Darick Kobie Morris


Darick Kobie Morris is a professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Chinese Super League club Meizhou Hakka. Born in the United States, he played for Croatia's youth teams.

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. 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.
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. 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.

Domžale

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

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.

International career

Morris represented Croatia at various youth levels. He played for the under-17, under-19, under-20, and under-21 national teams. He never represented Croatia's senior team, or the United States at any levels.

Honours

Dinamo Zagreb