For a player who announced himself on such a big stage, we know remarkably little about Jordan Morris, the 20-year-old Stanford striker who scored the game-winner for the US in their friendly victory over archrival Mexico on Wednesday night.
Just who is Jordan Morris? Here are seven things you need to know about the USMNT’s hottest prospect:
A Seattle Sounders academy product, much has been made of Morris’s decision to turn down a Homegrown Player contract offer from the club this winter. The main reason Morris put his pro career on hold? A chance to further his
Stanford education
.
While many have theorized that Klinsmann keeps selecting Morris in part to steer him toward a European career, Sounders fans can breathe easy; the striker has made it plenty clear that he wants to begin his
professional days in Seattle
: "Right now, I am definitely going to Seattle,” he told the
Stanford Daily
.