Steven Morrissey (footballer)

Steven Morrissey

Morrissey with VPS in 2018
Personal information
Date of birth	(1986-07-25) 25 July 1986 (age 38)
Height	1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s)	Forward
Team information
Current team	VIFK
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2005–2008	Harbour View
2008–2011	Portmore United		(20)
2011	→ VPS (loan)	11	(4)
2012	VPS	28	(15)
2012–2013	Silkeborg	1	(0)
2013–2023	VPS	205	(46)
2024–	VIFK	8	(2)
International career
	Jamaica U17
	Jamaica U20[1]
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 09:06, 28 May 2024 (UTC)

Steven Morrissey (born 25 July 1986) is a Jamaican footballer who plays as a forward for Vasa IFK in Ykkönen.[2]

Career

In the 2012 season, while at VPS, Morrissey finished third in the top scorers chart in Veikkausliiga behind Irakli Sirbiladze of Inter Turku and Aleksei Kangaskolkka of IFK Mariehamn. He finished the season with 15 goals in 28 appearances.[3] He scored a hat-trick against KuPS in May 2012.[4]

In January 2013, Morrissey joined Danish Superliga club Silkeborg IF on a contract until the end of the year.[5][6]

In December 2022 Morrissey agreed a one-year contract extension with VPS as part of which he also became coach in the club's academy.[7][8] He left VPS at the end of the 2023 season and retired from professional football, along with former VPS teammate Sebastian Strandvall.[9] He spent 13 seasons with the club.[9] However, Morrissey signed with fellow Vaasa-based club VIFK for the 2024 season, competing in the third-tier Ykkönen.

Honours

Harbour View

• Jamaica National Premier League: 2007, 2008

References

1. Morrissey on loan with Finnish club
2. Morrissey palaa VPS:n riveihin
3. "Veikkausliiga | Tilastot - Veikkaus-Maalipörssi". Archived from the original on 3 May 2012. Retrieved 3 May 2012.
4. "VPS:n Morrissey kaatoi hattutempullaan KuPSin" [VPS's Morrissey took down KuPS with a hat trick]. Savon Sanomat (in Finnish). 28 May 2012. Retrieved 7 March 2024.
5. Norup, Mark Lindved (7 January 2013). "Silkeborg henter Morrissey" [Silkeborg sign Morrissey from Finland]. DR (in Danish). Retrieved 7 March 2024.
6. Wright, Nodley (12 January 2013). "Morrissey's Danish deal". Jamaica Gleaner. Retrieved 7 March 2024.
7. "Kaikkien aikojen Steven Morrissey jatkaa Vepsussa!" [All time Steven Morrissey will continue in Vepsu!]. VPS (in Finnish). 19 December 2022. Retrieved 7 March 2024.
8. Nyström, Jona (3 February 2023). "Det blev ett år till för den ödmjuka VPS-legendaren – Steven Morrissey: "Supportrarna ger mig energi, liksom lagkamraterna"" [It was another year for the humble VPS legend-Steven Morrissey: "The supporters give me energy, as well as the teammates"]. Vasabladet (in Swedish). Retrieved 7 March 2024.
9. "VPS heitti jäähyväiset yhdeksälle viime kauden pelaajalle" [VPS bid farewell to nine players from last season]. PalloTV (in Finnish). 22 December 2023. Retrieved 7 March 2024.

External links

• Steven Morrissey at Soccerway
• (in Finnish) Profile at vepsu.fi
• (in Finnish) Profile at veikkausliiga.com