Montell Moore

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Montell Moore

| image =

| fullname = Montell Brandon Kane Moore{{Cite web |url=http://www.thefa.com/-/media/files/thefaportal/governance-docs/registrations/january-2016.ashx |title=List of Players under Written Contract Whose Registrations have been Cancelled by Mutual Consent Between 01/01/2016 and 31/01/2016 |page=14}}

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1995|12|23|df=y}}

| birth_place = Chiswick, England

| death_date =

| height =

| position = Midfielder

| currentclub =

| clubnumber =

| youthyears1 = 2003–2014

| youthclubs1 = Brentford

| years1 = 2014–2016

| clubs1 = Brentford

| caps1 = 0

| goals1 = 0

| years2 = 2014

| clubs2 = → Burnham (loan)

| caps2 = 1

| goals2 = 0

| years3 = 2015

| clubs3 = → Midtjylland (loan)

| caps3 = 0

| goals3 = 0

| years4 = 2016

| clubs4 = Charlton Athletic

| caps4 = 0

| goals4 = 0

| years5 = 2017

| clubs5 = Hibernians

| caps5 = 11

| goals5 = 0

| years6 = 2017

| clubs6 = Enfield Town

| caps6 = 6

| goals6 = 0

| totalcaps = 18

| totalgoals = 0

}}

Montell Brandon Kane Moore (born 23 December 1995) is an English convicted sex offender and former professional football midfielder. He is a product of the Brentford academy and had a spell with Maltese Premier League side Hibernians in 2017 after his departure from Charlton Athletic.

Playing career

= Brentford =

== Youth years (2003–2014) ==

Growing up in Chiswick,{{Cite web |url=http://www.getwestlondon.co.uk/news/local-news/brentford-fc-striker-charged-handling-8343655 |title=Brentford FC striker charged with handling stolen goods |last=Robert Cumber |date=24 December 2014 |website=getwestlondon |access-date=25 February 2015}} Moore joined the local Brentford Community Sports Trust at age seven and impressed enough to be offered a place at the club's Centre of Excellence.{{Cite web |url=http://www.brentfordfccst.com/media/3091/annualreport2007.pdf |title=Brentford FC Community Sports Trust: First Annual Report – 25.10.05 – 31.03.07 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110627173153/http://www.brentfordfccst.com/media/3091/annualreport2007.pdf |archive-date=27 June 2011 |url-status=dead |access-date=29 October 2018}}{{Cite web |url=http://www.brentfordfc.co.uk/news/article/montell-moore-contract-15.08.14-1831516.aspx |title=Montell Moore signs on to stay at Brentford until 2017 |last=Wickham |first=Chis |date=15 August 2014 |publisher=Brentfordfc.co.uk |access-date=22 August 2014}} A broken leg and a year out of football failed to halt his progression through the ranks and he made his debut for the club's youth team during the 2011–12 season,{{Cite web |url=http://www.brentfordfccst.com/media/52844/bfcnewsissueoneonline.pdf |title=BrentfordNEWS – From Street Soccer to Griffin Park An Interview with Montell Moore |page=4 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181030035407/http://www.brentfordfccst.com/media/52844/bfcnewsissueoneonline.pdf |archive-date=30 October 2018 |url-status=dead |access-date=29 October 2018}} making eight appearances.{{cite web|title = BURNHAM LOAN DEAL FOR DUO OF BRENTFORD YOUNGSTERS – News – Hungerford Town Football Club|url = http://www.pitchero.com/clubs/hungerfordtownfc/news/burnham-loan-deal-for-duo-of-brentford-youngsters-1158472.html|website = www.pitchero.com|access-date = 8 July 2015}} Moore signed scholarship forms in July 2012.{{cite web|url=http://www.brentfordfc.co.uk/news/article/bees-sign-new-scholar-282315.aspx |title=Bees Sign New Scholar |publisher=Brentfordfc.co.uk |access-date=12 August 2014}} Over the course of his two-year scholarship, he scored 14 goals in 36 appearances for the youth team and finished as top scorer in the 2013–14 season.{{cite web|url=http://www.brentfordfc.co.uk/news/article/yt-stats-201213-896748.aspx |title=YOUTH TEAM STATS 2012/13 |publisher=Brentfordfc.co.uk |access-date=12 August 2014}}{{cite web|url=http://www.brentfordfc.co.uk/news/article/1314-youth-team-stats-1768075.aspx |title=2013/14 YOUTH TEAM STATISTICS |publisher=Brentfordfc.co.uk |date=30 April 2014 |access-date=12 August 2014}} On 30 June 2014, Moore signed a one-year professional contract to be a part of the Development Squad for the 2014–15 season.{{cite web|url=http://www.brentfordfc.co.uk/news/article/montell-moore-contract-27.06.14-1695159.aspx |title=Montell Moore signs at Brentford |publisher=Brentfordfc.co.uk |date=30 June 2014 |access-date=12 August 2014}}

