Mozesh "Mozzi" Gyorio (; born August 1, 1989) is a Canadian

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player.

Early life

His parents were born in Gunaroš in today's

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. His family moved from Yugoslavia to

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when he was two years old. Two years later, the family moved to Canada. He speaks English, Hungarian, French, Serbian and Croatian.

Career

Youth and College

Gyorio moved to Canada with his parents when he was a small child, settling in

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. He attended Charlottetown Rural High School, played for Sherwood Parkdale Rangers FC and Stratford Foxes FC, and spent time with the youth academy of the famed Dutch club

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in 2007. He later returned to North America to continue his education. He subsequently played two years of

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, where he received honors such as being a NJCAA All-American honorable mention, selected to the NJCAA all-region team and NSCAA all-region 2nd team, and named the college's offensive MVP in his senior year. He also had a stint with

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side

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's academy and participated in the

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in 2009. During his college years, Gyorio also played for the Canadian amateur side Avondale Islanders in the Nova Scotia Soccer League.

Professional

Gyorio signed his first professional contract in 2010 when he was recruited by FC Tampa Bay Rowdies in the

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. He made his professional debut on May 1, 2010, coming on as a substitute for

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in a game against

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. He scored his first professional goals on October 1, 2010, contributing to a 6–3 victory over

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. On November 30, 2010, Tampa Bay announced its decision to exercise the contract option on Gyorio for the 2011 season. Tampa Bay announced on December 27, 2011, that it would decline the 2012 contract option on Gyorio. In February 2012, he joined the MLS side

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as a trialist in their pre-season training camp for the 2012

season. On January 1, 2013 Gyorio signed a 6-month deal with English League Two side Fleetwood Town. He made his European debut on February 12 against

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, coming on as a substitute for David Ball. On May 7, 2013, it was announced that Fleetwood would not be offering the midfielder a new contract, and he would therefore be released. On February 2, 2016, Gyorio made his return to Canada by signing with

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. However, in December 2016, the Fury announced that Gyorio would not be returning to the team as the club moved to

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in 2017. In September 2017, Gyorio signed with Italian

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club U.S.D. Pistunina, an amateur team in the city Messina, Sicil. However, due to delays in international transfer papers and personal family reasons, he played only a few games with the team before leaving to return to Canada in the middle of November.

International career

Gyorio represented

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at the 2009 Francophone Games in

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and was a member of the Canadian national U-20 pool.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Gyorio, Mozzi 1987 births Living people Men's association football midfielders Canadian men's soccer players Soccer people from Prince Edward Island Footballers from Bačka Topola People from Queens County, Prince Edward Island Hungarians in Vojvodina Yugoslav emigrants to Canada Canadian people of Hungarian descent Naturalized citizens of Canada Canadian expatriate men's soccer players Expatriate men's footballers in the Netherlands Canadian expatriate sportspeople in the Netherlands Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States Canadian expatriate sportspeople in the United States Expatriate men's footballers in England Canadian expatriate sportspeople in England Expatriate men's footballers in Italy Canadian expatriate sportspeople in Italy NEC Nijmegen players San Jacinto College alumni Houston Dynamo FC players Tampa Bay Rowdies players Fleetwood Town F.C. players Minnesota United FC (2010–2016) players Austin Aztex players Ottawa Fury FC players USSF Division 2 Professional League players North American Soccer League (2011–2017) players English Football League players USL Championship players Eccellenza players Canada men's youth international soccer players 21st-century Canadian sportsmen