Jade Ellis Moore (born 22 October 1990) is an English retired

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who played as a

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. She has previously played in England for

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and Lincoln City, for

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in the

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, and

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in the Spanish Primera División. Moore represented

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at junior levels and made her debut for the senior national team in 2012. She represented her country at

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and both the

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and

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, winning a bronze medal in 2015.

Club career

Moore joined Lincoln City from

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in 2005. In 2007 Moore signed for

and played in that season's

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final defeat to

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. She also started a 3–1 Premier League Cup final win over Everton on 11 February 2010, to help Leeds win their first major silverware. In December 2010, Moore was revealed to have signed for Birmingham City's

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squad. Moore started against Chelsea in the 2012 FA Women's Cup Final, which Birmingham eventually won after a

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. In June 2016, Moore and teammate

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both bought out the last six months of their Birmingham City contracts and left the club as

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s. Despite the players' long service, a statement on Birmingham City Ladies' website called the development "an excellent deal for the club". Later that month Moore and Potter joined

on short term deals until the end of the

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season. Less than a year later, however, the club folded before the 2017

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. Becoming a free agent, Moore joined

along with teammates

and Kirsty Linnett in May 2017. On 1 April 2020, Moore signed for

in the

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, the first time she had signed outside of England. The season was postponed due to the

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with the NWSL eventually scheduling a smaller schedule

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tournament. However, on 22 June 2020, the team withdrew from the tournament following positive COVID-19 tests among both players and staff. On 18 August 2020, having been unable to feature for Orlando Pride, Moore joined Spanish Primera División team

on loan until February 2021. She made her Atléti debut on 21 August, starting in a Champions League quarter-final defeat to

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during the restart of the

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. Her loan was terminated on 20 December 2020. Moore made her Orlando Pride debut on 10 April 2021, 12 months after first signing with the club, against

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during the

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tournament. She started all four games during the Challenge Cup before suffering a knee injury prior to the start of the regular season which kept her out for the rest of the year. She was extended a contract offer to return in 2022 but did not sign. On 27 January 2022, Moore returned to England to sign with

, now coached by Marc Skinner who had signed Moore for Orlando Pride and who she had previously worked with at Birmingham City. On 28 January 2023, Moore rejoined

on loan for the remainder of the 2022–23 season. She departed United at the end of her contract on 30 June 2023. On 25 August 2023, she signed for Birmingham City on a one-year contract. Moore joined the Tampa Bay Sun on 26 June 2024, ahead of the inaugural

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season. Moore retired in 2025, following the

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that saw Sun FC capture the first-ever league championship.

International career

A 15-year-old Moore made her debut for

Under-17s. She has since represented England at Under-19, Under-20 and Under-23 levels. Moore played in the

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in both

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and

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. Moore also featured in England's

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final win, against

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. She received her first call up to the senior squad in October 2011, ahead of a

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tie against the

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. Moore won her first senior international cap in February 2012, playing 90 minutes of England's 3–1

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win over

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. On the occasion of her third cap, Moore scored against

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as England were beaten 3–1 in the competition's third place play–off. National coach

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picked Moore in her squad for

, but she remained an unused substitute in all three matches as England crashed out in the first round. When

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replaced Powell as England

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, he named Moore in his first squad in December 2013. In May 2015, Sampson named Moore in his final squad for the

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, where the team finished third. Moore was named to her third consecutive major tournament finals squad when Sampson selected her to his

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squad in April 2017. In May 2019, Moore was called up to the

squad. She played in four games including two starts against Argentina in the group stage and Sweden in the third-place playoff as England finished fourth. Moore was allotted 178 when the FA announced their legacy numbers scheme to honour the 50th anniversary of England’s inaugural international. In total she received 50 caps for England and scored 1 goal.

Personal life

Moore was a student at

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. As a 16-year-old, she had won a

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scholarship to

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, where a routine screening revealed two holes in her heart. Moore was able to resume training two weeks after surgery. After graduating from university in 2013, Moore set up her own sports therapy business.

Career statistics

Club

International goals

:''England score listed first, score column indicates score after each Moore goal.''

Honours

Club

Leeds United *

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Birmingham City *

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Tampa Bay Sun *

: 2024–25

International

England *

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third place:

References

External links

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website * {{DEFAULTSORT:Moore, Jade 1990 births Living people English women's footballers Notts County L.F.C. players FA Women's National League players Birmingham City W.F.C. players Women's Super League players England women's under-23 international footballers England women's international footballers 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup players Footballers from Worksop Women's association football midfielders Leeds United Women F.C. players Reading F.C. Women players 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup players Orlando Pride players Expatriate women's soccer players in the United States English expatriate sportspeople in the United States English expatriate sportspeople in Spain Expatriate women's footballers in Spain Liga F players Atlético Madrid Femenino players National Women's Soccer League players Manchester United W.F.C. players UEFA Women's Euro 2017 players People educated at Dinnington High School 21st-century English sportswomen USL Super League players