Rhys Murphy

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Rhys Murphy

Murphy playing for Dagenham & Redbridge in 2014
Personal information
Full nameRhys Philip Elliott Murphy[1]
Date of birth (1990-11-06) 6 November 1990
Place of birthShoreham-by-Sea, England
Height1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) [2]
Playing positionStriker
Club information
Current clubDagenham & Redbridge
Number9
Youth career
2000–2003Wimbledon
2004–2009Arsenal
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps†(Gls)†
2009–2012Arsenal0(0)
2009–2010→ Brentford (loan)5(0)
2012→ Preston North End (loan)5(0)
2012–2013Telstar28(7)
2013–Dagenham & Redbridge28(13)
National team‡
2005Republic of Ireland U151(0)
2005–2006England U161(1)
2006–2007England U1718(9)
2007–2009England U197(3)
2011–2012Republic of Ireland U213(1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 20:14, 3 February 2014 (UTC).

† Appearances (Goals).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 18:54, 25 January 2014 (UTC)

Rhys Philip Elliott Murphy (born 6 November 1990) is a professional footballer who plays as a striker for Dagenham & Redbridge. Murphy has played for Preston North End and Brentford during loan spells while at Arsenal.

Murphy represented his native England at under-16, under-17 and under-19 international levels, but switched allegiance to the Republic of Ireland in 2011 and played for their under-21 team.

Early life

Murphy was born in Shoreham-by-Sea, West Sussex.

Club career

Early career

Murphy broke into the Arsenal Reserves team as a schoolboy while also scoring 17 goals in 21 games for the Arsenal Academy.[3] Murphy was previously an academy player for Wimbledon before joining Arsenal Academy.[3] He won the 2008–09 Premier Academy League with the Arsenal U18 team and scored the only goal in the playoff final versus Tottenham Hotspur.[4]

He joined Brentford on loan for three months on 24 November 2009.[5]

In August 2011, Murphy had a trial with Scottish Premier League champions Rangers and played for their reserve team.[6] In January 2012, he had a trial with Hibernian, another SPL club,[7] but at the end of that month he signed for League One side Preston North End on loan until the end of the 2011–12 season.[8]

On May 22, 2012, Murphy was released by Arsenal along with the likes of Manuel Almunia, Gavin Hoyte, Sean McDermott, James Campbell, George Brislen-Hall and Jeffrey Monakana.

Telstar

Murphy joined Dutch Eerste Divisie side Telstar on 9 June 2012, signing a one year deal with an option for a second.[9] He scored his first goal for his new club on his debut in a pre-season friendly against Hartlepool United on 15 July 2012. He made his official debut on 10 August 2012 in the home game against Helmond Sport and lost 1–2. In the 67th minute he was substituted for Leandro Resida who scored three minutes after.

Dagenham & Redbridge

On 22 July 2013, he joined League Two side Dagenham & Redbridge on a free transfer, signing a two-year contract.[10] He scored on his debut in the 3–1 defeat to Fleetwood Town on 3 August 2013. He then scored his second goal for the Daggers in a 2–0 win against York City the following week.

International career

England

Murphy has played for the England under-16 and under-17 teams and was part of under-19 squad that reached the final of 2009 UEFA Under-19 Championship.[11][12]

Republic of Ireland

Before playing for England, Murphy represented the Republic of Ireland at under-15 level[13] and after an approach from Irish under-21 Head Coach Noel King, he switched his allegiance back to the country of his grandfather.[14] He was called up to the under-21 squad in August 2011,[15] and made his debut on 1 September 2011 against Hungary at the Showgrounds in Sligo, scoring the winner in a 2–1 victory.[16]

Career statistics

As of match played 1 February 2014.
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Arsenal 2009–10[17] Premier League 0000000000
2010–11[18] Premier League 0000000000
2011–12[19] Premier League 0000000000
Total 0000000000
Brentford (loan) 2009–10[17] League One 5010000060
Preston North End (loan) 2011–12[19] League One 5000000050
Telstar 2012–13[20] Eerste Divisie 28720——307
Dagenham & Redbridge 2013–14[21] League Two 281310101[lower-alpha 1]03113
Career total 66214010107221
  1. ↑ Appearance(s) in Football League Trophy

Honours

Arsenal Winner

International Runner up

  • UEFA U-17 Championship 2007
  • UEFA U-19 Championship 2009

References

  1. ↑ "List of Players under Written Contract Registered Between 01/11/2009 and 30/11/2009". The Football Association. Retrieved 11 January 2010. 
  2. ↑ "Rhys Murphy Player Profile". Premier League. Retrieved 13 March 2011. 
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Player Profile – Rhys Murphy". Arsenal.com. 31 July 2007. Retrieved 27 April 2010. 
  4. ↑ http://www.arsenal.com/match/report/0809/post/youth/academy-final-tottenham-0-1-arsenal-report
  5. ↑ "ANOTHER GUNNER SIGNS FOR THE BEES". Brentfordfc.co.uk. 24 November 2009. Retrieved 27 April 2010. 
  6. ↑ "Gers check on Murphy". Sky Sports. 2 August 2011. Retrieved 2 August 2011. 
  7. ↑ McLauchlin, Brian (19 January 2012). "Arsenal's Rhys Murphy on trial as Hibs make Jim Goodwin enquiry". BBC Sport (BBC). Retrieved 19 January 2012. 
  8. ↑ "Preston North End sign Rhys Murphy from Arsenal". BBC Sport. 30 January 2012. Retrieved 30 January 2012. 
  9. ↑ "Telstar legt Arsenal talent vast". 9 June 2012. 
  10. ↑ "Daggers Add Striker". 22 July 2013. 
  11. ↑ TheFA.com
  12. ↑ England 0 – 2 Ukraine UEFA.com, 2 August 2009
  13. ↑ Fallon, John (1 September 2011). "Murphy eager to open Irish U-21 account". Independent.ie. 
  14. ↑ "Rhys Murphy set for 'second' Irish debut". FAI. 29 August 2011. Retrieved 28 January 2012. 
  15. ↑ "King names squad for double-header Euro qualifier". FAI. 24 August 2011. Retrieved 28 January 2012. 
  16. ↑ Fallon, John (2 September 2011). "Murphy marks debut with winner". The Irish Times. 
  17. ↑ 17.0 17.1 "Games played by Rhys Murphy in 2009/2010". Soccerbase. Retrieved 13 June 2013. 
  18. ↑ "Games played by Rhys Murphy in 2010/2011". Soccerbase. Retrieved 13 June 2013. 
  19. ↑ 19.0 19.1 "Games played by Rhys Murphy in 2011/2012". Soccerbase. Retrieved 13 June 2013. 
  20. ↑ "R. Murphy". Soccerway. Retrieved 13 June 2013. 
  21. ↑ "Games played by Rhys Murphy in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Retrieved 13 June 2013. 

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