{{Short description|American soccer player (born 1996)}} {{redirect|Shaquell||Shaquille (disambiguation)}} {{Use American English|date=April 2022}} {{Use mdy dates|date=November 2022}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Shaq Moore | image = Shaq Moore NY Red Bulls v FC Dallas 2 May 2026-66 (cropped).jpg | caption = Moore with [[FC Dallas]] in 2026 | full_name = Shaquell Kwame Moore<ref name="FIFA 2022">{{cite web |url=https://fdp.fifa.org/assetspublic/ce44/pdf/SquadLists-English.pdf |title=FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022: List of players: United States |publisher=[[FIFA]] |page=31 |date=November 15, 2022 |access-date=November 24, 2022}}</ref> | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1996|11|2}}<ref name="FIFA 2022"/> | birth_place = [[Powder Springs, Georgia]], United States | height = {{height|ft=5|in=11}}<ref name="FIFA 2022"/> | position = [[Defender (association football)#Full-back|Right-back]] | currentclub = [[FC Dallas]] | clubnumber = 18 | youthyears1 = | youthclubs1 = [[IMG Academy]] | youthyears2 = 2014 | youthclubs2 = [[FC Dallas]] | youthyears3 = 2014–2015 | youthclubs3 = [[Huracán Valencia CF|Huracán]] | years1 = 2015–2016 | clubs1 = [[Huracán Valencia CF|Huracán]] | caps1 = 6 | goals1 = 0 | years2 = 2016 | clubs2 = [[Real Oviedo Vetusta|Oviedo B]] | caps2 = 18 | goals2 = 2 | years3 = 2016–2019 | clubs3 = [[Atlético Levante UD|Levante B]] | caps3 = 61 | goals3 = 4 | years4 = 2017–2019 | clubs4 = [[Levante UD|Levante]] | caps4 = 6 | goals4 = 0 | years5 = 2018 | clubs5 = → [[CF Reus Deportiu|Reus]] (loan) | caps5 = 9 | goals5 = 0 | years6 = 2019–2022 | clubs6 = [[CD Tenerife|Tenerife]] | caps6 = 90 | goals6 = 1 | years7 = 2022–2024 | clubs7 = [[Nashville SC]] | caps7 = 66 | goals7 = 1 | years8 = 2025– | clubs8 = [[FC Dallas]] | caps8 = 47 | goals8 = 3 | nationalyears1 = 2011–2013 | nationalteam1 = [[United States men's national under-17 soccer team|United States U17]] | nationalcaps1 = 40 | nationalgoals1 = 2 | nationalyears2 = 2013 | nationalteam2 = [[United States men's national under-18 soccer team|United States U18]] | nationalcaps2 = 1 | nationalgoals2 = 0 | nationalyears3 = 2014–2015 | nationalteam3 = [[United States men's national under-20 soccer team|United States U20]] | nationalcaps3 = 17 | nationalgoals3 = 0 | nationalyears4 = 2018– | nationalteam4 = [[United States men's national soccer team|United States]] | nationalcaps4 = 21 | nationalgoals4 = 1 | medaltemplates = {{MedalCountry|{{USA}}}} {{Medal|Winner|[[CONCACAF Gold Cup]]|[[2021 CONCACAF Gold Cup|2021]]}} | club-update = May 16, 2026 | ntupdate = January 22, 2025 }}
'''Shaquell Kwame''' "'''Shaq'''" '''Moore''' (born November 2, 1996) is an American professional [[Association football|soccer]] player who plays as a [[Defender (association football)#Full-back|right-back]] for [[Major League Soccer]] club [[FC Dallas]] and the [[United States men's national soccer team|United States national team]].
He spent his early professional career in Spain, playing six [[La Liga]] games for [[Levante UD|Levante]] and 99 in [[Segunda División]] for [[CF Reus Deportiu|Reus]] and [[CD Tenerife|Tenerife]]. In 2022, he signed for [[Nashville SC]] for a fee of $2 million.
Moore made his debut for the [[United States men's national soccer team|United States national team]] in 2018 and was part of their team that won the [[2021 CONCACAF Gold Cup]].
