Rhys Murphy

Rhys Murphy

Murphy playing for Dagenham & Redbridge in 2014
Personal information
Full name

Rhys Philip Elliott Murphy<ref name=FA 01/11/2009 30/11/2009">{{cite web | title =THE FOOTBALL LEAGUE LIMITED CLUB LIST OF REGISTERED PLAYERS AS AT 16TH MAY 2015 | url =http://www.football-league.co.uk/documents/pages-from-fl-professional-retain-list-free-transfers-2014-15-2.pdf-...549-2491536.pdf | publisher =The Football League

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Date of birth (1990-11-06) 6 November 1990
Place of birth Shoreham-by-Sea, England
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) [1]
Playing position Striker
Club information
Current team
 Oldham Athletic
Number 39
Youth career
2000–2003 Wimbledon
2004–2009 Arsenal
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
2009–2012 Arsenal 0 (0)
2009–2010 → Brentford (loan) 5 (0)
2012 → Preston North End (loan) 5 (0)
2012–2013 Telstar 28 (7)
2013–2015 Dagenham & Redbridge 41 (14)
2015– Oldham Athletic 15 (1)
2015– → Crawley Town (loan) 15 (9)
National team
2005 Republic of Ireland U15 1 (0)
2005–2006 England U16 1 (1)
2006–2007 England U17 18 (9)
2007–2009 England U19 7 (3)
2011–2012 Republic of Ireland U21 3 (1)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 20:42, 6 January 2016 (UTC).

† Appearances (goals)

Rhys Philip Elliott Murphy (born 6 November 1990) is a professional footballer who plays as a striker for Oldham Athletic.

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.

Club career

Early career

Born in Shoreham-by-Sea, West Sussex, Murphy broke into the Arsenal Reserves team as a schoolboy while also scoring 17 goals in 21 games for the Arsenal Academy.[2] Murphy was previously an academy player for Wimbledon before joining Arsenal Academy.[2] 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.[3]

He joined Brentford on loan for three months on 24 November 2009.[4]

In August 2011 Murphy had a trial with Scottish Premier League champions Rangers and played for their reserve team.[5] In January 2012, he had a trial with Hibernian, another SPL club,[6] 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.[7]

On 22 May 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.[8] 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.[9] 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.

Oldham Athletic

On Deadline Day, 2 February 2015, Murphy signed for Oldham Athletic for an undisclosed fee believed to be in the region of £20,000, to accelerate a pre-contract agreement set to activate in the 2015 summer transfer window.[10] Murphy signed a two and a half year contract with minutes to spare before the deadline of the transfer window.

Manager Lee Johnson said of the arrival, "I'm really pleased to bring Rhys to the club and he is an exciting prospect for us, I'm looking forward to working with him and he will fit into our style of play seamlessly".[11]

He joined League Two Crawley Town on a 93-day loan on 17 September 2015.[12]

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.[13][14]

Republic of Ireland

Before playing for England, Murphy represented the Republic of Ireland at under-15 level[15] and after an approach from Irish under-21 Head Coach Noel King, he switched his allegiance back to the country of his grandfather.[16] He was called up to the under-21 squad in August 2011,[17] and made his debut on 1 September 2011 against Hungary at the Showgrounds in Sligo, scoring the winner in a 2–1 victory.[18]

Career statistics

As of match played 10 October 2015
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Brentford (loan) 2009–10[19] League One 5010000060
Preston North End (loan) 2011–12[20] League One 5000000050
Telstar 2012–13[21] Eerste Divisie 28720——307
Dagenham & Redbridge 2013–14[22] League Two 321310101[lower-alpha 1]03513
2014–15[23] League Two 91200000111
Total 41143010104614
Oldham Athletic 2014–15[23] League One 110000000110
2015–16[24] League One 3200001[lower-alpha 1]031
Total 131000010141
Crawley Town (loan) 2015–16[24] League Two 5100000051
Career total 972360102010623
  1. 1 2 Appearance(s) in Football League Trophy

Honours

Arsenal Winner

International Runner up

References

  1. ↑ "Rhys Murphy Player Profile". Premier League. Retrieved 13 March 2011.
  2. 1 2 "Player Profile – Rhys Murphy". Arsenal.com. 31 July 2007. Retrieved 27 April 2010.
  3. ↑ Academy Final: Tottenham 0-1 Arsenal - Report | Fixtures & Results | Arsenal.com
  4. ↑ "ANOTHER GUNNER SIGNS FOR THE BEES". Brentfordfc.co.uk. 24 November 2009. Archived from the original on 2012-02-26. Retrieved 27 April 2010.
  5. ↑ "Gers check on Murphy". Sky Sports. 2 August 2011. Retrieved 2 August 2011.
  6. ↑ McLauchlin, Brian (19 January 2012). "Arsenal's Rhys Murphy on trial as Hibs make Jim Goodwin enquiry". BBC Sport (BBC). Retrieved 19 January 2012.
  7. ↑ "Preston North End sign Rhys Murphy from Arsenal". BBC Sport. 30 January 2012. Retrieved 30 January 2012.
  8. ↑ "Telstar legt Arsenal talent vast". 9 June 2012.
  9. ↑ "Daggers Add Striker". 22 July 2013.
  10. ↑ Oldham News | Oldham Athletic News | Wilkinson back to boost strike force - Chronicle Online
  11. ↑ "SIGNING: Striker Added to Ranks". Oldham Athletic A.F.C. Retrieved 2 February 2015.
  12. ↑ "Crawley sign Oldham's Rhys Murphy on loan & Ross Jenkins". BBC Sport. 17 September 2015. Retrieved 10 October 2015.
  13. ↑ TheFA.com
  14. ↑ England 0 – 2 Ukraine UEFA.com, 2 August 2009
  15. ↑ Fallon, John (1 September 2011). "Murphy eager to open Irish U-21 account". Independent.ie.
  16. ↑ "Rhys Murphy set for 'second' Irish debut". FAI. 29 August 2011. Retrieved 28 January 2012.
  17. ↑ "King names squad for double-header Euro qualifier". FAI. 24 August 2011. Retrieved 28 January 2012.
  18. ↑ Fallon, John (2 September 2011). "Murphy marks debut with winner". The Irish Times.
  19. ↑ "Games played by Rhys Murphy in 2009/2010". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 10 October 2015.
  20. ↑ "Games played by Rhys Murphy in 2011/2012". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 10 October 2015.
  21. ↑ "R. Murphy". Soccerway. Retrieved 13 June 2013.
  22. ↑ "Games played by Rhys Murphy in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 10 October 2015.
  23. 1 2 "Games played by Rhys Murphy in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 10 October 2015.
  24. 1 2 "Games played by Rhys Murphy in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 10 October 2015.

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