Regular readers of this website are surely well versed in Jordan Morris’ origin story. But outside the Seattle Sounders fanbase, I suspect much less is known. Even if you’re already familiar with Morris’ career, his move to Swansea City is a good time to look back on how he got to this point and to examine some of the narratives that picked up steam along the way.

A loyalty streak that runs deep

Perhaps the first thing you should know about Morris is that switching clubs is not something he does lightly. Even as a youth, he remained at the relatively small Eastside FC rather than move to a higher-level club until he joined the Sounders Academy as a high school senior.