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Montell Moore
Personal information
Full name Montell Brandon Kane Moore[1]
Date of birth (1995-12-23)23 December 1995(age 28)
Place of birth Chiswick,England
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
2003–2014 Brentford
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2016 Brentford 0 (0)
2014 →Burnham(loan) 1 (0)
2015 →Midtjylland(loan) 0 (0)
2016 Charlton Athletic 0 (0)
2017 Hibernians 11 (0)
2017 Enfield Town 6 (0)
Total 18 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Montell Brandon Kane Moore(born 23 December 1995) is an English convicted sex offender and former professionalfootballmidfielder.He is a product of theBrentfordacademyand had a spell withMaltese Premier LeaguesideHiberniansin 2017 after his departure fromCharlton Athletic.

Playing career

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Brentford

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Youth years (2003–2014)

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Growing up inChiswick,[2]Moore joined the localBrentfordCommunity Sports Trust at age seven and impressed enough to be offered a place at the club'sCentre of Excellence.[3][4]A broken leg and a year out of football failed to halt his progression through the ranks and he made his debut for the club'syouth teamduring the2011–12season,[5]making eight appearances.[6]Moore signed scholarship forms in July 2012.[7]Over the course of his two-year scholarship, he scored 14 goals in 36 appearances for the youth team and finished as top scorer in the2013–14season.[8][9]On 30 June 2014, Moore signed a one-year professional contract to be a part of theDevelopment Squadfor the2014–15season.[10]

Breakthrough (2014–2016)

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After featuring for the first team duringpre-seasonand scoring in a 5–1 rout ofBarnet,[11]Moore was called into the senior squad for the opening game of the 2014–15Championshipseason againstCharlton Athletic,but remained an unused substitute.[12]He made his professional debut in the following match, starting in aLeague Cupfirst round tie withDagenham & Redbridge.[13]With the score at 4–4, Moore scored his first senior goal seven minutes intoextra timeand Brentford won the match onpenaltiesafter an incredible 6–6 draw.[13]He also set up two goals forStuart Dallas.[14]Moore signed a new three-year contract on 15 August,[4]but lost his place in the squad due to the arrival ofBetinhoonloanand the resurgence ofToumani Diagouraga.[12][15]He continued to appear regularly for the Development Squad and spent the second half of the 2014–15 season out onloan.[16]

Moore failed to feature at all for the first team during the first six months of the2015–16season and his contract was cancelled by mutual consent on 1 February 2016.[17]He made one first team appearance and scored 9 goals in 31 matches for the Development Squad during 18 months as a professional atGriffin Park.[18][19][20][21][22]

Burnham (loan)

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Moore and Brentford Development Squad teammate George Pilbeam joinedSouthern LeaguePremier Division strugglersBurnhamon loan on 11 February 2014.[23]In a spell affected by the weather, Moore made just one appearance for the Blues, as a late substitute in a 4–2 defeat toSt Neots Townon 15 February.[24]

Midtjylland (loan)

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On 19 January 2015, Moore joinedDanish SuperligaleadersMidtjyllandon loan until May 2015.[25]He made 8 U19 and tworeserve teamappearances and helped the U19 team to the U19 Ligaen title.[16]He returned to Griffin Park after his loan expired.[16]

Charlton Athletic

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On 15 February 2016, Moore joined Championship side Charlton Athletic until the end of the2015–16season after a successful trial with the club'sDevelopment Squad.[26]He made one appearance for the club's U23 team in aKent Senior Cupmatch.[27]

Hibernians

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In mid-January 2017, Moore moved toMaltato joinMaltese Premier LeagueclubHibernians.[28]He made 11 appearances and won the first seniorsilverwareof his career when Hibernians claimed the league title with one match to spare.[29][30]He departed the club after the season.[31]

Enfield Town

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After receiving international clearance, Moore returned toEnglandto joinIsthmian LeaguePremier Division clubEnfield Townon 15 September 2017.[31]He made his debut the following day as a late substitute for Mickey Parcell in a 0–0FA Cupsecond qualifying round draw withHanwell Town.[32]He scored his first goal for the club in the following match, with the third goal in a 5–0 rout of Hanwell Town in the replay.[32]Moore was released in November, after making 12 appearances and scoring two goals for the club.[32]

Sexual crimes and conviction

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In September 2018, after having been found guilty of rape at Isleworth Magistrates' Court, he received a prison sentence of 11 years and 6 months.[33]

