{{Short description|Guyanese footballer (born 1999)}} <!--{{Use Guyanese English}}--> {{Use dmy dates|date=November 2017}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Deon Moore | image = | image_size = | caption = | fullname = Deon Ryan Moore<ref name="Deon Moore">{{cite web |title=Deon Moore |url=http://www.uptheposh.com/people/16662/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151004194242/http://www.uptheposh.com/people/16662/|url-status=usurped|archive-date=4 October 2015|publisher=Up The Posh |date=1 September 2016 |accessdate=11 September 2016}}</ref> | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1999|5|14|df=y}} | birth_place = Croydon, England | height = | position = Forward | currentclub = Torquay United | clubnumber = | youthyears1 = 2011–2015 | youthclubs1 = Carshalton Athletic | youthyears2 = 2015–2016 | youthclubs2 = Peterborough United | years1 = 2016–2017 | clubs1 = Peterborough United | caps1 = 4 | goals1 = 0 | years2 = 2018 | clubs2 = Merstham | caps2 = 7 | goals2 = 0 | years3 = 2018–2020 | clubs3 = Bristol Rovers | caps3 = 1 | goals3 = 0 | years4 = 2018–2019 | clubs4 = → Bath City (loan) | caps4 = 2 | goals4 = 0 | years5 = 2019 | clubs5 = → Billericay Town (loan) | caps5 = 3 | goals5 = 0 | years6 = 2020 | clubs6 = Hemel Hempstead Town | caps6 = 8 | goals6 = 0 | years7 = 2020–2022 | clubs7 = Dulwich Hamlet | caps7 = 21 | goals7 = 2 | years8 = 2021 | clubs8 = → Lewes (loan) | caps8 = 5 | goals8 = 0 | years9 = 2021 | clubs9 = → Carshalton Athletic (loan) | caps9 = 2 | goals9 = 0 | years10 = 2022 | clubs10 = → Chelmsford City (loan) | caps10 = 7 | goals10 = 1 | years11 = 2022–2024 | clubs11 = Lewes | caps11 = 51 | goals11 = 12 | years12 = 2024 | clubs12 = Sutton United | caps12 = 12 | goals12 = 1 | years13 = 2024 | clubs13 = Woking | caps13 = 10 | goals13 = 0 | years14 = 2025 | clubs14 = Dulwich Hamlet | caps14 = 3 | goals14 = 0 | years15 = 2025 | clubs15 = Welling United | caps15 = 11 | goals15 = 1 | years16 = 2025–2026 | clubs16 = Maidstone United | caps16 = 36 | goals16 = 7 | years17 = 2026– | clubs17 = Torquay United | caps17 = 8 | goals17 = 4 | nationalyears1 = 2023– | nationalteam1 = Guyana | nationalcaps1 = 17 | nationalgoals1 = 5 | club-update = 18:00, 2 May 2026 (UTC) | nationalteam-update = 18:00, 2 May 2026 (UTC) }} '''Deon Ryan Moore''' (born 14 May 1999) is a professional footballer who plays as a forward for {{English football updater|TorquayU}} club Torquay United. Born in England, he plays for the Guyana national team.
==Club career== Born in the London Borough of Croydon, Moore started his career with the youth side at Carshalton Athletic in 2011 at under-13 age level, staying with the club four years until under-16 level.<ref name="Youth team player from Carshalton now working with Posh club">{{cite news | title = Youth team player from Carshalton now working with "Posh" club | url = http://www.suttonvoice.co.uk/sutton-sports-news/youth-team-player-from-carshalton-now-working-with-posh-club | publisher = Sutton Voice | date = 29 September 2015 | accessdate = 5 October 2016 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20161006150318/http://www.suttonvoice.co.uk/sutton-sports-news/youth-team-player-from-carshalton-now-working-with-posh-club | archive-date = 6 October 2016 | url-status = dead }}</ref><ref name="D Moore - Up The Posh">{{cite news | title = D Moore - Up The Posh | url = http://www.uptheposh.com/people/16662/career/ | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20161006170549/http://www.uptheposh.com/people/16662/career/ | url-status = usurped | archive-date = 6 October 2016 | publisher = Up The Posh | accessdate = 5 October 2016}}</ref> In the summer of 2015, he signed a two-year scholarship with Peterborough United.<ref name="Youth team player from Carshalton now working with Posh club"/> In August 2016, despite still a scholar he was promoted to the first team, making his debut as a 17-year-old in the 6–1 defeat to Norwich City U23 in the EFL Trophy, replacing Shaq Coulthirst as a substitute.<ref name="Deon is the real deal">{{cite news | title = Deon is the real deal | url = http://www.peterboroughtoday.co.uk/sport/football/posh/latest-news-deon-is-the-real-deal-1-7565895 | publisher = Peterboorugh Today | date = 8 September 2016 | accessdate = 5 October 2016}}</ref>
After spending time on trial at Sheffield Wednesday and Hull City, Moore joined Isthmian League side Merstham in March 2018.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://nonleague.pitchero.com/headlines/can-moatsiders-unlock-moore-potential/|title=Can Moatsiders Unlock Moore Potential|website=nonleague.pitchero.com|date=19 March 2018|accessdate=6 December 2018}}</ref>
