Glen Moss

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Glen Moss
Personal information
Date of birth (1983-01-19) 19 January 1983
Place of birthHastings, Hawkes Bay, New Zealand
Height1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Playing positionGoalkeeper
Club information
Current clubWellington Phoenix
Number1
Youth career
Runaway Bay
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps†(Gls)†
2001–2002Gold Coast City(0)
2002–2004Sydney Olympic3(0)
2004Stanmore Hawks(0)
2004–2005Bonnyrigg White Eagles(0)
2005–2006New Zealand Knights9(0)
2006–2007Dinamo Bucureşti1(0)
2007–2009Wellington Phoenix33(0)
2009–2010Melbourne Victory14(0)
2010–2012Gold Coast United41(0)
2012–Wellington Phoenix22(0)
National team‡
2002New Zealand U-204(0)
2004New Zealand U-236(0)
2006–New Zealand26(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 2 February 2014.

† Appearances (Goals).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 21 January 2014

Glen Moss (born 19 January 1983) is a New Zealand goalkeeper who plays in the A-League for Wellington Phoenix, and has represented New Zealand at international level.

Club career

Return to the A-League

In August 2007, Moss signed a two-year contract with A-League new-comers, the Wellington Phoenix as their starting goalkeeper. In his first season he made 20 appearances out of the 21 league games and earned a reputation as a top goalkeeper, and was seen as one of the league's best shot-stoppers. However, injuries and dips in form during 2008–09 saw him share the starting jersey with fellow All Whites goalkeeper Mark Paston, making just 13 appearances and keeping 3 clean sheets.

After impressive performances for club and country, Moss attracted interest from A-League champions Melbourne Victory. Moss signed with the Victory for the 2009–10 season as their first choice goalkeeper, but lacklustre performances midway through the season after featuring in the opening 14 rounds of the season saw him overtaken by young-gun Mitchell Langerak as the Melbourne No. 1.

On 19 July it was announced Moss had signed a 2-year deal with Gold Coast United replacing Jess Vanstrattan who had moved to Central Coast Mariners[1] and made his debut on 8 August 2010 against Brisbane Roar.

On 28 March 2012 it was announced he had signed a 3-year contract with A-League club Wellington Phoenix.[2]

International career

Moss has earned national selection at Under-20, Under-23 and All Whites international level.

He was selected for the U-23's in 2004 to compete in the 2004 OFC Men's Olympic Football Tournament, the qualification tournament for the 2004 Summer Olympics.

Moss gained his first international recognition when called up for the New Zealand squad for a friendly match against Iran in October 2003, however he did not earn his first cap until a 1–0 win over Malaysia in February the following year.[3]

Moss was named in New Zealand's 2009 Confederations Cup squad to travel to South Africa[4] where he played in all three games against Spain, South Africa and Iraq, where he kept a clean sheet and earned the All Whites a 0–0 draw – New Zealand's first point in a major FIFA competition.

In November 2008, Moss was handed a 4-match World Cup ban after swearing at referee Lencie Fred in a dead-rubber 2010 World Cup qualification match against Fiji.[5] He was replaced by Mark Paston for the two World Cup play-off matches against Bahrain at the end of 2009. Following New Zealand's qualification for the World Cup, the ban meant Moss would miss the opening two group games.

On 10 May 2010, Moss was named in New Zealand's final 23-man squad to compete at the World Cup,[6] but saw no action as in a reversal of roles, Paston played all of the All Whites' three games, keeping a clean sheet in the final game against Paraguay as the team missed out on a place in the last 16 despite remaining unbeaten.

International clean sheets and caps

New Zealand's goal tally first.

International career statistics

[7]

New Zealand national team
YearAppsGoals
200500
200670
200700
200820
200950
201020
201130
201220
Total210

Career statistics

Club Season Australia A-League Finals Series Asia Total
App CS App CS App CS App CS App CS
New Zealand Knights
(A-League)		 2005–06 9 0 9 0
Club Total 9 0 9 0
Club Season Romania Liga I Super Cup League Cup Europe Total
App CS App CS App CS App CS App CS
Dinamo Bucharest F.C.
(Liga I)		 2006–07 1 0 1 0
Club Total 1 0 1 0
Club Season Australia A-League Finals Series Asia Total
App CS App CS App CS App CS App CS
Wellington Phoenix
(A-League)		 2007–08 20 2 20 2
2008–09 13 3 13 3
Club Total 33 5 33 5
Club Season Australia A-League Finals Series Asia Total
App CS App CS App CS App CS App CS
Melbourne Victory
(A-League)		 2009–10 14 2 1 0 15 2
Club Total 14 2 1 0 15 4
Club Season Australia A-League Finals Series Asia Total
App CS App CS App CS App CS App CS
Gold Coast United
(A-League)		 2010–11 30 1 2 1 32 2
2011–12 11 1 11 1
Club Total 41 2 2 1 43 2
Career totals 98 9 2 1 101 11
Last updated 17 December 2011

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Glen Moss to replace Jess Vanstratten". Gold Coast United. 19 July 2010. Retrieved 19 July 2010. 
  2. ↑ http://www.footballaustralia.com.au/news-display/Moss-returns-to-Phoenix/46554
  3. ↑ "A-International Line-ups – 2000–". The Ultimate New Zealand Soccer Website. Retrieved 24 September 2008. 
  4. ↑ "2009 Confederations Cup – New Zealand squad". FIFA.com. Retrieved 9 June 2009. 
  5. ↑ Grantley Bernard (5 November 2009). "Moss Sees Red". Herald Sun. Retrieved 10 November 2009. 
  6. ↑ "All Whites World Cup squad named". Stuff.co.nz. 10 May 2010. Retrieved 10 May 2010. 
  7. ↑ Glen Moss at National-Football-Teams.com

External links

Wellington Phoenix FC – current squad
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