Paul Moore (soccer)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Paul Moore | ||
| Place of birth | Canada | ||
| Playing position | Forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1995–1996 | St. Catharines Wolves | 20 | (8) |
| 1997 | Toronto Lynx | 2 | (0) |
| 1997 | Toronto Supra | 10 | (8) |
| 1998 | Toronto Olympians | 4 | (0) |
| 1998–1999 | Glen Shields | 6 | (1) |
| 2000 | Toronto Croatia | 18 | (9) |
| 2001–2003 | Toronto/Mississauga Olympians | 31 | (4) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 8 February 2015. |
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Paul Moore is a former Canadian soccer player who played his entire career in Canada and the majority of it in the Canadian Professional Soccer League.
Moore began his professional career in the Canadian National Soccer League with St. Catharines Wolves in 1995 and had a two year tenure with the club. In his first season with St. Catharines he finished second in the league and Umbro cup standings to qualify the team to the playoff and cup finals. In the playoff finals match the Wolves faced the Toronto Jets, where Moore scored the opening goal which ultimately resulted in a 2-1 victory for St. Catharines. He featured in the Umbro cup final facing the Scarborough Astros where he successfully scored a penalty shootout goal to win the cup in a 3-0 victory in a penalty shootout. The following season the club successfully defended their Umbro cup by reclaiming the cup by finishing first in the cup standings. While clinching a postseason berth by finishing second in the league standings. He featured in the playoff finals, but the St. Catharines were defeated by Toronto Italia by 11-0 on goals by aggregate.
On April, 1997 he signed with newly expansion franchise the Toronto Lynx of the USL A-League, his signing was announced in a press conference which revealed the team roster. Moore made his debut for the club on April 12, 1997 in the Lynx's first official match against Jacksonville Cyclones; the game would eventually result in a 3-1 defeat for the fledgling side. Unfortunately after appearing in only 2 matches he was released from his contract; for the remainder of the year he returned to the CNSL and signed with Toronto Supra. Moore made his debut on June 13, 1997 against Toronto Croatia in 0-0 draw. The Supra reached the cup finals, but failed to win a piece of silverware after losing 4-3 on goals on aggregate to his former club the St. Catharines Wolves.
In 1998, Moore signed with the Toronto Olympians of the newly formed Canadian Professional Soccer League. Midway through the season he was transferred to Glen Shields, and finished third in the standings clinching a playoff berth. In 2000, he signed with Toronto Croatia where he finished second scoring for the club with nine goals, and won the league championship by defeating the Toronto Olympians by a score of 2-1. The following season he returned to the Olympians and assisted the club in reaching the postseason for two years, but failed to claim any silverware for the club. He retired from competitive soccer after the Olympians were sold and relocated to Oshawa, Ontario.
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