Elliott Jordan Moore (born 16 March 1997) is an English professional footballer who plays as a defender for Oxford United.

Elliott Moore
Personal information
Full name Elliott Jordan Moore[1]
Date of birth (1997-03-16) 16 March 1997 (age 27)
Place of birth Coalville, England
Height 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)[2]
Position(s) Centre back
Team information
Current team
Oxford United
Number 5
Youth career
2003–2017 Leicester City
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2019 Leicester City 0 (0)
2017–2019OH Leuven (loan) 61 (7)
2019– Oxford United 172 (9)
International career
2015 England U18 1 (0)
2017 England U20 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 09:23, 8 April 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 22 August 2017

Club career edit

Leicester City edit

Born in Coalville, England, Moore began his career with Leicester City at the age of 6, training with the club's Academy Development Group before signing a contract with the club at the age of 8. He gained his scholarship at the age of 16 and helped the under-18s reach the semi-final of the FA Youth cup in 2014–15.[3] That team included several players that went on to play in the Premier League with Leicester's first team - Ben Chilwell, Hamza Choudhary and Harvey Barnes. He made his under-21s debut at the age of 16 against Coalville Town in the Westerby Cup Winners' Cup final on 31 July 2013.[4] Moore went on to make over 60 appearances for the club at under-21 and under-23 levels and captained the under-23 side during the 2016–17 season.[5] His performance in the 2014–15 season earned him a nomination for Leicester's Academy Player of the Year award but he lost out to Ben Chilwell.[6]

On 18 May 2017, Moore was called up to the first team but appeared as an unused substitute in the 6–1 defeat to Tottenham Hotspur in the last game of the season.[7] He joined the first team's pre-season tour to Austria and Asia during the Summer of 2017 and made his first appearance on 19 July 2017.[8] He came on as a half-time substitute in the Asia Trophy semi-final win over West Bromwich Albion in front of a crowd of 40,000.[2]

In August 2017, Moore signed a new two-year contract, keeping him at the King Power Stadium until July 2019, and he signed another two-year contract until 2020 the following June.[2][9]

OH Leuven (loan) edit

His new contract with Leicester City included a loan deal that saw him join OH Leuven, also owned by King Power.[10][2][11][12]

Moore immediately featured in the starting lineup at OH Leuven one day after signing for the club, in a 7–1 victory over Cercle Brugge.[13] Moore quickly established himself in the side following his debut.[14] On 27 August 2017, he scored the 8th goal for OH Leuven and his first for the club in an 8–0 cup win against Turnhout.[15] He scored his first league goal for the club on 8 September 2017, in a 2–0 win over Tubize,[16] and scored again on 3 October 2017, in a 3–0 win over Cercle Brugge.[17] He captained the side for the first time, following an injury to Dimitri Daeseleire, in a 2–2 draw against Cercle Brugge on 2 February 2018,[18] and also captained the following match against Lierse on 11 February 2018 before suffering an injury.[19] Moore returned from injury as captain on 1 April 2018, in a 2–2 draw against Zulte Waregem.[20] As the 2017–18 season progressed, Moore featured as captain in a number of matches, though OH Leuven failed to return to the Belgian top flight.[21] Moore finished his first season at OH Leuven having made 35 appearances and scored 3 times in all competitions.

Following the 2017–18 season, Moore rejoined Leuven on loan for a second season.[22]

Oxford United edit

Moore signed a three-year deal with Oxford United on 1 August 2019 for an undisclosed fee.[23] He made his debut two days later as a 94th-minute substitute in United's first league game of the 2019–20 season at Sunderland.[24] On 7 June 2022, Moore signed a new three-year deal, keeping him at the club until 2025.[25]

International career edit

In June 2015, Moore was called up for the England U18 squad and made his only appearance for the side, in a 2–1 defeat over Russia U18.[26]

In June 2017, he was called up for the England U20 squad for the first time ahead of Toulon Tournament.[27] He made his England U20 debut on 1 June 2017 as a 68th-minute substitute in a 7–1 win over Cuba.[28] He made his full debut three days later in a 2–1 win over Japan.[29] England went on to win the Tournament and Moore received his first medal at international level.

