Wes Morgan

Lore & Background

Morgan spent the first ten years of his career with his boyhood club, Nottingham Forest, playing 402 matches and scoring 14 goals. He was their longest-serving player when he transferred to Leicester City in January 2012. Morgan became Leicester's captain later that year, and captained the club for 9 years until his retirement in 2021. He captained the club during its most successful ever period, captaining them to the Championship title in 2014, their first Premier League title two years later in 2016 and their first FA Cup win in 2021, in which he made his final ever professional appearance coming on as a substitute in the 2021 FA Cup Final.

Born and raised in England, Morgan chose to represent Jamaica at international level, making his debut for them in 2013 and was part of their teams that competed in two Copa América tournaments and finished runners-up at the 2015 CONCACAF Gold Cup. He was also the first Jamaican player to score in a UEFA Champions League game.

Reader's Guide

Morgan was born in Nottingham. He was rejected by Notts County at age 15, studied business at South Notts College, and played semi-professionally for Dunkirk. He joined Nottingham Forest as an apprentice. In February 2003, he was loaned to Kidderminster Harriers, making his professional debut on 1 March 2003. He made his Forest debut on 12 August 2003. He helped Forest gain promotion from League One in 2007–08. He made his 400th Forest appearance in October 2011. He transferred to Leicester City on 30 January 2012. He captained Leicester from the 2012–13 season. He played every minute of all 38 Premier League matches in 2015–16. He scored the first goal in Leicester's 2–0 win against Sevilla on 14 March 2017, making him the first Jamaican to score in a Champions League game. He came on as a substitute in the 2021 FA Cup Final. He retired at the end of the 2020–21 season.