Karl Moore (born 19 November 1988) is an Irish former

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who played as a winger.

Career

Born in

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, Karl began his career at his local side St Kevins Boys. At the age of 16 he joined

Manchester City Manchester () is a city in Greater Manchester, England. It had a population of 552,000 in 2021. It is bordered by the Cheshire Plain to the south, the Pennines to the north and east, and the neighbouring city of Salford to the west. The tw ...

. At Manchester City he lived with

Micah Richards Micah Lincoln Richards (born 24 June 1988) is an English former professional footballer, sports pundit for Sky Sports and BBC Sport, and as an ambassador of Manchester City. As a player, he was a right back who played in the Premier League and ...

. Moore was part of the Manchester City youth side beaten 3–2 by

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in the final of the

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in 2006. On 29 August 2008 he went out on loan from Manchester City to

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until January 2009 and made his début for the London club the very next day in Millwall's 2–1 home win against

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. He went on to make a total of nine appearances for the Lions during his loan spell there. On 8 June 2010, Karl was released along with

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, Jack Redshaw and Benjani. In August that year, Moore returned home to join University College Dublin AFC in a bid to regain fitness and match sharpness as he stepped up his return from injury. Karl made his League of Ireland debut for UCD AFC in a game against

Sligo Rovers Sligo Rovers Football Club ( ga, Cumann Peile Ruagairí Shligigh) is an Irish professional football club playing in the Premier Division of the League of Ireland. The club is based in Sligo in the west of Ireland. The club was founded in 1928 ...

as a late substitute and soon became a regular with the students. Karl left UCD AFC at the end of the 2010 season, despite being asked to stay on. In February 2011 Karl signed a one-year deal with Connacht outfit

Galway United Galway United Football Club (Irish language, Irish: ''Cumann Peile Ghaillimh Aontaithe'') is an List of association football clubs in the Republic of Ireland, Irish association football club based in Galway. They play in the League of Ireland Fi ...

, although there was also interest from several other League of Ireland clubs. It was rumoured, on 12 June 2011, that Moore may make a return to British football, with

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club

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understood to be leading the chase for his signature. However, on 3 August, it was announced that Karl had signed for

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Champions,

Shamrock Rovers Shamrock Rovers Football Club ( ga, Cumann Peile Ruagairí na Seamróige) is an Irish association football club based in Tallaght, South Dublin. The club's senior team competes in the League of Ireland Premier Division and it is the most su ...

, after leaving

due to financial troubles at the clu
Hoops sign Karl Moore
Karl joined Rovers' fierce rivals Bohemians on 13 January 2012, and scored on his competitive debut against

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in the

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. His first league goals for the club came on 29 June when he netted a brace in a 4–0 thumping of Shamrock Rovers at

Dalymount Park Dalymount Park (Irish: ''Páirc Cnocán Uí Dhálaigh'') is a football stadium in Phibsborough on the Northside of Dublin, Ireland. It is the home of Bohemian F.C., who have played there since the early 20th century. Affectionately known as D ...

. Despite interest from other clubs, Moore signed a new one-year contract with Bohs at the end of the 2012 season.

Later life

Moore studied for A-Levels in maths, accountancy and economics while living in Manchester. He later studied accountancy at Manchester University, finished his studies in Dublin, and as of October 2021 was working as a commercial finance analyst.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Moore, Karl 1988 births Living people Men's association football wingers Manchester City F.C. players Millwall F.C. players Association footballers from Dublin (city) Republic of Ireland men's association footballers Republic of Ireland men's youth international footballers Republic of Ireland men's under-21 international footballers Expatriate men's footballers in England University College Dublin A.F.C. players Galway United F.C. (1937–2011) players Shamrock Rovers F.C. players Bohemian F.C. players Bray Wanderers F.C. players Shelbourne F.C. players English Football League players League of Ireland players Republic of Ireland expatriate men's association footballers