Youth and college Moran grew up in the
San Francisco Bay Area playing for the Palo Alto Pumas which won the 2002 Dallas Cup. He graduated from
Bellarmine College Prep. In 2001, he entered
Santa Clara University, playing on the men's soccer team in 2001 and 2002. He transferred to
Fresno State University for the 2003 season, then to
Fresno Pacific University for the 2004 and 2005 seasons. During his college years he also spent three seasons with Fresno Fuego in the
USL Premier Development League.
Professional Moran signed with the
Montreal Impact of the
USL First Division on May 10, 2007, but he was released a month later having never appeared with the first team, and later played four games on loan with the
Trois-Rivieres Attak in the
Canadian Soccer League. On March 11, 2008, he signed a one-year contract with an option for a second year with the
Minnesota Thunder of the
USL First Division. In 2009 Moran signed with Minnesota's development team,
Rochester Thunder, in their inaugural campaign in the
USL Premier Development League. ==References==