Luke Moore
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| Luke Moore | ||
| Personal information | ||
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| Date of birth | February 13, 1986 (age 21) | |
| Place of birth | Birmingham, England | |
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) | |
| Playing position | Striker | |
| Club information | ||
| Current club | Aston Villa | |
| Number | 22 | |
| Senior clubs1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 2003–present 2003–04 |
Aston Villa → Wycombe Wanderers (loan) |
66 (11) 6 (4) |
| National team2 | ||
| ???? | England U21 | ? (?) |
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1 Senior club appearances and goals |
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Luke Moore (born February 13, 1986 in Birmingham, West Midlands) is an English football player who currently plays for Aston Villa as a forward.
The brother of Queens Park Rangers's ex-Aston Villa striker Stefan Moore, who together were a crucial part of the FA Youth Cup winning team of 2002. On December 12, 2003 he was loaned to Wycombe Wanderers, making his debut in a 1-1 draw against Notts County on the following day, December 13. He only had to wait until his next game, against Bournemouth to score his debut goal in a 2-0 victory.
Upon his return to Aston Villa, he benefited from an ankle injury to his brother in order to make his debut, as a substitute in a 2-2 draw against Birmingham City.
His first senior goal for Aston Villa came in the 2-0 victory against Middlesbrough on March 5, 2005. Less than a year later, on February 5, 2006, Moore scored his first Premiership hat-trick for Villa, again against Middlesbrough. (Moore had previously scored three in one game for Wycombe Wanderers, while on loan at the League Two side.)
He has been quoted by some Everton-based media sources as being a "better prospect than Wayne Rooney". 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 2006-07 Premiership season
He has a childhood problem with his right shoulder. He sustained a serious shoulder injury in a game against Chelsea. 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 has played for the England Under-21s team.
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1 Sørensen | 2 Delaney | 3 Samuel | 4 Mellberg | 5 Laursen | 6 Barry | 8 McCann | 9 Ángel | 10 Carew | 11 Petrov | 12 Davis | 13 Taylor | 15 Agbonlahor | 16 Bouma | 17 Young | 18 Hughes | 19 Ridgewell | 20 Sutton | 21 Cahill | 22 Moore | 23 Berger | 24 Bardsley | 25 Olejnik | 26 Gardner | 27 Osbourne | 28 Maloney | 29 O'Halloran | Manager: O'Neill |
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