, Wigan striker wants to fire Wales to Euro 2020 after horror injury almost ended his career

Wigan striker wants to fire Wales to Euro 2020 after horror injury almost ended his career

A Wigan striker whose career was almost ended by a horrific injury has revealed his desire to fire Wales to Euro 2020.

Kieffer Moore considered hanging up his boots and becoming a personal trainer after suffering a fractured skull during a match nine months ago.

The 6ft 5in forward was unconscious on the pitch for eight minutes and Moore has recalled what he remembers of the injury in an interview with BBC Sport.

He said: “I had blood streaming out of my ears. It was quite graphic.

“I didn’t have an operation, but I had a CT scan and multiple other scans and they determined the outcome.

“At the time I didn’t remember much. But as the weeks went on I started remembering it all again.

“The defender headed the side of my head, I fractured my temporal bone and had a really nasty concussion.

“I wasn’t in a good way. My agent was there and he was ringing my mum and girlfriend – and they weren’t best pleased.”

Moore said the injury “put a lot of things into perspective” and he admitted that he did have to consider retiring before making a full recovery and joining Wigan in the summer from Barnsley.

The 27-year-old said: “I believe that moment has put a lot of things into perspective for me. How l live my life and what I want from my career as a footballer.

“There was talk about retiring, but I made a very good recovery and now I’m here.

“I still have to go up for headers and, if I believed I couldn’t do that anymore, I would walk out of the game.

“If the ball is there to be won then I’m going to try and win it, and give everything for the cause like I’ve done the whole of my career.”

After his move to Wigan, Moore earned his first call up to Wales’ national squad and was selected by Ryan Giggs to make his debut in a friendly against Belarus.

He scored in his next game against Slovakia and now wants to score the goals which will help Wales reach Euro 2020.

Moore, 27, said: “When you look back on it, it’s mental how my life has changed in such a short space of time.

“But I know what I can do and I’ve done it on big stages.

“It was all about proving myself to even get on the pitch, and then once I was there I knew that it would shine through.

“Qualifying for the Euros would be a massive achievement and honour, not just for me but the whole nation. It would be unbelievable.”

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