1. Adam John William Moffat was born on 15 May 1986 and is a Scottish former professional footballer who played as a midfielder and spent the majority of his career playing in the various professional leagues in the United States.
27 Facts About Adam Moffat
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Adam Moffat attended Gryffe High School in Houston, Scotland before beginning his career in Scottish football with Ross County and Elgin City, Moffat has played in the United States since 2007, initially with Cleveland City Stars.
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Adam Moffat then played for Major League Soccer teams Columbus Crew, Portland Timbers, Houston Dynamo and Seattle Sounders FC and FC Dallas prior to joining the New York Cosmos in 2015 and finishing his career with Sacramento Republic.
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Adam Moffat began to break into the Ross County first team under manager Alex Smith, making his first team debut late in May 2005.
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Adam Moffat made 29 appearances and scored 7 goals across all competitions during the season.
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Adam Moffat agreed to go play in the United States for the summer, planning to return to Scotland after the season.
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Adam Moffat only made $600 a month and lived with a host family while in Cleveland.
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Adam Moffat was named to the USL Second Division All-League First Team as a result of his good performances during the season.
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On 20 September 2007, Adam Moffat signed a contract with the crew.
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Adam Moffat made 12 appearances in the league as he helped Columbus win a second straight Supporters' Shield.
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Adam Moffat did not appear in the playoffs, with the Crew being knocked out in the first round by Real Salt Lake.
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Adam Moffat made 24 appearances in the league to help the Crew finish second in the Eastern Conference and qualify for the playoffs.
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Columbus lost to the Colorado Rapids in the first round of the playoffs, with Adam Moffat not appearing in either leg.
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On 24 November 2010, Adam Moffat was selected by the Portland Timbers in the 2010 MLS Expansion Draft.
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Adam Moffat struggled to get playing time in Portland, appearing in only 4 of the 18 MLS games while he was with the Timbers.
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On 21 July 2011, Adam Moffat was traded to Houston Dynamo along with allocation money in exchange for Lovel Palmer, Mike Chabala, and an international roster spot.
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Adam Moffat helped the Dynamo finish the regular season strong and earn a 2 seed in the Eastern Conference.
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On 13 September 2013, Adam Moffat was traded to Seattle Sounders FC for Servando Carrasco and a second-round pick in the 2014 MLS SuperDraft.
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Adam Moffat would start both legs of the Conference Semifinals against Cascadia Cup rival Portland Timbers, but Seattle would lose both legs.
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Adam Moffat made 20 appearances in the regular season, coming in and out of the lineup in part due to multiple minor injuries.
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On 2 January 2015, Adam Moffat signed with New York Cosmos of the North American Soccer League.
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Adam Moffat made his Cosmos debut on 4 April 2015 against the Fort Lauderdale Strikers as an 83rd-minute substitute.
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Adam Moffat played in 8 of the 10 games in the Spring Season to help the Cosmos to a first-place finish.
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Adam Moffat missed the end of the regular season and all of the playoffs due to injury.
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Adam Moffat helped the Cosmos finish the Fall Season on top of the table.
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Adam Moffat joined United Soccer League side Sacramento Republic on 2 January 2017.
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Adam Moffat announced his decision to retire from playing professional football on 30 November 2018.