australian association football player

Aaron Frank Mooy ( né Kuhlman ; [ 4 ] MOY ; [ 5 ] born 15 September 1990 ) is an australian professional football player who plays as a midfielder for Shanghai Port and the Australia national team. Born in Sydney, Mooy played young person football for the New South Wales Institute of Sport and Bolton Wanderers before making his professional debut with St Mirren. He returned to Sydney to play for western Sydney Wanderers in 2012, and moved to Melbourne City two years former. Signing for Manchester City in 2016, Mooy was immediately loaned to Huddersfield Town and helped the golf club gain promotion to the Premier League. He signed with Huddersfield permanently in June 2017. In January 2020, Mooy was signed permanently by Premier League club Brighton & Hove Albion before moving to Shanghai SIPG in China during August 2020.

Mooy has been capped by the national team on 43 occasions since his debut in 2012, netting a sum of six goals. He besides played in the 2009 FIFA U-20 World Cup .

Club career [edit ]

Bolton Wanderers [edit ]

Mooy started his career in Europe as a young person learner at Bolton Wanderers after being spotted by Chris Sulley. [ 6 ] He rejected a contract elongation from Bolton in July 2010 in search of more first team football. [ 7 ] [ 8 ]

St Mirren [edit ]

Mooy joined Scottish Premier League club St Mirren on 23 October 2010, [ 9 ] and made his league debut for the Saints on the same day in a 3–0 passing to Hearts. [ 10 ] On 18 January 2011, he scored his first goal for the clubhouse, in the fourth-round replay, in a 6–1 acquire over Peterhead. [ 11 ] Having made 18 appearances and scoring once in all competitions, he was offered a newly compress in April 2011 [ 12 ] before agreeing a biennial contract with the club in May. [ 13 ] The 2011–12 season was marked by Mooy having suffered a stress fracture in his binding. [ 14 ] As months went by, his recovery started going well. [ 15 ] Soon after, he went to a specialist to get over his injury. [ 16 ] On 17 December 2011, Mooy made his return key, coming as a substitute, in a 1–1 draw against Motherwell [ 17 ] and the next game, he scored his first league goal for the club against Rangers at St Mirren Park on Christmas Eve 2011. [ 18 ]

western Sydney Wanderers [edit ]

After leaving St Mirren on a unblock transfer, Mooy returned to Australia and was announced as one of the three inaugural signings for new A-League cabaret Western Sydney Wanderers on 25 June. [ 19 ] He made his debut in the open game of the season in a 0–0 reap against Central Coast Mariners [ 20 ] and on 23 February 2013, he scored his first goal, in a 1–0 succeed over Perth Glory. [ 21 ] He made 23 appearances and scored one goal in his first gear season with the Wanderers, who won the Premiership and made the grand final examination in their inaugural season. Mooy took contribution in his second consecutive A-League exalted final the following season, as the Wanderers were named runner-up to the Championship for the irregular time in a row .

Melbourne City [edit ]

Mooy was released by western Sydney Wanderers on 21 May 2014, [ 22 ] and was announced to have joined A-League rivals Melbourne City the same day. He scored his first gear finish against Brisbane Roar, and besides scored in both fixtures against his erstwhile baseball club Western Sydney Wanderers. At the end of the temper he claimed Melbourne City ‘s Player of the Year award and was the clubhouse ‘s top scorer that season, besides racking up eight assists. Mooy became the youngest always marquee musician in A-League history when he re-signed with Melbourne City for the 2015–16 season. On 29 September, he scored a hat-trick against Heidelberg United in the FFA Cup quarter finals with two of the goals coming from outside the box, and in doing this he besides became the inaugural ever City actor to score a hat-trick in the FFA Cup. During his time with Melbourne City, Socceroos coach Ange Postecoglou labelled him the “ best and most stimulate player in the A-League “, while former Socceroo goalkeeper Mark Bosnich described him as “ the best australian midfielder playing anywhere in the world ”. [ 23 ] Melbourne City were reported to have rejected a $ 2m crack for Mooy from Saudi Arabia club Al-Nassr. [ 24 ] On 5 March 2016, he assisted Bruno Fornaroli for two of his three goals to move to 20 assists for the temper ; an all time A-League phonograph record. [ 25 ]

Manchester City [edit ]

Mooy was signed by Manchester City on a three-year conduct on 30 June 2016. [ 26 ]

Huddersfield Town [edit ]

