Liam Moore

Leicester City

Born in Loughborough, Leicestershire, Moore began his career with Leicester City, joining the club when he was eight years old and his boyhood club. Moore was captain of the youth team that reached the quarter-finals of the 2010–11 FA Youth Cup. He appeared twice as an unused substitute for the first team throughout the 2010–11 season. By the summer of 2011, Moore graduated. Moore signed a one-month loan contract with Bradford City on 5 August 2011. He made his senior debut on 6 August 2011 in a 2–1 defeat away to Aldershot Town. Moore quickly became a first team regular for the club before he lost his first place in his remaining months there. Moore's announced his desire to stay with Bradford City at the end of the initial month's duration, and his loan was later extended until 31 December 2011. Moore returned to his parent club following the end of his loan deal on 31 December 2011. Moore ended his Bradford loan with 22 appearances to his name. After returning to Leicester, Moore made his debut for them two days later, starting the game against Crystal Palace on 2 January 2012. Two weeks later on 19 January 2012, he signed a contract with the club, keeping him until 2013. He did not make another appearance for Leicester until 28 April 2012, when he played in their 2–1 win against Leeds United. Ahead of the 2012–13 season, Moore was allocated the number 22 shirt. He started in the first six matches of the 2012–13 season before dropped for two…

Moore has represented England at under-17, under-20 and under-21 youth international level. He made his England U17 debut, playing 10 minutes, in a 1–1 draw against Italy U17 on 26 August 2009. Moore went on to make three appearances for the U17 side. On 8 November 2012, he was called up to the England under-21 team for the first time for a friendly against Northern Ireland. He made his debut in the game, coming on as a substitute in the 83rd minute for Jack Robinson. He was recalled to the under-21 squad in November 2013. Moore helped England reach the 2015 UEFA European Under-21 Championship by scoring in the second leg of the play-offs, which England won 2–1 against Croatia. England had already won the first leg 2–1, which meant they progressed to the finals with a 4–2 aggregate win. He went on to make ten appearances and scoring once for the U21 side. Moore was called up to the England U20 squad for the first time in May 2014 for that summer's Toulon Tournament and European qualifiers. He made his England U20 debut, starting the whole game in the first game of the Toulon Tournament, in a 3–0 win over Qatar. Moore went on to make four appearances for the England U20 side. Moore is eligible to represent Jamaica internationally, through descent. In March 2021, he was one of six English-born players to receive their first call-up to the Jamaica national team. He made his full international debut in a 4–1 loss to the United States on 25 March 2021.

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Moore and his wife Roxi have two children. On 18 April 2018, Moore paid 50 supporters with his own money to help them travel to Hillsborough Stadium prior to away match against Sheffield Wednesday. In the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, Moore made a statement, urging people to follow "all the messages and advice given by the Government" regarding self-isolation. In May 2020, he was among all the first team players to defer 'substantial' percentage of their salary for the next three months. Moore volunteered delivering personal protective equipment to the Royal Berkshire Hospital, having become an ambassador for UKMaskforce.