== Breakthrough (2014–2016) ==

After featuring for the first team during pre-season and scoring in a 5–1 rout of Barnet,{{cite web|url=http://www.brentfordfc.co.uk/news/article/barnet-v-brentford-psf-22.07.14-1775287.aspx |title=Match report from Brentford's pre-season friendly win against Barnet at The Hive |publisher=Brentfordfc.co.uk |access-date=22 August 2014}} Moore was called into the senior squad for the opening game of the 2014–15 Championship season against Charlton Athletic, but remained an unused substitute. He made his professional debut in the following match, starting in a League Cup first round tie with Dagenham & Redbridge. With the score at 4–4, Moore scored his first senior goal seven minutes into extra time and Brentford won the match on penalties after an incredible 6–6 draw. He also set up two goals for Stuart Dallas.{{cite web|url=http://www.brentfordfc.co.uk/news/article/montell-moore-quotes-dagenham-12.08.14-1826942.aspx|title=Montell Moore recats after Brentford's Capital One Cup game against Dagenham and Redbridge|author=Chris Wickham|work=brentfordfc.co.uk|access-date=16 June 2015}} Moore signed a new three-year contract on 15 August, but lost his place in the squad due to the arrival of Betinho on loan and the resurgence of Toumani Diagouraga.{{Cite web |url=http://www.espnfc.com/player/207275/montell-moore?season=2014 |title=Montell Moore |website=espnfc.com |access-date=25 February 2015}}{{cite web|url=http://www.brentfordfc.co.uk/news/article/montell-moore-huddersfield-town-13.10.14-2014170.aspx|title=Attacker reflects on defeat to Huddersfield Town|author=Ciaran Brett|work=brentfordfc.co.uk|access-date=25 February 2015}} He continued to appear regularly for the Development Squad and spent the second half of the 2014–15 season out on loan.

Moore failed to feature at all for the first team during the first six months of the 2015–16 season and his contract was cancelled by mutual consent on 1 February 2016.{{cite web|title = Montell Moore leaves Brentford|url = http://www.brentfordfc.co.uk/news/article/montell-moore-leaves-brentford-22.01.16-2930763.aspx|website = www.brentfordfc.co.uk|access-date = 1 February 2016|first = Brentford|last = FC}} He made one first team appearance and scored 9 goals in 31 matches for the Development Squad during 18 months as a professional at Griffin Park.{{Soccerbase|id=77015}}{{cite web|title = 2012/13 DEVELOPMENT SQUAD STATS|url = http://www.brentfordfc.co.uk/news/article/201213-ds-player-stats-887837.aspx|website = www.brentfordfc.co.uk|access-date = 8 July 2015|first = Ciaran|last = Brett}}{{cite web|url = http://www.brentfordfc.co.uk/news/article/201314-development-squad-stats-1710997.aspx|title = 2013/14 Brentford Development Squad stats|publisher = Brentfordfc.co.uk|date = 31 May 2014|access-date = 12 August 2014}}{{cite web|title = 2014/15 Development Squad Stats|url = http://www.brentfordfc.co.uk/news/article/201415-development-squad-stats-2518085.aspx|website = www.brentfordfc.co.uk|access-date = 3 July 2015|first = Ciaran|last = Brett}}{{Cite news|url=http://www.brentfordfc.co.uk/news/article/2016-17/201516-development-squad-stats-3337036.aspx|title=2015/16 Development Squad Stats|last=Deacon|first=Chris|access-date=28 December 2016}}

