Victor Moses
Moses lining up for Chelsea in 2012
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Victor Moses | ||
| Date of birth | 12 December 1990 | ||
| Place of birth | Lagos, Nigeria | ||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Playing position | Winger / Wing-back / Right-back | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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Chelsea | ||
| Number | 15 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2001–2007 | Crystal Palace | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2007–2010 | Crystal Palace | 58 | (11) |
| 2010–2012 | Wigan Athletic | 74 | (8) |
| 2012– | Chelsea | 48 | (4) |
| 2013–2014 | → Liverpool (loan) | 19 | (1) |
| 2014–2015 | → Stoke City (loan) | 19 | (3) |
| 2015–2016 | → West Ham United (loan) | 21 | (1) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2005 | England U16 | 1 | (0) |
| 2006–2007 | England U17 | 15 | (9) |
| 2008–2009 | England U19 | 12 | (2) |
| 2010 | England U21 | 1 | (0) |
| 2012– | Nigeria | 27 | (9) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 25 February 2017 (UTC). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 11 November 2016 (UTC) |
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Victor Moses (born 12 December 1990) is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a winger or right wing-back for Premier League club Chelsea and the Nigeria national team.
Moses began his career in the Championship with Crystal Palace, before his performances caught the eye of Wigan Athletic, where he made his Premier League debut in 2010. After two years, his game had improved to the extent that European champions Chelsea were interested, and he signed for them in the summer of 2012. Despite ten goals in all competitions during his first season, he spent his second season on loan to Liverpool, his third on loan at Stoke City and his fourth on loan at West Ham United.
Born in Nigeria, Moses represented England at under-16, under-17, under-19 and under-21 levels, but opted to play for Nigeria as opposed to being fully capped for England. He has gained over 20 caps for Nigeria since his debut in 2012, and played in their winning campaign at the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations, as well as the 2014 FIFA World Cup.
Moses was born in Lagos, Nigeria, the son of a Christian pastor. When he was 11, his parents were killed. A week later, with his travel being paid for by relatives, Moses came to Britain as an asylum seeker. He attended Stanley Technical High School (now known as the Harris Academy) in South Norwood. Scouted playing football in the local Tandridge League for Cosmos 90 FC, Crystal Palace approached him, with the club's Selhurst Park stadium just streets away from his school.
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