Aaron Mooy

Aaron Mooy

Aaron Mooy playing for the Western Sydney Wanderers in 2013.
Personal information
Full name Aaron Frank Mooy
Date of birth (1990-09-15) 15 September 1990
Place of birth Sydney, Australia
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Playing position Central midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Huddersfield Town
(on loan from Manchester City)
Number 10
Youth career
2005–2006 NSWIS
2006–2009 Bolton Wanderers
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009–2010 Bolton Wanderers 0 (0)
2010–2012 St Mirren 21 (1)
2012–2014 Western Sydney Wanderers 49 (4)
2014–2016 Melbourne City 53 (18)
2016– Manchester City 0 (0)
2016– → Huddersfield Town (loan) 19 (2)
National team‡
2009–2010 Australia U-20 10 (4)
2011–2012 Australia U-23 4 (2)
2012– Australia 21 (5)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 18 September 2016.

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 15 November 2016

Aaron Frank Mooy (born 15 September 1990) is an Australian professional football midfielder who currently plays for Huddersfield Town in the Football League Championship, on loan from Manchester City, and for the Australia national team.

Born in Sydney, Mooy played youth 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 later.

Mooy has been capped by the national team on 16 occasions, netting a total of 5 goals. He also played in the 2009 FIFA U-20 World Cup. He is considered by many to be a forthcoming star for the Socceroos due to his unprecedented rise in talent.[1]

Early life

Mooy grew up in Carlingford, Sydney. While growing up, he would stay up until the early hours of the morning before going to school, so he could watch compatriots Craig Moore and Tony Vidmar.[2] In his early schooling years, he attended Crestwood Primary School in the north-west of Sydney before progressing to Westfields Sports High School in his later schooling career.

In addition to holding an Australian passport, Mooy also holds a Dutch passport. He is of half-German descent through his father and half-Dutch descent through his mother.[3]

Club career

Bolton Wanderers

Mooy started his career in Europe as a youth scholar at Bolton Wanderers after being spotted by Chris Sulley.[4] He rejected a contract extension from Bolton in July 2010 in search of more first team football.[5][6]

St Mirren

Mooy playing for St Mirren in 2011.

Mooy joined Scottish Premier League club St Mirren on 23 October 2010,[7] and made his league debut for the Saints on the same day in a 3–0 loss to Hearts.[8] On 18 January 2011, he scored his first goal for the club, in the fourth-round replay, in a 6–1 win over Peterhead.[9] Having made 18 appearance and scoring once in all competitions, he was offered a new contract in April 2011[10] before agreeing a two-year contract with the club in May .[11]

The 2011–12 season was marked by Mooy having suffered a back problem.[12] As months went by, his recovery started going well.[13] Soon after, he went to a specialist to get over his injury.[14] On 17 December 2011, Mooy made his return, coming as a substitute, in a 1–1 draw against Motherwell[15] and the next game, he scored his first league goal for the club against Rangers at St Mirren Park on Christmas Eve 2011.[16]

Western Sydney Wanderers

Mooy (left) at the Western Sydney Wanderers launch, along with Tarek Elrich and Kwabena Appiah.
Mooy playing for Western Sydney Wanderers against Brisbane Roar's Luke Brattan in 2013.

After leaving St Mirren on a free transfer, Mooy returned to Australia and was announced as one of the three inaugural signings for new A-League club Western Sydney Wanderers on 25 June.[17] He made his debut in the opening game of the season in a 0–0 draw against Central Coast Mariners[18] and on 23 February 2013, he scored his first goal, in a 1–0 win over Perth Glory.[19] He made 23 appearances and scored 1 goal in his first season with the Wanderers, who won the Premiership and made the grand final in their inaugural season. Mooy took part in his second successive A-League grand final the following season, as the Wanderers were named runners-up to the Championship for the second time in a row.

