![]() Dyer with Valour in 2022 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Moses John Dyer [1] | ||
Date of birth | [1] | 21 March 1997||
Place of birth | Palmerston North, New Zealand | ||
Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) [1] | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder, Forward | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Galway United | ||
Youth career | |||
–2014 | Auckland City | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2014–2015 | Wanderers SC | 9 | (0) |
2015–2016 | Onehunga Sports | ||
2016–2017 | Eastern Suburbs | 17 | (5) |
2017 | Northcote City | 3 | (1) |
2017–2018 | Eastern Suburbs | 15 | (4) |
2018 | Manukau United | 8 | (3) |
2018–2019 | Florø | 26 | (7) |
2020–2022 | Valour FC | 54 | (19) |
2023–2024 | FC Tulsa | 29 | (4) |
2024 | Vancouver FC | 13 | (4) |
2024 | → Pacific FC (loan) | 10 | (4) |
2025– | Galway United | 1 | (0) |
International career‡ | |||
2015–2017 | New Zealand U20 | 15 | (3) |
2015 | New Zealand U23 | 4 | (0) |
2015– | New Zealand | 11 | (1) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23 October 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 14 February 2020 |
Moses John Dyer (born 21 March 1997) is a New Zealand professional footballer who plays for League of Ireland Premier Division club Galway United.
In September 2014, Dyer signed with New Zealand Premiership side Wanderers SC. [2] Dyer made his competitive debut for Wanderers in the opening round of the 2014–15 ASB Premiership against Waitakere United in a 3–2 loss. [3] That season, he made a total of nine league appearances for Wanderers. [4]
In 2016, Dyer signed with Eastern Suburbs, making seventeen appearances that season and scoring five goals. [4]
In mid 2017, Dyer signed for NPL 2 side Northcote City. [5] Following his participation at the U-20 World Cup, Dyer trialed with several European sides including Arendal, [6] Vejle Boldklub [7] and Crewe Alexandra. [8]
In 2017, Dyer returned to Eastern Suburbs and made fifteen appearances that season, scoring four goals. [4] In the last league game of the season, Dyer was sent off in the closing minutes for grabbing a Canterbury United opponent and dragging him to the ground. [9]
On 30 March 2018, Dyer signed for Kevin Fallon's newly formed Manukau United in New Zealand's NRFL Premier. [10]
On 25 July 2018, Dyer signed with Norwegian First Division side Florø SK. [11] That season, he made seven appearances, scoring one goals as Florø was relegated to the Second Division. [4] The following season, Dyer made nineteen league appearances, scoring six goals. [4]
On 14 February 2020, Dyer signed with Canadian Premier League side Valour FC. [12] He made his debut on August 16 against Cavalry FC. [13] After the 2021 CPL season, Valour announced they had exercised Dyer's contract option, keeping him at the club through 2022. [14] In December 2022, Valour announced that Dyer would be departing the club. [15]
On 22 December 2022, Dyer signed with USL Championship side FC Tulsa.
On 15 March 2024, FC Tulsa announced the mutual termination of Dyer's contract. [16]
In March 2024, Dyer returned to the Canadian Premier League, joining Vancouver FC. [17] In August 2024, he was loaned to Pacific FC for the remainder of 2024 in a loan swap, with Ayman Sellouf heading to Vancouver FC on loan for the same duration. [18] [19]
On 12 January 2025, Dyer signed for League of Ireland Premier Division club Galway United. [20]
Dyer was born in New Zealand and is of Polynesian descent. [21] Dyer was called up to the New Zealand senior team for a friendly against South Korea as a replacement for Ryan Thomas who had pulled out of the game due to injury [22] He was substituted on in the second half, [23] as New Zealand succumbed to a late goal to lose 1–0. [24]
Following the South Korea friendly, New Zealand U-20 coach Darren Bazeley named several Under-20 eligible players, including Dyer for a 2-match tour of Uzbekistan against the Uzbekistan U-20s in preparation for the 2015 FIFA U-20 World Cup which was held in New Zealand. [25] During this game, he came on as a second-half substitute in their first game, which New Zealand lost 1–0. [26]
Dyer was a member of the New Zealand squad at the 2017 FIFA U-20 World Cup. [27]
No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1. | 7 June 2018 | Mumbai Football Arena, Mumbai, India | ![]() | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2018 Intercontinental Cup |