Ffion Alys Morgan (born 11 May 2000) is a Welsh professional

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who plays as a defender and now more recently

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for

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club

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and the Wales national team. She began her career with Cardiff City Ladies, before joining

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in 2019, moving to Crystal Palace in 2020 and then to her current club Bristol City in 2021. Ffion has played for Wales from the age of 14 (youth) and made her international senior debut in 2017.

Early life

Morgan is from

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. She attended Llandybie Primary School and then Ysgol Tre-Gib in

as a teenager. At the age of 16, she moved away from home to complete her education at the FAW academy in Ystrad Mynach.

Club career

Morgan began playing football from the age of four for local boys side Saron Juniors. At the age of 11, she joined Ammanford Girls. Morgan later signed for

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but missed the 2017–18 campaign after suffering a serious anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury while on international duty for Wales under-19s. In September 2019, she joined

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side

. In July 2020, she signed for

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. Then in 2021, she signed for Bristol City, helping them achieve promotion to the WSL in 2023. Morgan won the Bristol Supporters' Player of the Year award at the end of the 2024-25 season. On 20 June 2025 it was announced that Morgan was departing the club upon the expiry of her contract at the end of June 2025.

International career

Morgan has 41 Junior caps across under 15’s, 16’s 18’s and captained under 19’s. She has been capped for the Wales national team, appearing for the team during the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup qualifying cycle. She made her debut for the senior squad against Northern Ireland in 2017 before suffering an ACL injury while playing later that year for WU19s. As of June 2025, Morgan has 43 caps for Cymru. In June 2025, Morgan was named in Wales' squad for

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. She scored two goals in the lead up to the team's qualification, including against

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in the first leg of the play-off semi-final.

Personal life

Morgan is bilingual, speaking both Welsh and English. Alongside playing football, she also holds a

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in coaching. Morgan is in a relationship with former Bristol and Crystal Palace defender, and current Newcastle United player Lia Cataldo.

Career statistics

Club

International

International goals

Honours

Bristol City *

: 2022-23

References

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