On 18 April 2023, Moore pleaded guilty to two further counts of rape. He was sentenced to a further six years in prison. The initial offence took place in May 2014; a police spokesperson said "The victim decided to report the rape after hearing the offender had been convicted of a more recent offence." At the time of this conviction, he was serving his sentence atHMP Bristol.[34]

Honours

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Hibernians

Career statistics

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As of match played 3 February 2018.
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Brentford 2014–15[13] Championship 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1
Burnham(loan) 2013–14[35] Southern LeaguePremier Division 1 0 — — — 1 0
Hibernians 2016–17[29] Maltese Premier League 11 0 — — — 11 0
Enfield Town 2017–18[32] Isthmian LeaguePremier Division 6 0 4 2 — 2[a] 0 12 2
Career total 18 0 4 2 1 1 2 0 25 3
  1. ^1 appearance inFA Trophy,1 appearance inIsthmian League Cup.

References

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  2. ^Robert Cumber (24 December 2014)."Brentford FC striker charged with handling stolen goods".getwestlondon.Retrieved25 February2015.
  3. ^"Brentford FC Community Sports Trust: First Annual Report – 25.10.05 – 31.03.07"(PDF).Archived fromthe original(PDF)on 27 June 2011.Retrieved29 October2018.
  4. ^abWickham, Chis (15 August 2014)."Montell Moore signs on to stay at Brentford until 2017".Brentfordfc.co.uk.Retrieved22 August2014.
  5. ^"BrentfordNEWS – From Street Soccer to Griffin Park An Interview with Montell Moore"(PDF).p. 4. Archived fromthe original(PDF)on 30 October 2018.Retrieved29 October2018.
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  10. ^"Montell Moore signs at Brentford".Brentfordfc.co.uk. 30 June 2014.Retrieved12 August2014.
  11. ^"Match report from Brentford's pre-season friendly win against Barnet at The Hive".Brentfordfc.co.uk.Retrieved22 August2014.
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  13. ^abc"Games played by Montell Moore in 2014/2015".Soccerbase.Centurycomm.Retrieved25 February2015.
  14. ^Chris Wickham."Montell Moore recats after Brentford's Capital One Cup game against Dagenham and Redbridge".brentfordfc.co.uk.Retrieved16 June2015.
  15. ^Ciaran Brett."Attacker reflects on defeat to Huddersfield Town".brentfordfc.co.uk.Retrieved25 February2015.
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  17. ^FC, Brentford."Montell Moore leaves Brentford".www.brentfordfc.co.uk.Retrieved1 February2016.
  18. ^Montell Mooreat Soccerbase
  19. ^Brett, Ciaran."2012/13 DEVELOPMENT SQUAD STATS".www.brentfordfc.co.uk.Retrieved8 July2015.
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  23. ^"Burnham Move For Youth Team Duo".Brentfordfc.co.uk. 11 February 2014.Retrieved12 August2014.
  24. ^"Loan Round-Up".Brentfordfc.co.uk. 17 February 2014.Retrieved12 August2014.
  25. ^Chris Wickham."Brentford Development Squad attacker Montell Moore signs on loan for Danish Superliga leaders FC Midtjylland".brentfordfc.co.uk.Retrieved25 February2015.
  26. ^Jones, George."Charlton Athletic sign attacking full-back Yun Suk-Young on loan".www.cafc.co.uk.Archived fromthe originalon 29 April 2017.Retrieved15 February2016.
  27. ^Jones, George."KENT SENIOR CUP REPORT | Phoenix Sports 1 Charlton 4".Archived fromthe originalon 26 June 2017.Retrieved17 April2017.
  28. ^"Difensur Montenegrin ġdid ma' Hibernians – TVM".TVM.Retrieved11 February2017.
  29. ^abcMontell Mooreat Soccerway. Retrieved 11 February 2017.
  30. ^"HIBERNIANS FC – News Details".www.hiberniansfc.org.Archived fromthe originalon 6 September 2017.Retrieved17 May2017.
  31. ^ab"Montell Moore – News – Enfield Town Football Club".enfieldtownfootballclub.co.uk.Retrieved15 September2017.
  32. ^abcd"Montell Moore – 1st Team – Enfield Town Football Club".www.enfieldtownfootballclub.co.uk.Retrieved18 September2017.
  33. ^Peracha, Qasim."Footballer raped teenager in Brentford home before forcing friend on her".MyLDN News.Retrieved4 January2019.
  34. ^"Wraysbury: Man 'brought to justice' nine years after rape".Slough Observer. 18 April 2023.Retrieved18 November2023.
  35. ^"Games played by Montell Moore in 2013/2014".Soccerbase.Centurycomm.Retrieved8 June2015.
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