==Club career== ===Early career=== Moore was born in [[Powder Springs, Georgia]], and was an [[IMG Academy]] alumnus during his youth. In April 2014, he started training with [[Major League Soccer]] team [[FC Dallas]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.imgacademy.com/latest-headlines/2014-04-01/youth-defender-shaquell-moore-trains-fc-dallas|title=Youth defender Shaquell Moore trains with FC Dallas|work=IMG Academy|date=April 1, 2014|accessdate=November 8, 2015|archive-date=March 4, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304122154/https://www.imgacademy.com/latest-headlines/2014-04-01/youth-defender-shaquell-moore-trains-fc-dallas|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.imgacademy.com/latest-headlines/2014-04-07/img-academy-student-athletes-us-u-18-teammates-tyler-turner-and|title=IMG Academy student-athletes, U.S. U-18 teammates Tyler Turner and Shaquelle Moore earn pro soccer opportunities|publisher=IMG Academy|date=April 7, 2014|accessdate=November 8, 2015}}</ref>
In August 2014, Moore moved to Spain and went on to train with three teams in the city of [[Valencia]]: [[Valencia CF]], [[Levante UD]], and [[Huracán Valencia CF]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://owhentheyanks.com/2014/08/20/shaq-en-espana/|title=Shaq en España|publisher=When The Yanks|date=August 20, 2014|accessdate=November 8, 2015|archive-date=September 23, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140923051211/http://owhentheyanks.com/2014/08/20/shaq-en-espana/|url-status=dead}}</ref> being assigned to the latter's ''Juvenil A'' squad, as the club waited for an international transfer certificate. On May 9, 2015, he finally signed a contract with Huracán.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.starsandstripesfc.com/2015/5/9/8578217/shaquell-moore-signs-with-spanish-third-division-side-huracan|title=U.S. Youth international signs with Spanish third-division side Huracan Valencia CF|publisher=[[SB Nation]]|last=Usry|first=Rob|date=May 9, 2015|accessdate=August 26, 2015}}</ref>
Moore made his senior debut for the club on August 22, 2015, coming on as a second-half substitute for [[Javi Soria]] in a 1–1 [[Segunda División B]] home draw against [[CD Atlético Baleares]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.futbolbalear.es/2015/08/23/cronica-2a-division-b-huracan-valencia-1-1-at-baleares/|title=Crónica 2ª División B: Huracán Valencia 1–1 At. Baleares|trans-title=2ª División B Report: Huracán Valencia 1–1 At. Baleares|publisher=Fútbol Balear|language=es|date=August 23, 2015|accessdate=November 8, 2015}}</ref> The following January 7, after being rarely used, he signed with [[Real Oviedo Vetusta]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://realoviedo.es/shaq-moore-nuevo-jugador-del-vetusta/|publisher=Real Oviedo|title=Shaq Moore, nuevo jugador del Vetusta|date=January 7, 2016|language=Spanish}}</ref>
===Levante=== On August 30, 2016, Moore moved to another [[reserve team]], [[Atlético Levante UD]] in the third division.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.levanteud.com/es/info/shaq-se-incorpora-al-atletico-levante-ud|title=Shaq se incorpora al Atlético Levante UD|trans-title=Shaq joins Atlético Levante UD|publisher=Levante UD|language=es|date=August 30, 2016|accessdate=October 21, 2016}}</ref>
The following year, he was included in a [[Levante UD|first-team]] matchday for the first time on September 30, 2017, for a [[La Liga]] match against [[Deportivo Alavés]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/LevanteUD/status/914150202906415104|title=Suplentes para Levante UD|trans-title=Bench for Levante UD|publisher=Levante UD|language=es|date=September 30, 2017|accessdate=September 30, 2017}}</ref> Moore made his main squad debut on October 26, 2017, starting in a 2–0 away win against [[Girona FC]] for [[2017–18 Copa del Rey|the season]]'s [[Copa del Rey]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.marca.com/eventos/marcador/futbol/2017_18/copa/dieciseisavos/ida/ger_lev/|title=El Levante vuelve a ponerse serio|trans-title=Levante play it serious again|publisher=[[Marca (newspaper)|Marca]]|language=es|date=October 26, 2017|accessdate=July 13, 2018}}</ref> Three days later he made his La Liga debut, replacing [[Ivi (footballer)|Ivi]] in a 2–2 draw at [[SD Eibar]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.marca.com/eventos/marcador/futbol/2017_18/la-liga/jornada_10/eib_lev/|title=Inui hace pagar al Levante su racanería|trans-title=Inui makes Levante pay for their rackets|publisher=Marca|language=es|date=October 29, 2017|accessdate=July 13, 2018}}</ref> Following success in the previous two fixtures, Moore started his first game for Levante on November 18, 2017, in a 2–0 away defeat of [[UD Las Palmas]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://soccer.nbcsports.com/2017/11/19/american-right-back-moore-makes-first-la-liga-start/|publisher= NBC|title= American right back Moore makes first La Liga start|date=November 19, 2017|accessdate=November 19, 2017}}</ref> He became only the fourth American to play in La Liga after [[Kasey Keller]], [[Jozy Altidore]], and [[Oguchi Onyewu]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/soccer/2018/03/05/shaq-moore-the-young-american-trying-to-make-it-in-europe/111101016/|title=Shaq Moore – the young American trying to make it in Europe|publisher=[[USA Today]]|date=March 5, 2018|access-date=July 13, 2018}}</ref> He finished the campaign with eight first-team appearances.
