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Holly Morgan
Personal information
Full name Holly Morgan
Date of birth (1993-02-10) 10 February 1993 (age 31)
Place of birth Leicester, Leicestershire, England
Position(s) Defender
Youth career
2006–2011 Leicester City
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2021 Leicester City 60 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Holly Morgan (born 10 February 1993) is a former professional association footballer who played as a defender. Her one and only team were FA Women's Super League's Leicester City. She joined Leicester in 2004 at the age of 11 and she has been a one club woman apart from playing with River City Ladies 2022/23 Season.[1]

Her brother Jonathan is the former manager of Leicester Reserves and the first team. Her father Rohan, is the chairman, and her sister, Jade, is the general manager.[2] She is a qualified solicitor and has completed the London Marathon.[3]

On 20 July 2021, Morgan retired after 17 years playing for Leicester City to take up a coaching role with the club.[4] She left Leicester on 25 November, after her brother was sacked as team manager.[5]

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References

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  1. ^ "The Morgan dynasty: meet the family driving Leicester City Women's rise". times.co.uk. Retrieved 27 May 2021.
  2. ^ "Morgan family's hard work unlikely to remain a secret after Leicester City win promotion to WSL". guardian.com. Retrieved 27 May 2021.
  3. ^ "Holly Morgan". lcfc.com. Retrieved 27 May 2021.
  4. ^ "Holly Morgan retires from football". Leicester City F.C. Retrieved 29 July 2021.
  5. ^ "Leicester City sack manager Jonathan Morgan after pointless WSL start". The Guardian. 25 November 2021. Retrieved 25 November 2021.
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Holly Morgan at Soccerway