=MLS |date=March 11, 2016 |accessdate=January 3, 2018}}</ref> During the 2016 season, Morrell made four appearances with the Fire before being loaned for the remainder of the season to Saint Louis FC.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://us.soccerway.com/players/robert-alex-morrell/344777/|title=USA - R. Morrell - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway|website=us.soccerway.com|access-date=2019-06-25}}</ref> Morrell made two appearances for Saint Louis.<ref name=":0" /> After Fire did not extend his 2017 contract option, Morrell signed with Tampa Bay Rowdies on December 29, 2016.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://saintpetersblog.com/rowdies-add-22-year-old-forward-alex-morrell-roster/ |title=Rowdies add 22-year-old forward Alex Morrell to its roster |newspaper=Saintpetersblog |publisher=saintpetersblog.com |date=December 29, 2016}}</ref> In his first season with the Rowdies Morrell played in 23 matches and scored 2 goals.<ref name=":0" /> In 2018, Morrell made a further 11 appearances with the Rowdies, but the team declined to resign him.<ref name=":0" />
Morrell joined Tormenta FC ahead of the inaugural USL League One season.<ref>{{cite web |title=Tormenta FC Acquires Alex Morrell from Tampa Bay Rowdies |url=https://www.tormentafc.com/news_article/show/987464 |website=TormentaFC.com |date=January 22, 2019 |accessdate=January 22, 2019}}</ref>
In January 2020, Morrell signed with Greenville Triumph SC.<ref>{{cite news |title=TRIUMPH SIGN WINGER ALEX MORRELL |url=https://www.greenvilletriumph.com/news_article/show/1076261 |newspaper=Greenville Triumph Sc |date=January 14, 2020 |accessdate=14 January 2020 |last1=Triumph |first1=Greenville }}</ref>
==Career statistics== {{updated|August 29, 2020}}<ref>{{Soccerway|robert-alex-morrell/344777}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition |- !rowspan="2"|Club !rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|National cup !colspan="2"|Continental !colspan="2"|Playoffs !colspan="2"|Total |- !Division!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals |- |Chicago Fire |2016 |MLS |4||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||4||0 |- |Saint Louis FC (Loan) |2016 |USL |1||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||1||0 |- |rowspan="3"|Tampa Bay Rowdies |2017 |rowspan="2"|USL |22||2||1||1||0||0||1||0||24||3 |- |2018 |11||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||11||0 |- !colspan="2"|Total !33!!2!!1!!1!!0!!0!!1!!0!!35!!3 |- |Tormenta FC |2019 |USL League One |27||4||0||0||0||0||0||0||27||4 |- |Greenville Triumph SC |2020 |USL League One |8||1||0||0||0||0||0||0||8||1 |- ! colspan="3" |Career total !73!!7!!1!!1!!0!!0!!1!!0!!75!!8 |}
==References== {{Reflist|30em}}
== External links == * {{USL League One player|alex-morrell}} * {{MLS player|alex-morrell}}
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