Dean Moxey
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Dean William Moxey | ||
| Date of birth | 14 January 1986 | ||
| Place of birth | Exeter, England | ||
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||
| Playing position | Left back, Left winger | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Crystal Palace | ||
| Number | 21 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Exeter City | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2003–2009 | Exeter City | 176 | (21) |
| 2009–2011 | Derby County | 52 | (2) |
| 2011- | Crystal Palace | 28 | (1) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2008 | England C | 4 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 15:10, 26 November 2011 (UTC). † Appearances (Goals). |
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Dean William Moxey (born Exeter, January 14, 1986) is an English professional footballer who plays for Championship side Crystal Palace. He is a left-sided player, comfortable at either left back or on the left side of midfield. He has been capped by England at semi-professional level.[1][2]
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[edit] Career
[edit] Exeter City
Moxey began his career as a trainee with Exeter City, joining the club at the age of 11. He was a turnstile operator at St James Park on the day in 2003 when the club were relegated from the Football League.
Upon their relegation from the Football League in 2003, many senior players departed, giving Moxey and other trainees their share of first-team action. Moxey was considered one of the best youth players to emerge during this period. He made his debut on 18 October 2003 against Conference side Woking and quickly established himself as a first team regular.
Moxey started to achieve recognition with his part in Exter's 2005 FA Cup run. It was Moxey's stunning 50 yard goal against Football League One side Doncaster Rovers that had helped City into the third round and led to Moxey being voted Player of the Round.[3] and he was part of the side that, on 8 January 2005, drew 0–0 against Manchester United at Old Trafford in the Third Round to earn a replay at St. James Park.
In 2007/08, Moxey turned in a man of the match performance at Wembley in the Conference play-off final to help Exeter City win promotion through the play-offs back to the Football League. At the age of just 22, that Wembley appearance was Moxey's 150th for his home-town club. Upon their return to league football, Moxey played 43 times, scoring 4 goals, as he was instrumental in Exeter's promotion to League One.[4]
[edit] Derby County
Exeter confirmed on May 19, 2009 that they had received an offer – believed to be around £200,000 – for Moxey from Derby County[5] which they rejected, though they did give an indication of a more acceptable transfer fee.[6] An improved offer, believed to be around £300,000, was accepted on the 8 June 2009.[7] Moxey joined Derby on a three year contract on 26 June 2009, and was given the number 21 shirt. He made his first appearance in the 2–1 win over Peterborough United in which he was voted man of the match by the Derby County supporters.[8] Moxey spent the majority of his first season at Derby battling with Jay McEveley to be the club's first-choice left back and eventually finished the season with 31 starts from the clubs 51-game programme.
The release of McEveley from his contract at the end of the 2009/10 season saw Moxey as Derby's only natural leftback, though this was changed with the arrival of Gareth Roberts from Doncaster Rovers ahead of the 2010/11 campaign. Roberts started the season at leftback, leaving Moxey on the bench, though Moxey made a surprise return to the first team as an emergency forward after injuries ruled out all of Derby's strikeforce. Moxey made his first start as a striker and scored his first goal for Derby in a 2–1 defeat to Coventry City,[9] dedicating the goal to his former Exeter team-mate Adam Stansfield, who died earlier in the month.[10] After two games as a striker, injury to Roberts saw Moxey return to his natural defensive position and, after a shaky start where he was at fault for winning goals in defeats to Sheffield United and Hull City,[11] Moxey, and Derby, recovered their form to go on a four match unbeaten run in which they conceded only twice. Moxey impressed with manager Nigel Clough suggesting that Roberts would not return straight into the side when he recovered, adding "Dean has played much better in the last four games. At Swansea, Dean was up against as tricky and as quick a winger as he will face in Nathan Dyer and he handled it very well."[11]
When Roberts was again available for selection, Moxey retained his place in the Derby side and rewarded Clough's faith with the opening goal, a cross which a helpless Andy Lonergan palmed into his own goal, in a 3–0 victory over Preston North End.[12] Moxey's fine form continued as Derby stretched their form to just 1 defeat in 8, the best in the division, with a 2–0 win over Portsmouth which took Derby to fourth in the table and saw Moxey earn his first Championship Team of the Week award.[13] In the January 2011 transfer window, Moxey was the subject of a £400,000 bid from Crystal Palace, which was accepted by Derby, leaving them with only one recognised left back.[14]
[edit] Crystal Palace
Moxey joined Crystal Palace for an undisclosed fee on January 31, 2011,[15] and was given the number 29 shirt. He made his debut in the 1-0 home victory against Middlesbrough on February 5. Within a couple of months of his arrival, Moxey established himself as a fan's favorite amongst the Palace faithful because of his attacking runs down the left wing and his solid defensive play. On the 19th of March 2011, Moxey scored his first, and so far only, goal for Palace with a stunning 21st minute drive to level the scores at 1-1 against former club Derby in a game that ended 2-2.
