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Ffion Morgan

Ffion Alys Morgan is a Welsh professional footballer who plays as a forward for Women’s Super League club West Ham United and the Wales national team. She began her career with Cardiff City Ladies, before joining Coventry United in 2019, moving to Crystal Palace in 2020 and then to Bristol City in 2021. Ffion has played for Wales from the age of 14 (youth) and made her international senior debut in 2017.

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Ffion Morgan
Morgan with Bristol City in 2022.
Personal information
Full name Ffion Alys Morgan
Date of birth (2000-05-11) 11 May 2000
Place of birth Llandeilo, Wales
Height 1.57 m (5 ft 2 in)
Positions
Team information
Current team
West Ham United
Number 23
Youth career
2004–2010 Saron Juniors
2010–2014 Ammanford
2015–2018 Bristol City
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018–2019 Cardiff City 19 (1)
2019–2020 Coventry United 11 (0)
2020–2021 Crystal Palace 17 (0)
2021–2025 Bristol City 77 (15)
2025– West Ham United 18 (1)
International career
2016–2017 Wales U17 6 (2)
2018–2019 Wales U19 3 (1)
2017– Wales 54 (2)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 11:53, 27 May 2026 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals as of 11:53, 27 May 2026 (UTC)

Ffion Alys Morgan (Welsh: [ˈfiːɔn ˈalɪs ˈmɔrɡan];1 born 11 May 2000) is a Welsh professional footballer who plays as a forward2 for Women’s Super League club West Ham United and the Wales national team. She began her career with Cardiff City Ladies, before joining Coventry United in 2019, moving to Crystal Palace in 2020 and then to Bristol City in 2021. Ffion has played for Wales from the age of 14 (youth) and made her international senior debut in 2017.

Early life

Morgan is from Llandeilo in Carmarthenshire. She attended Llandybie Primary School and then Ysgol Tre-Gib in Llandeilo as a teenager.3 At the age of 16, she moved away from home to complete her education at the FAW academy in Ystrad Mynach.

Club career

Morgan began playing football from the age of four for local boys side Saron Juniors. At the age of 11, she joined Ammanford Girls. Morgan later signed for Cardiff City but missed the 2017–18 campaign after suffering a serious anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury while on international duty for Wales under-19s.45 In September 2019, she joined FA Women's Championship side Coventry United.6 In July 2020, she signed for Crystal Palace.7 Then in 2021, she signed for Bristol City, helping them achieve promotion to the WSL in 2023. Morgan won the Bristol Supporters' Player of the Year award at the end of the 2024-25 season.8 On 20 June 2025 after 89 appearances and 15 goals, it was announced that Morgan was departing the club upon the expiry of her contract at the end of June 2025.9 In July 2025, Morgan signed for West Ham United.10

International career

Morgan has 41 Junior caps across under 15’s, 16’s 18’s and captained under 19’s. She has been capped for the Wales national team, appearing for the team during the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup qualifying cycle.11 She made her debut for the senior squad against Northern Ireland in 2017 before suffering an ACL injury while playing later that year for WU19s.4 As of December 2025, Morgan has reached the milestone of 50 caps for Cymru.

In June 2025, Morgan was named in Wales' squad for UEFA Women's Euro 2025. She scored two goals in the lead up to the team's qualification, including against Slovakia in the first leg of the play-off semi-final. 12 Ffion featured in all 3 Euro games, being called off the bench against Netherlands and then as number 9 in the starting 11 against France and England.

Personal life

Morgan is bilingual, speaking both Welsh and English. Alongside playing football, she also holds a UEFA B Licence in coaching.3

Morgan is in a relationship with Newcastle United player Lia Cataldo.1314

Morgan has openly spoken about being a lesbian and has advocated for LGBTQIA+ representation in women’s football. She has said that she “never felt the need to come out”, instead openly sharing her personal life and relationships on social media 15.

