Tafari Moore
Tafari Lalibela Moore (born 5 July 1997) is an English professional footballer who plays as a defender for League Two club Colchester United on loan from Plymouth Argyle. He came through the youth system at Arsenal, and has been involved with the England national under-20 football team.[3][4]
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Personal information | |||
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Full name | Tafari Lalibela Moore[1] | ||
Date of birth | [2] | 5 July 1997||
Place of birth | Kilburn, England | ||
Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)[2] | ||
Playing position(s) | Defender | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Colchester United (on loan from Plymouth Argyle) | ||
Number | 22 | ||
Youth career | |||
2005–2009 | Queens Park Rangers | ||
2009–2015 | Arsenal | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2015–2018 | Arsenal | 0 | (0) |
2016–2017 | → FC Utrecht (loan) | 1 | (0) |
2016–2017 | → Jong FC Utrecht (loan) | 26 | (0) |
2018 | → Wycombe Wanderers (loan) | 13 | (0) |
2018– | Plymouth Argyle | 14 | (0) |
2020– | → Colchester United (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) |
2016–2018 | England U20 | 6 | (0) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 11 Aug 2018 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 9:59, 28 June 2018 (UTC) |
Club career
Moore was born in the London Borough of Brent.[4] He joined Queens Park Rangers as an under-nine, and moved on to Arsenal at the age of twelve.[5] Moore signed his first professional contract with Arsenal on 5 July 2014, his 17th birthday.[6] He was a member of Arsenal's under-21 team that beat Aston Villa in the 2015–16 Professional U21 Development League play-off final to gain promotion to the top division.[7]
On 17 August 2016, he was sent on a season-long loan to Eredivisie club FC Utrecht.[8] Five days later he made his professional debut for Jong FC Utrecht in the Eerste Divisie.[9] Moore played in his first match for the senior team on 16 September in a 5–1 defeat at home to Groningen.[9]
On 12 January 2018, he was sent on loan to League Two club Wycombe Wanderers until the end of the 2017–18 season.[3]
After his contract expired at Arsenal, he joined club Plymouth Argyle.
He is currently on loan at Colchester United.
International career
Moore was born to a Jamaican father, and a Jamaican-Barbadian mother.[6] He has played a youth international for England, and was an instrumental member of the English side that won the 2014 UEFA European Under-17 Championship. As so he was also named in UEFA's team of the tournament.[10] On 20 July 2016, he was called up to the England Under-19 squad for the 2016 UEFA European Under-19 Championship in Germany. England eventually got to the semifinals of the Euros, where they went out by 2–1 to Italy.[11][12]
Honours
International
- England
Individual
- 2014 UEFA European Under-17 Championship: Team of the Tournament[10]
Career statistics
- As of match played 11 Aug 2018[9]
Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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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 | ||
Wycombe Wanderers (loan) |
2017–18 | League Two | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 |
2018–19 | League One | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 18 | 0 | |
Career total | 54 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 58 | 0 |
Personal life
Moore is a devout Rastafarian who often credits God in interviews and has large dreadlocks in the custom of his faith.[13]
References
- "Squads for 2016/17 Premier League confirmed". Premier League. 1 September 2016. Retrieved 11 September 2016.
- "Tafari Moore". 11v11.com. AFS Enterprises. Retrieved 10 January 2018.
- "Tafari Moore joins Wycombe on loan". Arsenal.com.
- "Tafari Moore". Arsenal F.C. Retrieved 9 October 2017.
- Gallagher, Sean (9 December 2016). "Arsenal and QPR duo were always destined to turn professional". Brent & Kilburn Times. Retrieved 9 October 2017.
- "'It was the best feeling I've ever had'". Arsenal F.C. 22 August 2014. Retrieved 9 October 2017.
- Evans, Gregg (10 May 2016). "Recap: Arsenal U21 3 Aston Villa U21 1". Birmingham Mail. Retrieved 9 October 2017.
- "Tafari Moore joins FC Utrecht on loan". Arsenal.com.
- "T. Moore". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 9 October 2017.
- "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