David Moyo

David Moyo
Moyo warming up with Northampton Town in 2014
Personal information
Full name David Philani Moyo[1]
Date of birth (1994-12-17) 17 December 1994 (age 30)
Place of birth Bulawayo, Zimbabwe[2]
Height 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Position(s) Winger, forward
Team information
Current team
 Alfreton Town
Youth career
2011–2012 Northampton Town
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2015 Northampton Town 14 (1)
2012 → Kettering Town (loan) 8 (3)
2013 → Corby Town (loan) 5 (2)
2013–2014 → Stamford (loan) 11 (2)
2014–2015 → Brackley Town (loan) 6 (4)
2015–2017 Brackley Town 97 (19)
2017–2018 Hemel Hempstead Town 28 (10)
2018–2019 St Albans City 40 (13)
2019–2022 Hamilton Academical 82 (13)
2022–2023 Barrow 14 (0)
2022–2023 → Barnet (loan) 16 (1)
2023–2024 Chorley 17 (0)
2024 → Spennymoor Town (loan) 3 (0)
2024– Alfreton Town 7 (3)
International career‡
2014– Zimbabwe 5 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 05:36, 17 September 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 18:04, 13 November 2021 (UTC)

David Philani Moyo (born 17 December 1994) is a Zimbabwean[3] professional footballer who plays as a winger and forward for Alfreton Town and the Zimbabwe national team.

Club career

Moyo started a two-year scholarship with Northampton Town in the summer of 2011 after joining from AFC Dunstable. He was in the youth team at the same time as Ivan Toney, forming a strike partnership which helped the cobblers through to the FA Youth Cup 5th round during the 2012–13 season. In October 2012, he was awarded his first squad number by manager Aidy Boothroyd, after a prolific scoring record for the youth side.[4] He made his professional debut on 3 November 2012, in a 1–1 draw with Bradford City in the FA Cup, coming on as a substitute for Anthony Charles.[5] In March 2013, he was offered a professional contract with Northampton Town along with Claudio Dias.

In the 2013–14 season, Moyo spent some time out on loan at Northern Premier Division side Stamford, netting 4 goals in all competitions. He left Northampton Town on 12 January after his contract was terminated by the club.

On 12 January 2015, he signed a permanent contract with Brackley Town, Playing over 100 games in all competitions overall, scoring 21 times.

After playing for St Albans, in July 2019 he signed for Hamilton Academical.[6][7] On 29 December 2019, he scored his first goal for the club, the winning goal as Hamilton won 2–1 away to Motherwell in the Lanarkshire derby.[8] In March 2020 he signed a contract extension with Hamilton until 2023.[9]

In November 2020, Moyo was called up for the Zimbabwe national team ahead of the African Cup of Nations qualifiers.[10]

In the 2021/22 season, Moyo provided the highest amount of assists in the Scottish Championship, tallying a total of 12. However, On 30 May 2022, Hamilton confirmed that they and Moyo had reached an agreement to release him from his contract.[11]

On 8 August 2022, Moyo signed for Barrow on a one-year deal. On 29 December, he joined Barnet on loan until the end of the season, tallying a total of 7 assists and 1 goal in 16 appearances.[12] He was released by Barrow after one season with the club.[13]

On 12 September 2023, Moyo joined Chorley on a deal until the end of the season.[14]

After a short emergency loan spell to Spennymoor Town at the end of the 2023/24 season, Moyo signed for fellow National League North side Alfreton Town on a 2 year deal. He scored on his first appearance for the club, 13 minutes into his debut against King's Lynn Town.[15]

International career

In October 2014, Moyo received his first call up to the Zimbabwe national football team.

His second call-up came whilst in fine form for Hamilton Academical in 2021, securing himself a place in their 2021 Africa Cup of Nations squad.

