Craig Moore (footballer, born 2005)
{{Short description|Scottish footballer (born 2005)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2022}}
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| name = Craig Moore
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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|2005|September|21|df=y}}
| birth_place = Arbroath, Scotland
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| position = Midfielder
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| youthyears1 = {{0|0000}}-2015
| youthclubs1 = Arbroath Lads Club
| youthyears2 = 2015–2023
| youthclubs2 = Dundee United
| years1 = 2021–2024
| clubs1 = Dundee United
| caps1 = 1
| goals1 = 0
| years2 = 2023–2024
| clubs2 = → Brechin City (loan)
| caps2 = 1
| goals2 = 0
| years3 = 2024
| clubs3 = → Lochee United (loan)
| caps3 = 0
| goals3 = 0
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| club-update = 26 October 2024
| nationalyears1 = 2021–2022
| nationalteam1 = Scotland U17
| nationalcaps1 = 7
| nationalgoals1 = 1
| nationalyears2 = 2022
| nationalteam2 = Scotland U18
| nationalcaps2 = 2
| nationalgoals2 = 0
| nationalteam-update = 23 September 2022
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Craig Moore (born 21 September 2005) is a Scottish professional footballer. He played for Dundee United, and also had loan spells at Brechin City and Lochee United.{{Soccerway|id=craig--moore/798239|accessdate=18 January 2022}}
Club career
Craig Moore made his professional debut for Dundee United on 18 December 2021, starting in the 1–0 away Scottish Premiership loss to Rangers, the reigning champions.{{Cite news|last=McPheat|first=Nick|date=19 Dec 2022|title=Van Bronckhorst unhappy with Rangers performance|language=en-GB|work=BBC Sport|url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/59618450|access-date=2022-01-18}} Having celebrated his sixteenth birthday only a few months before, he became the youngest ever footballer to start a competitive match for United, surpassing John Souttar's previous record.{{Cite web|last=McConnell|first=Alison|date=19 December 2021|title=Declan Glass applauds Craig Moore for Dundee United debut at Ibrox|url=https://www.thenational.scot/sport/19795323.declan-glass-applauds-craig-moore-dundee-united-debut-rangers/|url-status=live|access-date=2022-01-18|website=The National|language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220118182727/https://www.thenational.scot/sport/19795323.declan-glass-applauds-craig-moore-dundee-united-debut-rangers/ |archive-date=18 January 2022 }}{{Cite web|last=Temple|first=Alan|date=20 December 2021|title=How Craig Moore made Dundee United history with Rangers debut|url=https://www.thecourier.co.uk/fp/sport/football/dundee-united/2839839/craig-moore-dundee-united-history-youngest-ever-player-john-souttar-kerr-smith-rangers-debut-tam-courts/|url-status=live|access-date=2022-01-18|website=The Courier|language=en-GB|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211220120923/https://www.thecourier.co.uk/fp/sport/football/dundee-united/2839839/craig-moore-dundee-united-history-youngest-ever-player-john-souttar-kerr-smith-rangers-debut-tam-courts/ |archive-date=20 December 2021 }}
International career
Moore is a youth international for Scotland, having played with the county's under-17.
Personal life
Craig is the brother of fellow footballer, and former Dundee player, Callum Moore.{{Cite web|last=Lorimer|first=Scott|title=Forfar midfielder Callum Moore on why he turned down a contract at Dundee and watching wee brother Craig shine for Dundee United|url=https://www.thecourier.co.uk/fp/sport/football/2878506/forfar-callum-moore-turned-down-contract-dundee/|access-date=2022-01-19|website=The Courier|language=en-GB}}
References
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External links
- {{Soccerway|craig--moore/798239}}
- [https://www.dundeeunitedfc.co.uk/team/18s/craig-moore Dundee United profile]
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Category:Scottish men's footballers
Category:Scotland men's youth international footballers
Category:Men's association football midfielders
Category:Footballers from Dundee
Category:Dundee United F.C. players
Category:Brechin City F.C. players
Category:Lochee United F.C. players
Category:Scottish Professional Football League players
Category:Footballers from Arbroath
Category:21st-century Scottish sportsmen
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