Shaq Moore
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Full name | Shaquell Kwame Moore | |||||||||
Date of birth | November 2, 1996 | |||||||||
Place of birth | Powder Springs, Georgia, United States | |||||||||
Height | 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) | |||||||||
Position(s) | Right-back | |||||||||
Club information | ||||||||||
Current team | Tenerife | |||||||||
Number | 21 | |||||||||
Youth career | ||||||||||
IMG Academy | ||||||||||
2014 | FC Dallas | |||||||||
2014–2015 | Huracán | |||||||||
Senior career* | ||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||
2015–2016 | Huracán | 6 | (0) | |||||||
2016 | Oviedo B | 18 | (2) | |||||||
2016–2019 | Levante B | 61 | (4) | |||||||
2017–2019 | Levante | 6 | (0) | |||||||
2018 | → Reus (loan) | 9 | (0) | |||||||
2019– | Tenerife | 80 | (1) | |||||||
National team‡ | ||||||||||
2011–2013 | United States U17 | 40 | (2) | |||||||
2013 | United States U18 | 1 | (0) | |||||||
2014–2015 | United States U20 | 17 | (0) | |||||||
2018– | United States | 13 | (1) | |||||||
Honours
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of February 13, 2022 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of October 10, 2021 |
Shaquell Kwame "Shaq" Moore (born November 2, 1996) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a right-back for Spanish Segunda División club Tenerife and the United States national team.
Club career[]
Early career[]
Moore was born in Powder Springs, Georgia, and was an IMG Academy alumnus during his youth. In April 2014, he started training with Major League Soccer team FC Dallas.[1][2]
In August 2014, Moore moved to Spain and went on to train with three teams in the city of Valencia: Valencia CF, Levante UD, and Huracán Valencia CF,[3] being assigned to the latter's Juvenil A squad, as the club waited for an international transfer certificate. On May 9, 2015, he finally signed a contract with Huracán.[4]
Moore made his senior debut for the club on August 22, 2015, coming on as a second-half substitute for Javi Soria in a 1–1 Segunda División B home draw against CD Atlético Baleares.[5] The following January 7, after being rarely used, he signed with Real Oviedo Vetusta.[6]
Levante[]
On August 30, 2016, Moore moved to another reserve team, Atlético Levante UD in the third division.[7]
The following year, he was included in a first-team matchday for the first time on September 30, 2017 for a La Liga match against Deportivo Alavés.[8] Moore made his main squad debut on October 26, 2017, starting in a 2–0 away win against Girona FC for the season's Copa del Rey.[9] Three days later he made his La Liga debut, replacing Ivi in a 2–2 draw at SD Eibar.[10] Following success in the previous two fixtures, Moore started his first game for Levante on November 18, 2017, in a 2–0 away defeat of UD Las Palmas.[11] He became only the fourth American to play in La Liga after Kasey Keller, Jozy Altidore, and Oguchi Onyewu.[12] He finished the campaign with eight first-team appearances.
On July 13, 2018, Moore agreed to a season-long loan deal with Segunda División side CF Reus Deportiu,[13] but on December 28, he was one of five players who left the team due to unpaid wages.[14]
Tenerife[]
On July 24, 2019, Moore signed a three-year contract with CD Tenerife also in the second division.[15]
International career[]
After rejecting Trinidad and Tobago at the under-15 level,[16] Moore represented the United States at the under-17, under-18, and under-20 levels. He captained the under-17s in 2012–13, including at the 2013 CONCACAF U-17 Championship, and appeared with the under-20s at the 2015 FIFA U-20 World Cup.[17]
Moore received his first senior team call-up for a friendly against Paraguay on March 18, 2018.[18] He made his full international debut on June 2, after coming off the bench in a 1–2 friendly loss against Ireland.[19]
Moore scored his first international goal on July 18, 2021 against Canada. Moore's goal, 20 seconds into the USMNT's final Group B match in the 2021 Gold Cup was the difference in a 1-0 win that put the USMNT first in the group going into the knockout stage.
International goals[]
- Scores and results list Moore's goal tally first.
No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1. | July 18, 2021 | Children's Mercy Park, Kansas City, United States | Canada | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2021 CONCACAF Gold Cup |
Personal life[]
Shaquell is the son of former Trinidad and Tobago soccer player Wendell Moore. His brother CJ also plays in the US national youth soccer system.[20][16] Through his mother, he is the nephew of Richard Goddard, who played as a goalkeeper for the Caribbean nation.[21]
Honors[]
United States
Individual
- CONCACAF Gold Cup Best XI: 2021[22]
References[]
- ^ "Youth defender Shaquell Moore trains with FC Dallas". IMG Academy. April 1, 2014. Retrieved November 8, 2015.
