Craig Moore (footballer, born 2005)

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Craig Moore
Personal information
Date of birth (2005-09-21) 21 September 2005 (age 19)
Place of birth Arbroath, Scotland
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
-2015 Arbroath Lads Club
2015–2023 Dundee United
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2021–2024 Dundee United 1 (0)
2023–2024Brechin City (loan) 1 (0)
2024Lochee United (loan) 0 (0)
International career
2021–2022 Scotland U17 7 (1)
2022 Scotland U18 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 26 October 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23 September 2022

Craig Moore (born 21 September 2005) is a Scottish professional footballer. He played for Dundee United, and also had loan spells at Brechin City and Lochee United. [1]

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Club career

Craig Moore made his professional debut for Dundee United on 18 December 2021, starting in the 1–0 away Scottish Premiership loss to Rangers, the reigning champions. [2] Having celebrated his sixteenth birthday only a few months before, he became the youngest ever footballer to start a competitive match for United, surpassing John Souttar's previous record. [3] [4]

International career

Moore is a youth international for Scotland, having played with the county's under-17. [4]

Personal life

Craig is the brother of fellow footballer, and former Dundee player, Callum Moore. [5]

References

  1. Craig Moore at Soccerway. Retrieved 18 January 2022.
  2. McPheat, Nick (19 December 2022). "Van Bronckhorst unhappy with Rangers performance". BBC Sport . Retrieved 18 January 2022.
  3. McConnell, Alison (19 December 2021). "Declan Glass applauds Craig Moore for Dundee United debut at Ibrox". The National . Archived from the original on 18 January 2022. Retrieved 18 January 2022.
  4. 1 2 Temple, Alan (20 December 2021). "How Craig Moore made Dundee United history with Rangers debut". The Courier . Archived from the original on 20 December 2021. Retrieved 18 January 2022.
  5. Lorimer, Scott. "Forfar midfielder Callum Moore on why he turned down a contract at Dundee and watching wee brother Craig shine for Dundee United". The Courier. Retrieved 19 January 2022.