Melbourne City

Mooy was released by Western Sydney Wanderers on 21 May 2014,[20] and was announced to have joined A-League rivals Melbourne City the same day. He scored his first goal against Brisbane Roar, and also scored in both fixtures against his former club Western Sydney Wanderers. At the end of the season he claimed Melbourne City's Player of the Year award and was the club's top scorer that season, also racking up eight assists. Mooy became the youngest ever marquee player 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 also became the first ever City player to score a hat-trick in the FFA Cup. During his time with Melbourne City, Socceroos manager Ange Postecoglou labelled him the "best and most exciting player in the A-League", while former Socceroo goalkeeper Mark Bosnich described him as "the best Australian midfielder playing anywhere in the world".[21] Melbourne City were reported to have rejected a $2m offer for Mooy from Saudi Arabia club Al-Nassr.[22] On 5 March 2016, he assisted Bruno Fornaroli for two of his three goals to move to 20 assists for the season; an all time A-League record.[23]

Manchester City

Mooy was signed by Manchester City on a three-year deal on 30 June 2016.[24]

Huddersfield Town

On 5 July 2016, Mooy was loaned to Championship side Huddersfield Town for the 2016–17 season.[25] He made his debut for Huddersfield Town in their 2–1 win over Brentford on 6 August 2016.[26] He scored his first goal for Huddersfield Town on 10 September 2016 in a 1–0 win over Leeds United in a West Yorkshire derby.[27] On 28 November 2016 he scored the equaliser in an eventual 2-1 loss at home to Wigan Athletic.[28]

International career

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 side in August 2009, for a friendly match against the Republic of Ireland.[29]

In late 2011, Mooy declared his desire to play for Australia at the 2012 Summer Olympics,[30] however, they were unsuccessful in their qualifying 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 scoring in a game the Socceroos would win 9–0.[31] In the following game 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 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.[32]

Career statistics

Club

As of 18 September 2016[33]
Club Season Division League Cup Continental Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
St Mirren 2010–11 SPL 1304100171
2011–12 814000121
St Mirren total2118100292
Western Sydney Wanderers 2012–13 A-League 2310000231
2013–14 2630051314
WS Wanderers total4940051545
Melbourne City 2014–15 A-League 2771000287
2015–16 261146003017
Melbourne City total531856005824
Manchester City 2016–17 Premier League 00000000
Huddersfield Town (loan) 2016–17 Championship 1921000202
Career total 142 25 14 7 5 1 161 33

International

As of 15 November 2016
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Australia[34] 2012 2 2
2013 1 1
2014 1 0
2015 7 1
2016 10 1
Total 21 5

International goals

As of 29 March 2016[35]
Scores and results list Australia's goal tally first.
No Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 7 December 2012 Hong Kong Stadium, So Kon Po, Hong Kong  Guam 1–0 9–0 2013 EAFF East Asian Cup preliminary round 2
2. 9 December 2012 Hong Kong Stadium, So Kon Po, Hong Kong  Chinese Taipei 6–0 8–0 2013 EAFF East Asian Cup preliminary round 2
3. 28 July 2013 Olympic Stadium, Songpa-gu, South Korea  China PR 1–1 3–4 2013 EAFF East Asian Cup
4. 3 September 2015 Perth Oval, Perth, Australia  Bangladesh 5–0 5–0 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification
5. 29 March 2016 Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney, Australia  Jordan 2–0 5–1 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification

