Anthony Moris (born 29 April 1990) is a professional

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who plays as a

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for

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club Union SG. Born in Belgium, he plays for the Luxembourg national team.

Career

He played his first friendly match for

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against R.F.C. Amay where he kept a clean sheet. Moris was the choice goalkeeper for

for the 2008–2009 season. He was contracted until 2010 with Standard and extended his contract three more years. In January 2014, Moris was loaned out to then-

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club

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. He made his competitive debut for the club on 1 February 2014 in a 1–1 home draw with

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, coming on as a 79th-minute substitute for Davy Schollen. He played in just eight more competitive matches during the duration of his loan, with three in the

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and five in the playoffs. Moris kept four

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s during the loan, including one in his eleven-minute stint on his debut. In early 2015, Moris was picked up by

K.V. Mechelen Yellow Red Koninklijke Voetbalclub Mechelen (), often simply called KV Mechelen () or KVM, or by their former French name FC Malinois, is a Belgian professional football club based in Mechelen in the Antwerp province. KV Mechelen plays in the ...

. He made his league debut for the club on 5 April 2015, coming on as an 88th-minute substitute for

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in a 4–1 home victory over

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. On 25 April 2015, in just his third match for the club, Moris suffered a cruciate ligament rupture in his left knee, ending his first season with the club prematurely. In October 2016, in a league match against

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, Moris tore his meniscus. On 25 March 2017, in a World Cup qualifying match against

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, Moris tore his cruciate ligament again, this time in his right knee. On 18 July 2018, Moris and Mechelen mutually parted ways. The next day, he signed for

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club

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on a free transfer. He made his league debut for the club on 1 September 2018, playing all ninety minutes of a 3–0 away victory over

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on 30 July 2020.https://www.instagram.com/p/CDQhDlpK-3b/

International career

Anthony has represented several youth national teams of Belgium. Moris who has a Luxembourgish father, declared himself available to play for Luxembourg in late 2013, thus becoming selectable for Luxembourg national team, the d‘Roud Léiwen (Red Lions). In February 2014, Anthony Moris was called up for the first time into the

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national football team that drew with

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0–0. He has been a regular member of the squad for the past six seasons.

Honours

Belgian Supercup The Belgian Super Cup ( nl, Belgische Supercup, ; french: Supercoupe de Belgique; german: Belgischer Fußball-Super Cup), ''Pro League Supercup'', is a Belgian club competition played as a single match between the Belgian First Division A champion ...

in 2008 with

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Moris, Anthony 1990 births Living people People from Arlon Luxembourgian footballers Luxembourg international footballers Belgian footballers Belgium youth international footballers Belgian people of Luxembourgian descent Association football goalkeepers Standard Liège players Sint-Truidense V.V. players K.V. Mechelen players R.E. Virton players Royale Union Saint-Gilloise players Belgian Pro League players Belgian First Division B players Footballers from Luxembourg (Belgium)