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Date of Birth | February 13, 1986 |
Luke Moore: A Brief Biography
Luke Moore is an English football striker who currently plays for Swansea City. Moore is the younger brother of the former Queens Park Rangers and Aston Villa striker Stefan Moore. Together they were a crucial part of the Villa FA Youth Cup winning team of 2002. In December 2003 he was loaned to Wycombe Wanderers. Moore made his Wycombe début in a 1-1 draw against Notts County on 13 December 2003. On 3 January 2004 he scored his first career hat-trick in a 4-1 home win over Grimsby Town. Upon his return to Aston Villa, Moore made his first-team debut, as a substitute in a 2-2 draw against Birmingham City. Moore made his Albion debut on 23 February 2008, coming on as a second-half substitute in a 2–1 home defeat to Hull City. On 28 May 2008, he completed his transfer to the newly promoted Premiership side for a fee of £3 million.Moore scored his first goal for West Brom on 21 December 2008 against Manchester City. In 2010, he joined Football League Championship side Derby County on a 29 day loan deal. Moore was primarily used as a substitute in at the start of his spell at The Rams, 3 of his 4 appearances coming as substitute, but impressed enough for Derby boss Nigel Clough to want to extent his spell at Pride Park. After a frustrating spell at West Brom, Moore signed for Swansea City on a two-and-a-half year deal on 7 Janusary 2011 for an undisclosed fee. Moore made his debut against Colchester United on January 8 2011 in the FA Cup.