Club career
Greece
Born in Cape Town, Morris started his career at local Santos F.C. (South Africa), Santos F.C. before signing for Greek club Aris Thessaloniki F.C., Aris Thessaloniki in June 2001, for Euro, €350.000. In 2002–03 Alpha Ethniki, his second season in the Superleague Greece, Superleague he played 27 games (two goals) as the latter club finished in sixth position, thus 2003–04 UEFA Cup, qualifying to the UEFA Europa League, UEFA Cup. After two years, Morris joined fellow league side Panathinaikos F.C., Panathinaikos FC. He made his UEFA Champions League debut on 1 October 2003 in a 2003–04 UEFA Champions League, 1–1 group stage home draw against Rangers F.C., Rangers. During his five-year tenure he never appeared in less than 21 league matches, as his team won Double (association football), the double in the 2003–04 Alpha Ethniki, 2003–04 campaign; additionally, he made 14 Champions League and 18 UEFA Cup appearances.Spain
At the beginning of 2008–09 La Liga, 2008–09, Morris was loaned out to Recreativo de Huelva in Spain. He made his La Liga debut on 31 August 2008, playing the full 90 minutes in a 1–0 Local derby, derby away win against Real Betis. Morris only missed one league match for Recreativo, scoring on 3 May 2009 in 2–1 away triumph over CA Osasuna in the Last-minute goal, last minute, but ''Recre'' eventually suffered relegation. In 2009–10 La Liga, the following season, still on loan, he moved to another Spanish top level team, Racing de Santander. Morris started in his first games with Racing, but eventually was only third or fourth-choice stopper – 11 appearances in the first 15 rounds, only one in the following 23. On 5 May 2010, he was Ejection (sports), sent off in a 5–1 home loss against Sevilla FC.Later years
In July 2010, after it was announced that Panathinaikos would not extend his contract with the club, Morris signed with Apollon Limassol FC, Apollon Limassol from Cyprus. After one season, the 30-year-old returned to his country and joined SuperSport United F.C., SuperSport United FC.International career
Morris made his debut with the South Africa national football team, South Africa national team in 2004. In that same year, he was temporarily suspended by FIFA from all competitions after attempting to attack a Referee (association football), referee during a 2–1 loss against Zambia national football team, Zambia on 21 February. Morris was selected for the ''Bafana Bafana'' squad that appeared in the 2008 Africa Cup of Nations, in an eventual group stage exit in Ghana.Career statistics
:''Score and result list South Africa's goal tally first, score column indicates score after Morris goal.''References
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