Position: Defender
Birthdate: March 3, 1999
Hometown: Fort Lauderdale, Florida
Height: 6-foot-2
Pronunciation:Jake Morris
Previous Team: Columbus Crew
2025: Morris returns to Louisville for his second year of a multi-year contract.
Last Season: Morris signed with LouCity ahead of the 2024 campaign and made an immediate impact, registering five goals and seven assists in 32 appearances.
Before Louisville City: After making a pair of first team appearances for 2023 MLS champion Columbus Crew in the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup, Morris spent the back half of the year on loan to the USL Championship’s Loudoun United FC. An outside back known for his left-footed passing, Morris played in 12 Loudoun United games, starting both of the club’s matchups against LouCity.
Morris has also appeared internationally for the United States at the U-19 and U-20 levels. He also played in the Seattle Sounders youth system before a trade to Columbus. Morris spent his collegiate years at Campbell (2020-21) after a stint at Tyler (Texas) Junior College (2018-19). While with the Crew, Morris played alongside his younger brother, Aiden, who started in the team’s MLS Cup win. Jake raised a trophy of his own the year prior when Crew II prevailed in the first-ever MLS Next Pro final.