David Moyo

Zimbabwean footballer

David Moyo
Moyo warming up with Northampton Town in 2014
Personal information
Full name David Philani Moyo[1]
Date of birth (1994-12-17) 17 December 1994 (age 29)
Place of birth Bulawayo, Zimbabwe[2]
Height 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Position(s) Winger, forward
Team information
Current team
 Chorley
Youth career
2011–2012 Northampton Town
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2015 Northampton Town 14 (1)
2012 → Kettering Town (loan) 8 (3)
2013 → Corby Town (loan) 5 (2)
2013–2014 → Stamford (loan) 11 (2)
2014–2015 → Brackley Town (loan) 6 (4)
2015–2017 Brackley Town 97 (19)
2017–2018 Hemel Hempstead Town 28 (10)
2018–2019 St Albans City 40 (13)
2019–2022 Hamilton Academical 82 (13)
2022–2023 Barrow 14 (0)
2022–2023 → Barnet (loan) 16 (1)
2023– Chorley 8 (1)
International career‡
2014– Zimbabwe 5 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11:54, 9 May 2023 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 18:04, 13 November 2021 (UTC)

David Philani Moyo (born 17 December 1994) is a Zimbabwean[3] professional footballer who plays as a winger and forward for Chorley and the Zimbabwe national team.

Career

Club Career

Moyo started a two-year scholarship with Northampton Town in the summer of 2011 after joining from AFC Dunstable. He was in the youth team at the same time as Ivan Toney, forming a strike partnership which helped the cobblers through to the FA Youth Cup 5th round during the 2012-13 season. In October 2012, he was awarded his first squad number by manager Aidy Boothroyd, after a prolific scoring record for the youth side.[4] He made his professional debut on 3 November 2012, in a 1–1 draw with Bradford City in the FA Cup, coming on as a substitute for Anthony Charles.[5] In March 2013, he was offered a professional contract with Northampton Town along with Claudio Dias.

In the 2013–14 season, Moyo spent some time out on loan at Northern Premier Division side Stamford, netting 4 goals in all competitions. He left Northampton Town on 12 January after his contract was terminated by the club.

On 12 January 2015, he signed a permanent contract with Brackley Town, Playing over 100 games in all competitions overall, scoring 21 times.

After playing for St Albans, in July 2019 he signed for Hamilton Academical.[6][7] On 29 December 2019, he scored his first goal for the club, the winning goal as Hamilton won 2–1 away to Motherwell in the Lanarkshire derby.[8] In March 2020 he signed a contract extension with Hamilton until 2021.[9]

On 7 August 2020, Moyo signed a new three-year deal at Hamilton, keeping him at the club until 2023. [10]

In November 2020, Moyo was called up for the Zimbabwe national team ahead of the African Cup of Nations qualifiers.[11]

In the 2021/22 season, Moyo provided the highest amount of assists in the Scottish Championship, tallying a total of 12. However, On 30 May 2022, Hamilton confirmed that they and Moyo had reached an agreement to release him from his contract.[12]

On 8 August 2022, Moyo signed for Barrow on a one-year deal. On 29 December, he joined Barnet on loan until the end of the season.[13] He was released by Barrow after one season with the club.[14]

On 12 September 2023, Moyo joined Chorley on a deal until the end of the season.[15]

International Career

In October 2014, Moyo received his first call up to the Zimbabwe national football team.

His second call-up came whilst in fine form for Hamilton Academical in 2021, securing himself a place in their 2021 Africa Cup of Nations squad.