===Bristol Rovers=== On 24 August 2018, Moore joined League One side Bristol Rovers,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bristolrovers.co.uk/news/2018/august/deon-moore-development-squad/|title=Development Squad Sign Striker Deon Moore|publisher=Bristol Rovers F.C.|date=24 August 2018|accessdate=6 December 2018|archive-date=25 August 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180825041233/https://www.bristolrovers.co.uk/news/2018/august/deon-moore-development-squad/|url-status=dead}}</ref> making his debut two months later as a late substitute in a 2–0 win over Yeovil Town in the EFL Trophy.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://us.soccerway.com/matches/2018/10/09/england/football-league-trophy/bristol-rovers-fc/yeovil-town-fc/2884267/|title=BRISTOL ROVERS VS. YEOVIL TOWN 2 - 0|website=uk.soccerway.com|date=9 October 2018|accessdate=6 December 2018}}</ref> On 16 November 2018, he joined National League South side Bath City on a one-month loan deal.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bathcityfc.com/player-news-22/|title=Player News|publisher=Bath City F.C.|date=16 November 2018|accessdate=6 December 2018}}</ref>
He was offered a new contract by Bristol Rovers at the end of the 2018–19 season<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/48200414|title=Bristol Rovers: Chris Lines heads list of nine players to leave League One club|date=8 May 2019|accessdate=9 May 2019|publisher=BBC Sport}}</ref> and after a successful start to pre-season, signed an extension on 19 July 2019.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bristolrovers.co.uk/news/2019/july/Deon-Moore-Contract/|title=Deon Moore Signs Contract Extension|website=www.bristolrovers.co.uk|date=19 July 2019|accessdate=22 July 2019}}</ref>
===Hemel Hempstead Town=== In January 2020, Moore joined National League South side Hemel Hempstead Town, making his debut on 7 January against Chippenham Town.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hemelfc.com/teams/3808/player/deon-moore-2492371|title=DEON MOORE|publisher=Hemel Hempstead Town F.C.|accessdate=19 February 2020}}</ref>
===Dulwich Hamlet=== Moore joined National League South side Dulwich Hamlet ahead of the start of the 2020–21 season, making his debut against Corinthian-Casuals in the FA Cup second qualifying on 5 October 2020, scoring an 88th-minute equaliser as Dulwich Hamlet won on penalties.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.southwarknews.co.uk/sport/dulwich-hamlet-through-in-fa-cup-after-nerve-jangling-penalty-shootout/|title=DULWICH HAMLET THROUGH IN FA CUP AFTER NERVE-JANGLING PENALTY SHOOTOUT|date=5 October 2020 |publisher=SouthwarkNews.co.uk|accessdate=14 October 2020}}</ref> In October 2021, he joined Isthmian League Premier Division side Lewes on a one-month loan deal.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://lewesfc.com/news/lewes-add-moore/|title=Lewes add Moore|publisher=Lewes F.C.|date=22 October 2021|accessdate=23 December 2021}}</ref> He made six appearances in all competitions during his loan spell.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.footballwebpages.co.uk/lewes/appearances/deon-moore/815669|title=Lewes – Appearances – Deon Moore|website=footballwebpages.co.uk|accessdate=23 December 2021}}</ref> On 27 November 2021, Moore moved on loan to again to fellow Isthmian League Premier Division side Carshalton Athletic.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.isthmian.co.uk/hamlets-deon-goes-from-rook-to-robin-68399|title=Hamlet's Deon Goes From Rook To Robin|website=isthmian.co.uk|date=27 November 2021|accessdate=23 December 2021}}</ref> On 19 March 2022, Moore was loaned to Chelmsford City.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.chelmsfordcityfc.com/news/loan-agreed-for-deon-moore-2690395.html|title=Leon agreed for Deon Moore|website=Chelmsford City F.C.|date=19 March 2022|accessdate=19 March 2022}}</ref>
===Lewes=== On 10 August 2022, Moore returned to Lewes on a permanent basis having previously spent time with the club on loan.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://lewesfc.com/news/mens-squad-2022-23-update-attack/|title=Men's Squad 2022/23 Update: Attack|website=lewesfc.com|date=10 August 2022|accessdate=12 August 2022}}</ref>
