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Tafari Lalibela Moore (born 5 July 1997) is an English professional footballer who plays as a defender for League Two club Colchester United on loan from Plymouth Argyle. He came through the youth system at Arsenal, and has been involved with the England national under-20 football team.
Club career
Moore was born in the London Borough of Brent. He joined Queens Park Rangers as an under-nine, and moved on to Arsenal at the age of twelve. Moore signed his first professional contract with Arsenal on 5 July 2014, his 17th birthday. He was a member of Arsenal's under-21 team that beat Aston Villa in the 2015–16 Professional U21 Development League play-off final to gain promotion to the top division.
On 17 August 2016, he was sent on a season-long loan to Eredivisie club FC Utrecht. Five days later he made his professional debut for Jong FC Utrecht in the Eerste Divisie. Moore played in his first match for the senior team on 16 September in a 5–1 defeat at home to Groningen.
On 12 January 2018, he was sent on loan to League Two club Wycombe Wanderers until the end of the 2017–18 season.
After his contract expired at Arsenal, he joined club Plymouth Argyle.
He is currently on loan at Colchester United.
International career
Moore was born to a Jamaican father, and a Jamaican-Barbadian mother. He has played a youth international for England, and was an instrumental member of the English side that won the 2014 UEFA European Under-17 Championship. As so he was also named in UEFA's team of the tournament. On 20 July 2016, he was called up to the England Under-19 squad for the 2016 UEFA European Under-19 Championship in Germany.England eventually got to the semifinals of the Euros, where they went out by 2–1 to Italy.
Honours
Club
- Arsenal
- Professional Development League:U21s Playoff Winner-2016
International
- England
- UEFA European Under-17 Championship: 2014
- UEFA European Under-19 Championship: 2016 Semifinalist
Individual
- 2014 UEFA European Under-17 Championship: Team of the Tournament
Career statistics
- As of match played 11 Aug 2018
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Jong FC Utrecht (loan) | 2016–17 | Eerste Divisie | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 26 | 0 | ||
FC Utrecht (loan) | 2016–17 | Eredivisie | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||
Wycombe Wanderers (loan) | 2017–18 | League Two | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 |
Plymouth Argyle | 2018–19 | League One | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 18 | 0 |
| Career total | 54 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 58 | 0 | ||
Personal life
Moore is a devout Rastafarian who often credits God in interviews and has large dreadlocks in the custom of his faith.