Biography
Nigerian football player Viktor Moses started a professional career in 2007 and over time he focused in skill, which attracted the attention of European clubs. So he was in Chelsea, but in fact he played only half the season and went for a long time. Now Viktor Moses stands for Spartak Moscow.Childhood and youth
Viktor Moses was born on December 12, 1990 in Lagos - the city in the south-west of Nigeria. By nationality - purebred Nigerian. In the early period of the biography, he made it possible to survive several tragic events.
Since the 2000s, religious wars between Christians and Muslims are raging in Nigeria. Hundreds of people are becoming victims, including the parents of Viktor Moshares. His father was a Christian pastor - in other words, the enemy number 1 for those who confess Islam. When a footballer was only 11 years old, unknown people broke into his family's house and killed their parents. Viktor Moses himself remained alive only because he played with the ball in the backyard.
The football player was hiding with friends, worried his own grief. And then relatives paid for him a trip to the UK with a request to grant asylum. So Viktor Moses was in the foster family in South London.
Despite such a radical life coup, Viktor Moses was an ordinary teenager. He studied in the Stanley secondary technical school (now known as the Harris Academy) in South Norwood. In his free time, playing football for the amateur space "Cosmos 90". At one of the matches, he noted the scout "Crystal Palace".
In Crystal Palas, Viktor Moses became famous. At the age of 14, he scored 50 goals for this club - an incredible result for a teenager. For the high achievements of the football player were sent to Private School "Whitgif" in Croydon. In the next 3 years, Victor Moses for both teams is for the club and for school, it scored more than 100 vote in the total cost. Thanks to him, "Whitgif" won many cups, including the National Cup.
Personal life
Victor Moses - Father of two children. The son of Brently was born in 2012, and the daughter of Nya - in 2015. Their photographs are often found in the player account in "Instagram". Interestingly, Nigerian never talked about his wife, although rather frank in the discussion of his personal life.Football
In professional football, Viktor Moses made his debut for "Crystal Palace" on November 6, 2007 in the match against Cardiff City. Peppermable goal scored on March 12, 2008 to the Gate "West Bromwich Albion". In total, this season, the footballer went out on the field 16 times.
The results were quite impressive, so the temporary contract was prolonged to the worst pleasure of the coach "Crystal Palace" Neil Wornok. In an interview one, he stated:
"The signing of Viktor Moses is a huge success for our club. I told this young man that he could rise so high as soon as he could. It gets better every day. "In 2008/09, Viktor Mosels played in 32 masts, but even his enchanting speeches did not help "Crystal Palace": the team took only the 15th place. Next season, the situation was even worse, financial problems appeared. Ultimately, the club moved to administrative management.
On the last day of January 2010, Viktor Moses jumped into a transfer window. For £ 2.5 million I bought it "Wigan Athletic" - a club speaking in the Premier League. For him, the footballer debuted on February 6, 2010 in the match against Sunderland. The first goal was implemented on May 3, 2010 to the Gate "Hull City".
In early 2010/11, Viktor Moses received 2 injuries. Plus, competition for positions on the field has become very cruel. The player even claimed to be departed, but as a result briefly retained his place.
The transition to Chelsea for Viktor Moshares turned out to be no less stressful. Teams could not arrange price. Only from 5 times it was possible to sign the shuttle documents. The footballer played his first game for the "blue" football player in September 2012. Thanks to the high status of the team, the striker acted in the Cup of England, and in the Champions League. According to the results of some matches, he was even called the best player.
But, despite the statistics, places in Chelsea were even less than in the "Wigan Athletic". So the player was leased. A series of "jumps" from the team did not end up to this day, but formally a football player still belongs to "blue".
In September 2013, Viktor Moshares was transferred to Liverpool. He implemented a goal in the first match for this command. Alas, the then coach of Brendan Rogers did not see in the new potential player, and therefore rarely put it in the starting lineup. Because of this, in 2014, Nigerian moved to the next team - "Stoke City".
Next were English "West Ham", Turkish "Fenerbahce", Italian "International". And finally, Russian Spartak.
Victor Moses now
Viktor Moses passed to Spartak in October 2020. The leased agreement was signed until the end of the season, and most importantly - provides for the possibility of redemption. In other words, if the Russians like the style of the game Niges, he can be taken to the team for a long time.It is noteworthy that in Spartak, the striker Viktor Moses will take the midfielder's position. The press service of the football club has explained his decision like this:
"This is a universal player who can play at various positions in the attack. In the national team Nigeria, for example, he acted more often on the right flag, including acting as an attacking defender. "It is said that when moving to Spartak, Victor Moses has significantly lost in the salary - about a quarter of the usual salary. But this football player does not upset. He is still happy to transition, because he believes "red-white" one of the most powerful clubs in Europe.
"I look forward to meeting with colleagues. We are waiting for an interesting season. Forward, Spartak! " - Posted by Viktor Moses in Twitter.Experts say "Spartak" - the last chance of Viktor Museiz to be realized in football. After all, he is already quite a mature player, many at his age think about the completion of the career.
Achievements
- 2013 - Winner of the African Nations Cup with Nigeria
- 2013 - owner of the prize for the honest game of the African Nations Cup
- 2013 - Winner of the League of Europe UEFA with Chelsea
- 2017 - Champion of England with Chelsea
- 2018 - winner of the Cup of England with Chelsea