Glen Moss

Glen Moss

Personal information
Full name	Glen Moss
Date of birth	19 January 1983 (1983-01-19)
Place of birth	Hastings, New Zealand
Height	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Playing position	Goalkeeper
Club information
Current club	Gold Coast United
Number	1
Youth career
	Runaway Bay
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
2001–2002	Gold Coast City		(0)
2002–2004	Sydney Olympic	3	(0)
2004	Stanmore Hawks		(0)
2004–2005	Bonnyrigg White Eagles		(0)
2005–2006	New Zealand Knights	9	(0)
2006–2007	FC Dinamo Bucureşti	1	(0)
2007–2009	Wellington Phoenix	33	(0)
2009–2010	Melbourne Victory	14	(0)
2010–	Gold Coast United	41	(0)
National team‡
2002	New Zealand U-20	4	(0)
2004	New Zealand U-23	6	(0)
2006–	New Zealand	19	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 04:58, 5 January 2012 (UTC). † Appearances (Goals). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 5 June 2011 NZST

Glen Moss (born 19 January 1983 in Hastings, New Zealand) is a New Zealand association football goalkeeper who currently plays in the A-League for Gold Coast United, and has represented New Zealand at international level.

Club career

Return to the A-League

In August 2007, Moss signed a two-year contract with A-League new-comers, the Wellington Phoenix as their starting goalkeeper. In his first season he made 20 appearances out of the 21 league games and earned a reputation as a top goalkeeper, and was seen as one of the league's best shot-stoppers. However, injuries and dips in form during 2008-09 saw him share the starting jersey with fellow All Whites goalkeeper Mark Paston, making just 13 appearances and keeping 3 clean sheets.

After impressive performances for club and country, Moss attracted interest from A-League champions Melbourne Victory. Moss signed with the Victory for the 2009-10 season as their first choice goalkeeper, but lacklustre performances midway through the season after featuring in the opening 14 rounds of the season saw him overtaken by young-gun Mitchell Langerak as the Melbourne #1.

On July 19 it was announced Moss had signed a 2-year deal with Gold Coast United replacing Jess Vanstrattan who had moved to Central Coast Mariners and made his debut on 8 August 2010 against Brisbane Roar.

International career

Moss has earned national selection at Under-20, Under-23 and All Whites international level.

He was selected for the U-23's in 2004 to compete in the 2004 OFC Men's Olympic Football Tournament, the qualification tournament for the 2004 Summer Olympics.

Moss gained his first international recognition when called up for the New Zealand squad for a friendly match against Australia in June 2005, however he did not earn his first cap until a 1-0 win over Malaysia in February the following year.

Moss was named in New Zealand's 2009 Confederations Cup squad to travel to South Africa where he played in all three games against Spain, South Africa and Iraq, where he kept a clean sheet and earned the All Whites a 0-0 draw - New Zealand's first point in a major FIFA competition.

In November 2008, Moss was handed a 4-match World Cup ban after swearing at referee Lencie Fred in a dead-rubber 2010 World Cup qualification match against Fiji. He was replaced by Mark Paston for the two World Cup play-off matches against Bahrain at the end of 2009. Following New Zealand's qualification for the World Cup, the ban meant Moss would miss the opening two group games.

On 10 May 2010, Moss was named in New Zealand's final 23-man squad to compete at the World Cup, but saw no action as in a reversal of roles, Paston played all of the All Whites' three games, keeping a clean sheet in the final game against Paraguay as the team missed out on a place in the last 16 despite remaining unbeaten.

International Clean Sheets

	Date	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition	Match Report
1	19 February 2006	Malaysia	1-0	Win	Friendly	Summary
2	20 June 2009	Iraq	0-0	Draw	2009 Confederations Cup	Report
Last updated 6 April 2010

Club career statistics

All-Time Club Performances

Club	Season	A-League		Finals Series				Asia		Total
		App	CS	App	CS	App	CS	App	CS	App	CS
New Zealand Knights F.C. (A-League)	2005–06	9	0							9	0
	Club Total	9	0							9	0
Club	Season	Liga I		Super Cup		League Cup		Europe		Total
		App	CS	App	CS	App	CS	App	CS	App	CS
Dinamo Bucharest F.C. (Liga I)	2006–07	1	0							1	0
	Club Total	1	0							1	0
Club	Season	A-League		Finals Series				Asia		Total
		App	CS	App	CS	App	CS	App	CS	App	CS
Wellington Phoenix F.C. (A-League)	2007–08	20	2							20	2
	2008–09	13	3							13	3
	Club Total	33	5							33	5
Club	Season	A-League		Finals Series				Asia		Total
		App	CS	App	CS	App	CS	App	CS	App	CS
Melbourne Victory F.C. (A-League)	2009–10	14	2					1	0	15	2
	Club Total	14	2					1	0	15	4
Club	Season	A-League		Finals Series				Asia		Total
		App	CS	App	CS	App	CS	App	CS	App	CS
Gold Coast United F.C. (A-League)	2010–11	30	1	2	1					32	2
	2011–12	10	1							10	1
	Club Total	40	2	2	1					42	2
Career totals		97	9	2	1					100	11
Last updated 15 December 2011

See also

• New Zealand national football team
• New Zealand at the FIFA World Cup
• New Zealand national football team results
• List of New Zealand international footballers

External links

• Glen Moss – FIFA competition record
• NZ Football Profile