Kelsey Thomas Mooney (born 5 February 1999) is an English professional

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who plays as a striker for club

Accrington Stanley Accrington Stanley Football Club is a professional association football club based in Accrington, Lancashire, England. The club competes in League One, the third tier of the English football league system. They have spent their complete history ...

Career

Mooney began his career with

Aston Villa Aston Villa Football Club is a professional football club based in Aston, Birmingham, England. The club competes in the , the top tier of the English football league system. Founded in 1874, they have played at their home ground, Villa Park ...

, turning professional in February 2017. He moved on loan to

Cheltenham Town Cheltenham Town Football Club is a professional association football club based in the town of Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England. From the 2021–22 season, the club compete in League One, the third tier of the English football league syst ...

in August 2018. He made his debut on 1 September 2018, in the English Football League, scoring his first goal a week later. He left Aston Villa at the end of the 2018–19 season, signing for

Hereford Hereford () is a cathedral city, civil parish and the county town of Herefordshire, England. It lies on the River Wye, approximately east of the border with Wales, south-west of Worcester and north-west of Gloucester. With a population ...

in October 2019. In March 2020 he said that he hoped his partnership with new teammate

Lenell John-Lewis Lenell Nicholas John-Lewis (born 17 May 1989) is an English professional footballer who plays as a striker for National League club York City. He began his career with non-league side Grantham Town before later turning professional with Linc ...

would allow him to score more goals, and for the team to win more games. In July 2020 it was reported that Mooney had accepted an offer to return to a club in the Football League, although Hereford manager Josh Gowling wanted him to stay at the club. On 3 August 2020 he signed a one-year contract with

Scunthorpe United Scunthorpe United Football Club is a professional association football club based in the town of Scunthorpe, Lincolnshire, England. The side currently competes in the National League, the fifth tier of the English football league system. The tea ...

. On 16 October 2020 he returned to

on loan. He was one of 17 players released by Scunthorpe at the end of the 2020–21 season. In August 2021 he joined Leamington. In May 2023, he signed for

Boston United Boston United Football Club is a semi-professional association football club based in Boston, Lincolnshire, England. The club participates in the National League North, at the sixth tier of the English football league system. The club is known ...

. On 17 May 2024, Mooney signed for

on a two-year contract.

Personal life

His father is former professional footballer

Tommy Mooney Thomas John Mooney (born 11 August 1971) is an English former professional footballer who played mainly as a striker. He made more than 600 appearances in the Football League and Premier Leaguewith 250 for Watford and more than 100 for Scarbo ...

Career statistics

Honours

Aston Villa U23 * Premier League Cup: 2017–18 Boston United *

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play-offs:

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References

1999 births Living people English men's footballers Men's association football forwards Aston Villa F.C. players Cheltenham Town F.C. players Hereford F.C. players Scunthorpe United F.C. players Leamington F.C. players Boston United F.C. players Accrington Stanley F.C. players English Football League players National League (English football) players Place of birth missing (living people) {{England-footy-forward-1990s-stub