31 Facts About Luke Moore

Luke Isaac Moore was born on 13 February 1986 and is an English former professional footballer who played as a striker.

Luke Moore is the younger brother of former professional footballer Stefan Moore and uncle to current Aston Villa youth team player Kobei Moore.

Luke Moore is the younger brother of the former Queens Park Rangers and Aston Villa striker Stefan Luke Moore.

In December 2003, Luke Moore was loaned to Wycombe Wanderers, who had failed in their approach for him earlier in the season.

Luke Moore's loan spell at Wycombe Wanderers ended shortly after.

Three days later on 4 February 2006, Luke Moore scored his first Premiership hat-trick for Villa, again against Middlesbrough.

Luke Moore sustained a serious injury to his right shoulder in a game against Chelsea, an injury which had been persistent during his career.

Luke Moore travelled to the US to undergo surgery in October 2006, with Cleveland Browns' head team physician Anthony Miniaci carrying out the procedure, following advice from Aston Villa chairman Randy Lerner.

Luke Moore even rejected a loan move to a Championship club, preferring to regain his fitness at the club's reserve side instead.

Luke Moore returned from his shoulder injury on 9 April 2007, coming on as a substitute for Shaun Maloney against Wigan Athletic at Villa Park.

Luke Moore came on against Bolton Wanderers in the last Villa game of the season to equalise in the 83rd minute, earning Villa a draw.

Luke Moore continued to be featured in and out of the starting eleven for the side, mostly coming from the substitute bench.

Luke Moore then scored his first goal for West Brom on 21 December 2008 against Manchester City.

Luke Moore soon became a subject of chant from West Bromwich Albion's supporters over his goal scoring form.

However, Luke Moore's scoring record after was poor in the second half of the season that he was subjected of booing by the club's supporters.

On 1 September 2010, Luke Moore was not included in West Bromwich Albion's 25-man squad for the new season therefore deeming him surplus to requirements at the Hawthorns, a move which saw him join Football League Championship side Derby County later that same month on a 29-day loan deal.

Luke Moore was primarily used as a substitute in at the start of his spell at The Rams, three of his four appearances coming as substitute, but impressed enough for Derby boss Nigel Clough to want to extent his spell at Pride Park.

Luke Moore later scored two goals in two matches on 20 November 2010 and 27 November 2010 against Scunthorpe United and Burnley.

Luke Moore scored 4 times in 13 league appearances for The Rams of which 9 were starts.

Luke Moore made his debut against Colchester United on 8 January 2011 in the FA Cup.

Luke Moore was involved in three matches in the play-offs, as Swansea City was promoted to the Premier League.

Luke Moore continued to receive his playing time, mostly coming from the substitute bench.

From 2 March 2013, Luke Moore scored three goals against Newcastle United, West Brom and Norwich City earned praise from Laudrup, mentioning his confidence.

On 23 August 2013, Swansea City confirmed that Luke Moore's contract had been terminated by mutual consent, ending his three-years at the club.

Luke Moore previously stated that he was ready to leave Swansea City after he was left out of their pre-season tour of the Netherlands.

On 24 February 2014, it was announced that Luke Moore had agreed to join Chivas USA, for the 2014 MLS season.

Luke Moore went on to make six appearances for the side.

At the start of the 2015 season, Luke Moore found himself placed on the substitute bench in a number of matches.

Luke Moore was placed on waivers by Toronto FC on 26 February 2016 after spending two seasons with the club.

Luke Moore since returned to Birmingham with his young son and became a football agent.

Luke Moore went on to make five appearances in total for England U21.