On July 13, 2018, Moore agreed to a [[2018–19 Segunda División|season]]-long loan deal with [[Segunda División]] side [[CF Reus Deportiu]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.levanteud.com/es/info/shaq-moore-jugara-cedido-la-proxima-temporada-en-el-cf-reus-deportiu|title=Shaq Moore jugará cedido la próxima temporada en el CF Reus Deportiu|trans-title=Shaq Moore will play on loan the following season at CF Reus Deportiu|publisher=Levante UD|language=es|date=July 13, 2018|access-date=July 13, 2018}}</ref> but on December 28, he was one of five players who left the team due to unpaid wages.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.marca.com/futbol/reus/2018/12/28/5c2622c1468aeb2c5f8b45e8.html|title=El principio del fin: cinco jugadores del Reus ya han quedado libres|trans-title=The beginning of the end: five Reus players are already free|publisher=Marca|language=es|date=December 28, 2018|accessdate=January 7, 2019}}</ref>
===Tenerife=== On July 24, 2019, Moore signed a three-year contract with [[CD Tenerife]] also in the second division.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.clubdeportivotenerife.es/noticia/shaq-moore-refuerzo-para-el-cd-tenerife|title=Shaq Moore, refuerzo para el CD Tenerife|trans-title=Shaq Moore, addition for CD Tenerife|publisher=CD Tenerife|language=es|date=July 24, 2019|accessdate=July 26, 2019}}</ref> The following May, his deal was extended until 2024.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.efe.com/efe/canarias/deportes/el-tenerife-renueva-al-estadounidense-shaq-moore-hasta-2024/50001316-4252359|title=El Tenerife renueva al estadounidense Shaq Moore hasta 2024|trans-title=Tenerife renew with American Shaq Moore until 2024|publisher=[[EFE]]|language=es|date=May 21, 2020|accessdate=September 18, 2022}}</ref>
Moore played 101 total games for the team from the [[Canary Islands]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://radiomarcatenerife.com/?p=149850|title=¿Qué perderá el Tenerife con la marcha Shaq Moore?|trans-title=What will Tenerife lose after Shaq Moore's exit?|language=es|date=July 18, 2022|accessdate=September 18, 2022}}</ref> scoring once to open a 4–2 win at [[Extremadura UD]] on February 8, 2020.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://ussoccerplayers.com/2020/02/two-more-goals-for-timmy-chandler.html|title=Two more goals for Timmy Chandler|publisher=U.S. Soccer Players|date=February 9, 2022|accessdate=September 18, 2022}}</ref> In his final match on June 19, 2022, the club lost 3–1 at home to [[Girona FC]] in the [[2022 Segunda División play-offs|playoff final]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espn.co.uk/football/soccer-transfers/story/4701348/nashville-near-deal-for-usmnts-shaq-moore-from-tenerife-source|title=Nashville completes deal for USMNT's Shaq Moore from Tenerife |publisher=[[ESPN]]|date=July 15, 2022|access-date=September 18, 2022}}</ref>
===Nashville SC=== On July 19, 2022, Moore signed with Major League Soccer side [[Nashville SC]] for a reported fee of US$2 million.<ref>{{cite web|date=July 19, 2022|title=Nashville SC land USMNT defender Shaq Moore in transfer from Tenerife|url=https://www.mlssoccer.com/news/nashville-land-usmnt-defender-shaq-moore-in-transfer-from-tenerife|access-date=July 19, 2022|publisher=Major League Soccer}}</ref> He made his debut 11 days later in a 1–1 home draw with [[Vancouver Whitecaps FC]], playing for 63 minutes.<ref>{{cite web|date=July 31, 2022|title=Nashville SC allows late goal against Vancouver Whitecaps FC, ties 1–1 at Geodis Park|url=https://eu.tennessean.com/story/sports/nashvillesc/2022/07/30/score-live-updates-nashville-sc-vs-vancouver-whitecaps-july-30/10130366002/|access-date=September 18, 2022|publisher=[[The Tennessean]]}}</ref>