- ^ "IMG Academy student-athletes, U.S. U-18 teammates Tyler Turner and Shaquelle Moore earn pro soccer opportunities". IMG Academy. April 7, 2014. Retrieved November 8, 2015.
- ^ "Shaq en España". When The Yanks. August 20, 2014. Retrieved November 8, 2015.
- ^ Usry, Rob (May 9, 2015). "U.S. Youth international signs with Spanish third-division side Huracan Valencia CF". SB Nation. Retrieved August 26, 2015.
- ^ "Crónica 2ª División B: Huracán Valencia 1–1 At. Baleares" [2ª División B Report: Huracán Valencia 1–1 At. Baleares] (in Spanish). Fútbol Balear. August 23, 2015. Retrieved November 8, 2015.
- ^ "Shaq Moore, nuevo jugador del Vetusta" (in Spanish). Real Oviedo. January 7, 2016.
- ^ "Shaq se incorpora al Atlético Levante UD" [Shaq joins Atlético Levante UD] (in Spanish). Levante UD. August 30, 2016. Retrieved October 21, 2016.
- ^ "Suplentes para Levante UD" [Bench for Levante UD] (in Spanish). Levante UD. September 30, 2017. Retrieved September 30, 2017.
- ^ "El Levante vuelve a ponerse serio" [Levante play it serious again] (in Spanish). Marca. October 26, 2017. Retrieved July 13, 2018.
- ^ "Inui hace pagar al Levante su racanería" [Inui makes Levante pay for their rackets] (in Spanish). Marca. October 29, 2017. Retrieved July 13, 2018.
- ^ "American right back Moore makes first La Liga start". NBC. November 19, 2017. Retrieved November 19, 2017.
- ^ "Shaq Moore – the young American trying to make it in Europe". USA Today. March 5, 2018. Retrieved July 13, 2018.
- ^ "Shaq Moore jugará cedido la próxima temporada en el CF Reus Deportiu" [Shaq Moore will play on loan the following season at CF Reus Deportiu] (in Spanish). Levante UD. July 13, 2018. Retrieved July 13, 2018.
- ^ "El principio del fin: cinco jugadores del Reus ya han quedado libres" [The beginning of the end: five Reus players are already free] (in Spanish). Marca. December 28, 2018. Retrieved January 7, 2019.
- ^ "Shaq Moore, refuerzo para el CD Tenerife" [Shaq Moore, addition for CD Tenerife] (in Spanish). CD Tenerife. July 24, 2019. Retrieved July 26, 2019.
- ^ a b "Tobago no-show angers former T&T player Wendell Moore". Soca Warriors. July 31, 2014. Retrieved November 8, 2015.
- ^ "Shaquell Moore". U.S. Soccer. Retrieved November 8, 2015.
- ^ "Shaq Moore estrena convocatoria con Estados Unidos para el amistoso ante Paraguay" [Shaq Moore debuts in call-up with the United States for a friendly against Paraguay] (in Spanish). Levante UD. March 18, 2018. Retrieved July 13, 2018.
- ^ "United States concedes late goal as Ireland snatches win in friendly". ESPN. June 2, 2018. Retrieved July 13, 2018.
- ^ "CJ Moore". GWU Sports. Archived from the original on March 13, 2014. Retrieved November 8, 2015.
- ^ French, Scott (May 28, 2015). "After year in flux, Shaq Moore assumes leadership role for US U-20 World Cup team". Major League Soccer. Retrieved February 14, 2020.
- ^ "Turner, Funes Mori named to Best XI". CONCACAF. August 3, 2021. Retrieved August 3, 2021.
External links[]
- Shaq Moore at BDFutbol
- Shaq Moore at LaPreferente.com (in Spanish)
- Shaq Moore at National-Football-Teams.com
- Shaq Moore at Soccerway
- Shaq Moore at FootballDatabase.eu
- 1996 births
- Living people
- American sportspeople of Trinidad and Tobago descent
- People from Powder Springs, Georgia
- Sportspeople from Cobb County, Georgia
- Soccer players from Georgia (U.S. state)
- African-American soccer players
- American soccer players
- Association football defenders
- IMG Academy alumni
- Huracán Valencia CF players
- Real Oviedo Vetusta players
- Atlético Levante UD players
- Levante UD footballers
- CF Reus Deportiu players
- CD Tenerife players
- Tercera División players
- Segunda División B players
- Segunda División players
- La Liga players
- United States men's youth international soccer players
- United States men's under-20 international soccer players
- United States men's international soccer players
- 2015 CONCACAF U-20 Championship players
- 2021 CONCACAF Gold Cup players
- American expatriate soccer players
- Expatriate footballers in Spain
- American expatriate sportspeople in Spain
- CONCACAF Gold Cup-winning players
- 21st-century African-American sportspeople