Social Media Career

Ffion Morgan has maintained an active online presence alongside her football career, building a substantial following across social media platforms through her sporting profile and online content. 16

Morgan began appearing on the family YouTube channel The Morgans, which became especially active during the coronavirus pandemic and featured weekly family vlogs alongside her sisters, Carys Morgan, now a lifestyle and parenting content creator, and Sara Morgan, a medical student, as well as their parents, Phylip and Ruth Morgan, who both work in business technology 1718. The channel was later discontinued after reaching around 2,150 subscribers, as the family no longer saw each other as frequently and each member pursued their own individual channels.

Morgan now focuses on vlog-style content on her personal YouTube channel, where she shares content surrounding her football career, team, family life and personal experiences; her channel currently has around 37,000 subscribers 19.

On Instagram, where she has over 254,000 followers, Morgan is particularly known for her “Day in the Life of a Footballer” reel series 20.

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 16 May 202621
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cupa Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Cardiff City Ladies 2016–17 Women's National League 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 0
2018–19 Women's National League 16 1 2 0 1 0 19 1
Total 17 1 2 0 2 0 21 1
Coventry United 2019–20 Women's Championship 11 0 2 0 4 0 17 0
Crystal Palace 2020–21 Women's Championship 17 0 2 0 3 0 22 0
Bristol City 2021–22 Women's Championship 17 3 2 1 3 0 22 4
2022–23 Women's Championship 20 5 2 0 1 0 23 5
2023–24 Women's Super League 22 1 1 0 1 0 24 1
2024–25 Women's Championship 18 6 1 0 1 0 20 6
Total 77 15 6 1 6 0 89 16
West Ham United 2025–26 Women's Super League 18 1 2 0 4 2 24 3
Career total 140 17 14 1 19 2 173 20

International

As of matches played 18 April 202622
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Wales 2017 3 0
2018 3 0
2019 2 0
2020 2 0
2021 2 0
2022 10 0
2023 9 0
2024 8 2
2025 11 0
2026 4 0
Total 54 2
Scores and results list Wales's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Morgan goal.
List of international goals scored by Ffion Morgan
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 9 April 2024 Zahir Pajaziti Stadium, Podujevo, Kosovo  Kosovo 0–4 0–6 UEFA Women's Euro 2025 qualifying
2. 25 October 2024 NTC Poprad, Poprad, Slovakia  Slovakia 2–1 2–1

Honours

Bristol City

References

References

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  4. Ellis, Callum (30 August 2018). "Ffion Morgan explains why getting back on track after ACL injury means so much". Exposport. Retrieved 26 March 2020.
  5. Hadley, Craig (17 August 2019). "Welsh teenager Ffion Morgan joins Coventry United". Midlands WOSO. Archived from the original on 27 November 2020. Retrieved 26 March 2020.
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  8. Poole, Emily (20 June 2025). "Morgan departs City". Bristol City FC. Retrieved 2 July 2025.
  9. "Ffion Morgan: Wales forward to leave Bristol City". BBC Sport. 20 June 2025. Retrieved 2 July 2025.
  10. "Wales' Morgan joins West Ham United in WSL". BBC Sport. Retrieved 31 July 2025.
  11. "Women World Cup Qualifiers Europe 2017/2018 » Teams (Wales)". WorldFootball.net. Archived from the original on 24 March 2018. Retrieved 29 August 2019.
  12. "Cymru squad announced for UEFA Women's EURO 2025 finals". Football Association of Wales. 19 June 2025. Archived from the original on 19 June 2025. Retrieved 19 June 2025.
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  14. Ffion Morgan (4 May 2023). "🍸". Instagram. Retrieved 11 November 2023.
  15. EDITOR (12 February 2026). "(Exclusive) Ffion Morgan: "I never felt the need to come out"". Retrieved 7 May 2026.
  16. "Morgan | The Christmas Day vlog is going to be chaos! - West Ham United FC". whufc.com. Retrieved 7 May 2026.
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  22. "Wales - F. Morgan - Profile with news, career statistics, and history". Soccerway. Retrieved 4 October 2023.
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