Mikey Moore

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Mikey Moore
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Moore in 2024
Personal information
Full name Mikey Steven Danny Moore [1]
Date of birth (2007-08-11) 11 August 2007 (age 17)
Place of birth Southwark, England [2]
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Winger
Team information
Current team
 Tottenham Hotspur
Number 47
Youth career
2016– Tottenham Hotspur
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2024– Tottenham Hotspur 8 (0)
International career‡
2022 England U15 4 (1)
2022–2023 England U16 15 (7)
2023– England U17 12 (10)
2024– England U19 3 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:54, 26 January 2025 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 09:07, 13 October 2024 (UTC)

Mikey Steven Danny Moore (born 11 August 2007) is an English professional footballer who plays as a winger for Premier League club Tottenham Hotspur.

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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. [7] [8] He was named by English newspaper The Guardian as one of the best first year scholars in the Premier League in October 2023. [9]

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. [10]

Moore signed a three-year professional contract with Tottenham on 12 August 2024, the day after his 17th birthday. [11] [12]

On 26 September 2024, Moore made his European debut in a 3–0 home win over Qarabağ FK in the UEFA Europa League and later made his first senior start in a 2–1 away victory against Ferencváros a few days later on 3 October 2024 and remained on the pitch the entire match. [13] [14] He made his second start for the club in the same competition, earning praise from teammate James Maddison, who compared Moore to Neymar. [15] [16]

On 27 October 2024, Moore made his first Premier League start in a 1–0 away loss to Crystal Palace, playing 62 minutes before being substituted for Timo Werner. At 17 years, 77 days, Moore became the youngest player to start in a Premier League match for Tottenham since Stephen Carr started against Ipswich Town in September 1993. [17] [18]

On 30 October 2024, Moore made his EFL Cup debut in a 2-1 home win against Manchester City, being brought on for Brennan Johnson in the 68th minute. [19]

International career

Moore is a youth international for England. He has played up to the England U17s. [20]

On 20 May 2024, Moore was included in the England squad for the 2024 UEFA European Under-17 Championship. [21] He scored a brace in the opening game of the tournament, a 4–0 win over France in Larnaca. [22] Moore also scored goals in their next group fixtures against Portugal and Spain. [23] [24] He then started in the quarter-final elimination against Italy. [25]

On 7 September 2024, Moore made his England U19 debut during a 1–1 draw away to Croatia. [26]

Career statistics

As of match played 26 January 2025
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeague FA Cup EFL Cup Europe Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Tottenham Hotspur 2023–24 [27] Premier League 200000—20
2024–25 [28] 6010104 [a] 0120
Career total80101040140
  1. ↑ Appearances in UEFA Europa League

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