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 29 April 2023[16][17]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Northampton Town 2012–13[18] League Two 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 6 0
2013–14[19] League Two 6 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 7 0
2014–15[20] League Two 3 1 0 0 1 0 1[a] 1 5 2
Total 14 1 1 0 2 0 1 1 18 2
Brackley Town (loan) 2014–15 Conference North 6 4 0 0 — 0 0 6 4
Brackley Town 2014–15[17] Conference North 17 3 0 0 — 0 0 17 3
2015–16[17] National League North 42 10 3 0 — 0 0 45 10
2016–17[17] National League North 38 6 3 0 — 6[b] 2 47 9
Total 97 19 6 0 0 0 6 2 109 21
Hemel Hempstead Town 2017–18[17] National League South 28 9 0 0 — 0 0 28 9
St Albans City 2018–19[17] National League South 40 13 0 0 — 0 0 40 13
Hamilton Academical 2019–20[21] Scottish Premiership 20 2 0 0 0 0 — 20 2
2020–21[22] Scottish Premiership 33 3 1 0 2 0 — 36 3
2021–22[23] Scottish Championship 29 8 1 0 4 0 3[c] 1 37 9
Total 82 13 2 0 6 0 3 1 93 14
Barrow 2022–23[24] League Two 14 0 1 0 1 1 3[d] 0 19 1
Barnet (loan) 2022-23[17] National League 16 1 0 0 0 0 2[b] 1 18 2
Career total 292 59 10 0 9 1 15 5 327 65
  1. ^ Appearance in the Football League Trophy
  2. ^ a b Appearances in the FA Trophy
  3. ^ Appearances in the Scottish Challenge Cup
  4. ^ Appearance in the Football League Trophy

International

As of match played 16 June 2023[25]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Zimbabwe 2014 1 0
2020 2 0
2021 2 0
Total 5 0

References

  1. ^ "Professional retain lists & free transfers 2012/13" (PDF). The Football League. May 2013. p. 4. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 August 2014. Retrieved 15 June 2013.
  2. ^ "David Moyo: From herding cows to Hamilton Academical and Africa Cup of Nations". BBC Sport. 25 February 2022.
  3. ^ Chronicle, The. "International Friendly: Harsh penalty sees impressive Warriors fall against Morocco". The Chronicle.
  4. ^ "Northampton profile". Northampton Town. Archived from the original on 19 January 2013. Retrieved 6 December 2012.
  5. ^ "Northampton 1-1 Bradford". BBC Sport. Retrieved 6 December 2012.
  6. ^ "David Moyo Sign For Accies". Hamilton Academical Website. 30 July 2019. Archived from the original on 30 July 2019. Retrieved 30 July 2019.
  7. ^ "Hamilton Accies sign striker David Moyo after successful trial". BBC Sport. 30 July 2019. Retrieved 30 July 2019.
  8. ^ Mullen, Scott (29 December 2019). "Motherwell 1–2 Hamilton Academical". BBC Sport. Retrieved 29 December 2019.
  9. ^ "New Deals for Moyo & Ogkmpoe". Hamilton Academical Website. 13 March 2020. Archived from the original on 14 March 2020. Retrieved 13 March 2020.
  10. ^ "David Moyo 2023". hamiltonacciesfc.co.uk. 7 August 2020.
  11. ^ "Moyo off on International Duty". 10 November 2020.
  12. ^ "Club Statement: David Moyo". Hamilton Academical Website. 30 May 2022. Retrieved 30 May 2022.
  13. ^ Moyo Makes Barnet Loan Switch
  14. ^ "Barrow Confirm Retained List". www.barrowafc.com. 9 May 2023. Retrieved 9 May 2023.
  15. ^ "New Signing: David Moyo". www.chorleyfc.com. 12 September 2023. Retrieved 13 September 2023.
  16. ^ "David Moyo". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 13 February 2021.
  17. ^ a b c d e f g "D. Moyo". Soccerway. Retrieved 13 February 2021.
  18. ^ "Games played by David Moyo in 2012/2013". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 4 March 2021.
  19. ^ "Games played by David Moyo in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 4 March 2021.
  20. ^ "Games played by David Moyo in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 4 March 2021.
  21. ^ "Games played by David Moyo in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 13 February 2021.
  22. ^ "Games played by David Moyo in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 13 February 2021.
  23. ^ "Games played by David Moyo in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 11 July 2021.
  24. ^ "Games played by David Moyo in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 24 August 2022.
  25. ^ "David Moyo". National-Football-Teams.com. Retrieved 24 June 2023.

External links

  • David Moyo at Soccerbase Edit this at Wikidata
  • David Moyo at Soccerway
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