Joshua Morton (born April 3, 1996) is an American

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player.

Career

College and amateur

Morton played four years of

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at the

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between 2014 and 2017. While at college, he appeared for

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side Burlingame Dragons.

Professional

On January 21, 2018, Morton was drafted 84th overall in the

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by Chicago Fire. On March 19, 2018, he signed with Chicago's

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affiliate club

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Personal

Morton graduated from the University of California, Berkeley, with a degree in multi/interdisciplinary studies in 2018 and worked in HRIS sales as an account executive for failing Houston-based startup, Goco.io. He is now with SmartVault.

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* 1996 births Living people American men's soccer players Men's association football defenders Burlingame Dragons FC players California Golden Bears men's soccer players Chicago Fire FC draft picks Memphis 901 FC players People from Brentwood, California Soccer players from Contra Costa County, California FC Tulsa players USL Championship players USL League Two players 21st-century American sportsmen {{US-footy-defender-1990s-stub