[edit] Club career statistics
- (correct as of 30 November 2011)
| Club | Season | League | Cup[16] | Europe | Play-Offs | Total | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Assists | Apps | Goals | Assists | Apps | Goals | Assists | Apps | Goals | Assists | Apps | Goals | Assists | ||
| Exeter City | 2003–04 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | 18 | 2 | 0 |
| Exeter City | 2004–05 | 30 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 35 | 4 | 0 |
| Exeter City | 2005–06 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 21 | 1 | 0 |
| Exeter City | 2006–07 | 23 | 2 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 23 | 2 | 0 |
| Exeter City | 2007–08 | 45 | 9 | 15 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 9 | 15 |
| Exeter City | 2008–09 | 44 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 47 | 6 | 6 |
| Total | 2003–2009 | 176 | 21 | 21 | 9 | 3 | 0 | - | - | - | 3 | 0 | 0 | 189 | 24 | 21 |
| Derby | 2009–10 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 34 | 0 | 1 |
| Derby | 2010–11 | 22 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 24 | 2 | 2 |
| Total | 2009–2011 | 52 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 58 | 2 | 3 |
| Crystal Palace | 2010–11 | 17 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 17 | 1 | 2 |
| Crystal Palace | 2011–12 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 16 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 2011- | 28 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 33 | 1 | 3 |
| Career totals | 256 | 24 | 26 | 20 | 3 | 1 | - | - | - | 3 | 0 | 0 | 279 | 27 | 27 | |
[edit] References
- ^ "Moxey ready for England 'C' duty". BBC Sport. 2008-02-19. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/7252151.stm. Retrieved 2009-05-20.
- ^ "Moxey pleased after England win". BBC Sport. 2008-02-21. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/7256393.stm. Retrieved 2009-05-20.
- ^ "Moxey handed FA Cup player award". BBC Sport. 2004-12-15. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/fa_cup/4098935.stm. Retrieved 2009-05-20.
- ^ "Exeter consider Derby's Moxey bid". Exeter City F.C.. 2009-05-19. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/e/exeter_city/8058342.stm. Retrieved 2009-05-20.
- ^ "Dean Moxey News". Exeter City F.C.. 2009-05-19. http://www.exetercityfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10436~1661870,00.html. Retrieved 2009-05-20.
- ^ "Grecians snub Rams' £200k Moxey bid". This Is Exeter. 2009-05-22. http://www.thisisexeter.co.uk/football/Grecians-snub-Rams-200k-Moxey-bid/article-1013562-detail/article.html. Retrieved 2009-05-24.
- ^ "Deal for Moxey agreed by Rams". Derby Evening Telegraph. 2009-06-09. http://therams.co.uk/stories/deal-for-moxey-agreed-by-rams. Retrieved 2009-06-10.
- ^ "Breaking news: Moxey signs for Rams". therams.co.uk. 26 June 2009. http://therams.co.uk/stories/moxey-signs-for-rams.
- ^ "Turner snatches Coventry win". skysports.com. 21 August 2010. http://www.skysports.com/football/match_report/0,19764,11065_3285931,00.html.
- ^ "My goal was for Adam Stansfield – Dean Moxey". BBC Sport. 24 August 2010. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/d/derby_county/8940489.stm.
- ^ a b "Moxey's improved form will make it tough for Roberts". therams.co.uk. 7 October 2010. http://www.therams.co.uk/news/Moxey-s-form-make-tough-Roberts/article-2730944-detail/article.html.
- ^ "Derby 3-0 Preston". BBC News. 2010-10-16. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_div_1/9084655.stm.
- ^ "Moxey Named In Team Of The Week". dcfc.co.uk. 8 November 2010. http://www.dcfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10270~2212427,00.html.
- ^ "Rams are beaten by Latics in pursuit of Sammon". thisisderbyshire. 2 February 2011. http://www.thisisderbyshire.co.uk/sport/Rams-beaten-Latics-pursuit-Sammon/article-3164974-detail/article.html.
- ^ "Dougie's Ram-Raid For Moxey". cpfc.co.uk. 31 January 2011. http://www.cpfc.co.uk/page/News/0,,10323~2280911,00.html.
- ^ Includes FA Cup, League Cup and FA Community Shield
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