===FC Dallas=== On December 27, 2024, Moore was traded to [[FC Dallas]] in exchange for up to $150,000 in General Allocation Money.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nashvillesc.com/news/nashville-sc-acquires-150000-gam-from-fc-dallas-for-shaq-moore|title=Nashville Soccer Club Acquires up to $150,000 in General Allocation Money (GAM) from FC Dallas in Exchange for Defender Shaq Moore|first=Nashville|last=SC|website=Nashville SC}}</ref>
==International career== [[File:Shaquell Moore.jpg|thumb|upright|Moore playing for the [[United States men's national soccer team|United States]] at the [[2022 FIFA World Cup]]]] After rejecting [[Trinidad and Tobago national football team|Trinidad and Tobago]] at the under-15 level,<ref name="No-show">{{cite web|url=http://www.socawarriors.net/mens-youth-team/youth-team-news/mens-u20/14156-tobago-no-show-angers-former-t-t-player-wendell-moore.html|title=Tobago no-show angers former T&T player Wendell Moore|publisher=Soca Warriors|date=July 31, 2014|accessdate=November 8, 2015}}</ref> Moore represented the [[United States men's national soccer team|United States]] at the [[United States men's national under-17 soccer team|under-17]], [[United States men's national under-18 soccer team|under-18]], and [[United States men's national under-20 soccer team|under-20]] levels. He captained the under-17s in 2012–13, including at the [[2013 CONCACAF U-17 Championship]], and appeared with the under-20s at the [[2015 FIFA U-20 World Cup]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ussoccer.com/players/2014/03/15/05/06/shaquell-moore|title=Shaquell Moore|publisher=U.S. Soccer|accessdate=November 8, 2015}}</ref>
Moore received his first senior team call-up for a friendly against [[Paraguay national football team|Paraguay]] on March 18, 2018.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.levanteud.com/es/info/shaq-moore-estrena-convocatoria-con-estados-unidos-para-el-amistoso-ante-paraguay|title=Shaq Moore estrena convocatoria con Estados Unidos para el amistoso ante Paraguay|trans-title=Shaq Moore debuts in call-up with the United States for a friendly against Paraguay|publisher=Levante UD|language=es|date=March 18, 2018|access-date=July 13, 2018}}</ref> He made his full international debut on June 2, as a 70th-minute substitute for [[DeAndre Yedlin]] in a 1–2 [[Exhibition match|friendly]] loss away to the [[Republic of Ireland national football team|Republic of Ireland]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.espn.com/soccer/report?gameId=507931|title=United States concedes late goal as Ireland snatches win in friendly|publisher=ESPN|date=June 2, 2018|access-date=July 13, 2018}}</ref>
Uncapped since November 2018, Moore was called up by coach [[Gregg Berhalter]] for the [[2021 CONCACAF Gold Cup]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ussoccer.com/stories/2021/07/berhalter-names-23-player-roster-for-2021-concacaf-gold-cup|title=Berhalter Names 23-Player Roster for 2021 Concacaf Gold Cup|publisher=U.S. Soccer|date=July 1, 2021|access-date=September 18, 2022}}</ref> On July 18 in the final group game against [[Canada men's national soccer team|Canada]], he scored his first international goal and the only one of the American win; it came after 20 seconds, breaking [[Clint Dempsey]]'s all-time record for the team's fastest goal by 14 seconds.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/4204514/2021/07/18/gold-cup-usmnts-shaq-moore-nets-fastest-goal-in-team-history-to-top-canada/|title=Gold Cup: USMNT's Shaq Moore nets fastest goal in team history to top Canada|publisher=[[The Athletic]]|date=July 19, 2021|access-date=September 18, 2022}}</ref> He played all of his team's games as they won the title, though his appearance in the [[2021 CONCACAF Gold Cup Final|final]] against [[Mexico national football team|Mexico]] was off the bench as [[Reggie Cannon]] had recovered from injury.