David Moxom (born May 15, 1972) in Cleveland, Ohio, is a retired American soccer player who spent most of his career in the U.S. indoor leagues. However, he was also a member of the

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’s 1997 championship team.

Youth

Born in Ohio, Moxom grew up in

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, where he played for the

Pittsburgh Beadling Pittsburgh Beadling is an amateur American soccer team founded in 1898 in the Pittsburgh suburb of Upper St. Clair, Pennsylvania. It won the 1954 National Amateur Cup. It claims to be the oldest continuously operating soccer club in the United S ...

. He graduated from Baldwin High School in 1990. He then attended

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, playing soccer from 1991 to 1994. He graduated with a bachelor's degree in communications. He later earned an MBA in finance from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee.

Professional

In 1995, he signed with the

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of the Continental Indoor Soccer League. In March 1996, the

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selected Moxom in the second round (fifteenth overall) of the

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. The Wiz released him on April 16, 1996. He then spent the 1996 season with the

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of the

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20 (0) In the fall of 1996, Moxom signed with the

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of the National Professional Soccer League. In March 1997, the

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selected Moxom in the first round (tenth overall) of the

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. He never played for the Mutiny, but went on loan in the summer from the Wave to the

of the

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, winning the league title that season. He also played one game on loan to the

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for one game in June 1997. The Mutiny waived Moxom on April 1, 1998. He returned to the Wave in the fall of 1997. That season, Moxom and his teammates won the NPSL championship. He was forced to miss much of the 1998–1999 season after becoming ill with chronic

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(bleeding ulcer) during a trip to Brazil with the U.S. national futsal team. He made a comeback in 1999, playing two more seasons with the Wave, winning another two league championships. In January 2000, he joined Team USA.Four players added to Team Canada
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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Moxom, David 1972 births Living people American soccer coaches American men's soccer players North Carolina Fusion U23 players Robert Morris Colonials men's soccer players Continental Indoor Soccer League players Jacksonville Cyclones players Milwaukee Rampage players Milwaukee Wave players National Professional Soccer League (1984–2001) players Pittsburgh Beadling players Pittsburgh Stingers players Tampa Bay Mutiny players A-League (1995–2004) players Sporting Kansas City draft picks Tampa Bay Mutiny draft picks Men's association football defenders American men's futsal players Men's association football midfielders

Youth

Professional

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