===Sutton United=== On 18 January 2024, Moore signed for League Two club Sutton United. The move came about after impressing new manager Steve Morison when playing against Morison's former side Hornchurch.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.suttonunited.net/news/2024/january/welcome-deon-moore/|title=Welcome Deon Moore|website=www.suttonunited.net|date=18 January 2024|accessdate=18 January 2024}}</ref> Following the club's relegation, Moore departed the club at the end of the 2023–24 season.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.suttonunited.net/news/2024/april/sutton-united-announce-players-who-will-leave-the-club-at-the-end-of-the-season/|title=Sutton United announce players who will leave the club at the end of the season|website=www.suttonunited.net|date=29 April 2024|accessdate=29 April 2024|archive-date=29 April 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240429145510/https://www.suttonunited.net/news/2024/april/sutton-united-announce-players-who-will-leave-the-club-at-the-end-of-the-season/|url-status=dead}}</ref>
===Woking=== On 8 August 2024, following a successful trial period, Moore joined National League side, Woking.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Deon Moore signs |url=https://wokingfc.co.uk/news/article/8614/ |publisher=Woking FC |first=William |last=Bewsey |date=8 August 2024 |accessdate=8 August 2024}}</ref> He departed the club following the expiry of his contract on 31 December 2024.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://wokingfc.co.uk/news/article/8778/deon-moore-and-alan-judge-depart-woking-football-club/|title=Deon Moore and Alan Judge depart Woking Football Club|website=wokingfc.co.uk|date=2 January 2025|accessdate=2 January 2025}}</ref>
===Welling United=== On 22 February 2025, Moore joined National League South side Welling United following a short spell with Dulwich Hamlet.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://wellingunited.com/2025/02/wings-sign-forward-deon-moore/|title=Wings sign forward Deon Moore|website=wellingunited.com|date=22 February 2025|accessdate=25 February 2025}}</ref>
===Maidstone United=== In July 2025, Moore returned to the National League South following Welling United's relegation, joining Maidstone United.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://maidstoneunited.co.uk/07/18/welcome-to-the-stones-deon-moore/|title=Welcome to the Stones, Deon Moore|website=maidstoneunited.co.uk|date=18 July 2025|accessdate=19 July 2025}}</ref>
===Torquay United=== On 20 March 2026, Moore joined fellow National League South club Torquay United on a short-term deal until the end of the season.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://torquayunited.com/moore-for-united/|title=Moore For United|website=torquayunited.com|date=20 March 2026|accessdate=23 March 2026}}</ref>
==International career== In May 2023, Moore was selected for a training camp for Guyana, for their 2023 CONCACAF Gold Cup qualification game against Grenada.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://guyanatimesgy.com/expectations-high-for-golden-jags-training-camps/|title="Expectations high" for Golden Jags' training camps|website=Guyana Times|date=31 May 2023|access-date=31 May 2023}}</ref> He made his international debut on 17 June 2023 in a Gold Cup Qualification match against Grenada, where Guyana won 5–3 on penalties.
His first international goal came on 14 October 2023, scoring against Puerto Rico in a CONCACAF Nations League match.
==Career statistics== ===Club=== {{updated|2 May 2026}}
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition |- !rowspan="2"|Club !rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|FA Cup !colspan="2"|League Cup !colspan="2"|Other !colspan="2"|Total |- !Division!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals |- |Peterborough United |2016–17<ref name="Deon Moore - Soccerway">{{cite web |title=Deon Moore- Soccerway|url=https://int.soccerway.com/players/deon-moore/457443/|work=Soccerway|accessdate=17 April 2016}}</ref> |League One |4||0||0||0||0||0||2<ref group=lower-alpha name=EFL>Appearances in EFL Trophy</ref>||0||6||0 |- |Bristol Rovers |2018–19 |League One |1||0||0||0||0||0||1<ref group=lower-alpha name=EFL>Appearances in EFL Trophy</ref>||0||2||0 |- |Bath City (loan) |2018-19 |National League South |4||0||0||0||colspan="2"|—||2{{efn|name="FAT"|Appearance(s) in FA Trophy}}||0||6||0 |- |rowspan="3"|Lewes |2022–23<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.footballwebpages.co.uk/lewes/appearances/2022-2023/deon-moore/815669|title=Lewes – Appearances – Deon Moore – 2022-2023|website=www.footballwebpages.co.uk|accessdate=18 January 2024}}</ref> |Isthmian League Premier Division |33||8||4||0||colspan="2"|—||1{{efn|name="FAT"}}||1||38||9 |- |2023–24<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.footballwebpages.co.uk/lewes/appearances/2023-2024/deon-moore/815669|title=Lewes – Appearances – Deon Moore – 2023-2024|website=www.footballwebpages.co.uk|accessdate=18 January 2024}}</ref> |Isthmian League Premier Division |18||4||3||0||colspan="2"|—||2{{efn|name="FAT"}}||0||23||4 |- !colspan="2"|Total !51!!12!!7!!0!!0!!0!!3!!1!!61!!13 |- |Sutton United |2023–24<ref>{{soccerbase season|95778|2023|accessdate=29 April 2024}}</ref> |League Two |12||1||0||0||0||0||0||0||12||1 |- |Woking |2024–25<ref>{{soccerbase season|95778|2024|accessdate=29 April 2024}}</ref> |National League |10||0||1||0||colspan="2"|—||1{{efn|name=NLC|Appearance(s) in National League Cup}}||0||12||0 |- |Dulwich Hamlet |2024–25<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.footballwebpages.co.uk/dulwich-hamlet/appearances/2024-2025/deon-moore/981130|title=Dulwich Hamlet – Appearances – Deon Moore – 2024-2025|website=www.footballwebpages.co.uk|accessdate=25 February 2025}}</ref> |Isthmian League Premier Division |3||0||0||0||colspan="2"|—||0||0||3||0 |- |Welling United |2024–25 |National League South |11||1||0||0||colspan="2"|—||0||0||11||1 |- |Maidstone United |2025–26 |National League South |36||7||1||0||colspan="2"|—||3{{efn|One appearance in FA Trophy, two appearances and four goals in Kent Senior Cup}}||4||40||11 |- |Torquay United |2025–26 |National League South |8||4||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||1{{efn|Appearance in National League South play-offs}}||2||9||6 |- !colspan="3"|Career total !140!!25!!9!!0!!0!!0!!13!!7!!162!!32 |} {{reflist|group=lower-alpha}}
===International=== {{updated|match played 18 November 2025}}<ref name="NFT">{{NFT player |id=91350 |name=Deon Moore |access-date=19 January 2024}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;" |+ Appearances and goals by national team and year |- !National team!!Year!!Apps!!Goals |- |rowspan="3"|Guyana |2023||8||3 |- |2024||7||2 |- |2025||2||0 |- !colspan="2"|Total||17||5 |}
{{updated|match played 18 November 2025}} :''Guyana score listed first, score column indicates score after each Moore goal''<ref name="NFT"/>
{| class="wikitable sortable" |+ List of international goals scored by Deon Moore |- !scope=col|No. !scope=col|Date !scope=col|Venue !scope=col|Cap !scope=col|Opponent !scope=col|Score !scope=col|Result !scope=col|Competition |- |style="text-align: center;"|1||14 October 2023||SKNFA Technical Center, Basseterre, Saint Kitts and Nevis||style="text-align: center;"|6||{{fb|PUR}}||style="text-align: center;"|3–1||style="text-align: center;"|3–1||2023–24 CONCACAF Nations League B |- |style="text-align: center;"|2||17 October 2023||SKNFA Technical Center, Basseterre, Saint Kitts and Nevis||style="text-align: center;"|7||{{fb|PUR}}||style="text-align: center;"|2–1||style="text-align: center;"|3–1||2023–24 CONCACAF Nations League B |- |style="text-align: center;"|3||21 November 2023||Félix Sánchez Olympic Stadium, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic||style="text-align: center;"|8||{{fb|ATG}}||style="text-align: center;"|6–0||style="text-align: center;"|6–0||2023–24 CONCACAF Nations League B |- |style="text-align: center;"|4||rowspan=2|11 June 2024||rowspan=2|Wildey Turf, Wildey, Barbados||style="text-align: center;" rowspan=2|12||rowspan=2|{{fb|BLZ}}||style="text-align: center;"|1–0||style="text-align: center;" rowspan=2|3–1||rowspan=2|2026 FIFA World Cup qualification |- |style="text-align: center;"|5||style="text-align: center;"|3–0 |}
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== *{{Soccerbase|95778}}
{{Torquay United F.C. squad}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Moore, Deon}} Category:1999 births Category:Living people Category:Footballers from the London Borough of Croydon Category:Guyanese men's footballers Category:Guyana men's international footballers Category:English people of Guyanese descent Category:Men's association football forwards Category:Peterborough United F.C. players Category:Merstham F.C. players Category:Bristol Rovers F.C. players Category:Bath City F.C. players Category:Billericay Town F.C. players Category:Hemel Hempstead Town F.C. players Category:Dulwich Hamlet F.C. players Category:Lewes F.C. players Category:Carshalton Athletic F.C. players Category:Chelmsford City F.C. players Category:Sutton United F.C. players Category:Woking F.C. players Category:Welling United F.C. players Category:Maidstone United F.C. players Category:Torquay United F.C. players Category:English Football League players Category:National League (English football) players Category:Isthmian League players Category:Sportspeople of Guyanese descent Category:21st-century Guyanese sportsmen Category:English men's footballers