Louis Elliot Moult (born 14 May 1992) is an English professional footballer who plays as a striker for Scottish Premiership club Dundee United.
Moult, a prolific goal scorer in Stoke City's academy and reserve side, appeared in a Premier League game in March 2010.
After a number of impressive displays he started training with the first team and was also included in several reserve matches scoring against Fulham, Chelsea, Wolverhampton Wanderers and twice against West Ham United.
[8] Moult scored his first professional goal on 30 October 2010 against Oxford United when he beat Ryan Clarke in the final minute.
[30] After a successful loan period in the later stages of the 2012–2013 season, Moult joined Conference Premier side Nuneaton Town in July 2013 on a permanent basis.
[32] He was linked with many clubs at the end of the 2013–2014 season, as Nuneaton had spent the majority of it in the play-offs, before manager Wilkin departed for league rivals Wrexham and the side slipped to 13th.
[38] Following an away match against Annan Athletic in the Scottish League Cup on 23 July 2016, in which he scored twice in a 3–1 win, Moult underwent surgery on the injury.
[43] It was disclosed on 14 December 2017 that Motherwell had agreed to sell Moult to EFL Championship side Preston North End, with effect from 1 January 2018.
[44] He made his debut for the club on 20 January 2018, as a substitute in a 1–1 draw at home to Birmingham City,[45] with his first goal coming in a 4–1 defeat to Sheffield Wednesday on 30 March 2018.
[46] On 17 August 2019, Moult suffered a knee injury in the first half of Preston's match away to Swansea City,[47] with manager Alex Neil confirming in the following days that he had injured his cruciate ligament and was set to miss the remainder of the season.
[48] On 5 April 2021, Moult returned to the Preston North End first-team matchday squad for the first time since August 2019 as an unused substitute in their 1–0 away win against Swansea City.
He received a Man of The Match award on his debut, after assisting 3 and scoring 1[53] Moult was born ten minutes away from Burslem in Stoke,[54] and has an older brother, Jake.
[55] His brother works at Stoke's academy as an under 12s and under 7s coach, and also plays for Altrincham, having previously been at Plymouth Argyle, Port Vale, Kidderminster Harriers, Leek Town and Stafford Rangers.