Adam Moffat
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Personal information | |||
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Full name | Adam John William Moffat | ||
Date of birth | 15 May 1986 | ||
Place of birth | Glasgow, Scotland | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Youth career | |||
Rangers | |||
Ross County | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2005–2006 | Ross County | 2 | (0) |
2006–2007 | Elgin City | 27 | (6) |
2007 | Cleveland City Stars | 19 | (8) |
2007–2010 | Columbus Crew | 44 | (5) |
2011 | Portland Timbers | 4 | (0) |
2011–2013 |
Houston Dynamo | 62 | (7) |
2013 | Seattle Sounders FC | 6 | (0) |
2014 | FC Dallas | 20 | (0) |
2015–2016 | New York Cosmos | 41 | (10) |
2017–2018 | Sacramento Republic | 31 | (1) |
Total | 256 | (37) | |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Adam John William Moffat (born 15 May 1986) is a Scottish former professional
Career
Early career
Moffat began his career in the youth teams of Scottish giants Rangers before moving on to Ross County in search of first team opportunities.[1][2] He began to break into the Ross County first team under manager Alex Smith, making his first team debut late in May 2005. Soon after the 2004–05 season, Ross County fired Smith and brought in John Robertson as manager. The new manager did not rate Moffat as much as his predecessor and Moffat's opportunities declined.[3]
Elgin City
Moffat moved to
Cleveland City Stars
As Moffat's season with Elgin City was wrapping up, he received a phone call from one of his old coaches, Richard Huxford. Huxford's friend Martin Rennie was the head coach of the Cleveland City Stars, a new team in the USL Second Division, the third tier of American soccer.[7][1] Moffat agreed to go play in the United States for the summer, planning to return to Scotland after the season.[5][6] Moffat only made $600 a month and lived with a host family while in Cleveland.[1]
Moffat and the Stars finished the regular season with just one loss in the league and a second-place finish, with Moffat contributing 8 goals and 2 assists.[8] In the playoffs, Cleveland would lose 1–0 in the first round to the Harrisburg City Islanders.[9] Moffat was named to the USL Second Division All-League First Team as a result of his good performances during the season.[1][8]
Columbus Crew
Moffat's good performances for Cleveland had caught the attention
On 29 March, In the first game of the 2008 season, Moffat scored his first MLS goal to help Columbus to a 2–0 win over
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Moffat made his first appearance of the 2009 season on 11 April, a 1–1 draw with the
The Crew started their 2010 season on 9 March with a 2–2 draw against Deportivo Toluca in leg 1 of the 2009–10 CONCACAF Champions League quarterfinals, with Moffat starting the match. He would start the second leg as well, but Columbus would lose 3–2. Their first MLS game of the season came on 27 March, with Moffat playing the full 90 of a 2–0 win over Toronto. He scored his first goal of the season in their next match to help Columbus get a 2–2 draw with FC Dallas. He scored again on 3 July to help the Crew to a 2–1 win against the Chicago Fire. Moffat made 24 appearances in the league to help the Crew finish second in the Eastern Conference and qualify for the playoffs. Columbus lost to the Colorado Rapids in the first round of the playoffs, with Moffat not appearing in either leg. He did appear 4 times in the group stage for the 2010–11 CONCACAF Champions League, helping Columbus finish second and advance out of the group stage.[10]
Portland Timbers
On 24 November 2010, Moffat was selected by the
Houston Dynamo
On 21 July 2011, Moffat was traded to
The Dynamo and Moffat opened the 2012 season on 11 March with a 1–0 win at Chivas USA, with Moffat getting the assist on André Hainault's winning goal in the 92nd minute.
