![]() Moyo warming up with Northampton Town in 2014 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | David Philani Moyo [1] | ||
Date of birth | 17 December 1994 | ||
Place of birth | Bulawayo, Zimbabwe [2] | ||
Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||
Position(s) | Winger, forward | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Alfreton Town | ||
Youth career | |||
2011–2012 | Northampton Town | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2012–2015 | Northampton Town | 14 | (1) |
2012 | → Kettering Town (loan) | 8 | (3) |
2013 | → Corby Town (loan) | 5 | (2) |
2013–2014 | → Stamford (loan) | 11 | (2) |
2014–2015 | → Brackley Town (loan) | 6 | (4) |
2015–2017 | Brackley Town | 97 | (19) |
2017–2018 | Hemel Hempstead Town | 28 | (10) |
2018–2019 | St Albans City | 40 | (13) |
2019–2022 | Hamilton Academical | 82 | (13) |
2022–2023 | Barrow | 14 | (0) |
2022–2023 | → Barnet (loan) | 16 | (1) |
2023–2024 | Chorley | 17 | (0) |
2024 | → Spennymoor Town (loan) | 3 | (0) |
2024– | Alfreton Town | 1 | (1) |
International career‡ | |||
2014– | Zimbabwe | 5 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 09:07, 16 August 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 18:04, 13 November 2021 (UTC) |
David Philani Moyo (born 17 December 1994) is a Zimbabwean [3] professional footballer who plays as a winger and forward for Alfreton Town and the Zimbabwe national team.
Moyo started a two-year scholarship with Northampton Town in the summer of 2011 after joining from AFC Dunstable. He was in the youth team at the same time as Ivan Toney, forming a strike partnership which helped the cobblers through to the FA Youth Cup 5th round during the 2012–13 season. In October 2012, he was awarded his first squad number by manager Aidy Boothroyd, after a prolific scoring record for the youth side. [4] He made his professional debut on 3 November 2012, in a 1–1 draw with Bradford City in the FA Cup, coming on as a substitute for Anthony Charles. [5] In March 2013, he was offered a professional contract with Northampton Town along with Claudio Dias.
In the 2013–14 season, Moyo spent some time out on loan at Northern Premier Division side Stamford, netting 4 goals in all competitions. He left Northampton Town on 12 January after his contract was terminated by the club.
On 12 January 2015, he signed a permanent contract with Brackley Town, Playing over 100 games in all competitions overall, scoring 21 times.
After playing for St Albans, in July 2019 he signed for Hamilton Academical. [6] [7] On 29 December 2019, he scored his first goal for the club, the winning goal as Hamilton won 2–1 away to Motherwell in the Lanarkshire derby. [8] In March 2020 he signed a contract extension with Hamilton until 2023. [9]
In November 2020, Moyo was called up for the Zimbabwe national team ahead of the African Cup of Nations qualifiers. [10]
In the 2021/22 season, Moyo provided the highest amount of assists in the Scottish Championship, tallying a total of 12. However, On 30 May 2022, Hamilton confirmed that they and Moyo had reached an agreement to release him from his contract. [11]
On 8 August 2022, Moyo signed for Barrow on a one-year deal. On 29 December, he joined Barnet on loan until the end of the season, tallying a total of 7 assists and 1 goal in 16 appearances. [12] He was released by Barrow after one season with the club. [13]
On 12 September 2023, Moyo joined Chorley on a deal until the end of the season. [14]
After a short emergency loan spell to Spennymoor Town at the end of the 2023/24 season, Moyo signed for fellow National League North side Alfreton Town on a 2 year deal. He scored on his first appearance for the club, 13 minutes into his debut against King's Lynn Town. [15]
In October 2014, Moyo received his first call up to the Zimbabwe national football team.
His second call-up came whilst in fine form for Hamilton Academical in 2021, securing himself a place in their 2021 Africa Cup of Nations squad.
Club | Season | League | National cup | League cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Northampton Town | 2012–13 [18] | League Two | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
2013–14 [19] | League Two | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | |
2014–15 [20] | League Two | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 [lower-alpha 1] | 1 | 5 | 2 | |
Total | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 2 | ||
Brackley Town (loan) | 2014–15 | Conference North | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | |
Brackley Town | 2014–15 [17] | Conference North | 17 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 17 | 3 | |
2015–16 [17] | National League North | 42 | 10 | 3 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 45 | 10 | ||
2016–17 [17] | National League North | 38 | 6 | 3 | 0 | — | 6 [lower-alpha 2] | 2 | 47 | 9 | ||
Total | 97 | 19 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 109 | 21 | ||
Hemel Hempstead Town | 2017–18 [17] | National League South | 28 | 9 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 28 | 9 | |
St Albans City | 2018–19 [17] | National League South | 40 | 13 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 40 | 13 | |
Hamilton Academical | 2019–20 [21] | Scottish Premiership | 20 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 20 | 2 | |
2020–21 [22] | Scottish Premiership | 33 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 36 | 3 | ||
2021–22 [23] | Scottish Championship | 29 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 [lower-alpha 3] | 1 | 37 | 9 | |
Total | 82 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 93 | 14 | ||
Barrow | 2022–23 [24] | League Two | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 [lower-alpha 4] | 0 | 19 | 1 |
Barnet (loan) | 2022-23 [17] | National League | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 [lower-alpha 2] | 1 | 18 | 2 |
Chorley | 2023-24 | National League North | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 |
Alfreton Town | 2024-25 | National League North | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Career total | 310 | 60 | 10 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 15 | 5 | 345 | 66 |
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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Zimbabwe | 2014 | 1 | 0 |
2020 | 2 | 0 | |
2021 | 2 | 0 | |
Total | 5 | 0 |
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