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Glen Moss : biography

19 January 1983 –

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
# 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)