Moisés Delgado López (born 18 April 1994), known as Moi, is a Spanish professional

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who plays for

SD Ponferradina Sociedad Deportiva Ponferradina, S.A.D. is a Spanish football team based in Ponferrada, in the El Bierzo region, in the autonomous community of Castile and León. Founded on 7 June 1922, it plays in Segunda División, holding home matches at the ...

as a

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Club career

Born in

Utrera Utrera () is a municipality in south-west Spain. It is in the province of Seville, in the autonomous community of Andalusia. As of 2018 it has a population of 52,617. The town is of great historical interest. It was occupied by Muslims in the 8 ...

Province of Seville The Province of Seville ( es, Sevilla) is a province of southern Spain, in the western part of the autonomous community of Andalusia. It is bordered by the provinces of Málaga, Cádiz in the south, Huelva in the west, Badajoz in the north and C ...

Andalusia Andalusia (, ; es, Andalucía ) is the southernmost Autonomous communities of Spain, autonomous community in Peninsular Spain. It is the most populous and the second-largest autonomous community in the country. It is officially recognised as a ...

, Moi played youth football with local club

Sevilla FC Sevilla Fútbol Club () is a Spanish professional football club based in Seville, the capital and largest city of the autonomous community of Andalusia, Spain. It plays in Spanish football's top flight, La Liga. Sevilla have won the UEFA Euro ...

. He made his senior debut with the reserves in the

Segunda División B Segunda División B ( en, Second Division B) was the third tier of the Spanish football league system containing 102 teams divided into five groups, until it was replaced by the new structure in 2021. It was administered by the Royal Spanish Foot ...

, his first appearance in the competition being on 24 February 2013 in a 3–2 home win against

Cádiz CF Cádiz Club de Fútbol, S.A.D., known simply as Cádiz, is a Spanish professional football club based in Cádiz, Andalusia. Founded in 1910, the club competes in the La Liga, holding home games at Nuevo Mirandilla, with a seating capacity of 20 ...

. In summer 2013, Moi was one of several youth players called by manager

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for preseason with the first team. On 11 May 2014, as the coach was resting several starters for

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of the

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, he made his

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debut, featuring the full 90 minutes in a 1–0 loss at

Getafe CF Getafe Club de Fútbol (), or simply Getafe, is a professional football club based in Getafe, a city in the Community of Madrid. The team competes in La Liga, the highest tier of the Spanish football system. The club's home stadium (owned and op ...

. Moi signed for

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on 28 December 2015, and was immediately assigned to the reserves also in the third division. After achieving promotion in

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, he failed to appear the following season and termated his contract on 19 January 2018. On 30 January 2018, Moi joined another

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Real Valladolid Promesas Real Valladolid Club de Fútbol Promesas is the reserve team of Real Valladolid, a Spanish football club based in Valladolid, in the autonomous community of Castile and León. Founded in 1942, currently plays in Segunda Federación – Group 1, h ...

still in division three. On 14 May, he agreed to an extension until 2020 and was promoted to the main squad ahead of the upcoming campaign. Moi played his first Spanish top-tier match with Valladolid on 20 January 2019, starting in a 1–0 away defeat to

Levante UD Levante Unión Deportiva, S.A.D. (, ca-valencia, Llevant Unió Esportiva ) is a List of football clubs in Spain, Spanish football club in Valencia, in the Valencian Community, namesake autonomous community. Founded on 9 September 1909, Levante ...

. On 4 July, he extended his contract until 2022, and was loaned to second-tier

Racing de Santander Real Racing Club de Santander, S.A.D. (), also known as Racing de Santander () or simply Racing, is a football club based in Santander, Cantabria, Spain, that currently competes in Segunda División, the second tier of the Spanish league system ...

seven days later. Moi scored his first professional goal on 19 January 2020, opening a 1–1 home draw against

UD Las Palmas Unión Deportiva Las Palmas, S.A.D. is a Spanish football team based in Las Palmas, on the island of Gran Canaria in the autonomous community of Canary Islands. Founded on 22 August 1949, it plays in Segunda División, holding home games at the ...

for Racing. On 1 September, after suffering relegation, he moved to

CF Fuenlabrada Club de Fútbol Fuenlabrada, S.A.D. is a football club based in Fuenlabrada, Community of Madrid, Spain, that currently competes in Primera División RFEF – Group 1, the third tier of the Spanish league system. It was founded in 1975. It holds ...

in the same league and also in a temporary deal. This spell was cut short on 2 February 2021, and he joined

also on loan just hours later. On 28 August 2021, Moi terminated his contract with Valladolid, and remained unemployed for six months before signing for

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side

UCAM Murcia CF Universidad Católica de Murcia Club de Fútbol, commonly known as UCAM Murcia or simply UCAM, is a Spanish football club based in Murcia. Founded in 1999 it plays in Segunda Federación, holding home games at ''Estadio de La Condomina'', with ...

on 31 January 2022. On 31 July, he returned to ''Ponfe'' and the second division.

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Moises Delgado 1994 births Living people People from Utrera Sportspeople from the Province of Seville Spanish footballers Footballers from Andalusia Association football defenders La Liga players Segunda División players Segunda División B players Primera Federación players Sevilla Atlético players Sevilla FC players FC Barcelona Atlètic players Real Valladolid Promesas players Real Valladolid players Racing de Santander players CF Fuenlabrada footballers SD Ponferradina players UCAM Murcia CF players