Kareem Moses

Kareem Moses (born 11 February 1990) is a Trinidadian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Finnish club JBK.

Kareem Moses

Moses with FC Edmonton in 2019
Personal information
Date of birth	(1990-02-11) 11 February 1990 (age 35)
Place of birth	Morvant, Trinidad and Tobago
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[1]
Position(s)	Centre-back
Team information
Current team	JBK
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2009–2011	Joe Public
2011–2012	St. Ann's Rangers
2012–2014	North East Stars
2014–2015	FC Edmonton	47	(2)
2016–2017	North Carolina FC	42	(1)
2018	Jaro	23	(3)
2019–2020	FC Edmonton	19	(0)
2021–2022	VPS	34	(2)
2023–2024	Jaro	33	(2)
2025–	JBK	0	(0)
International career‡
2012–	Trinidad and Tobago	19	(2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20 October 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19:02, 21 November 2023 (UTC)

Club career

Early career

Born in Morvant, Moses played for Joe Public, St. Ann's Rangers and North East Stars in the TT Pro League.^[2][3][4]

FC Edmonton

In 2014, Moses made his first move abroad, signing with North American Soccer League side FC Edmonton.^[3]

Carolina RailHawks

In 2016, Moses signed with the Carolina RailHawks.^[5] He was not retained by North Carolina FC for the 2018 season.^[6]

FF Jaro

On 8 April 2018, Moses signed a deal with Finnish Ykkönen side FF Jaro for the 2018 season.^[7] He made 23 appearances that season, scoring three goals.^[3]

Return to Edmonton

On 31 January 2019, Moses signed with FC Edmonton for a second spell.^[8] In his return season he made fifteen appearances, including eleven starts.^[3]

Return to Finland

On 4 February 2021, Moses signed with Finnish Ykkönen side VPS.^[9]

In January 2023, Moses returned to former club FF Jaro.^[10]

In January 2025, he signed for Finnish club JBK.^[11]

International career

Moses earned six caps for Trinidad and Tobago between 2012 and 2013.^[2] He received a seventh cap in a World Cup qualifying match against Mexico in 2017.^[2]

Playing style

Initially a central defender, he was moved to the fullback position when he signed for FC Edmonton.^[12]

Personal life

On 2 October 2024, it was reported in the Finnish media that Moses had been given a three-month probationary prison sentence with fines by the Court of Ostrobothnia. He had unlawfully recorded, without the other person's consent, a video of him having sexual intercourse, with the incident having happened in Vaasa on 21 April 2021.^[13] Jaro had already earlier sidelined him from the club's operations.^[14] Moses appealed the Court's decision.^[15]

Career statistics

As of 20 October 2024^[3]

Club statistics

Club	Season	League			National Cup[a]		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
FC Edmonton	2014	NASL	26	1	3	0	0	0	29	1
	2015	NASL	21	1	3	0	0	0	24	1
	Total		47	2	6	0	0	0	53	2
North Carolina FC	2016	NASL	23	1	0	0	0	0	23	1
	2017	NASL	19	0	1	0	0	0	20	0
	Total		42	1	1	0	0	0	43	1
Jaro	2018	Ykkönen	23	3	0	0	–		23	3
FC Edmonton	2019	Canadian Premier League	15	0	2	0	0	0	17	0
	2020	Canadian Premier League	4	0	–		–		4	0
	Total		19	0	2	0	0	0	21	0
VPS	2021	Ykkönen	17	2	4	0	–		21	2
	2022	Veikkausliiga	17	0	3	1	3[b]	0	23	1
	Total		34	2	7	1	3	0	44	3
Jaro	2023	Ykkönen	14	1	0	0	3[c]	0	17	1
	2024	Ykkösliiga	19	1	1	0	2[d]	0	22	1
	Total		33	2	1	0	5	0	39	2
Career total			198	10	17	1	8	0	223	11

1. Includes appearances in the Canadian Championship, U.S. Open Cup and Suomen Cup.
2. Includes Finnish League Cup
3. Includes Ykköscup
4. Includes Ykkösliigacup

Honours

Jaro

• Ykkösliiga runner-up: 2024^[3]

References

1. Kareem Moses at WorldFootball.net
2. access-date=16 May 2017 at National-Football-Teams.com
3. Kareem Moses at Soccerway. Retrieved 8 November 2019.
4. Matthew Levine (20 August 2015). "FC EDMONTON'S KAREEM MOSES IS BUILDING A SPECIAL CONNECTION WITH SUPPORTERS". NASL. Retrieved 16 May 2017.
5. "RAILHAWKS SIGN TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO INTERNATIONAL KAREEM MOSES". North Carolina FC. 8 December 2015. Archived from the original on 12 March 2017. Retrieved 16 May 2017.
6. WRAL (15 March 2018). "This is UsL: North Carolina FC opens 2018 with new league, new faces :". WRALSportsFan.com.
7. "Kareem Moses Siirtty Jaroon". FF Jaro. Retrieved 10 April 2018.
8. "FC Edmonton Announce Signings of Five Players". FC Edmonton. 31 January 2019. Retrieved 31 January 2019.
9. "Kareem Moses vahvistamaan Vepsun puolustusta" (in Finnish). Vaasan Palloseura. 4 February 2021. Retrieved 6 February 2021.
10. "Kareem Moses returns to FF Jaro". Soca Warriors Online - Trinidad and Tobago Football. 2 January 2025.
11. "Instagram". www.instagram.com.
12. Matthew Levine (13 May 2015). "EMERGING STAR – FC EDMONTON DEFENDER KAREEM MOSES". NASL. Retrieved 16 May 2017.
13. Kuvasi yhdynnän salaa kännykällä – Jaron pelaaja sai nyt tuomion, Iltalehti, 2 October 2024
14. Tuomio salakatselusta – Jaro heitti luottopelaajansa pihalle, Iltalehti, 3 October 2024
15. Jacques, John (22 October 2024). "Former Eddies Defender Kareem Moses To Appeal Spying Sentence".