Montell Moore

Montell Moore
Personal information
Full name Montell Brandon Kane Moore[1]
Date of birth (1995-12-23) 23 December 1995 (age 28)
Place of birth Chiswick, England
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
2003–2014 Brentford
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2016 Brentford 0 (0)
2014 → Burnham (loan) 1 (0)
2015 → Midtjylland (loan) 0 (0)
2016 Charlton Athletic 0 (0)
2017 Hibernians 11 (0)
2017 Enfield Town 6 (0)
Total 18 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Montell Brandon Kane Moore (born 23 December 1995) is an English convicted sex offender and former professional football midfielder. He is a product of the Brentford academy and had a spell with Maltese Premier League side Hibernians in 2017 after his departure from Charlton Athletic.

Playing career

Brentford

Youth years (2003–2014)

Growing up in Chiswick,[2] Moore joined the local Brentford Community Sports Trust at age seven and impressed enough to be offered a place at the club's Centre of Excellence.[3][4] A broken leg and a year out of football failed to halt his progression through the ranks and he made his debut for the club's youth team during the 2011–12 season,[5] making eight appearances.[6] Moore signed scholarship forms in July 2012.[7] Over the course of his two-year scholarship, he scored 14 goals in 36 appearances for the youth team and finished as top scorer in the 2013–14 season.[8][9] On 30 June 2014, Moore signed a one-year professional contract to be a part of the Development Squad for the 2014–15 season.[10]

Breakthrough (2014–2016)

After featuring for the first team during pre-season and scoring in a 5–1 rout of Barnet,[11] Moore was called into the senior squad for the opening game of the 2014–15 Championship season against Charlton Athletic, but remained an unused substitute.[12] He made his professional debut in the following match, starting in a League Cup first round tie with Dagenham & Redbridge.[13] With the score at 4–4, Moore scored his first senior goal seven minutes into extra time and Brentford won the match on penalties after an incredible 6–6 draw.[13] He also set up two goals for Stuart Dallas.[14] Moore signed a new three-year contract on 15 August,[4] but lost his place in the squad due to the arrival of Betinho on loan and the resurgence of Toumani Diagouraga.[12][15] He continued to appear regularly for the Development Squad and spent the second half of the 2014–15 season out on loan.[16]

Moore failed to feature at all for the first team during the first six months of the 2015–16 season and his contract was cancelled by mutual consent on 1 February 2016.[17] He made one first team appearance and scored 9 goals in 31 matches for the Development Squad during 18 months as a professional at Griffin Park.[18][19][20][21][22]

Burnham (loan)

Moore and Brentford Development Squad teammate George Pilbeam joined Southern League Premier Division strugglers Burnham on loan on 11 February 2014.[23] In a spell affected by the weather, Moore made just one appearance for the Blues, as a late substitute in a 4–2 defeat to St Neots Town on 15 February.[24]

Midtjylland (loan)

On 19 January 2015, Moore joined Danish Superliga leaders Midtjylland on loan until May 2015.[25] He made 8 U19 and two reserve team appearances and helped the U19 team to the U19 Ligaen title.[16] He returned to Griffin Park after his loan expired.[16]

Charlton Athletic

On 15 February 2016, Moore joined Championship side Charlton Athletic until the end of the 2015–16 season after a successful trial with the club's Development Squad.[26] He made one appearance for the club's U23 team in a Kent Senior Cup match.[27]

Hibernians

In mid-January 2017, Moore moved to Malta to join Maltese Premier League club Hibernians.[28] He made 11 appearances and won the first senior silverware of his career when Hibernians claimed the league title with one match to spare.[29][30] He departed the club after the season.[31]

Enfield Town

After receiving international clearance, Moore returned to England to join Isthmian League Premier Division club Enfield Town on 15 September 2017.[31] He made his debut the following day as a late substitute for Mickey Parcell in a 0–0 FA Cup second qualifying round draw with Hanwell Town.[32] He scored his first goal for the club in the following match, with the third goal in a 5–0 rout of Hanwell Town in the replay.[32] Moore was released in November, after making 12 appearances and scoring two goals for the club.[32]

Sexual crimes and conviction

In September 2018, after having been found guilty of rape at Isleworth Magistrates' Court, he received a prison sentence of 11 years and 6 months.[33]

On 18 April 2023, Moore pleaded guilty to two further counts of rape. He was sentenced to a further six years in prison. The initial offence took place in May 2014; a police spokesperson said "The victim decided to report the rape after hearing the offender had been convicted of a more recent offence." At the time of this conviction, he was serving his sentence at HMP Bristol.[34]

Honours

Hibernians

Career statistics

As of match played 3 February 2018.
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Brentford 2014–15[13] Championship 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1
Burnham (loan) 2013–14[35] Southern League Premier Division 1 0 — — — 1 0
Hibernians 2016–17[29] Maltese Premier League 11 0 — — — 11 0
Enfield Town 2017–18[32] Isthmian League Premier Division 6 0 4 2 — 2[a] 0 12 2
Career total 18 0 4 2 1 1 2 0 25 3
  1. ^ 1 appearance in FA Trophy, 1 appearance in Isthmian League Cup.

References

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