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 29 April 2023[16][17]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup League cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Northampton Town 2012–13[18] League Two 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 6 0
2013–14[19] League Two 6 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 7 0
2014–15[20] League Two 3 1 0 0 1 0 1[a] 1 5 2
Total 14 1 1 0 2 0 1 1 18 2
Brackley Town (loan) 2014–15 Conference North 6 4 0 0 — 0 0 6 4
Brackley Town 2014–15[17] Conference North 17 3 0 0 — 0 0 17 3
2015–16[17] National League North 42 10 3 0 — 0 0 45 10
2016–17[17] National League North 38 6 3 0 — 6[b] 2 47 9
Total 97 19 6 0 0 0 6 2 109 21
Hemel Hempstead Town 2017–18[17] National League South 28 9 0 0 — 0 0 28 9
St Albans City 2018–19[17] National League South 40 13 0 0 — 0 0 40 13
Hamilton Academical 2019–20[21] Scottish Premiership 20 2 0 0 0 0 — 20 2
2020–21[22] Scottish Premiership 33 3 1 0 2 0 — 36 3
2021–22[23] Scottish Championship 29 8 1 0 4 0 3[c] 1 37 9
Total 82 13 2 0 6 0 3 1 93 14
Barrow 2022–23[24] League Two 14 0 1 0 1 1 3[d] 0 19 1
Barnet (loan) 2022-23[17] National League 16 1 0 0 0 0 2[b] 1 18 2
Chorley 2023-24 National League North 17 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 17 0
Alfreton Town 2024-25 National League North 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
Career total 310 60 10 0 9 1 15 5 345 66
  1. ^ Appearance in the Football League Trophy
  2. ^ a b Appearances in the FA Trophy
  3. ^ Appearances in the Scottish Challenge Cup
  4. ^ Appearance in the Football League Trophy

International

As of match played 16 June 2023[25]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Zimbabwe 2014 1 0
2020 2 0
2021 2 0
Total 5 0

References

  1. ^ "Professional retain lists & free transfers 2012/13" (PDF). The Football League. May 2013. p. 4. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 August 2014. Retrieved 15 June 2013.
  2. ^ "David Moyo: From herding cows to Hamilton Academical and Africa Cup of Nations". BBC Sport. 25 February 2022.
  3. ^ Chronicle, The. "International Friendly: Harsh penalty sees impressive Warriors fall against Morocco". The Chronicle.
  4. ^ "Northampton profile". Northampton Town. Archived from the original on 19 January 2013. Retrieved 6 December 2012.
  5. ^ "Northampton 1-1 Bradford". BBC Sport. Retrieved 6 December 2012.
  6. ^ "David Moyo Sign For Accies". Hamilton Academical Website. 30 July 2019. Archived from the original on 30 July 2019. Retrieved 30 July 2019.
  7. ^ "Hamilton Accies sign striker David Moyo after successful trial". BBC Sport. 30 July 2019. Retrieved 30 July 2019.
  8. ^ Mullen, Scott (29 December 2019). "Motherwell 1–2 Hamilton Academical". BBC Sport. Retrieved 29 December 2019.
  9. ^ "New Deals for Moyo & Ogkmpoe". Hamilton Academical Website. 13 March 2020. Archived from the original on 14 March 2020. Retrieved 13 March 2020.
  10. ^ "Moyo off on International Duty". 10 November 2020.
  11. ^ "Club Statement: David Moyo". Hamilton Academical Website. 30 May 2022. Retrieved 30 May 2022.
  12. ^ Moyo Makes Barnet Loan Switch
  13. ^ "Barrow Confirm Retained List". www.barrowafc.com. 9 May 2023. Retrieved 9 May 2023.
  14. ^ "New Signing: David Moyo". www.chorleyfc.com. 12 September 2023. Retrieved 13 September 2023.
  15. ^ "Reds boss Heath bolsters squad with signing of experienced striker Moyo". 12 August 2024. Retrieved 12 August 2024.
  16. ^ "David Moyo". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 13 February 2021.
  17. ^ a b c d e f g "D. Moyo". Soccerway. Retrieved 13 February 2021.
  18. ^ "Games played by David Moyo in 2012/2013". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 4 March 2021.
  19. ^ "Games played by David Moyo in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 4 March 2021.
  20. ^ "Games played by David Moyo in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 4 March 2021.
  21. ^ "Games played by David Moyo in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 13 February 2021.
  22. ^ "Games played by David Moyo in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 13 February 2021.
  23. ^ "Games played by David Moyo in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 11 July 2021.
  24. ^ "Games played by David Moyo in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 24 August 2022.
  25. ^ "David Moyo". National-Football-Teams.com. Retrieved 24 June 2023.