Moffat and the Dynamo opened the 2013 season on 2 March with a 2–0 win over D.C. United. Moffat started both legs of the 2012–13 CONCACAF Champions League quarterfinals, but Houston lost to Santos Laguna 3–1 on aggregate.[12] On 13 July Moffat scored twice to give Houston a 2–1 win over the New England Revolution. On 1 September he scored in the 90th minute to give the Dynamo a 1–1 draw with Chicago.[25]
Seattle Sounders FC
On 13 September 2013, Moffat was traded to Seattle Sounders FC for Servando Carrasco and a second-round pick in the 2014 MLS SuperDraft.[26] He made his debut for Seattle on 21 September, coming on as a substitute in a 1–1 draw with the LA Galaxy. Once in the playoffs, Moffat started the first-round game against the Colorado Rapids, helping the Sounders to a 2–0 win. Moffat would start both legs of the Conference Semifinals against Cascadia Cup rival Portland Timbers, but Seattle would lose both legs.[25]
FC Dallas
On 13 December 2013, FC Dallas acquired Moffat from Seattle in exchange for Kenny Cooper and allocation money.[27] He made his debut for Dallas on 15 March, getting the start in a 1–1 draw at Sporting Kansas City. He made 20 appearances in the regular season, coming in and out of the lineup in part due to multiple minor injuries.[28][29] He would miss all three of Dallas's playoff games due to an injury as well.[30]
At the conclusion of the 2014 season, Dallas declined their 2015 contract option on Moffat and he entered the 2014 MLS Re-Entry Draft. He was not selected by any MLS club.[31]
New York Cosmos
On 2 January 2015, Moffat signed with
Moffat and the Cosmos opened the 2016 Spring Season on 3 April with a 3–0 win over Ottawa Fury, with Moffat scoring the 3rd game when he chipped the Fury goalkeeper, who had come off his line, from just in front of the halfway line.[35] He scored again in their next match to give New York a 2–0 win over Jacksonville Armada.[36] Moffat would miss the final 7 games of the Spring due to an injury. He returned on 16 June, coming on as a substitute in a 1–0 win over New York City FC in a U.S. Open Cup match.[37] Moffat and the Cosmos opened the Fall season on 2 July with a 2–1 win over Ottawa, with Moffat converting a penalty in the 9th minute to open the scoring.[38] He scored again on 13 July in a 3–0 win over Jacksonville, rocketing a ball from outside the box into the upper left corner.[39] After scoring once on 7 August to help the Cosmos to a 1 all draw with Rayo OKC, he scored twice in their next match as New York defeated the Tampa Bay Rowdies 3–2. He would score again 28 September to help the Cosmos beat the Railhawks 2–0.[40] Moffat helped the Cosmos finish the Fall Season on top of the table.[41] They defeated Rayo OKC in the first round of the playoffs before defeating Indy Eleven on penalties in the final, with Moffat playing every minute of the playoffs.[40]
Sacramento Republic
Moffat joined
Sacramento opened the 2018 season on 17 March with a 2–1 win over San Antonio FC, with Moffat coming off the bench during the match. On 7 April, Moffat scored his first goal for Sacramento in a 1–0 win over Sounders 2.[46] He would score again on 16 May to help Sacramento beat San Francisco City FC 3–1 in a U.S. Open Cup match. He would play in 3 of the 4 Open Cup games Republic played that year, helping them reach the round of 16, where they lost 3–2 to LAFC.[40] On 8 September, Moffat was injured, forcing him to miss the rest of the season.[47][46]
Moffat announced his decision to retire from playing professional football on 30 November 2018.[48][49]
Career statistics
Club
Club Performance | League | National Cup | League Cup | Continental | Total | |||||||
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Club | Season | Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
Scotland | League | Scottish Cup | League Cup | Europe | Total | |||||||
Ross County | 2004–05 | Scottish First Division | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | |
2005–06 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |||
Total | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
Elgin City | 2006–07 | Scottish Third Division | 27 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 29 | 7 | |
United States | League | US Open Cup | Playoffs | CONCACAF
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Total | |||||||
Cleveland City Stars | 2007 | USL2 | 19 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 22 | 9 | |
Columbus Crew
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2007 | MLS | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||
2008 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 8 | 2 | |||
2009 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 18 | 1 | ||
2010 | 24 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 31 | 2 | ||
Total | 44 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 58 | 5 | ||
Portland Timbers | 2011 | MLS | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 5 | 0 | ||
Houston Dynamo
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2011 | MLS | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 17 | 2 | |
2012 | 23 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 33 | 4 | ||
2013 | 26 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 31 | 3 | ||
Total | 62 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 81 | 9 | ||
Seattle Sounders FC | 2013 | MLS | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
FC Dallas | 2014 | MLS | 20 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 23 | 0 | |
New York Cosmos | 2015 | NASL | 19 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 21 | 2 | |
2016 | 22 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 26 | 8 | |||
Total | 41 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 10 | ||
Sacramento Republic | 2017 | USL | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 7 | 0 | |
2018 | 25 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 28 | 2 | |||
Total | 31 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 2 | ||
Career total | 256 | 37 | 20 | 3 | 16 | 1 | 19 | 1 | 311 | 42 |
Personal life
Adam is married to Jennifer Lenhart, sister of former MLS player
Post-Playing
After retiring from the professional game, Adam has settled in the Sacramento region and runs Moffat Soccer Academy which focuses on private and small group football training.[56]
Honours
Individual
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