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
Place of birth Bulawayo, Zimbabwe[2]
Height 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Position(s) Winger, Forward
Team information
Current team
 Chorley
Youth career
2011–2012 Northampton Town
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2015 Northampton Town 14 (1)
2012 → Kettering Town (loan) 8 (0)
2013 → Corby Town (loan) 5 (1)
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– Chorley 8 (1)
International career‡
2014– Zimbabwe 5 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11:54, 9 May 2023 (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 Chorley and the Zimbabwe national team.

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.

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 2021.[9]

On 7 August 2020, Moyo signed a new three-year deal at Hamilton, keeping him at the club until 2023. [10]

In November 2020, Moyo was called up for the Zimbabwe national team ahead of the African Cup of Nations qualifiers.[11]

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.[12]

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.[13] He was released by Barrow after one season with the club.[14]

On 12 September 2023, Moyo joined Chorley on a deal until the end of the season.[15]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 29 April 2023[16][17]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Northampton Town 2012–13[18] League Two 5010000060
2013–14[19] League Two 6000100070
2014–15[20] League Two 3100101[lower-alpha 1]152
Total 141102011182
Brackley Town (loan) 2014–15 Conference North 6400—0064
Brackley Town 2014–15[17] Conference North 17300—00173
2015–16[17] National League North 421030—004510
2016–17[17] National League North 38630—6[lower-alpha 2]2479
Total 971960006210921
Hemel Hempstead Town 2017–18[17] National League South 28900—00289
St Albans City 2018–19[17] National League South 401300—004013
Hamilton Academical 2019–20[21] Scottish Premiership 2020000—202
2020–21[22] Scottish Premiership 3331020—363
2021–22[23] Scottish Championship 29810403[lower-alpha 3]1379
Total 82132060319314
Barrow 2022–23[24] League Two 14010113[lower-alpha 4]0191
Barnet (loan) 2022-23[17] National League 16 1 0 0 0 0 2[lower-alpha 2] 1 18 2
Career total 292591009115532765
  1. ↑ Appearance in the Football League Trophy
  2. 1 2 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 teamYearAppsGoals
Zimbabwe 201410
202020
202120
Total50

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.
  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.
  10. ↑ "David Moyo 2023". hamiltonacciesfc.co.uk. 7 August 2020.
  11. ↑ "Moyo off on International Duty". 10 November 2020.
  12. ↑ "Club Statement: David Moyo". Hamilton Academical Website. 30 May 2022. Retrieved 30 May 2022.
  13. ↑ Moyo Makes Barnet Loan Switch
  14. ↑ "Barrow Confirm Retained List". www.barrowafc.com. 9 May 2023. Retrieved 9 May 2023.
  15. ↑ "New Signing: David Moyo". www.chorleyfc.com. 12 September 2023. Retrieved 13 September 2023.
  16. ↑ "David Moyo". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 13 February 2021.
  17. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "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.
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