Ryan Moon

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Ryan Moon
Personal information
Date of birth (1996-09-15) 15 September 1996 (age 28)
Place of birth Pietermaritzburg, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Golden Arrows
Number 9
Youth career
Woodlands FC
Pirates FC
0000–2016 Maritzburg United
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2016 Maritzburg United 2 (0)
2016–2019 Kaizer Chiefs 32 (5)
2019–2021 Stellenbosch 35 (5)
2021 Varberg 25 (7)
2022– Golden Arrows 44 (9)
International career‡
2017–2018 South Africa 8 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 August 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 14:10 20 November 2018 (UTC)

Ryan Moon (born 15 September 1996) is a South African soccer player who plays as a forward who plays for Golden Arrows.

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Moon has previously played for Maritzburg United and Kaizer Chiefs, and has represented South Africa internationally.

Moon was released by Kaizer Chiefs in 2019, when they declined an option on his contract. [1] In June 2019 he trained with Scottish Premiership club Hibernian. [1] [2]

After spending the spring of 2022 as a free agent, Moon signed for Golden Arrows in June 2022. [3]

Career statistics

Club

As of 20 November 2018. [4]
ClubSeasonLeagueCupContinentalOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Maritzburg United 2015–16 ABSA Premiership 201 [a] 000–30
Kaizer Chiefs 2016–17 610000–61
2017–18 1345 [b] 100–144
2018–19 603 [c] 000–90
Total255800000335
Career total275900000365
Notes
  1. ↑ Appearances in the Nedbank Cup
  2. ↑ One appearance in the Telkom Knockout, four appearances and one goal in the Nedbank Cup
  3. ↑ One appearance in the Telkom Knockout, two appearances in the MTN 8

International

As of matches played 20 November 2018. [5]
National teamYearAppsGoals
South Africa 201731
201850
Total81

International goals

Scores and results list South Africa's goal tally first. [5]
NoDateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.15 July 2017 Francistown Stadium, Francistown, Botswana Flag of Botswana.svg  Botswana 1–02–0 2018 African Nations Championship qualification

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References

  1. 1 2 Elgott, Jordan (28 June 2019). "Hibs end bid for Scunthorpe's Funso Ojo pursuit but close on Preston's Chris Maxwell". BBC Sport. Retrieved 28 June 2019.
  2. ↑ Wales, Peter (10 July 2019). "Ryan Moon: No Hibs contract for striker as South African international fails to win deal". Edinburgh Evening News. Retrieved 11 July 2019.
  3. ↑ "Moon Signs With DStv Prem Club". Soccer Laduma. 8 June 2022.
  4. ↑ Ryan Moon at Soccerway. Retrieved 4 December 2017.
  5. 1 2 Ryan Moon at National-Football-Teams.com


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