| Elliott Moore | |
| Full Name: | Elliott Jordan Moore[1] |
| Birth Date: | 1997 3, df=y |
| Birth Place: | Coalville, England |
| Position: | Centre back |
| Currentclub: | Oxford United |
| Clubnumber: | 5 |
| Youthclubs1: | Leicester City |
| Youthyears1: | 2003–2017 |
| Years1: | 2017–2019 |
| Caps1: | 0 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Years2: | 2017–2019 |
| Clubs2: | → OH Leuven (loan) |
| Caps2: | 61 |
| Goals2: | 7 |
| Years3: | 2019– |
| Caps3: | 174 |
| Goals3: | 9 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2015 |
| Nationalteam1: | England U18 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 1 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
| Nationalyears2: | 2017 |
| Nationalteam2: | England U20 |
| Nationalcaps2: | 2 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 0 |
| Club-Update: | 18:23, 10 August 2024 (UTC) |
Elliott Jordan Moore (born 16 March 1997) is an English professional footballer who plays as a defender for club Oxford United.
Born in Coalville, England, Moore began his career with Leicester City at the age of 6, training with the club's Academy Development Group before signing a contract with the club at the age of 8. He gained his scholarship at the age of 16 and helped the under-18s reach the semi-final of the FA Youth cup in 2014–15.[2] That team included several players that went on to play in the Premier League with Leicester's first team - Ben Chilwell, Hamza Choudhary and Harvey Barnes. He made his under-21s debut at the age of 16 against Coalville Town in the Westerby Cup Winners' Cup final on 31 July 2013.[3] Moore went on to make over 60 appearances for the club at under-21 and under-23 levels and captained the under-23 side during the 2016–17 season.[4] His performance in the 2014–15 season earned him a nomination for Leicester's Academy Player of the Year award but he lost out to Ben Chilwell.[5]
On 18 May 2017, Moore was called up to the first team but appeared as an unused substitute in the 6–1 defeat to Tottenham Hotspur in the last game of the season.[6] He joined the first team's pre-season tour to Austria and Asia during the Summer of 2017 and made his first appearance on 19 July 2017.[7] He came on as a half-time substitute in the Asia Trophy semi-final win over West Bromwich Albion in front of a crowd of 40,000.
In August 2017, Moore signed a new two-year contract, keeping him at the King Power Stadium until July 2019, and he signed another two-year contract until 2020 the following June.[8] [9]
His new contract with Leicester City included a loan deal that saw him join OH Leuven, also owned by King Power.[10] [8] [11]
Moore immediately featured in the starting lineup at OH Leuven one day after signing for the club, in a 7–1 victory over Cercle Brugge.[12] Moore quickly established himself in the side following his debut.[13] On 27 August 2017, he scored the 8th goal for OH Leuven and his first for the club in an 8–0 cup win against Turnhout.[14] He scored his first league goal for the club on 8 September 2017, in a 2–0 win over Tubize,[15] and scored again on 3 October 2017, in a 3–0 win over Cercle Brugge.[16] He captained the side for the first time, following an injury to Dimitri Daeseleire, in a 2–2 draw against Cercle Brugge on 2 February 2018,[17] and also captained the following match against Lierse on 11 February 2018 before suffering an injury.[18] Moore returned from injury as captain on 1 April 2018, in a 2–2 draw against Zulte Waregem.[19] As the 2017–18 season progressed, Moore featured as captain in a number of matches, though OH Leuven failed to return to the Belgian top flight.[20] Moore finished his first season at OH Leuven having made 35 appearances and scored 3 times in all competitions.
Following the 2017–18 season, Moore rejoined Leuven on loan for a second season.[21]
Moore signed a three-year deal with Oxford United on 1 August 2019 for an undisclosed fee.[22] He made his debut two days later as a 94th-minute substitute in United's first league game of the 2019–20 season at Sunderland.[23] On 7 June 2022, Moore signed a new three-year deal, keeping him at the club until 2025.[24]
In June 2015, Moore was called up for the England U18 squad and made his only appearance for the side, in a 2–1 defeat over Russia U18.[25]
In June 2017, he was called up for the England U20 squad for the first time ahead of Toulon Tournament.[26] He made his England U20 debut on 1 June 2017 as a 68th-minute substitute in a 7–1 win over Cuba.[27] He made his full debut three days later in a 2–1 win over Japan.[28] England went on to win the Tournament and Moore received his first medal at international level.
His father played football as a semi-professional.[29]
| + Appearances and goals by club, season and competition | Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Leicester City U21 | 2016–17 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||||
| Leicester City | 2017–18 | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2018–19 | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| OH Leuven | 2017–18 | Belgian First Division B | 33 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 35 | 3 | |||
| 2018–19 | Belgian First Division B | 28 | 5 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 29 | 5 | ||||
| Total | 61 | 7 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 64! | 8 | |||||
| Oxford United | 2019–20 | League One | 20 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 35 | 2 | |
| 2020–21 | League One | 46 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 54 | 5 | ||
| 2021–22 | League One | 31 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 35 | 1 | ||
| 2022–23 | League One | 37 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 42 | 1 | ||
| 2023–24 | League One | 39 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 46 | 2 | ||
| Total | 173 | 9 | 13 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 16 | 1 | 212 | 11 | |||
| Career total | 234 | 16 | 16 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 18 | 1 | 278 | 19 | |||
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