With courtesy of Jammerbugt FC

  • Name: Daniel Moth
  • Age: 21 (15-05-1992)
  • Position: Central Midfield
  • Club: Jammerbugt FC
  • International caps: None
  • Value: Unknown

Rather than playing for the reserves in Aalborg, this young player tries to reinvent his career in the Danish 2. Division. This week, we keep an eye on Jammerbugt FC's Daniel Moth.

"I had been training with players who had jobs beside the football, and had settled with not becoming a professional. Sometimes, only 5 or 6 turned up for training, so I thought I might as well try myself of on a higher level," Daniel Moth says about his last year in Aalborg. The midfielder was never in doubt when he got the offer from Blokhus FC [Now known as Jammerbugt FC]. However, his career started somewhere else.

From a very young age, Moth joined the local club Gug Boldklub in Aalborg and teamed up with his mates. However, as time got by the talent wanted to try himself of on a higher level, and as many other Aalborg-boys he decided to join Aalborg BK. Moth turned up at the club for a couple of trainings, but didn't feel ready to take the next step why he returned to Gug only to come back to Aalborg a year after - this time for good:
“The ambitions and dreams of playing football on a higher level than just with the mates, made me join Aalborg," Moth says.
As many may know, the chances of becoming a professional football player are not high, and Moth chances didn't get much better as he was pushed around on different positions on the pitch, during his youth years. While other players could train and specialize on one position, Moth had to change his play for every match, and the talent is sure that it might have affected his chances of playing professional football in Aalborg BK.

Meanwhile, Moth was struggling in Aalborg and played with the reserves Bo Zink, Manager of Jammerbugt, had kept a close eye one the talent:
“We always keep an eye on what is happening in Aalborg BK, and had seen Daniel a couple of times and found he was a good player. What we noticed was that he is calm with the ball and have a view for finding his teammates and willing to make the runs needed. That he is not afraid of keeping the ball and his running abilities is some of his best features," Bo Zink says.
The manager decided to offer Daniel Moth a contract and a chance of playing on a higher level than the with the reserves in Aalborg. In Moth, Bo Zink found the kind of midfielder he needed for his team, and is more than happy to see the talent develop with the club:
"First of all; a player like Daniel intensives our training level, and secondly we want to keep the ball and Daniel is an important player for our playing style. He is a motor on the central midfield and a good player, which you don’t find every day."
After just over a year in Jammerbugt FC, Moth has become a regular starter for the club and even made it to the scoreboard a couple of times. The talent is thrilled of his first year and is glad to stay, but at the same time he will consider an offer from a club on a higher level. His manager is sure that his young talent can take the step, but would like to keep him at least for a couple of years:
"Moth works hard and is a humble player. He understands if he is between the subs instead of playing, and he is willing to work harder to get back on the team. He is a good guy, but misses some temper at times, but as he is only 21-years-old he has the future in front of him," Zink says.
However, at the moment Daniel Moth is taking things as they come and is happy to have his career back on track. Perhaps one day, he will be found in the Danish Superliga or perhaps abroad.