David Philani Moyo (born 17 December 1994) is a Zimbabwean[3] professional footballer who plays as a forward for EFL League Two club Barrow, and he represents the Zimbabwe national team.
Personal information | |||
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Full name | David Philani Moyo[1] | ||
Date of birth | (1994-12-17) 17 December 1994 (age 27) | ||
Place of birth | Bulawayo, Zimbabwe[2] | ||
Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||
Position(s) | Striker | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Barrow | ||
Number | 23 | ||
Youth career | |||
2011–2012 | Northampton Town | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2012–2015 | Northampton Town | 14 | (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 | (9) |
2018–2019 | St Albans City | 40 | (13) |
2019–2022 | Hamilton Academical | 82 | (13) |
2022– | Barrow | 11 | (0) |
National team‡ | |||
2014– | Zimbabwe | 5 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 25 October 2022 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 18:04, 13 November 2021 (UTC) |
Moyo started a two-year scholarship with Northampton Town in the summer of 2011 after joining from AFC Dunstable. 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]
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.
Club | Season | League | Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Northampton Town | 2012–13[15] | League Two | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
2013–14[16] | League Two | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | |
2014–15[17] | League Two | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 1] | 1 | 5 | 2 | |
Total | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 2 | ||
Brackley Town (loan) | 2014–15 | Conference North | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | |
Brackley Town | 2014–15[14] | Conference North | 17 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 17 | 3 | |
2015–16[14] | National League North | 42 | 10 | 3 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 45 | 10 | ||
2016–17[14] | National League North | 38 | 6 | 3 | 0 | — | 6[lower-alpha 2] | 2 | 47 | 9 | ||
Total | 97 | 19 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 109 | 21 | ||
Hemel Hempstead Town | 2017–18[14] | National League South | 28 | 9 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 28 | 9 | |
St Albans City | 2018–19[14] | National League South | 40 | 13 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 40 | 13 | |
Hamilton Academical | 2019–20[18] | Scottish Premiership | 20 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 20 | 2 | |
2020–21[19] | Scottish Premiership | 33 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 36 | 3 | ||
2021–22[20] | Scottish Championship | 29 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3[lower-alpha 3] | 1 | 37 | 9 | |
Total | 82 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 93 | 14 | ||
Barrow | 2022–23[21] | League Two | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3[lower-alpha 4] | 0 | 16 | 1 |
Career total | 278 | 59 | 10 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 13 | 4 | 310 | 64 |
Barrow A.F.C. – current squad | |
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Zimbabwe squad – 2021 Africa Cup of Nations | ||
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