Michael Moffat

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Michael Moffat
Personal information
Full name Michael Moffat
Date of birth (1985-02-15) 15 February 1985 (age 38)
Place of birth Kilmarnock, Scotland
Position(s) Striker
Team information
Current team
 Glenafton Athletic
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2005–2011 Girvan
2011–2014 Ayr United 124 (57)
2014–2017 Dunfermline Athletic 97 (21)
2017–2023 Ayr United 139 (20)
2023 → Glenafton Athletic (loan) 0 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 00:02, 19 June 2023 (UTC)

Michael Moffat (born 15 February 1985) is a Scottish footballer who plays as a striker for Glenafton Athletic.

Contents

Career

Girvan and Ayr United

Moffat spent six seasons in Junior football with Girvan before signing for Ayr United in January 2011. [1] [2] Moffat scored eleven goals in his first season at Ayr, including the winner against Brechin City to get the club promoted to the First Division. [3] The following season, Moffat netted seven goals for the Honest Men, all of which came in the First Division. During the 2011–12 campaign, Moffat also appeared for Ayr at Hampden Park for the League Cup semi-final against local rivals, Kilmarnock. [4] In June 2012, Moffat signed a new deal along with Mark Roberts to stay at the Somerset Park outfit, following the club's relegation to the Second Division. [5]

Dunfermline Athletic

After an impressive 2013–14 season, in which he finished as league top scorer, Moffat signed for League One rivals Dunfermline Athletic. [6] His first competitive goal for the side came in his debut against Annan Athletic in the Scottish League Cup. [7] However, in his first season with Dunfermline, Moffat was unable to replicate the consistent goal scoring he had seen at both Girvan and then Ayr, managing only six competitive goals for the Pars in the 2014–15 season. His second season with the club started positively, with the striker surpassing his previous season's tally in his first twelve competitive matches. Of these goals, three were scored in consecutive league matches against Brechin City, Cowdenbeath and Peterhead, whilst he also scored a brace against league rivals Forfar Athletic in the Scottish Challenge Cup.

Ayr United return

After three seasons away, Moffat returned to Ayr United on 23 May 2017, signing a two-year deal with the club. [8]

Glenafton Athletic

In February 2023 Moffat joined West of Scotland League side Glenafton Athletic on loan until the end of the season. [9]

Career statistics

As of match played 11 May 2019 [10]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeague Scottish Cup League Cup OtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Girvan 2009–10 [11] [12] [13] West of Scotland Super
League First Division 		33212100003522
2010–11 [11] [14] [15] [16] 20193300002322
Total53405400005844
Ayr United 2010–11 [17] Scottish Second Division 22700004 [lower-alpha 1] 42611
2011–12 [18] Scottish First Division 36950505 [lower-alpha 2] 0519
2012–13 [19] Scottish Second Division341622231 [lower-alpha 3] 03921
2013–14 [20] Scottish League One 322630104 [lower-alpha 4] 14027
Total124571028314515667
Dunfermline Athletic 2014–15 [21] Scottish League One34530212 [lower-alpha 3] 0416
2015–16 [22] 341230303 [lower-alpha 3] 34315
2016–17 [23] Scottish Championship 29440421 [lower-alpha 3] 0386
Total9721100936312227
Ayr United 2017–18 [24] Scottish League One351130522 [lower-alpha 3] 03613
2018–19 [25] Scottish Championship34521642 [lower-alpha 5] 04410
Total691651116408923
Career total3431343072812248425161
  1. ↑ Appearances in the First Division play-offs
  2. ↑ Three appearances in the Scottish Challenge Cup and two in the First Division play-offs
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 Appearances in the Scottish Challenge Cup
  4. ↑ Two appearances and a goal in the Scottish Challenge Cup and two appearances in the Championship play-offs
  5. ↑ Appearances in the Scottish Premiership play-offs

Honours

Club

Dunfermline Athletic
Ayr United

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  11. 1 2 "Season Archive". Girvan F.C. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 11 May 2015.
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