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.si.com/soccer/2021/07/23/shaq-moore-usmnt-gold-cup-tenerife-trinidad-tobago|title=The Under-the-Radar Ascent Behind Shaq Moore's USMNT Return and Landmark Moment|publisher=[[Sports Illustrated]]|date=July 23, 2021|access-date=September 18, 2022}}</ref><ref name=gold>{{cite web|url=https://www.highpresssoccer.com/usmnt-player-ratings-vs-mexico-2021-gold-cup-final/|title=Gold Cup: USMNT's Shaq Moore nets fastest goal in team history to top Canada|publisher=High Press Soccer|date=August 2, 2021|access-date=September 18, 2022}}</ref>
On November 9, 2022, Moore was named by Berhalter to the final U.S. squad for the [[2022 FIFA World Cup]].<ref>{{cite web |title=BERHALTER NAMES 26 PLAYER USMNT ROSTER FOR 2022 FIFA WORLD CUP |url=https://www.ussoccer.com/stories/2022/11/berhalter-names-26-player-usmnt-roster-for-2022-fifa-world-cup |website=US Soccer Federation |access-date=November 10, 2022}}</ref>
==Personal life== Shaq Moore is the son of former Trinidad and Tobago soccer player [[Wendell Moore (footballer)|Wendell Moore]].<ref name="No-show"/> His older brother CJ played soccer for the [[Gardner–Webb Runnin' Bulldogs men's soccer|Gardner–Webb Runnin' Bulldogs]] in 2012.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://gwusports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?&ATCLID=205579224&DB_OEM_ID=10300|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140313164141/http://gwusports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?&ATCLID=205579224&DB_OEM_ID=10300|title=CJ Moore|publisher=GWU Sports|archivedate=March 13, 2014|accessdate=November 8, 2015}}</ref> Through his mother, he is the nephew of [[Richard Goddard (footballer)|Richard Goddard]], who played as a [[Goalkeeper (association football)|goalkeeper]] for the Caribbean nation.<ref>{{cite news |last1=French |first1=Scott |title=After year in flux, Shaq Moore assumes leadership role for US U-20 World Cup team |url=https://www.mlssoccer.com/post/2015/05/28/after-year-flux-shaq-moore-assumes-leadership-role-us-u-20-world-cup-team |accessdate=February 14, 2020 |publisher=Major League Soccer |date=May 28, 2015}}</ref>
==Career statistics== ===International=== {{updated|match played January 22, 2025}}<ref>{{NFT|71292}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |+ Appearances and goals by national team and year !National team!!Year!!Apps!!Goals |- |rowspan="8"|[[United States men's national soccer team|United States]] |2018||5||0 |- |2019||0||0 |- |2020||0||0 |- |2021||8||1 |- |2022||4||0 |- |2023||0||0 |- |2024||2||0 |- |2025||2||0 |- !colspan="2"|Total!!21!!1 |}
:''Scores and results list Moore's goal tally first.'' {| class="wikitable" |+ List of international goals scored by Shaq Moore ! No. !! Date !! Venue !! Opponent !! Score !! Result !! Competition |- | 1. || July 18, 2021 || [[Children's Mercy Park]], [[Kansas City, Kansas|Kansas City]], United States || {{fb|CAN}} || align=center | 1–0 || align="center" | 1–0 || [[2021 CONCACAF Gold Cup Group B|2021 CONCACAF Gold Cup]] |}
==Honors== '''United States''' *[[CONCACAF Gold Cup]]: [[2021 CONCACAF Gold Cup|2021]]<ref name=gold/>
'''Individual''' *[[CONCACAF Gold Cup]] Best XI: [[2021 CONCACAF Gold Cup#Awards|2021]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.concacaf.com/gold-cup/article/turner-funes-mori-named-to-best-xi/|title=Turner, Funes Mori named to Best XI|publisher=CONCACAF|date=August 3, 2021|access-date=August 3, 2021}}</ref>
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== * {{MLS player}} * {{U.S. Soccer player|mnt/shaq-moore}} * {{LaPreferente|188333<!-- /shaq -->|Shaq Moore}}
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