Kalam Mooniaruck

Kalam Mooniaruck (born 22 November 1983) is an English-born Mauritian footballer who played as a Winger. He played non-League football in England and played two matches for the Mauritius national football team.

Kalam Mooniaruck
Personal information
Date of birth (1983-11-22) 22 November 1983
Place of birth Yeovil, England
Position(s) Winger
Youth career
1997–1999 Norwich City
1999–2002 Manchester United
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2003–2004 Braintree Town 17 (2)
2004–2006 Bishop's Stortford Swifts
2006–2007 Cambridge City 13 (1)
2007 Thurrock 2 (0)
2007 Saffron Walden Town
2008 Tiptree United
National team
England U17
2001 England U20 1 (0)
2005 Mauritius 2 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 13:00, 7 March 2012 (UTC)

Playing career

Mooniaruck was a member of the youth team at Norwich City, before signing for Manchester United on 3 March 1999 at the age of 13; United attempted to get around the rule that youth team players had to live within 90 minutes of the club by flying him to Manchester from Stansted Airport, and although the Football Association later clarified that it had to be a 90-minute drive, Mooniaruck remained at United.[1] He was released in June 2003[2] without a single appearance for the first team, despite playing for England U-20 in a friendly match against Germany U-20.[3]

After his release, Mooniaruck had unsuccessful trials with Rotherham United, Queens Park Rangers, Grimsby Town, Wycombe Wanderers, Swindon Town, Sheffield Wednesday and Leyton Orient,[1] before signing for Braintree in August 2003. He was released early in 2004 after the club stated that his skills and style of playing were not suited for the Isthmian League. Following an unsuccessful trial with Cambridge United,[1] He later joined local club Bishop's Stortford Swifts in the same year, playing for the club until 2006.

In August 2006 Kalam joined Cambridge City, before moving to Thurrock in January 2007 and signing for Saffron Walden Town before the end of the season when he announced retirement to become a coach for a David Beckham's football school. He came out of retirement to sign for Tiptree United in 2008, playing two games before leaving football.

International career

Born in England with Mauritian heritage, he played for England U-20 in 2001. In 2005, he played two matches for the Mauritius national football team.[4]

Coaching career

Mooniaruck is currently Head of Coaching Development at West Ham United.[5]

References
  1. Kalam Mooniaruck Ex-Canaries
  2. Davies, Simon (3 June 2003). "Roche released". ManUtd.com. Manchester United Football Club. Archived from the original on 17 December 2005. Retrieved 21 April 2020.
  3. Town to Put Premiership Duo on Trial Swindon Town F.C., 17 November 2004
  4. Kalam Mooniaruck at National-Football-Teams.com
  5. "Kalam Mooniaruck - Coaching coaches at West Ham United's Academy of Football". West Ham United F.C. 9 December 2019. Retrieved 9 June 2020.
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