Honours

Club

Western Sydney Wanderers

Individual

Records

References

  1. ↑ "A-League Stats Insider: Aaron Mooy's form, Shane Smeltz's record, Adelaide woe, Mariners inconsistency". Fox Sports. 20 November 2015. Retrieved 24 November 2015.
  2. ↑ "Mooy: I used to watch Rangers on TV back in Australia – I can't wait to get close up on Saturday". Daily Record. 5 November 2010. Retrieved 15 August 2013.
  3. ↑ Davutovic, David. "Melbourne City sign Fulham's Aaron Hughes but Aaron Mooy keen for Europe move". The Daily Telegraph. News Corporation. Retrieved 13 July 2015.
  4. ↑ "Aussie prospect happy at Reebok". The Bolton News. 8 December 2008. Retrieved 15 August 2013.
  5. ↑ Somerford, Ben (2010-07-03). "Mooy Quits Trotters For Europe – Australia News – Australian FourFourTwo – The Ultimate Football Website". Au.fourfourtwo.com. Retrieved 2012-07-31.
  6. ↑ Georgakopoulos, Chris (2012-06-25). "Western Sydney A-League: Quakers Hill boy Aaron Mooy named as one of first three Wanderers – Soccer – Sport – Blacktown Advocate". Blacktown-advocate.whereilive.com.au. Retrieved 2012-07-31.
  7. ↑ "Mooy Signs On For St Mirren – Australia News – Australian FourFourTwo – The Ultimate Football Website". Au.fourfourtwo.com. 2010-10-23. Retrieved 2012-07-31.
  8. ↑ "Hearts 3 – St Mirrens 0".
  9. ↑ "Scottish Cup: Peterhead 1 St Mirren 6". Daily Record. 19 January 2011. Retrieved 15 August 2013.
  10. ↑ "St Mirren offer new deal to Australian starlet Aaron Mooy". Daily Record. 19 April 2011. Retrieved 15 August 2013.
  11. ↑ "Mooy Extends Contract at St Mirren". Inspire Sports Management. 18 May 2011. Retrieved 15 August 2013.
  12. ↑ "Dutch defender Jeroen Tesselaar agrees St Mirren deal". BBC Sport. 15 July 2011. Retrieved 15 August 2013.
  13. ↑ "Rehab going well for St Mirren ace Aaron Mooy as he recovers from back injury". Daily Record. 9 September 2011. Retrieved 15 August 2013.
  14. ↑ "St Mirren hope specialist can get to bottom of Aaron Mooy back injury". Daily Record. 3 November 2011. Retrieved 15 August 2013.
  15. ↑ "Motherwell 1 – 1 St Mirren". BBC Sport. 16 December 2011. Retrieved 15 August 2013.
  16. ↑ "SPL: St Mirren 2 Rangers 1". Daily Record. 26 December 2011. Retrieved 15 August 2013.
  17. ↑ "Western Sydney reveal first players". Football Federation Australia. 25 June 2012. Archived from the original on 29 May 2014. Retrieved 25 June 2012.
  18. ↑ "Match Report: Western Sydney Wanderers vs Central Coast Mariners". The World Game. 6 October 2012. Retrieved 15 August 2013.
  19. ↑ "Match Report: Western Sydney Wanderers vs Perth Glory". The World Game. 23 February 2013. Retrieved 15 August 2013.
  20. ↑ "Wanderers Announce Player Departures". Western Sydney Wanderers FC. 21 May 2014. Retrieved 28 May 2014.
  21. ↑ "Aaron Mooy joins Melbourne Heart FC". Melbourne Heart FC. 21 May 2014. Retrieved 28 May 2014.
  22. ↑ Bossi, Dominic (10 December 2015). "Melbourne City reject record offer from Al-Nassr for Socceroos star Aaron Mooy". The Age.
  23. ↑ Puterflam, Michael (March 2016). "Bruno Fornaroli scores his 18th, 19th and 20th goals of season to give Melbourne City win over Sydney FC". Fox Sports.
  24. ↑ "Melbourne City FC Player Update". Melbourne City. 30 June 2016.
  25. ↑ "Man City's Aaron Mooy Arrives At HTAFC". Huddersfield Town A.F.C. 5 July 2016. Retrieved 5 July 2016.
  26. ↑ Wobschall, Leon (6 August 2016). "Huddersfield Town 2 Brentford 1: Terriers win at John Smith's Stadium". The Yorkshire Post.
  27. ↑ Booth, Mel (10 September 2016). "Leeds United 0 Huddersfield Town 1: Aaron Mooy screamer seals best ever Town start". Huddersfield Daily Examiner.
  28. ↑ "Huddersfield 1-2 Wigan Athletic". 28 November 2016. Retrieved 29 November 2015.
  29. ↑ "Australia squad named for Ireland friendly | Football Association of Ireland Official Website". Fai.ie. 2009-08-04. Retrieved 2012-07-31.
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  32. ↑ "Australia put five past Bangladesh in second straight WC qualifier as well as another against Jordan later in qualifying. win". ESPN FC. 3 September 2015. Retrieved 3 September 2015.
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  35. ↑
  36. ↑ "It's official! Mooy wanders down to Heart". Western Sydney Wanderers FC. 21 May 2014. Retrieved 24 July 2016.
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  38. ↑ "PFA A-League Team of the Season Unveiled". Professional Footballers Australia. 8 July 2015. Retrieved 24 July 2016.
  39. ↑ Lynch, Michael (28 April 2016). "No Adelaide players in PFA's team of the year dominated by Melbourne City". Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 24 July 2016.
  40. ↑ "Mooy accolades for Melbourne City's golden boot". FourFourTwo. 12 May 2015. Retrieved 24 July 2016.
  41. ↑ "Melbourne City FC Player Update". Melbourne City FC. 30 June 2016. Retrieved 30 June 2016.

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