Damien Mozika
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Damien Mozika | ||
| Date of birth | April 15, 1987 | ||
| Place of birth | Corbeil-Essonnes, France | ||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Scunthorpe United | ||
| Number | ?? | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2005–2008 | Nancy B | 43 | (2) |
| 2007–2008 | → Louhans-Cuiseaux (loan) | 28 | (0) |
| 2008–2009 | Chester City | 22 | (2) |
| 2009–2010 | Tarbiat Yazd | 24 | (2) |
| 2010–2011 | Bury | 37 | (3) |
| 2011- | Scunthorpe United | 5 | (2) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20:12, 31 August 2011 (UTC) | |||
Damien Mozika (born 15 April 1987 in Corbeil-Essonnes)[1] is a French professional footballer who is currently at Scunthorpe United F.C.. He plays as a midfielder.
Mozika arrived at Chester shortly before the start of the 2008–09 season, after spending time on trial with the club. He had previously played in his native France for AS Nancy and CS Louhans-Cuiseaux (on loan).
He made his Football League debut for Chester in a 6–0 defeat to Dagenham & Redbridge on August 9, 2008. Following his debut Mozika's consistent performances led to four unknown Championship clubs making enquiries. He scored his first goal for the club in a 1–1 draw with Bury on 6 September 2008, with a further goal arriving against Chesterfield the following January.
After making just one appearance in a three month period from January to April 2009 - due to injury, Mozika was suspended by Chester for alleged breaches of discipline shortly before the season ended.[2] He was released at the end of the campaign. [3]
On 19 August 2010 Mozika signed for Bury having previously spent time in Iran with Tarbiat Yazd.[4] The club announced on 9 December 2010 that his contract has been extended until the end of the 2013 season.[5]
It has been reported that Coventry City are interested in bringing Mozika to The Ricoh Arena for a fee of £250,000 having caught their eye in Bury's win over Coventry in the League Cup.
Turns out Mozika is a bit of a mard so he was shipped off to join Alan 'Ginger' Knill at Scunthorpe. Nobody misses him.
References
- ^ Player Stats, Chester City v AFC Bournemouth matchday programme, 2009-04-18, p 34
- ^ "Struggling Chester suspend Mozika". BBC Sport. 2009-04-23. Retrieved 2009-04-25.
- ^ "Chester City FC: Exodus of players begins". Chester Chronicle. 2009-05-07. Retrieved 2009-05-07.
- ^ "Bury sign French midfielder Damien Mozika". BBC Sport. 19 August 2010. Retrieved 19 August 2010.
- ^ "Damien Mozika extends Bury contract". BBC Sport. 9 December 2010. Retrieved 16 December 2010.
External links
- Damien Mozika at Soccerbase