Bryce Moon

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Bryce Moon
Personal information
Full nameBryce Daren Moon
Date of birth (1986-04-06) 6 April 1986
Place of birthPietermaritzburg, South Africa
Height1.77 m (5 ft 9 12 in)
Playing positionRight back,
Right winger
Club information
Current clubMamelodi Sundowns
Number24
Youth career
Pirates (PMB)
School of Excellence
Ajax Cape Town
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2004–2005Coleraine32(5)
2005–2008Ajax Cape Town72(5)
2008–2011Panathinaikos12(1)
2009–2010PAOK (loan)6(0)
2010–2011→ Golden Arrows (loan)11(5)
2011-2013Supersport United17(0)
2012-2013→ Bidvest Wits (loan)23(1)
2013-Mamelodi Sundowns9(1)
National team
2007–South Africa17(1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 30 July 2013.

† Appearances (Goals).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 26 May 2012

Bryce Moon (born 6 April 1986 in Pietermaritzburg, KwaZulu-Natal) is a South African football player currently playing for Mamelodi Sundowns in the Premier Soccer League as a defender and midfielder.

An attacking right-back and a decent crosser of the ball, Moon is nicknamed "Scooter" for his blistering pace.

International career

He made his national team debut for South Africa in a 1–0 win against Botswana on 29 September 2007 and has so far been capped 17 times scoring one goal.

Moon was also part of South Africa's squad at the 2008 Africa Cup of Nations and the 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup.

International Goals

# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 2008-01-16 Durban, South Africa  Botswana 1–0 2–1 Friendly match

Honours

Club

  • ABSA Cup 2007

2009 fatal car accident

On 30 June 2009, Moon was involved in a fatal car accident in Sandton, Johannesburg that killed a 25-year old female pedestrian from Tembisa. He sustained minor injuries and initially faced culpable homicide charges, these charges were initially dropped in April 2010 but were reinstated in January 2011. The trial date is set to 1 June 2011.

On 12 April 2013 he was found guilty of culpable homicide in the Randburg Magistrate’s Court, Magistrate Vincent Pienaar said Moon’s version that he was not speeding at the time of the accident is false. He said Bryce Moon had no regard for Ncube’s life.

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