Damien_Mozika
Damien Mozika
French professional footballer (born 1987)
Damien Mozika (born 15 April 1987 in Corbeil-Essonnes)[1] is a French professional footballer who plays as a midfielder. He played in the English Football League for Chester City, Bury, Scunthorpe United and Torquay United.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | (1987-04-15) 15 April 1987 (age 37) | ||
| Place of birth | Corbeil-Essonnes, France | ||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2005–2008 | Nancy B | 43 | (2) |
| 2007–2008 | → Louhans-Cuiseaux (loan) | 28 | (0) |
| 2008–2009 | Chester City | 22 | (2) |
| 2009–2010 | Tarbiat Yazd | 24 | (2) |
| 2010–2011 | Bury | 37 | (3) |
| 2011–2013 | Scunthorpe United | 29 | (4) |
| 2013–2014 | Torquay United | 12 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11:51, 3 November 2013 (UTC) | |||
Mozika arrived at Chester shortly before the start of the 2008–09 season, after spending time on trial with the club. He had previously played in his native France for AS Nancy and CS Louhans-Cuiseaux (on loan).
He made his Football League debut for Chester in a 6–0 defeat to Dagenham & Redbridge on 9 August 2008. Following his debut Mozika's consistent performances led to four unknown Championship clubs making enquiries. He scored his first goal for the club in a 1–1 draw with Bury on 6 September 2008, with a further goal arriving against Chesterfield the following January.
After making just one appearance in a three-month period from January to April 2009 - due to injury, Mozika was suspended by Chester for alleged breaches of discipline shortly before the season ended.[2] He was released at the end of the campaign. [3]
On 19 August 2010, Mozika signed for Bury having previously spent time in Iran with Tarbiat Yazd.[4] The club announced on 9 December 2010 that his contract has been extended until the end of the 2013 season.[5]
Mozika signed for Scunthorpe United on deadline day on 31 August 2011.
He joined Torquay United in October 2013[6] on a short-term contract, after spending the beginning of the season regaining fitness following an injury sustained in January. He made his Torquay debut as a second-half substitute in the 1-1 draw against Portsmouth on 26 October 2013. On 2 February 2014, Mozika was released from his contract at Torquay United.[7]
- Player Stats, Chester City v AFC Bournemouth matchday programme, 2009-04-18, p 34
- "Struggling Chester suspend Mozika". BBC Sport. 23 April 2009. Retrieved 25 April 2009.
- "Chester City FC: Exodus of players begins". Chester Chronicle. 7 May 2009. Retrieved 7 May 2009.
- "Bury sign French midfielder Damien Mozika". BBC Sport. 19 August 2010. Retrieved 19 August 2010.
- "Damien Mozika extends Bury contract". BBC Sport. 9 December 2010. Retrieved 16 December 2010.
- "Damien Deal". Archived from the original on 21 October 2013. Retrieved 21 October 2013.
- "Damien Departs". Torquay United FC. 2 February 2014. Archived from the original on 19 February 2014. Retrieved 2 February 2014.
- Damien Mozika at Soccerbase
