Anthony Christian Moris (born 29 April 1990) is a professional

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who plays as a

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for

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club

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. Born in Belgium, he plays for the Luxembourg national team.

Club career

Moris played his first friendly match for

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against R.F.C. Amay where he kept a clean sheet. He was the choice goalkeeper for

for the 2008–09 season. He was contracted until 2010 with Standard and extended his contract three more years. In January 2014, Moris was loaned out to then-

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. He made his competitive debut for the club on 1 February 2014 in a 1–1 home draw with

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, coming on as a 79th-minute substitute for Davy Schollen. He played in just eight more competitive matches during the duration of his loan, with three in the

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and five in the playoffs. Moris kept four

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s during the loan, including one in his eleven-minute stint on his debut. In early 2015, Moris was picked up by K.V. Mechelen. He made his league debut for the club on 5 April 2015, coming on as an 88th-minute substitute for

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in a 4–1 home victory over

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. On 25 April 2015, in just his third match for the club, Moris suffered a cruciate ligament rupture in his left knee, ending his first season with the club prematurely. In October 2016, in a league match against

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, Moris tore his meniscus. On 25 March 2017, in a World Cup qualifying match against

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, Moris tore his cruciate ligament again, this time in his right knee. On 18 July 2018, Moris and Mechelen mutually parted ways. The next day, he signed for

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club R.E. Virton on a free transfer. He made his league debut for the club on 1 September 2018, playing all ninety minutes of a 3–0 away victory over

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. Moris signed a three-year deal with

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on 30 July 2020. Having appeared in 26 of the team's 28 league games, Moris helped Union to win promotion by becoming champion of the

. In their first season in the top flight since 1973, Moris played games but one, keeping 17 clean sheets and finishing second. The Luxembourger remained Union's starting goalkeeper throughout the 2022–23 season, narrowly missing out on the league title on the final matchday. He also played in ten

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fixtures, reaching the quarter finals. In the 2024–25 season, he captained the team to the league title, Union's first since the 1934–35 season.

International career

Anthony has represented several youth national teams of Belgium. Moris who has a Luxembourgish father, declared himself available to play for Luxembourg in late 2013, thus gaining eligibility to play for Luxembourg national team, the d‘Roud Léiwen (Red Lions). In February 2014, Moris was called up for the first time into the Luxembourg national football team that drew with

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0–0. He has been a regular member of the squad for the past six seasons.

Career statistics

Club

International

Honours

Standard Liège *

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Union Saint-Gilloise *

: 2024–25 *

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: 2023–24 *

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Moris, Anthony 1990 births Living people Sportspeople from Arlon Belgian people of Luxembourgian descent Luxembourgian men's footballers Belgian men's footballers Footballers from Luxembourg (Belgium) Men's association football goalkeepers Luxembourg men's international footballers Belgium men's under-21 international footballers Belgium men's youth international footballers Belgian Pro League players Challenger Pro League players Standard Liège players Sint-Truidense V.V. players K.V. Mechelen players R.E. Virton players Royale Union Saint-Gilloise players 21st-century Belgian sportsmen 21st-century Luxembourgian sportsmen