Morgan Fox (footballer)
Morgan Alexander Fox (born 21 September 1993) is a Welsh professional footballer who plays as a left-back for EFL Championship club Stoke City. Fox began his career with Charlton Athletic and became a regular in the first team in the 2014–15 season after gaining experience on loan at Notts County. He made 116 appearances for the Addicks before joining Sheffield Wednesday in January 2017. Fox spent three-and-a-half years at Hillsborough playing 103 times. Fox joined Stoke City in August 2020. Early life. Fox was born in Chelmsford and grew up in South Woodham  Ferrers near Southend-on-Sea and attended Southend High School for Boys. Playing career. Charlton Athletic. Fox earned his first professional contract at Charlton Athletic in March 2012 after leaving the Ipswich Town academy. Fox was a member of the Charlton Athletic U21 side which won the Professional Development League 2 title in 2012–13, under the management of Nathan Jones. Fox joined League One side Notts County on loan on 28 November 2013. He made his debut at Meadow Lane two days later in a 1–0 defeat to Brentford, coming on a substitute for Manny Smith on 68 minutes. He  scored his first senior goal on 14 December in a 4–0 win over Colchester United at the Colchester Community Stadium. He played even times for the Magpies before returning to Charlton in January 2014. Fox was an un-used substitute in Charlton's 1–0 home league win against Queens Park Rangers but made his debut in the next match against Sheffield Wednesday in a 2–1 win in the fifth round of the FA Cup at Hillsborough. On 25 April 2014, Fox signed a new three-year deal, securing his future to Charlton until 2017. He became a regular member of  the first team in 2014–15, making 34 appearances as the team finished in 12th position. He scored his first goal for Charlton in a 2–0 win against Queens Park Rangers on 8 August 2015. Fox signed a contract extension with Charlton in September 2015. He played 45 times in 2015–16 as Charlton struggled and were relegated to League One. Fox remained with Charlton for the first half of the 2016–17 campaign before moving to Sheffield Wednesday in January 2017. Sheffield Wednesday. On 6 January 2017, Fox joined Sheffield Wednesday for a fee of £700,000. Fox made his full debut  for Wednesday on 31 January 2017 in a 2–2 draw away at Bristol City. He score his first goal for the Owls on 4 March 2017 in a 5–1 win against Norwich City. Wednesday reached the Championship play-offs in 2016–17 but lost on penalties to Huddersfield Town. He played 32 times in 2017–18 as the team finished in a mid-table. Fox struggled for form in 2018–19 and came in for criticism from the Wednesday supporters. He improved under Garry Monk in 2019–20 with the Sheffield Star commenting: “Fox endured a tough 2018–19 season at Hillsborough, with fans turning  against him as he struggled for form and confidence, but fast-forward a year and he’s become one of the top performers at Wednesday and is one of the first names on Garry Monk’s teamsheet". On 24 June 2020, it was announced that he had declined a new contract and would be leaving the club on 30 June 2020. Stoke City. On 7 August 2020 it was announced that Fox joined Stoke City, on a free transfer following his departure from Sheffield Wednesday. Fox made his Stoke debut on the opening day of the 2020–21 season in a  0–0 draw away at Millwall. He was a regular in Michael O'Neill's side until he picked up a hamstring injury in December 2020 which ruled him out until February 2021. On his return to the team Fox managed three more games before he aggravated his injury against Sheffield Wednesday which kept him out for the remainder of the season. International career. Fox has been capped seven times for Wales at under-21 level. Fox was named in the Wales senior squad for the UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying matches against Cyprus and Israel played on 3 and 6 September 2015. Morgan