James Moga
| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | James Joseph Saeed Moga | ||
| Date of birth | June 14, 1983 | ||
| Place of birth | Nimule, Sudan (now South Sudan) | ||
| Playing position | Striker | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Pune | ||
| Number | 9 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2000 | Al-Hilal Omdurman | 10 | (2) |
| 2000–2002 | Baniyas SC | 46 | (20) |
| 2002 | Al-Hilal Omdurman | 5 | (0) |
| 2002–2004 | Baniyas SC | 42 | (17) |
| 2004–2006 | Al-Ramms Mirbih | 57 | (33) |
| 2006–2007 | Al-Merreikh Omdurman | 30 | (14) |
| 2009–2010 | Muscat FC | 27 | (24) |
| 2010–2011 | Muktijoddha Sangsad KS | 22 | (9) |
| 2011 | Sporting Clube de Goa | 19 | (16) |
| 2012–2013 | Pune F.C. | 24 | (16) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2000–2005 | Sudan | 14 | (3) |
| 2011– | South Sudan | 6 | (1) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals). |
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James Joseph Saeed Moga (born June 14, 1983) is a South Sudanese football striker who currently plays for Pune in the Indian I-League. He is a well known footballer within South Sudan.
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Club career [edit]
Sporting Goa [edit]
He signed for Sporting Clube de Goa in the 2011-12 season of the I-League, he is one the top scorer for sporting clube de goa. Many other Indian clubs, including Pune FC, sought to sign him next season because of his scoring ability in almost every match.[1]
Pune [edit]
On 23 June 2012 it was officially confirmed that Moga had signed for Pune F.C. of the I-League on an one-year deal.[2] On 15 December 2012, he struck twice to drub defending champions Dempo S.C. 5-1 at Nehru Stadium. On 22nd December, he again struck a brace to beat Prayag United 2-1.
International career [edit]
He scored South Sudan's first goal against Tusker from Kenya in the match celebrating South Sudan's independence from Sudan, to whose national team he had represented in the past, appearing in 2002 and 2006 World Cup qualifying matches.[3] He scored his first international goal in the 2-2 draw with Uganda, South Sudan's first ever official international match.[4]
International goals [edit]
- Scores and results list South Sudan's goal tally first.
| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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| 1. | 10 July 2012 | Juba Stadium, Juba |  Uganda |
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References [edit]
- ^ "Indian Football Transfer News 2012-13". Live Indian Football.
- ^ [Pune FC bring on striker James Moga for season ahead "http://punefc.com/?news=pune-fc-bring-on-striker-james-moga-for-season-ahead-2"] Check
|url=scheme (help). Pune Football Club. Retrieved 12 September 2012. - ^ "South Sudan marks statehood with football match". The Guardian (London). 10 July 2011. Retrieved 31 July 2011.
- ^ Oryada, Andrew Jackson (11 July 2012). "South Sudan draw with Uganda in first ever match". BBC Sport (British Broadcasting Corporation). Retrieved 12 July 2012.
External links [edit]
- James Saeed – FIFA competition record
- James Saeed – FIFA competition record
- James Saeed at National-Football-Teams.com
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- 1983 births
- Living people
- South Sudanese footballers
- Sudan international footballers
- South Sudan international footballers
- South Sudanese expatriate footballers
- Expatriate footballers in the United Arab Emirates
- Expatriate footballers in Oman
- Expatriate footballers in Bangladesh
- Expatriate footballers in India
- South Sudanese expatriates in India
- Association football strikers
- SC Goa players
- I-League players
- Dual internationalists (football)
- Pune F.C. players
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- East African football biography stubs
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