Under-21s Player of 2014 contender: Liam Moore

Friday 05 Dec 2014
Liam Moore in action against Croatia in the first leg of the play-off with Croatia
Liam Moore was one of the stand-out performers for England Under-21s during 2014 with his six appearances.

The Leicester City defender made his first start for the Three Lions in the win over Wales in May and hasn’t looked back since by becoming a rock in the centre of Gareth Southgate’s back line.

Liam Moore

Club: Leicester City
DOB: 31/01/93
Caps in 2014: 6
Goals: 1
Total caps: 7
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Strong in the tackle, pacy and powerful in the air, Moore has quietly knuckled down to become one of Southgate’s first-choice central defenders.

And he registered his first England goal at the best possible time, by thumping home a volley in the Euro play-off with Croatia to secure a crucial away goal and set up a 2-1 win in Vinkovci to seal a place in next summer's Euro Finals.

This all came on the back of a successful year with his hometown club Leicester City, as the 21-year-old was a mainstay of Nigel Pearson’s team in their Championship title-winning campaign.

He made a total of six appearances in 2014 and was unfortunate to miss out on the November double-header with Portugal and France due to illness.

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Liam Moore scored the opening goal against Croatia in Vinkovci

 

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