Morey Doner (born March 25, 1994) is a Canadian professional soccer player for

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Club career

Early career

In 2014, Doner played for

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. Afterwards, he returned to his hometown of

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, a town of just 21,000 people, where he played in recreational men's leagues. In 2016, he went to Brazil, where he had a pay-to-play opportunity in Brazil in the

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, the lowest professional state league in São Paulo, which cost him $1500 per month. He was on a trial, but was not able to sign or play, due to not being able to obtain a visa.

Palm Beach Suns

After his stint in Brazil, Doner joined American

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side

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, making seven appearances that season.

Aurora FC

Late in the 2016 season, Doner joined

side Aurora FC after a trial, making one appearance at the end of 2016 and then making five appearances the following season. 2018 proved to be a breakout year for Doner, as he was named team captain, played every minute of every game for Aurora, totalling sixteen appearances and three goals. That season, he was also named to the league All-Star Team at the end of the season. While playing in Aurora, he continued to live in his hometown of

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, making a two-hour commute for every practice and home match. While he had opportunities to join other teams in 2018 (including a deal to be potentially the first League1 Ontario player to fetch a transfer fee), Doner remained with Aurora, which led to former coach

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coming to scout him and inviting him to attend a

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combine.

York9

On February 8, 2019, Doner signed his first professional contract with

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side

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, rejoining his former coach at Aurora,

. On May 25, 2019, he made his league debut as a starter in York's inaugural league home match against

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. Doner scored his first goal for York9 against

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on July 1. On October 24, Doner announced on

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he would remain with York9 for the 2020 season. On April 23, 2020, York9 announced a contract extension that would keep Doner with the Nine Stripes through the 2021 CPL season. However, despite the earlier contract extension, in November 2020, York9 announced Doner and the club had mutually agreed to part ways.

HFX Wanderers

On January 6, 2021, Doner signed with

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to a one-year contract, with an option for 2022. Doner had a good individual

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, contributing with three assists (tied for the team lead), and making his presence felt by creating many chances, using his speed to make runs down the flanks, led the team in duels won, and was also the Wanderers most fouled player. However, the Wanderers just missed out on qualifying for the playoffs, and Doner did not play in the deciding final game. After the season ended, he announced that he would not be returning to the club.

Monterey Bay FC

In February 2022, he signed with

in the

. Doner scored his first goal for Monterey Bay on June 15, 2022, during a 3–2 loss to

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. After playing in every match in his first season, he signed a two year extension through the 2024 season.

Club statistics

Honours

Individual *

All-Star:

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References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Doner, Morey 1994 births Living people Men's association football fullbacks Canadian men's soccer players Soccer people from Ontario Sportspeople from Collingwood, Ontario Canadian expatriate men's soccer players Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States Canadian expatriate sportspeople in the United States York United FC players HFX Wanderers FC players USL League Two players League1 Ontario players Canadian Premier League players Monterey Bay FC players Aurora FC (Canada) players