Glen Moss

Glen Moss

Moss with Wellington Phoenix in 2009
Personal information
Full name Glen Robert Moss
Date of birth (1983-01-19) 19 January 1983
Place of birth Hastings, New Zealand
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Playing position Goalkeeper
Club information
Current team
 Wellington Phoenix
Number 1
Youth career
Runaway Bay
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2001–2002 Gold Coast (0)
2002–2004 Sydney Olympic 3 (0)
2004 Stanmore Hawks (0)
2004–2005 Bonnyrigg White Eagles (0)
2005–2006 New Zealand Knights 9 (0)
2006–2007 Dinamo Bucureşti 1 (0)
2007–2009 Wellington Phoenix 33 (0)
2009–2010 Melbourne Victory 14 (0)
2010–2012 Gold Coast United 41 (0)
2012– Wellington Phoenix 85 (0)
National team‡
2002 New Zealand U-20 4 (0)
2004 New Zealand U-23 6 (0)
2006– New Zealand 29 (0)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 22 April 2016.

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 3 November 2016

Glen Robert Moss (born 19 January 1983) is a New Zealand goalkeeper who plays in the A-League for Wellington Phoenix, and has represented New Zealand at international level.

Club career

Return to the A-League

In August 2007, Moss signed a two-year contract with A-League new-comers, the Wellington Phoenix as their starting goalkeeper. In his first season he made 20 appearances out of the 21 league games and earned a reputation as a top goalkeeper, and was seen as one of the league's best shot-stoppers. However, injuries and dips in form during 2008–09 saw him share the starting jersey with fellow All Whites goalkeeper Mark Paston, making just 13 appearances and keeping 3 clean sheets.

After impressive performances for club and country, Moss attracted interest from A-League champions Melbourne Victory. Moss signed with the Victory for the 2009–10 season as their first choice goalkeeper, but lacklustre performances midway through the season after featuring in the opening 14 rounds of the season saw him overtaken by young-gun Mitchell Langerak as the Melbourne No. 1.

On 19 July it was announced Moss had signed a 2-year deal with Gold Coast United replacing Jess Vanstrattan who had moved to Central Coast Mariners[1] and made his debut on 8 August 2010 against Brisbane Roar.

On 28 March 2012 it was announced he had signed a 3-year contract with A-League club Wellington Phoenix.[2]

International career

Moss has earned national selection at Under-20, Under-23 and All Whites international level.

He was selected for the U-23's in 2004 to compete in the 2004 OFC Men's Olympic Football Tournament, the qualification tournament for the 2004 Summer Olympics.

Moss gained his first international recognition when called up for the New Zealand squad for a friendly match against Iran in October 2003, however he did not earn his first cap until a 1–0 win over Malaysia in February the following year.[3]

Moss was named in New Zealand's 2009 Confederations Cup squad to travel to South Africa[4] where he played in all three games against Spain, South Africa and Iraq, where he kept a clean sheet and earned the All Whites a 0–0 draw – New Zealand's first point in a major FIFA competition.

In November 2008, Moss was handed a 4-match World Cup ban after swearing at referee Lencie Fred in a dead-rubber 2010 World Cup qualification match against Fiji.[5] He was replaced by Mark Paston for the two World Cup play-off matches against Bahrain at the end of 2009. Following New Zealand's qualification for the World Cup, the ban meant Moss would miss the opening two group games.

On 10 May 2010, Moss was named in New Zealand's final 23-man squad to compete at the World Cup,[6] but saw no action as in a reversal of roles, Paston played all of the All Whites' three games, keeping a clean sheet in the final game against Paraguay as the team missed out on a place in the last 16 despite remaining unbeaten.

International clean sheets and caps

New Zealand's goal tally first.

International career statistics

[7]

New Zealand national team
YearAppsGoals
200500
200670
200700
200820
200950
201020
201130
201220
Total210

Career statistics

As of 7 November 2014

CS = Clean Sheets

Club Season Division League1 Cup International2 Total
Apps CS Apps CS Apps CS Apps CS
Sydney Olympic 2003–04[8] National Soccer League 30––––30
Total 300000 30
New Zealand Knights 2005–06[8][9] A-League 9010––100
Total 901000 100
Dinamo București 2006–07[8] Liga I 10002131
Total 100021 31
Wellington Phoenix 2007–08[8][9] A-League 20241––243
2008–09[8][9] 13332––165
2012–13[9] 61––––61
2013–14[9] 225––––225
2014–15[9] 5110––61
Total 66128300 7415
Melbourne Victory 2009–10[9][10] A-League 142––10152
Total 142––10 152
Gold Coast United 2010–11[9] A-League 3012––––3012
2011–12[9] 111––––111
Total 4113––00 4113
Career Total 134279331 14631

1 - includes A-League final series statistics
 2 - AFC Champions League statistics are included in season commencing during group stages (i.e. ACL 2010 and A-League season 2009–2010 etc.)

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Glen Moss to replace Jess Vanstratten". Gold Coast United. 19 July 2010. Retrieved 19 July 2010.
  2. ↑ http://www.footballaustralia.com.au/news-display/Moss-returns-to-Phoenix/46554
  3. ↑ "A-International Line-ups – 2000–". The Ultimate New Zealand Soccer Website. Archived from the original on 24 November 2011. Retrieved 24 September 2008.
  4. ↑ "2009 Confederations Cup – New Zealand squad". FIFA.com. Retrieved 9 June 2009.
  5. ↑ Grantley Bernard (5 November 2009). "Moss Sees Red". Herald Sun. Retrieved 10 November 2009.
  6. ↑ "All Whites World Cup squad named". Stuff.co.nz. 10 May 2010. Retrieved 10 May 2010.
  7. ↑ Glen Moss at National-Football-Teams.com
  8. 1 2 3 4 5 "Glen Moss » Club matches". worldfootball.net.
  9. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 "Glen Moss (Wellington Phoenix)". Ultimate A-League.
  10. ↑ Glen Moss profile at Soccerway
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