Six days after signing for Manchester City, Mooy was loaned to Championship side Huddersfield Town for the 2016–17 temper. [ 27 ] He made his Huddersfield debut in their 2–1 acquire over Brentford on 6 August, [ 28 ] and scored his first goal for them on 10 September in a 1–0 win over Leeds United in a West Yorkshire bowler hat. [ 29 ] On 28 November 2016, he scored the counterweight in an eventual 2–1 loss at home to Wigan Athletic. [ 30 ] Huddersfield Town fans voted Mooy as the best musician of the season. Mooy was involved in the squad that won the play-off final, scoring one of Huddersfield ‘s four penalties in the penalty gunfight against Reading, which secured them Premier League condition for the 2017–18 season, the first time in the club ‘s history. On 15 June 2017, it was reported that Huddersfield had agreed a tip with Manchester City to sign Mooy on a permanent basis. The tip was reported to be an initial £8 million, potentially rising to £10 million depending on add-ons. City would besides have a buy-back clause for Mooy. [ 31 ] The remove was finalised on 30 June. [ 32 ] Mooy made his Premier League debut for Huddersfield in their first plot of the 2017–18 season, a 3–0 win over Crystal Palace, Mooy himself involved in two of the goals. [ 33 ] He scored his first Premier League goal one week late, the only goal of the game as Huddersfield defeated Newcastle United. [ 34 ] On 21 October 2017, Mooy scored the open goal as Huddersfield disorder Manchester United 2–1 in a Premier League brush at John Smith ‘s Stadium. [ 35 ]

Brighton & Hove Albion [edit ]

On 8 August 2019, Mooy joined Brighton & Hove Albion on a season hanker loanword from Huddersfield Town. [ 36 ] Mooy made his introduction for The Seagulls coming on as a substitute in a 1–1 home draw against West Ham United on 17 August. [ 37 ] Mooy ‘s first start for The Albion came in the EFL Cup on 27 August in a 2–1 away win over Bristol Rovers. [ 38 ] He made his first league startle for Brighton in a 0–0 aside draw at Newcastle United on 21 September. [ 39 ] Mooy signed a permanent wave cover with Brighton on 24 January 2020, signing a three-and-a-half class abridge. [ 40 ]

Shanghai SIPG [edit ]

On 28 August 2020, it was announced that Mooy had signed for chinese Super League team Shanghai SIPG after activating a £4 million liberation article. [ 41 ] Brighton head bus Graham Potter said upon his passing “ I have very enjoyed working with him, and on behalf of everyone at the club I would like to thank him for his contribution and wish him well for the future ”. [ 42 ]

International career [edit ]

Mooy playing for Australia in 2017

Mooy was eligible to represent Germany or the Netherlands through his parents. [ 4 ] Mooy made 10 appearances for the Young Socceroos between 2008 and 2009 and scored four goals. He played at the 2009 FIFA U-20 World Cup and played in two group stage games before Australia were eliminated, scoring in his second game against Brazil. He was called up to the senior australian english in August 2009, for a friendly catch against the Republic of Ireland. [ 43 ] In deep 2011, Mooy declared his hope to play for Australia at the 2012 Summer Olympics, [ 44 ] however, they were unsuccessful in their stipulate campaign for London 2012. On 7 December 2012, he made his international debut with the Socceroos against Guam scoring a free-kick to open the score in a game the Socceroos would win 9–0. [ 45 ] In the follow bet on against Chinese Taipei, Mooy again scored a free-kick as the Socceroos won 8–0 and qualified for the EAFF East asian Cup. On 11 March 2015, Mooy was selected in a police squad to play Germany and Macedonia. On 3 September 2015, he scored the fifth goal in a 5–0 defeat of Bangladesh in a 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifier in Perth. [ 46 ] He besides holds a dutch recommendation due to his beget ‘s inheritance. [ 47 ] In May 2018 he was named in Australia ‘s 23-man squad for the 2018 World Cup in Russia. [ 48 ]

career statistics [edit ]

golf club [edit ]

As of 24 May 2021

International [edit ]

As of match played 14 November 2019[58]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Australia 2012 2 2
2013 1 1
2014 1 0
2015 7 1
2016 10 1
2017 10 0
2018 8 0
2019 4 1
Total 43 6
As of match played 10 September 2019. Australia score listed first, score column indicates score after each Mooy goal.[58]

Honours [edit ]

Western Sydney Wanderers
Huddersfield Town
Individual

References [edit ]