Darick Kobie Morris

Darick Kobie Morris (born 15 July 1995) is a Croatian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Chinese Super League club Meizhou Hakka.^[1]

Darick Kobie Morris

Personal information
Date of birth	(1995-07-15) 15 July 1995 (age 30)
Place of birth	Syracuse, New York, U.S.
Height	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s)	Centre-back
Team information
Current team	Meizhou Hakka
Number	11
Youth career
2004–2013	Zagreb
2013–2014	Dinamo Zagreb
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2014–2018	Dinamo Zagreb II	85	(0)
2015–2018	Dinamo Zagreb	2	(0)
2018–2019	Domžale	6	(0)
2019–2022	Tuzla City	61	(1)
2022–2024	Mura	39	(3)
2024–	Meizhou Hakka	0	(0)
International career‡
2011	Croatia U17	3	(0)
2013–2014	Croatia U19	7	(0)
2015	Croatia U20	1	(0)
2015	Croatia U21	1	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 26 December 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 23 April 2015

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.^[2] 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.^[3]

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.^[4] 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.^[5]

Domžale

In June 2018, Morris signed a three-year contract with Slovenian PrvaLiga club Domžale.^[6] He made his debut for Domžale on 5 August 2018, in a 5–1 away loss against Mura.^[7] 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.^[8] He made his debut on 20 July 2019, in a 5–1 away league win against Zvijezda 09.^[9]

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.^[10]

International career

Morris represented Croatia at various youth levels. He played for the under-17, under-19, under-20, and under-21 national teams.^[11]

Career statistics

As of 2 November 2024^[1]

Club	Season	League			Cup		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Dinamo Zagreb	2015–16	Prva HNL	1	0	1	1	0	0	—		2	1
	2016–17		1	0	2	1	0	0	—		3	1
	2017–18		0	0	0	0	0	0	—		0	0
	Total		2	0	3	1	0	0	—		5	2
Domžale	2018–19	Slovenian PrvaLiga	6	0	0	0	0	0	—		6	0
Tuzla City	2019–20	Bosnian Premier League	9	0	1	0	—		—		10	0
	2020–21		28	0	5	0	—		—		33	0
	2021–22		24	1	5	0	—		—		29	1
	Total		61	1	11	0	—		—		72	1
Mura	2022–23	Slovenian PrvaLiga	24	3	0	0	4	0	—		28	3
	2023–24		15	0	0	0	—		—		15	0
	Total		39	3	0	0	4	0	—		43	3
Meizhou Hakka	2024	Chinese Super League	24	0	0	0	—		—		24	0
Career total			132	4	14	1	4	0	0	0	150	5

Honours

Dinamo Zagreb

• Prva HNL: 2015–16, 2017–18^[1]
• Croatian Cup: 2015–16, 2017–18^[1]