Personal life edit

His father played football as a semi–professional.[12]

References edit

  1. ^ "Updated squads for 2017/18 Premier League confirmed". Premier League. 2 February 2018. Retrieved 11 February 2018.
  2. ^ a b c d "Elliott Moore Signs New Deal Ahead Of OH Leuven Loan". Leicester City F.C. 18 August 2017. Archived from the original on 21 June 2018. Retrieved 30 August 2017.
  3. ^ "Leicester 1 Man City 2 (1–5 on aggregate): FA Youth Cup report". Manchester Evening News. 25 April 2015. Retrieved 29 June 2018.
  4. ^ "Match Report: Coalville 3 City XI 1". Leicester City F.C. 31 July 2013. Archived from the original on 3 August 2013. Retrieved 29 June 2018.
  5. ^ "Moore: Keep Doing What We're Doing". Leicester City F.C. 6 March 2017. Archived from the original on 28 June 2018. Retrieved 29 June 2018.
  6. ^ "Leicester City name their Player of the Year". Hickley Times. 19 May 2015. Retrieved 29 June 2018.
  7. ^ "Leicester City 1–6 Tottenham Hotspur". BBC Sport. 18 May 2017. Retrieved 29 June 2018.
  8. ^ "LCFC Name Squad For Premier League Asia Trophy". Leicester City F.C. 15 July 2017. Archived from the original on 26 December 2017. Retrieved 29 June 2018.
  9. ^ "Elliott Moore signs new Leicester City deal until 2020". Sky Sports. 20 June 2018. Retrieved 21 June 2018.
  10. ^ Elliott Moore: The Toulon Tournament winner bossing it under Nigel Pearson in Belgium englishplayersabroad.com
  11. ^ "Leicester leent Engelse belofteinternational half jaartje uit aan OHL" (in Dutch). Sporza. 19 August 2017. Retrieved 26 December 2017.
  12. ^ a b "Moore to come..." (in Dutch). ohl.be. 22 August 2017. Archived from the original on 29 June 2018. Retrieved 29 June 2018.
  13. ^ "OH Leuven zet Cercle met de voeten op de grond" (in Dutch). Sporza.be. 19 August 2017. Archived from the original on 26 December 2017. Retrieved 26 December 2017.
  14. ^ "Elliott Moore loving life under Nigel Pearson at OH Leuven". Leicester Mercury. 16 August 2017. Retrieved 26 December 2017.
  15. ^ "voetbal beker van belgië – Eliott Moore Oud-Heverlee Leuven: "Op tien dagen al veel vooruitgang geboekt"". Nieuwsblad (in Dutch). 26 August 2017. Retrieved 26 December 2017.
  16. ^ "PROXIMUS LEAGUE. OHL houdt drie punten thuis tegen Tubeke". Nieuwsblad (in Dutch). 9 September 2017. Retrieved 26 December 2017.
  17. ^ "OH Leuven wipt over Cercle Brugge naar de tweede plaats" (in Dutch). Sporza.be. 3 October 2017. Retrieved 26 December 2017.
  18. ^ "Gooit Pearson ploeg door elkaar?" (in Dutch). ohl.be. 2 February 2018. Archived from the original on 29 June 2018. Retrieved 29 June 2018.
  19. ^ "Revanche nemen op het Lisp" (in Dutch). ohl.be. 10 February 2018. Archived from the original on 29 June 2018. Retrieved 29 June 2018.
    "Pearson puzzel" (in Dutch). ohl.be. 16 February 2018. Archived from the original on 29 June 2018. Retrieved 29 June 2018.
  20. ^ "Knap puntje met tien man" (in Dutch). ohl.be. 1 April 2018. Archived from the original on 29 June 2018. Retrieved 29 June 2018.
  21. ^ "Goeie prestatie zaterdag trachten te herhalen" (in Dutch). ohl.be. 26 April 2018. Archived from the original on 29 June 2018. Retrieved 29 June 2018.
    "Seizoen eindigen met winst" (in Dutch). ohl.be. 17 May 2018. Archived from the original on 29 June 2018. Retrieved 29 June 2018.
  22. ^ "Moore vervoegt opnieuw OHL met nieuwe huurovereenkomst" [Moore again to join OHL following new loan agreement] (in Dutch). ohl.be. 20 June 2018. Archived from the original on 20 June 2018. Retrieved 20 June 2018.
  23. ^ Pritchard, David (1 August 2019). "Oxford United sign Leicester City centre-back Elliott Moore". Oxford Mail. Retrieved 12 August 2019.
  24. ^ Pritchard, David (3 August 2019). "Sunderland 1 (Gooch pen 49), Oxford United 1 (Fosu 14)". Oxford Mail. Retrieved 12 August 2019.
  25. ^ "Elliott Moore: Oxford United captain signs new three-year contract". BBC Sport. 7 June 2022. Retrieved 7 June 2022.
  26. ^ Association, The Football. "England Under-18s downed by late strike in Moscow". www.thefa.com. Retrieved 13 February 2020.
  27. ^ "Moore Called Up For England Under-20s Squad". Leicester City F.C. 1 June 2017. Archived from the original on 26 December 2017. Retrieved 26 December 2017.
  28. ^ "HAT-TRICK FOR GEORGE HIRST AS U20S BOOK TOULON TOURNAMENT SEMI-FINAL SPOT". The FA Official Website. 1 June 2017. Retrieved 29 June 2018.
  29. ^ "Moore Starts For England Under-20s In Japan Victory". Leicester City F.C. 4 June 2017. Archived from the original on 20 June 2018. Retrieved 29 June 2018.

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