Craig Moore (footballer, born 1994)

Craig Moore (born 16 August 1994) is a Scottish footballer who plays as a forward for Darvel. Moore has previously played for Motherwell and has had loan spells with Cowdenbeath and Ayr United.

Craig Moore

Personal information
Date of birth	(1994-08-16) 16 August 1994 (age 31)[1]
Place of birth	Glasgow, Scotland[1]
Height	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)[1]
Position(s)	Forward
Team information
Current team	Darvel
Youth career
2003–2009	Heart of Midlothian
2009–2011	Motherwell
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2011–2017	Motherwell	27	(1)
2013	→ Cowdenbeath (loan)	12	(7)
2015–2016	→ Ayr United (loan)	25	(14)
2016–2017	→ Ayr United (loan)	13	(2)
2017–2021	Ayr United	55	(26)
2021–	Darvel
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 19:54, 20 May 2021 (UTC)

Career

Moore started his career with Motherwell, playing for their youth teams up to under-20 level. On 31 January 2013, he went on a one-month loan to Cowdenbeath of the First Division,^[2] making his first-team debut as a substitute in a 1–1 home draw against Raith Rovers.^[3] That loan was then extended to the end of the season on 6 March 2013.^[4] On 25 March 2013, after five appearances and four goals on loan at Cowdenbeath, Moore signed a new contract with parent club Motherwell until Summer 2015.^[5]

On 8 August 2013, Moore made his debut for Motherwell appearing as a substitute in a Europa League match against Kuban Krasnodar.^[6] He made his league debut for Motherwell against Hearts as a substitute on 19 October 2013, scoring with his very first touch.^[7] He suffered a cruciate ligament injury in his right knee during a match against Inverness Caledonian Thistle in May 2014.^[8] On 2 June 2014, Moore signed a contract extension, keeping him at Fir Park until June 2016.^[9]

On 30 July 2015, Moore joined Scottish League One side Ayr United on loan until 4 January 2016.^[10] On 5 January 2016, his loan with Ayr was extended until the end of the season.^[11] After a successful season with the Honest Men, it was confirmed in July 2016 that Moore would return on loan to Somerset Park for the 2016–17 season.^[12]

After returning to Motherwell at the end of the season, Moore was released by the club in May 2017 following the end of his contract.^[13] He subsequently returned to Somerset Park once again on 25 May 2017, signing a one-year contract with the side who he'd previously had two loan spells with.^[14]

On 20 May 2021, Moore signed for West of Scotland League side Darvel.^[15]

Career statistics

As of match played 11 May 2019 ^[16]

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
Motherwell	2012–13[17]	Scottish Premier League	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	2013–14[18]	Scottish Premiership	18	1	0	0	1	0	1[a]	0	20	1
	2014–15[19]		9	0	0	0	0	0	1[b]	0	10	0
	2015–16[20]		0	0	0	0	0	0	—		0	0
	2016–17[21]		0	0	0	0	0	0	—		0	0
	Total		27	1	0	0	1	0	2	0	30	1
Cowdenbeath (loan)	2012–13[17]	Scottish First Division	12	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	12	7
Ayr United (loan)	2015–16[20]	Scottish League One	25	14	0	0	1	0	4[c]	0	30	14
	2016–17[21]	Scottish Championship	13	2	3	1	1	0	0	0	17	3
Ayr United	2017–18[22]	Scottish League One	31	19	3	3	5	3	2[d]	2	41	28
	2018–19[23]	Scottish Championship	20	4	1	0	4	0	1[d]	0	26	4
	Total		51	23	4	3	9	3	4	2	68	31
Career total			128	47	7	4	12	3	9	2	156	56

1. Appearance in the Europa League
2. Appearance in the Premiership play-offs
3. One appearance in the Scottish Challenge Cup and three in the Championship play-offs
4. Appearances in the Scottish Challenge Cup

Honours

SFL Young Player of the Month: March 2013^[24] Ayr United Scottish league 1 playoff 2015-16 Scottish league 1 2017-18