Tafari Moore
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Tafari Lalibela Moore[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 5 July 1997 | ||
| Place of birth | Kilburn, England | ||
| Playing position | Defender | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Arsenal | ||
| Number | 59 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2005–2009 | Queens Park Rangers | ||
| 2009–2014 | Arsenal | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2014– | Arsenal | 0 | (0) |
| 2016–2017 | → FC Utrecht (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| 2016–2017 | → Jong FC Utrecht (loan) | 26 | (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) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 29 June 2017. ‡ 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 Arsenal as well as the England national under-20 football team.[2][3]
Club career
Moore joined Arsenal at the age of twelve. Moore signed his first professional deal with Arsenal on 6 January 2016.[4] He was part of the squad that experienced victory over that of Aston Villa in the Under 21 Premier League play off final held in May 2016 at the Emirates Stadium.[5] 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 in the Eerste Divisie. Moore then played his first match at the senior level for the club, on 20 September, in an Eredivisie game against Groningen.[6]
International career
Moore is born in England to a Jamaican father, and a Jamaican-Bajan mother.[7] He is a youth international for England, and was part of the squad that won the 2014 UEFA European Under-17 Championship and was named in UEFA's team of the tournament.[8] On 20 July 2016, he was called into the England Under-19 squad competing in the 2016 UEFA European Under-19 Championship in Germany. England eventually went on to get to the semi finals of the Tournament.[9][10]
Honours
Club
- Arsenal
International
- England
Individual
- 2014 UEFA European Under-17 Championship: Team of the Tournament[8]
Career statistics
- As of match played 5 May 2017
| 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 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 26 | 0 | ||
| FC Utrecht (loan) | 2016–17 | Eredivisie | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 0 | ||
Personal life
Moore is a devout Rastafarian who often credits God in interviews and has large dreadlocks in the custom of his faith.[11]
References
- ↑ "Squads for 2016/17 Premier League confirmed". Premier League. 1 September 2016. Retrieved 11 September 2016.
- 1 2 "Tafari Moore joins FC Utrecht on loan". Arsenal.com.
- ↑ "Tafari Moore". The FA.com.
- ↑ "Arsenal's Tafari Moore and Tolaji Bola agree new deals in January transfer window". Metro.co.uk.
- 1 2 "Recap: Arsenal U21 3 Aston Villa U21 1". Birminghham Mail.co.uk.
- ↑ "Eredivisie match Utrecht vs Groningen". Goal.com.
- ↑ Group, Arsenal Media. "'It was the best feeling I've ever had'".
- 1 2 3 "Technical Report" (PDF). UEFA. Retrieved 11 December 2014.
- ↑ "Tafari Moore joins u19s squad". The FA.com.
- ↑ "Young Arsenal defender set for loan move to Eredivisie side FC Utrecht". 90min.com.
- ↑ Gallagher, Sean (29 December 2016). "Arsenal youngster hails the influence of God on his pledging career". Islington Gazette. Retrieved 30 May 2017.
External links
- England profile at The FA