Wes Morgan

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Personal information
Wes Morgan
Full name	Wesley Nathan Morgan
Date of birth	January 21, 1984 (1984-01-21) (age 24)
Place of birth	Nottingham, England
Height	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Playing position	Defender
Club information
Current club	Nottingham Forest
Number	5
Senior clubs¹
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
2002- 2003	Nottingham Forest → Kidderminster Harriers (loan)	198 (6) 005 (1)
¹ Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 12/02/2008. * Appearances (Goals)

Wesley Nathan Morgan (born January 21, 1984 in Nottingham, England) is an English footballer, currently playing for Nottingham Forest.

Having being rejected by Forest's near neighbours Notts County at the age of 15, Morgan had contemplated abandoning football as a career option, but then the chance came to join Forest, the team he supported growing up in the Meadows area of Nottingham.

Following a series of stellar performances in the youth team, the central defender made his debut on August 12, 2003 against Port Vale at the age of just 19, and throughout the 2003-04 season managed to hold down a place in the first team, playing alongside several partners including ex-England international Des Walker, and Michael Dawson, who also went on to play for the national side.

Over the past five years, Morgan has gone on to become the longest-serving player at the City Ground, and has made over 200 appearances for the club in all competitions. In the 2007-08 campaign, Morgan was a virtual ever-present in The Reds defence, as he helped Forest gain automatic promotion finishing second in the league, as Forest were promoted from League One to the Championship. His only goal of the season came in a 2-0 victory at Tranmere. "Big Wes", as known as by Forest fans, helped The Reds keep 24 clean sheets in all that season, the record for the league, helping him secure his first honour of his career.