# Aaron Morley

Aaron Paul Morley (born 27 February 2000) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for EFL League One club Bolton Wanderers.

## Career
### Early career

Morley started his career in the academy of Manchester City and then later, the academy of Bolton Wanderers, before signing for the academy of Rochdale.

### Rochdale

After progressing through Rochdale's academy he first featured for the senior team during the 2016–17 pre-season campaign. After being named as an unused substitute regularly in League One, Morley made his competitive debut in a 2–1 EFL Trophy victory over Notts County on 4 October 2016.
He made his league debut four days later in a 3–0 win over Southend United. Morley also had a five-minute cameo in Rochdale's 2–0 FA Cup victory over Maidstone United, playing as a left-winger rather than his preferred central role.
Morley made a further three appearances for the club during the season – in two EFL Trophy matches and one league fixture.
On 1 March 2017, he signed his first professional contract with the club following his 17th birthday.
He was offered a new contract by Rochdale at the end of the 2018–19 season.
On 28 June 2019, Morley signed a new three-year contract with Rochdale.

### Bolton Wanderers

On 11 January 2022, it was announced Morley had re-signed for Bolton Wanderers, having previously played in the Bolton Wanderers academy as a child, and signed a three-and-a-half-year contract with EFL League One team. He signed for an undisclosed fee which reported by The Bolton News to be around £100,000. He made his debut on 15 January in a 2–0 home win against Ipswich Town. On 2 April, he started in the 2023 EFL Trophy Final which Bolton won 4–0 against Plymouth Argyle. On 28 December 2023, he signed a new contract until 2027.
On 23 August 2024, Morley joined fellow League One side Wycombe Wanderers on a season-long loan deal. By January, Morley had helped Wycombe to the top of the table, leading Bolton to exercise a break clause and recall him from his loan on 1 January. He subsequently scored an injury time winner on his first game back away at Exeter City, three days after he had done same thing against the same opponents for Wycombe.

## Career statistics

    As of match played 7 May 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition :
| Club | Season | League | League | League | FA Cup | FA Cup | EFL Cup | EFL Cup | Other | Other | Total | Total |
| Club | Season | Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Rochdale | 2016–17 | League One | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| Rochdale | 2017–18 | League One | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rochdale | 2018–19 | League One | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| Rochdale | 2019–20 | League One | 23 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 32 | 5 |
| Rochdale | 2020–21 | League One | 44 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 50 | 2 |
| Rochdale | 2021–22 | League Two | 21 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 2 |
| Rochdale | Total | Total | 93 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 121 | 9 |
| Bolton Wanderers | 2021–22 | League One | 21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 1 |
| Bolton Wanderers | 2022–23 | League One | 41 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 50 | 6 |
| Bolton Wanderers | 2023–24 | League One | 37 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 50 | 5 |
| Bolton Wanderers | Total | Total | 99 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 4 | 121 | 12 |
| Career total | Career total | Career total | 192 | 14 | 14 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 27 | 4 | 242 | 21 |
* 1 2 3 4 Appearances in the EFL Trophy
* ↑ Six appearances in the EFL Trophy, two appearances in the League One play-offs
* ↑ Six appearances in the EFL Trophy, one appearance in the League One play-offs

## Honours

Bolton Wanderers
* EFL Trophy: 2022–23