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15. VICTOR MOSES
Midfielder,
Forward, Winger
Born: Kaduna, Nigeria, 12 December 1990
Height: 5' 10"
Weight: 165 lbs
Previous Clubs: Crystal Palace, Wigan Athletic
International Caps: Nigeria
Signing Date: 24 Aug 2012
Chelsea Appearances
Chelsea Goals Scored
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The Nigerian international is a product of the Crystal
Palace youth academy and made his first team debut for the south London club in
late 2007.
After establishing himself with the Championship side,
Moses transferred to Wigan at the end of January 2010, shortly after Palace's
financial problems had forced them into adminstration, and quickly settled into
life in the Barclays Premier League.
In total he played 74 league games for the Latics,
following 58 for Crystal Palace.
On 2 September 2013, Moses signed for Liverpool on a
season-long loan deal. He scored on his debut on 16 September against Swansea
City in a 2–2 draw. On 25 January 2014, he scored the first goal of a 2–0
victory against Bournemouth in the fourth round of the FA Cup. Due to the form
of Raheem Sterling during the 2013–14 season, Moses found opportunities hard to
come by under Brendan Rogers playing 22 games of which only nine were starts.
On 16 August 2014 Moses joined Stoke City on loan for the 2014–15 season. He
made his Premier League debut for Stoke City on 30 August 2014 in a 1–0 win away
at Manchester City.
With André Schürrle and Mohamed Salah leaving on a permanent basis and on loan
respectively, it was announced that Jose Mourinho attempted to recalled Moses
back from Stoke City, only to have the winger rejected the move back Moses
suffered a hamstring injury whilst playing against West Ham United on 11 April
2015, which ruled him out for the rest of the season.
At international level, Moses appeared for England
from schoolboy up to Under 21, but has opted to represent Nigeria at senior
level, and made his debut in February 2012 against Rwanda.
Moses was selected for Nigeria's squad for the 2014 FIFA World Cup and started
in their opening group match and the Round of 16 match against France as they
lost 2-0.