Justin Moose (born November 23, 1983 in

Statesville, North Carolina Statesville is a city in and the county seat of Iredell County, North Carolina, United States, and it is part of the Charlotte metropolitan area. Statesville was established in 1789 by an act of the North Carolina Legislature. The population was r ...

) is a former

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soccer player.

Career

College and amateur

Moose played

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Wake Forest University Wake Forest University is a private research university in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. Founded in 1834, the university received its name from its original location in Wake Forest, north of Raleigh, North Carolina. The Reynolda Campus, the un ...

from 2002 to 2005, where he was ACC Rookie of the Year and a

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First Team All-American in 2004 and 2005. He had 29 in assists in his years at Wake Forest, an all-time record for the University. During his last two years at Wake Forest he also played in the

USL Premier Development League USL League Two (USL2), formerly the Premier Development League (PDL), is a semi-professional developmental soccer league sponsored by United Soccer Leagues in the United States and Canada, forming part of the United States soccer league syst ...

with the

Carolina Dynamo North Carolina Fusion U-23, formerly known as Carolina Dynamo, is an American soccer team based in Greensboro, North Carolina, United States. Founded in 1993, the team plays in USL League Two, the fourth tier of the American Soccer Pyramid. Th ...

, earning Rookie of the Year honors in 2004.

Professional

Moose was selected in the first round, 7th overall, by

D.C. United D.C. United is a professional soccer club based in Washington, D.C. that competes in the Eastern Conference of Major League Soccer, the top tier of American soccer. Domestically, the club has won four MLS Cups (league championships), four Supp ...

in the

2006 MLS SuperDraft The 2006 MLS SuperDraft, held in Philadelphia on January 20, 2006, was the seventh incarnation of the annual Major League Soccer SuperDraft. The first selection originally belonged to Chivas USA, but they traded it to the MetroStars for the fift ...

. He played in eight Major League Soccer games for the team before being released at the end of 2007. He was briefly re-signed by D.C. in March 2008 to a developmental contract, but released not long after. Following his release, he joined the

Vancouver Whitecaps Vancouver Whitecaps Football Club is a Canadian professional soccer team based in Vancouver. They compete in Major League Soccer (MLS) as a member club of the league's Western Conference. The MLS iteration of the club was established on Mar ...

in the

USL The USL Championship (USLC) is a professional men's soccer league in the United States that began its inaugural season in 2011. The USL is sanctioned by the United States Soccer Federation (U.S. Soccer) as a Division II league since 2017, p ...

. On October 12, 2008, he helped the Whitecaps capture their second USL First Division Championship with the game winning assist against Puerto Rico Islanders 2–1 in Vancouver. On December 16, 2008, the Vancouver Whitecaps announced the re-signing of Moose for the 2009 season. On February 4, 2011, it was announced that Moose had signed with Sriracha F.C. of the

Thai Premier League The Thai League 1 ( th, ไทยลีก 1), often referred to as T1, is the top level of the Thai football league system. Contested by 16 clubs, it operates on a system of promotion and relegation with Thai League 2. Seasons run from Augu ...

. Moose then spent a stint in Finland with both

HJK Helsinki Helsingin Jalkapalloklubi (), commonly known as HJK Helsinki, or simply as HJK, is a professional football club based in Helsinki, Finland. The club competes in the Finnish Veikkausliiga. Founded in 1907, the club has spent most of its history i ...

and SJK. Moose returned to the United States when he signed with

USL Pro The USL Championship (USLC) is a professional men's soccer league in the United States that began its inaugural season in 2011. The USL is sanctioned by the United States Soccer Federation (U.S. Soccer) as a Division II league since 2017, pl ...

Wilmington Hammerheads Wilmington Hammerheads FC was a semi-professional American soccer team based in Wilmington, North Carolina. Founded in 1996, the team last competed in the Premier Development League, the fourth tier of the American Soccer Pyramid in 2017. History ...

on January 9, 2015.

Personal

Moose's brother Andrew plays guitar in a band he co-founded in

Hickory, North Carolina Hickory is a city located primarily in Catawba County, with formal boundaries extending into Burke and Caldwell counties. The city lies in the U.S. state of North Carolina. At the time of the 2020 census, Hickory's population was 43,490. Hickor ...

. On occasion, Justin sits in on guitar and vocals.

References

External links

Vancouver Whitecaps bio

MLS player profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Moose, Justin 1983 births Living people American soccer players North Carolina Fusion U23 players D.C. United players Wilmington Hammerheads FC players Major League Soccer players People from Statesville, North Carolina Wake Forest Demon Deacons men's soccer players Vancouver Whitecaps (1986–2010) players USL League Two players USL First Division players USSF Division 2 Professional League players Expatriate soccer players in Canada Helsingin Jalkapalloklubi players Seinäjoen Jalkapallokerho players D.C. United draft picks USL Championship players American expatriate soccer players Justin Moose Expatriate footballers in Thailand Expatriate footballers in Finland American expatriate sportspeople in Finland Soccer players from North Carolina All-American men's college soccer players Association football midfielders American expatriate sportspeople in Thailand American expatriate sportspeople in Canada