Glen Moss : biography
Glen Moss (born 19 January 1983 in Hastings, New Zealand) is a New Zealand association football goalkeeper who currently plays in the A-League for Wellington Phoenix, and has represented New Zealand at international level.
International career
Moss has earned national selection at Under-20, Under-23 and All Whites international level.
He was selected for the U-23’s in 2004 to compete in the 2004 OFC Men’s Olympic Football Tournament, the qualification tournament for the 2004 Summer Olympics.
Moss gained his first international recognition when called up for the New Zealand squad for a friendly match against in October 2003, however he did not earn his first cap until a 1–0 win over Malaysia in February the following year.
Moss was named in New Zealand’s 2009 Confederations Cup squad to travel to South Africa where he played in all three games against Spain, South Africa and Iraq, where he kept a clean sheet and earned the All Whites a 0–0 draw – New Zealand’s first point in a major FIFA competition.
In November 2008, Moss was handed a 4-match World Cup ban after swearing at referee Lencie Fred in a dead-rubber 2010 World Cup qualification match against Fiji. He was replaced by Mark Paston for the two World Cup play-off matches against Bahrain at the end of 2009. Following New Zealand’s qualification for the World Cup, the ban meant Moss would miss the opening two group games.
On 10 May 2010, Moss was named in New Zealand’s final 23-man squad to compete at the World Cup, but saw no action as in a reversal of roles, Paston played all of the All Whites’ three games, keeping a clean sheet in the final game against Paraguay as the team missed out on a place in the last 16 despite remaining unbeaten.
International clean sheets and caps
New Zealand’s goal tally first.
International appearances and clean sheets | ||||||
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# | Date | Venue | Opponent | Result | Competition | CS |
2006 | ||||||
1 | 19 February | Queen Elizabeth II Park, Christchurch | Malaysia}} | 1–0 | Friendly | 1 (1) |
2 | 23 February | North Harbour Stadium, Auckland | Malaysia}} | 2–1 | Friendly | |
3 | 25 April | Estadio El Teniente, Rancagua | Chile}} | 1–4 | Friendly | |
4 | 27 April | Estadio Nacional de Chile, Santiago | Chile}} | 0–1 | Friendly | |
5 | 24 May | Ferenc Szusza Stadium, Budapest | Hungary}} | 0–2 | Friendly | |
6 | 27 May | Stadion Altenkirchen, Altenkirchen | Georgia}} | 3–1 | Friendly | |
7 | 4 June | Stade de Genève, Geneva | Brazil}} | 0–4 | Friendly | |
2008 | ||||||
8 | 6 September | Stade Numa-Daly Magenta, Nouméa | New Caledonia}} | 3–1 | 2008 OFC Nations Cup | |
9 | 19 November | Churchill Park, Lautoka | Fiji}} | 0–2 | 2008 OFC Nations Cup | |
2009 | ||||||
10 | 6 June | Botswana National Stadium, Gaborone | Botswana}} | 0–0 | Friendly | |
11 | 10 June | Atteridgeville Super Stadium, Pretoria | Italy}} | 3–4 | Friendly | |
12 | 14 June | Royal Bafokeng Stadium, Rustenburg | Spain}} | 0–5 | 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup | |
13 | 17 June | Royal Bafokeng Stadium, Rustenburg | South Africa}} | 0–2 | 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup | |
14 | 20 June | Ellis Park, Johannesburg | Iraq}} | 0–0 | 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup | 1 (3) |
2010 | ||||||
15 | 3 March | The Rose Bowl, Pasadena | Mexico}} | 0–2 | Friendly | |
16 | 12 October | Westpac Stadium, Wellington | Paraguay}} | 0–2 | Friendly | |
2011 | ||||||
17 | 25 March | Wuhan Sports Center Stadium, Wuhan | China}} | 1–1 | Friendly | |
18 | 1 June | Invesco Field at Mile High, Denver | Mexico}} | 0–3 | Friendly | |
19 | 5 June | Adelaide Oval, Adelaide | Australia}} | 0–3 | Friendly | |
2012 | ||||||
20 | 12 October | Stade Pater Te Hono Nui, Pirae | Tahiti}} | 2–0 | 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification | 1 (4) |
21 | 16 October | AMI Stadium, Christchurch | Tahiti}} | 3–0 | 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification | 1 (5) |