Lexton de la Cruz Moy (, born 24 January 1985) is an American-Filipino sportsperson and former Philippines international

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. He played as a

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and last played for

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that competed in the

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in Macau. He also stints in the

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and the

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Football career

College and amateur

Moy started his college career at

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in New Brunswick, New Jersey. He broke his leg his freshmen year taking a medical red-shirt. During his recovery Moy joined the Rutgers Table Tennis Team and later rejoined the men's soccer team once he had medical clearance to resume training. In his following year, Moy saw limited action as a RU Scarlet Knight which prompted a transfer his junior year to

Long Island University Long Island University (LIU) is a private university in Brooklyn and Brookville, New York, United States. The university enrolls over 16,000 students and offers over 500 academic programs at its main campuses, LIU Brooklyn and LIU Post on Long I ...

Brooklyn Campus. He captained the Men's

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Blackbird's his first year and played the remainder of his college eligibility at LIU. During his college years, Moy played for the

Laredo Heat Laredo Heat Soccer Club is an American soccer team based in Laredo, Texas. The team competes in USL League Two, the fourth tier of the American Soccer Pyramid, as a member of the Lone Star Division. The team plays its home games at the PEG Energ ...

in the

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capturing the

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in the 2007 PDL Season. He also played for the

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in the

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in 2008 and 2009.

Professional

In the summer of 2009, Moy traveled to

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to try out for First Division team Biu Chun Rangers, formerly

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. Unpromising contract agreements prompted Moy to seek trials with Shatin Sports Association. After an unsuccessful try-out with the club, Moy moved on to the newly promoted second-division team

Tai Chung FC Resources Capital Football Club () is a Hong Kong Association football, football club which currently competes in the Hong Kong First Division League, Hong Kong First Division. It was known as Tai Chung Football Club () for the first 34 years of i ...

. In August 2009, Moy signed a one-year contract with

as a non-resident player. In the 2009–10 season, with his foreign player status, Moy started 9 matches and made 13 appearances. Moy registered his first and only goal on 19 September 2009 against

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. Tai Chung FC's

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season culminated in a 1–1 draw against league champions

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to escape relegation for the

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season. After his contract expired, Moy moved to

Manila Manila, officially the City of Manila, is the Capital of the Philippines, capital and second-most populous city of the Philippines after Quezon City, with a population of 1,846,513 people in 2020. Located on the eastern shore of Manila Bay on ...

and signed with

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, that competes in the

on 16 August 2011. Moy played with Kaya FC in the 2011 United Football Cup. The team finished its 2011 Cup bout in fourth place after losing to Global FC in the Consolation match. Moy continued with the team's campaign in the 2012 United Football League (Philippines) and the 2012 United Football Cup. In 2012, Kaya FC finished second place in the UFL league, but was knocked out of Cup Tournament in the quarter-final round. From 2011 to 2012, Moy started 24 matches and made 26 appearances within 30 League and Cup competitions. In 2013, Moy signed with

of the

, Macau's first division football league.

International

Upon moving to the Philippines in 2011, Moy joined the

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. Moy was called up to the 20-man squad for the

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. Moy made his first appearance for the

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as a substitute to Ian Araneta in the match against

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in the

which ended up with a scoreless draw. His second international cap was in the 2–0 win against

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in the

with the team's second-place finish behind

. Moy later appeared in several exhibition matches against Internacional de Madrid CF, Al Ahli SC and

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. Moy's

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appearances include a 1–0 loss to Australia U-23, and his first start for the

in a 1–1 draw against

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. Moy was later called up to the 23-man roster for the 2012 AFC Challenge Cup (Squad List). In the

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, Moy made appearances in the 2–0 loss against

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and in the 2–1 loss against

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, and the team finished in third place after a 4–3 win over

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in the cups'consultation match. Moy would later make appearances in

2012 Philippine Peace Cup The 2012 Philippine Peace Cup was the inaugural edition of the tournament, four-nation international football competition organized by the Philippine Football Federation (PFF). It was originally slated for October 12–16 but the PFF moved it t ...

, playing in the 1–0 win over

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, 5–0 win over Macua and 3–1 win over

. Although being named to the 30 player Squad List for the 2012

AFF Suzuki Cup The ASEAN Championship (formerly known as the AFF Championship or AFF Cup), currently known as the ASEAN Hyundai Cup for sponsorship reasons, is the biennial football tournament organized by the ASEAN Football Federation (AFF) for men's nation ...

, Moy was not called to participate in the competition. On 4 June 2013, Moy appeared in his last game for the Philippines in a 1–0 victory over

in an International Friendly.

Personal

Moy was born and raised in

Chinatown, Manhattan Manhattan's Chinatown is a Neighborhoods in Manhattan, neighborhood in Lower Manhattan, New York City, bordering the Lower East Side to its east, Little Italy, Manhattan, Little Italy to its north, Civic Center, Manhattan, Civic Center to its s ...

. Moy grew up in a small apartment on Bayard Street overlooking Chinatown's Columbus park with his parents, Emelita Dela Cruz Moy and Way Ping Moy, his grand parents, Tsun Wan Chin and Gwong Kang Chin and his older sister Noreen Moy.

References

External links

Lexton Moy
profile at Kaya FC {{DEFAULTSORT:Moy, Lexton 1985 births Living people People from Chinatown, Manhattan American expatriate men's soccer players American men's soccer players American sportspeople of Chinese descent American sportspeople of Filipino descent Filipino sportspeople of Chinese descent Filipino men's footballers Filipino expatriate men's footballers Philippines men's international footballers Hong Kong First Division League players Resources Capital FC players Expatriate men's footballers in Hong Kong Expatriate men's footballers in Macau Men's association football midfielders Rutgers Scarlet Knights men's soccer players LIU Brooklyn Blackbirds men's soccer players Laredo Heat players Soccer players from New York (state) USL League Two players 21st-century Filipino sportsmen