Tafari Moore

Tafari Moore
Personal information
Full name Tafari Lalibela Moore[1]
Date of birth (1997-07-05) 5 July 1997
Place of birth Kilburn, England
Playing position Defender
Club 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)
National team
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)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and 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
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Jong FC Utrecht (loan) 2016–17 Eerste Divisie 800080
FC Utrecht (loan) 2016–17 Eredivisie 100010
Career total 9000000090

    References

    1. "Squads for 2016/17 Premier League confirmed". Premier League. 1 September 2016. Retrieved 11 September 2016.
    2. 1 2 "Tafari Moore joins FC Utrecht on loan". Arsenal.com.
    3. "Recap: Arsenal U21 3 Aston Villa U21 1". Birminghham Mail.co.uk.
    4. "Eredivisie match Utrecht vs Groningen". Goal.com.
    5. "Technical Report" (PDF). UEFA. Retrieved 11 December 2014.
    6. "Tafari Moore joins u19s squad". The FA.com.
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