Callumn Morrison (born 5 July 1999) is a Scottish footballer who plays as a forward for Scottish Championship club Falkirk. He has also played for Heart of Midlothian and had loan spells with Stirling Albion, Brechin City and East Fife.

Callumn Morrison
Personal information
Date of birth (1999-07-05) 5 July 1999 (age 25)
Place of birth Alva, Scotland
Position(s) Winger
Team information
Current team
Falkirk
Number 7
Youth career
2013–2015 Heart of Midlothian
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2020 Heart of Midlothian 30 (1)
2016–2017Stirling Albion (loan) 15 (0)
2017–2018Stirling Albion (loan) 16 (8)
2018Brechin City (loan) 12 (0)
2020East Fife (loan) 6 (0)
2020– Falkirk 112 (50)
International career
2015 Scotland U17 3 (1)
2019– Scotland U21 0 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10 August 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 15th January 2023

Morrison grew up in the Alva area and attended Alva Academy.

Career

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Morrison made his league debut for Hearts on 22 August 2015, in a 3–0 win against Partick Thistle. He was loaned to Stirling Albion in the 2016–17 and 2017–18 seasons.[1]

On 26 January 2018, Morrison extended his contract at Hearts until 2020.[2] That same day, he moved on loan to Scottish Championship club Brechin City.[3] He made his debut the following day in a 3–1 defeat against Queen of the South.[4]

On 10 August 2020, Morrison signed for Falkirk, on a one-year deal.[5] He signed a further year extension on 20 November 2020.[6] In his first season at Falkirk, he finished as the clubs top goalscorer scoring nine goals in twenty six games in competitive competitions.[7]

On 19 August 2021, Morrison signed a new two-year deal with Falkirk.[8]

In the 2023-2024 season Morrison finished as league one top goal scorer.[9]

International career

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Morrison played for the Scotland under-17 during the 2015–16 season.[10][11]

Career statistics

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As of match played 10 August 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Scottish Cup League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Heart of Midlothian 2015–16[12] Scottish Premiership 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0
2016–17[13] Scottish Premiership 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2017–18[14] Scottish Premiership 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2018–19[15] Scottish Premiership 25 1 3 0 7 0 35 1
2019–20[16] Scottish Premiership 4 0 0 0 1 0 5 0
Total 30 1 3 0 9 0 0 0 42 1
Stirling Albion (loan) 2016–17[13] Scottish League Two 15 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 16 0
Stirling Albion (loan) 2017–18[14] Scottish League Two 16 8 0 0 4 2 0 0 20 10
Brechin City (loan) 2017–18[14] Scottish Championship 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 0
East Fife (loan) 2019–20[17] Scottish League One 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0
Falkirk 2020–21[17] Scottish League One 22 6 0 0 4 3 26 9
2021–22[18] Scottish League One 20 8 1 1 2 2 1[a] 0 24 11
2022–23[18] Scottish League One 35 12 4 2 5 1 4[b] 0 48 15
2023–24 Scottish League One 32 23 2 0 4 0 3[a] 2 37 24
2024–25 Scottish Championship 2 1 0 0 3 1 0 0 5 2
Total 111 49 7 3 18 7 8 2 144 61
Career total 189 58 11 3 31 9 14 2 245 72
  1. ^ a b Appearance(s) in Scottish Challenge Cup
  2. ^ Two appearances in Scottish Challenge Cup, two appearances in Scottish League One play-offs

Honours

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Falkirk

References

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  1. ^ "Morrison returns to Stirling on loan". SPFL. 13 July 2017. Retrieved 13 July 2017.
  2. ^ "YOUNGSTERS COMMIT THEIR FUTURE TO HEARTS". Heart of Midlothian F.C. 26 January 2018. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
  3. ^ Nicolson, Eric (27 January 2018). "Brechin hope to have Hearts midfielder in squad". TheCourier. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
  4. ^ Mew, Steven (27 January 2018). "Queen of the South 3 Brechin City 1". Brechin City F.C. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
  5. ^ "BAIRNS SIGN CALLUMN MORRISON". Falkirk FC. 10 August 2020. Retrieved 19 August 2021.
  6. ^ "Former Hearts winger pens new deal after explosive start to season with Falkirk". www.edinburghnews.com. 20 November 2020. Retrieved 19 August 2021.
  7. ^ "Games played by Callumn Morrison in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 19 August 2021.
  8. ^ "CALLUMN MORRISON SIGNS TWO-YEAR DEAL". Falkirk FC. 19 August 2021. Retrieved 19 August 2021.
  9. ^ "Callumn Morrison Wins League 1 Player of the Season". Falkirk F.C. 24 May 2024. Retrieved 11 July 2024.
  10. ^ "Callumn Morrison". www.scottishfa.co.uk. Scottish Football Association. Retrieved 8 November 2015.
  11. ^ "Callumn Morrison". www.uefa.com. UEFA. Retrieved 8 November 2015.
  12. ^ "Games played by Callumn Morrison in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 19 October 2017.
  13. ^ a b "Games played by Callumn Morrison in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 19 October 2017.
  14. ^ a b c "Games played by Callumn Morrison in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 19 October 2017.
  15. ^ "Games played by Callumn Morrison in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 26 October 2019.
  16. ^ "Games played by Callumn Morrison in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 26 October 2019.
  17. ^ a b "Scotland - C. Morrison - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". us.soccerway.com. Retrieved 20 November 2020.
  18. ^ a b "Scotland - C. Morrison - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". us.soccerway.com. Retrieved 14 August 2020.