Tafari Moore
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Tafari Lalibela Moore[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 5 July 1997 | ||
| Place of birth | Kilburn, England | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team |
FC Utrecht (on loan from Arsenal) | ||
| Number | 29 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2005–2009 | Queens Park Rangers | ||
| 2009–2014 | Arsenal | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2014– | Arsenal | 0 | (0) |
| 2016– | → Jong FC Utrecht (loan) | 8 | (0) |
| 2016– | → FC Utrecht (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2012–2013 | England U16 | 6 | (0) |
| 2013–2014 | England U17 | 12 | (0) |
| 2014 | England U18 | 2 | (0) |
| 2015–2016 | England U19 | 5 | (0) |
| 2016– | England U20 | 2 | (0) |
|
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18:44, 21 November 2016 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 12:46, 29 September 2016 (UTC) | |||
Tafari Lalibela Moore (born 5 July 1997) is an English professional footballer who plays as a defender for Eredivisie club FC Utrecht, on loan from Arsenal.[2]
Club career
Moore joined Arsenal at the age of twelve. He was part of the squad that experienced victory over that of Aston Villa in the U 21 Premier League play off final held at the Emirates Stadium.[3] On 17 August 2016, he was sent on a season long loan to FC Utrecht.[2] Just nine days later he made his professional debut for Jong FC Utrecht and on 16 September he played his first match at the senior level for the club, in an Eredivisie game against Groningen.[4]
International career
Moore was part of the squad that won the 2014 UEFA European Under-17 Championship and was named in UEFA's team of the tournament.[5] On 20 July 2016, he was called into the England Under-19 squad competing in the 2016 UEFA European U19 Championship Finals in Germany as an injury replacement.[6]
Career statistics
- As of match played 21 November 2016
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Jong FC Utrecht (loan) | 2016–17 | Eerste Divisie | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 8 | 0 | ||
| FC Utrecht (loan) | 2016–17 | Eredivisie | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | ||
References
- ^ "Squads for 2016/17 Premier League confirmed". Premier League. 1 September 2016. Retrieved 11 September 2016.
- ^ a b "Tafari Moore joins FC Utrecht on loan". Arsenal.com.
- ^ "Recap: Arsenal U21 3 Aston Villa U21 1". Birminghham Mail.co.uk.
- ^ "Eredivisie match Utrecht vs Groningen". Goal.com.
- ^ "Technical Report" (PDF). UEFA. Retrieved 11 December 2014.
- ^ "Tafari Moore joins u19s squad". The FA.com.
External links
- England profile at The FA
- 1997 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Greater London
- People from Kilburn, London
- English footballers
- English expatriate footballers
- English expatriates in the Netherlands
- Expatriate footballers in the Netherlands
- England youth international footballers
- Association football defenders
- Arsenal F.C. players
- Jong FC Utrecht players
- FC Utrecht players
- English Football League players
- Eerste Divisie players
- Eredivisie players
- Black English sportspeople