Luke Moore

Infobox Football biography
playername = Luke Moore


fullname = Luke Isaac Moore
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1986|2|13|df=y
cityofbirth = Birmingham
countryofbirth = England
height = height|ft=5|in=11
position = Striker
currentclub = West Bromwich Albion
clubnumber = 16
contractend =
youthyears =
youthclubs = Aston Villa
years = 2003–2008
2003–2004
2008
2008–
clubs = Aston Villa
→ Wycombe Wanderers (loan)
→ West Bromwich Albion (loan)
West Bromwich Albion
caps(goals) = 87 (14)
06 0(4)
10 0(0)
02 0(0)
nationalyears = 2005–
nationalteam = England U21
nationalcaps(goals) = 05 0(0)
pcupdate = 16:58, 21 September 2008 (UTC)
ntupdate = 17 October 2007

Luke Isaac Moore (born 13 February 1986 in Birmingham) is an English football striker who currently plays for West Bromwich Albion.

Career

Aston Villa

Luke is the younger brother of the former Queens Park Rangers and Aston Villa striker Stefan Moore. Together they were a crucial part of the Villa FA Youth Cup winning team of 2002. In December 2003 he was loaned to Wycombe Wanderers, who had failed in their approach for him earlier in the season. [Cite news
title = Wycombe get Moore help
url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/w/wycombe_wanderers/3309719.stm
publisher = BBC Sport
date = 2003-12-11
accessdate = 2008-02-22] Moore made his Wycombe début in a 1–1 draw against Notts County on December 13 2003.cite web
url = http://www.soccerbase.com/players_details.sd?playerid=35929
title = Luke Moore player statistics
accessdate = 2008-02-22
work = soccerbase.com
publisher = Racing Post] He only had to wait until his next game, against Bournemouth to score his début goal in a 2–0 victory. On 3 January 2004 he scored his first career hat-trick in a 4–1 home win over Grimsby Town.

Upon his return to Aston Villa, he benefited from an ankle injury to his brother in order to make his début, as a substitute in a 2–2 draw against Birmingham City.fact|date=May 2008 His first senior goal for Villa came in the 2–0 victory against Middlesbrough on 5 March 2005. Less than a year later, on 5 February 2006, Moore scored his first Premiership hat-trick for Villa, again against Middlesbrough.

Despite Villa signing additional forwards such as Kevin Phillips and Milan Baroš in the summer of 2005, Moore kept his place in the first-team squad, starting some games and coming on from the bench in others. The departure of Phillips and the injury to Baroš ensured his place as a starter for the first team at the beginning of the Premiership season

He sustained a serious injury to his right shoulder in a game against Chelsea, a problem dating back to his childhood.fact|date=May 2008 As a result he has had to have an operation on his shoulder. He was taken to be operated on in the USA under the influence of Aston Villa chairman Randy Lerner.

Moore returned from his shoulder injury on Monday 9 April 2007, coming on as a substitute for Shaun Maloney against Wigan Athletic at Villa Park. On 14 April 2007, having again come on as a subsitute, he scored with a header in a 3–1 win against Middlesbrough at the Riverside Stadium. It was his first senior goal since the 2–0 victory over Charlton Athletic on 23 September 2006. Moore came on against Bolton Wanderers in the last Villa game of the season to equalise in the 83rd minute, earning Villa a draw.

On 25 July 2007, he scored a hat trick for Aston Villa in the friendly match with Toronto FC. In January 2008 Villa manager Martin O'Neill revealed that Rangers manager Walter Smith had contacted him about possibly signing Moore. O'Neill quoted Rangers with a price of £3.5 million for Moore. [cite news |first= |last= |authorlink= |coauthors= |title=Villa quote Gers £3.5m for Moore |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/r/rangers/7202754.stm |work= |publisher=BBC Sport |date=2008-01-22 |accessdate=2008-01-22 ] On 22 February, Moore joined rivals West Bromwich Albion on loan until the end of the season, signing a deal to join permanently for £3.5m in the summer of 2008. [cite news |title=West Brom sign Moore on loan deal |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/w/west_bromwich_albion/7254665.stm |publisher=BBC Sport |date=2008-02-22 |accessdate=2008-02-22 ]

West Bromwich Albion

Moore made his Albion debut on 23 February 2008, coming on as a second-half substitute in a 2–1 home defeat to Hull City. [Cite news
title = WBA vs Hull City
url = http://www.wba.premiumtv.co.uk/page/MatchReport/0,,10366~38707,00.html
publisher = West Bromwich Albion F.C.
date = 2008-02-23
accessdate = 2008-03-01] He received the first red card of his career in a 4–1 home defeat to Leicester City on 15 March 2008. [Cite news
title = Mowbray keeps counsel on Moore red
url = http://www.wba.premiumtv.co.uk/page/News/0,,10366~1266286,00.html
publisher = West Bromwich Albion F.C.
date = 2008-03-15
accessdate = 2008-03-15] On 28 May 2008, he completed his transfer to the newly promoted Premiership side for a fee of £3 million. [Cite news
title = West Brom sign Moore from Villa
url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/w/west_bromwich_albion/7423246.stm
publisher = BBC
date = 2008-05-28
accessdate = 2008-05-28]

International

Moore has played for the England under-21s team.

Honours

Aston Villa:

FA Youth Cup
*Winners (2001–02)

FA Youth Cup
*Runners Up (2003–04)

References

External links

* [http://www.wba.co.uk/page/ProfilesDetail/0,,10366~23310,00.html Luke Moore player profile] at wba.co.uk
* [http://www.avfc.co.uk/page/PlayerProfiles/0,,10265~23310,00.html Luke Moore player profile] at avfc.co.uk
*soccerbase|id=35929|name=Luke Moore
* [http://www.astonvillayears.com/years/2002-2006starplayers.htm Info on player]

Persondata
NAME = Luke Moore
ALTERNATIVE NAMES =
SHORT DESCRIPTION = Footballer
DATE OF BIRTH = 13 February 1986
PLACE OF BIRTH = Birmingham, England
DATE OF DEATH =
PLACE OF DEATH =