== Burnham (loan) ==

Moore and Brentford Development Squad teammate George Pilbeam joined Southern League Premier Division strugglers Burnham on loan on 11 February 2014.{{cite web|url=http://www.brentfordfc.co.uk/news/article/montell-george-burnham-11.02.14-1353688.aspx |title=Burnham Move For Youth Team Duo |publisher=Brentfordfc.co.uk |date=11 February 2014 |access-date=12 August 2014}} In a spell affected by the weather, Moore made just one appearance for the Blues, as a late substitute in a 4–2 defeat to St Neots Town on 15 February.{{cite web|url=http://www.brentfordfc.co.uk/news/article/loan-round-up-17.02.14-1362725.aspx |title=Loan Round-Up |publisher=Brentfordfc.co.uk |date=17 February 2014 |access-date=12 August 2014}}

== Midtjylland (loan) ==

On 19 January 2015, Moore joined Danish Superliga leaders Midtjylland on loan until May 2015.{{cite web|url=http://www.brentfordfc.co.uk/news/article/montell-moore-fc-midtjylland-loan-2214122.aspx|title=Brentford Development Squad attacker Montell Moore signs on loan for Danish Superliga leaders FC Midtjylland|author=Chris Wickham|work=brentfordfc.co.uk|access-date=25 February 2015}} He made 8 U19 and two reserve team appearances and helped the U19 team to the U19 Ligaen title.{{Cite web |url=http://www.brentfordfc.co.uk/news/article/montell-moore-fc-midtjylland-loan-ends-2497165.aspx |title=Montell Moore returns to Brentford at end of loan with Danish Superliga side FC Midtjylland |last=Wickham |first=Chris |website=www.brentfordfc.co.uk |access-date=22 June 2015}} He returned to Griffin Park after his loan expired.

= Charlton Athletic =

On 15 February 2016, Moore joined Championship side Charlton Athletic until the end of the 2015–16 season after a successful trial with the club's Development Squad.{{Cite web |url=http://www.cafc.co.uk/news/article/charlton-athletic-yun-suk-young-queens-park-rangers-2955887.aspx#Wbstf9k4q3g314kw.99 |title=Charlton Athletic sign attacking full-back Yun Suk-Young on loan |last=Jones |first=George |website=www.cafc.co.uk |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170429080700/http://www.cafc.co.uk/news/article/charlton-athletic-yun-suk-young-queens-park-rangers-2955887.aspx |archive-date=29 April 2017 |url-status=dead |access-date=15 February 2016}} He made one appearance for the club's U23 team in a Kent Senior Cup match.{{Cite news |url=http://www.cafc.co.uk//news/article/2016-17/charlton-phoenix-sports-kent-senior-cup-report-3396271.aspx |title=KENT SENIOR CUP REPORT {{!}} Phoenix Sports 1 Charlton 4 |last=Jones |first=George |access-date=17 April 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170626124654/http://www.cafc.co.uk/news/article/2016-17/charlton-phoenix-sports-kent-senior-cup-report-3396271.aspx |archive-date=26 June 2017 |url-status=dead |language=en}}

= Hibernians =

In mid-January 2017, Moore moved to Malta to join Maltese Premier League club Hibernians.{{Cite news|url=http://www.tvm.com.mt/mt/sports/difensur-montenegrin-gdid-ma-hibernians/|title=Difensur Montenegrin ġdid ma' Hibernians – TVM|newspaper=TVM|access-date=11 February 2017|language=en-US}} He made 11 appearances and won the first senior silverware of his career when Hibernians claimed the league title with one match to spare.{{Cite web |url=http://www.hiberniansfc.org/newscard_popup.aspx?ID=617 |title=HIBERNIANS FC – News Details |website=www.hiberniansfc.org |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170906040355/http://www.hiberniansfc.org/newscard_popup.aspx?ID=617 |archive-date=6 September 2017 |url-status=usurped |access-date=17 May 2017}} He departed the club after the season.

