Darick Kobie Morris (born 15 July 1995) is a professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Bosnian Premier League club Zrinjski Mostar. Born in the United States, he played for Croatia's youth teams.
Club career Early career Born in Syracuse, New York to an African-American father and a Croatian mother, Morris moved to Zagreb, Croatia when he was less than a year old.Novi Dinamov dragulj - tamnoputi Hrvat rođen u SAD-u: Ljudi su zatečeni kada kajkam... at Goal.com Initially a right winger, he subsequently moved to right-back and then centre-back in the NK Zagreb academy, where he spent almost his entire youth career.
Dinamo Zagreb In 2013, as a former Croatia U17 international, he moved to the Dinamo Zagreb Academy. In 2014, he became a regular in Dinamo's reserve team, a position he would hold for four subsequent seasons, mainly in the Druga HNL. Morris made his first-team debut in 2015, in the 7–1 cup win against Oštrc Zlatar, scoring in the process.Darick Kobie Morris at hrnogomet.com
The same year, on 25 September, he made his Prva HNL debut as well, coming in for Josip Pivarić in the second half of a 4–1 home win against Osijek.Dinamo - Osijek 4:1 at hrnogomet.com He would go on to make just one further top-tier appearance for the club, in a 1–0 win against Lokomotiva in September 2016.
Domžale In June 2018, Morris signed a three-year contract with Slovenian PrvaLiga club Domžale.Ameriški Hrvat Morris podpisal za Domžale at nogomania.com He made his debut for Domžale on 5 August 2018, in a 5–1 away loss against Mura. Morris left the club in June 2019.
Tuzla City On 14 June 2019, Morris signed a two-year contract with Bosnian Premier League club Tuzla City. He made his debut on 20 July 2019, in a 5–1 away league win against Zvijezda 09.
Meizhou Hakka On 4 January 2024, it was announced that Morris had terminated his contract with Mura by mutual consent and had signed for Chinese Super League club Meizhou Hakka.
International career Morris represented Croatia at various youth levels. He played for the under-17, under-19, under-20, and under-21 national teams.Darick Kobie Morris at the Croatian Football Federation website He never represented Croatia's senior team, or the United States at any levels.
Career statistics
ClubSeasonLeagueNational cupContinentalOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsDinamo Zagreb 2015–16Prva HNL101100—212016–17102100—312017–18000000—00Total203200—52Domžale 2018–19Slovenian PrvaLiga600000—60Tuzla City2019–20Bosnian Premier League9010——1002020–21Bosnian Premier League28050——3302021–22Bosnian Premier League24150——291Total611110——721Mura2022–23Slovenian PrvaLiga2430040—2832023–24Slovenian PrvaLiga15000——150Total3930040—433Meizhou Hakka2024Chinese Super League24000——2402025Chinese Super League24100——241Total48100——481Zrinjski Mostar2025–26Bosnian Premier League4040—10902026–27Bosnian Premier League000010—10Total40401010100Career total160518250101847
Honours Dinamo Zagreb Prva HNL: 2015–16, 2017–18 Croatian Cup: 2015–16, 2017–18
References
External links
Darick Kobie Morris at the official Croatian Football Federation Semafor site