| Tafari Moore | |
| Full Name: | Tafari Lalibela Moore[1] |
| Birth Date: | 5 July 1997 |
| Birth Place: | Kilburn, England |
| Height: | 1.73 m[2] |
| Position: | Full-back |
| Currentclub: | Oxford City |
| Clubnumber: | 22 |
| Youthyears1: | 2005–2009 |
| Youthclubs1: | Queens Park Rangers |
| Youthyears2: | 2009–2015 |
| Youthclubs2: | Arsenal |
| Years1: | 2015–2018 |
| Clubs1: | Arsenal |
| Caps1: | 0 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Years2: | 2016–2017 |
| Clubs2: | → FC Utrecht (loan) |
| Caps2: | 1 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Years3: | 2016–2017 |
| Clubs3: | → Jong FC Utrecht (loan) |
| Caps3: | 26 |
| Goals3: | 0 |
| Years4: | 2018 |
| Clubs4: | → Wycombe Wanderers (loan) |
| Caps4: | 13 |
| Goals4: | 0 |
| Years5: | 2018–2020 |
| Clubs5: | Plymouth Argyle |
| Caps5: | 14 |
| Goals5: | 0 |
| Years6: | 2020 |
| Clubs6: | → Colchester United (loan) |
| Caps6: | 1 |
| Goals6: | 0 |
| Years7: | 2021–2022 |
| Clubs7: | Hendon |
| Caps7: | 36 |
| Goals7: | 0 |
| Years8: | 2022–2023 |
| Clubs8: | St Albans City |
| Caps8: | 45 |
| Goals8: | 4 |
| Years9: | 2023– |
| Clubs9: | Oxford City |
| Caps9: | 26 |
| Goals9: | 0 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2012–2013 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 6 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
| Nationalyears2: | 2013–2014 |
| Nationalcaps2: | 12 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 0 |
| Nationalyears3: | 2014 |
| Nationalcaps3: | 2 |
| Nationalgoals3: | 0 |
| Nationalyears4: | 2015–2016 |
| Nationalcaps4: | 5 |
| Nationalgoals4: | 0 |
| Nationalyears5: | 2016–2018 |
| Nationalcaps5: | 6 |
| Nationalgoals5: | 0 |
| Club-Update: | 16:04, 28 April 2024 (UTC) |
| Nationalteam-Update: | 9:59, 28 June 2018 (UTC) |
Tafari Lalibela Moore (born 5 July 1997) is an English professional footballer who plays as a full-back for Oxford City. He came through the youth system at Arsenal, and has been involved with the England U20 national team.[3]
Moore was born in the London Borough of Brent.[4] He joined Queens Park Rangers as an under-nine, and moved on to Arsenal at the age of twelve.[5] Moore signed his first professional contract with Arsenal on 5 July 2014, his 17th birthday.[6] He was a member of Arsenal's under-21 team that beat Aston Villa in the 2015–16 Professional U21 Development League play-off final to gain promotion to the top division.[7]
On 17 August 2016, he was sent on a season-long loan to Eredivisie club FC Utrecht.[8] Five days later he made his professional debut for Jong FC Utrecht in the Eerste Divisie. Moore played in his first match for the senior team on 16 September in a 5–1 defeat at home to Groningen.[9]
On 12 January 2018, he was sent on loan to League Two club Wycombe Wanderers until the end of the 2017–18 season.[3] At the end of the season, he was released by the Gunners.[10]
On 28 June 2018, he joined Plymouth Argyle. Moore started games early in the season but produced some disappointing performances and did not play again in the 2018–19 season after November. Moore played twice in cup games at the start of the following season before being listed for loan in October.[11] On 9 January 2020, it was announced that the Pilgrims had offered Moore a settlement to terminate his contract.[12] Later that month, he joined Colchester United on loan until the end of the season, but only made one appearance.[13] Moore was released by Plymouth at the end of the season.[14] In October 2020 he played for Salford City's development team in The Central League.[15]
Moore joined Hendon in September 2021.[16]
In June 2022, Moore made the step up to join National League South club St Albans City.[17] Moore was awarded the National League South Player of the Month award for November 2022.[18]
Moore was born to a Jamaican father, and a Jamaican-Barbadian mother.[6] He has played a youth international for England, and was an instrumental member of the English side that won the 2014 UEFA European Under-17 Championship. As so he was also named in UEFA's team of the tournament.[19] On 20 July 2016, he was called up to the England Under-19 squad for the 2016 UEFA European Under-19 Championship in Germany. England eventually got to the semifinals of the Euros, where they went out by 2–1 to Italy.[20] [21]
Moore is a devout Rastafarian who often credits God in interviews and has large dreadlocks in the custom of his faith.[22]
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Arsenal | 2015–16 | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2016–17 | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2017–18 | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Jong FC Utrecht (loan) | 2016–17 | Eerste Divisie | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 26 | 0 | |||
| FC Utrecht (loan) | 2016–17 | Eredivisie | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| Wycombe Wanderers (loan) | 2017–18 | League Two | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | |
| Plymouth Argyle | 2018–19 | League One | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 18 | 0 | |
| 2019–20 | League Two | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Total | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 20 | 0 | |||
| Colchester United (loan) | 2019–20 | League Two | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Hendon | 2021–22[23] | SFL Premier Division South | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 0 | |
| Career total | 70 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 78 | 0 | |||
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