= Enfield Town =

After receiving international clearance, Moore returned to England to join Isthmian League Premier Division club Enfield Town on 15 September 2017.{{Cite web |url=http://www.enfieldtownfootballclub.co.uk/news/montell-moore-1990974.html |title=Montell Moore – News – Enfield Town Football Club |publisher=enfieldtownfootballclub.co.uk |access-date=15 September 2017}} He made his debut the following day as a late substitute for Mickey Parcell in a 0–0 FA Cup second qualifying round draw with Hanwell Town.{{Cite web |url=http://www.enfieldtownfootballclub.co.uk/teams/65370/player/montell-moore-1924452/46827 |title=Montell Moore – 1st Team – Enfield Town Football Club |website=www.enfieldtownfootballclub.co.uk |language=en |access-date=18 September 2017}} He scored his first goal for the club in the following match, with the third goal in a 5–0 rout of Hanwell Town in the replay. Moore was released in November, after making 12 appearances and scoring two goals for the club.

Sexual crimes and conviction

In September 2018, after having been found guilty of rape at Isleworth Magistrates' Court, he received a prison sentence of 11 years and 6 months.{{cite web |last1=Peracha |first1=Qasim |title=Footballer raped teenager in Brentford home before forcing friend on her |url=https://www.mylondon.news/news/west-london-news/footballer-raped-teenager-brentford-home-15198781 |website=MyLDN News |access-date=4 January 2019}}

On 18 April 2023, Moore pleaded guilty to two further counts of rape. He was sentenced to a further six years in prison. The initial offence took place in May 2014; a police spokesperson said "The victim decided to report the rape after hearing the offender had been convicted of a more recent offence." At the time of this conviction, he was serving his sentence at HMP Bristol.{{cite web |url=https://www.sloughobserver.co.uk/news/23464084.wraysbury-man-brought-justice-nine-years-rape/ |title=Wraysbury: Man 'brought to justice' nine years after rape |publisher=Slough Observer |date=18 April 2023 |accessdate=18 November 2023}}

Honours

Hibernians

Maltese Premier League: 2016–17

Career statistics

rowspan="2"\|Club !rowspan="2"\|Season !colspan="3"\|League !colspan="2"\|National Cup !colspan="2"\|League Cup ! colspan="2" \|Other ! colspan="2" \|Total
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Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals !Apps !Goals	Apps	Goals
Brentford \|2014–15{{Soccerbase season\|77015\|2014\|access-date=25 February 2015}} \|Championship \|0	0	0	0	1	1 \|0 \|0	1	1
\|Burnham (loan) \|2013–14{{Soccerbase season\|77015\|2013\|access-date=8 June 2015}}	Southern League Premier Division \|1	0	colspan="2" \|—	colspan="2" \|— \| colspan="2" \|—	1	0
Hibernians \|2016–17{{Soccerway\|id=356733\|accessdate=11 February 2017}} \|Maltese Premier League \|11 \|0 \| colspan="2" \|— \| colspan="2" \|— \| colspan="2" \|— \|11 \|0
Enfield Town \|2017–18 \|Isthmian League Premier Division \|6 \|0 \|4 \|2 \| colspan="2" \|— \|21 appearance in FA Trophy, 1 appearance in Isthmian League Cup. \|0 \|12 \|2
colspan="3" \|Career total	18	0	4	2	1	1 !2 !0	25	3