Mikey Moore

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Mikey Moore
Personal information
Full name Mikey Steven Danny Moore [1]
Date of birth (2007-08-11) 11 August 2007 (age 16)
Place of birth Southwark, England [2]
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Winger
Team information
Current team
Tottenham Hotspur
Number 59
Youth career
2016– Tottenham Hotspur
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2024– Tottenham Hotspur 2 (0)
International career
2022 England U15 4 (1)
2022–2023 England U16 15 (7)
2023– England U17 12 (10)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:35, 19 May 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23:32, 30 May 2024 (UTC)

Mikey Steven Danny Moore (born 11 August 2007) is an English footballer who plays as a winger for the Tottenham Hotspur U18s.

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Club career

Moore moved to Tottenham Hotspur to finish his development as a U9. [3] [4] For the 2022–23 season, he was part of the trophy-winning Tottenham Hotspur U17s, the U18s, played for the U19s in the UEFA Youth League, and was one of their youngest ever players to debut U21s at the age of 15. [5] He helped Tottenham win the U17 and U18 Premier League cups that season. [6] On 17 June 2023, Moore signed a schoolboy contract with Tottenham Hotspur that turns into professional one once he turns 17. [7] He was named by English newspaper The Guardian as one of the best first year scholars in the Premier League in October 2023. [8]

On 14 May 2024, Moore made his first team debut in a 2–0 home defeat against Manchester City, becoming the youngest Tottenham player to play in the Premier League at the age of 16 years and 277 days, surpassing Dane Scarlett's record. [9]

International career

Moore is a youth international for England. He has played up to the England U17s. [10]

On 20 May 2024, Moore was included in the England squad for the 2024 UEFA European Under-17 Championship. [11] He scored a brace in the opening game of the tournament, a 4-0 win over France in Larnaca. [12] Moore also scored goals in their next group fixtures against Portugal and Spain. [13] [14] He then started in the quarter-final elimination against Italy. [15]

Career statistics

As of match played 19 May 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeague FA Cup EFL Cup EuropeOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Tottenham Hotspur 2023–24 [16] Premier League 20000020
Career total200000000020

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