Minnesota United Signs MLS SuperDraft 2024 Pick Morris Duggan
February 23, 2024 - Major League Soccer (MLS)
Minnesota United FC News Release
GOLDEN VALLEY, Minn. - Minnesota United announced today that the club has signed defender Morris Duggan to a one-year deal, with club options for 2025, 2026 and 2027. Duggan will join the Loons pending receipt of his P-1 Visa and ITC.
MNUFC selected Morris Duggan with the 67th overall pick of the MLS SuperDraft 2024. After joining Marshall University's team in 2022, the Munich, Germany native became a mainstay in the Herd defense. As a junior, Duggan appeared and started in all 19 of Marshall's matches, totaling 1,558 minutes. In 2023, he was named captain and was part of a defense that had the most shutouts (11) during a single-season.
His performances earned him the league's Defensive Player of the Year award and First-Team All-Conference honors. Across his 37 total matches played with the Herd, the 23-year-old has scored three goals and provided two assists. He was recently named a MAC Hermann Trophy Semifinalist, alongside teammate Matthew Bell (Real Salt Lake).
Transaction: Minnesota United signs MLS SuperDraft 2024 pick and defender Morris Duggan to a one-year deal, with club options for 2025, 2026 and 2027. Duggan will join the Loons pending receipt of his P-1 Visa and ITC.
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Morris Duggan
Position: Defender
Height: 6'4"
Weight: 205 lbs.
Date of Birth: 10/24/2000 (23 years old)
Hometown: Munich, Germany
Previous Club: Marshall University
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