Keiran Murtagh

Keiran Murtagh

Personal information
Full name	Keiran Zac Murtagh[1]
Date of birth	29 October 1988[2]
Place of birth	Wapping, England
Height	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)[2]
Playing position	Midfielder
Club information
Current team	Woking
Number	8
Youth career
2004–2007	Charlton Athletic
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
2007–2008	Fisher Athletic	21	(1)
2008–2010	Yeovil Town	53	(3)
2010–2011	Wycombe Wanderers	7	(0)
2011	→ Woking (loan)	12	(5)
2011–2012	Cambridge United	7	(0)
2011–2012	→ Woking (loan)	19	(2)
2012–2013	Macclesfield Town	39	(2)
2013–2014	Mansfield Town	3	(0)
2013–2014	→ Woking (loan)	21	(3)
2014–	Woking	73	(4)
National team^‡
2005	Republic of Ireland U17
2010–	Antigua and Barbuda	18	(4)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 30 April 2016 (UTC). † Appearances (goals) ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 14:03, 3 December 2014 (UTC)

Keiran Zac Murtagh (born 29 October 1988) is a footballer who plays for Woking, after three previous spells on loan at the club. He also represents Antigua and Barbuda at international level.

Career

Murtagh joined Conference South side Fisher Athletic in November 2007, in his only season at the London club in a season where he made 21 appearances and scored one goal. He was made Fisher's young player of the year for the 2007–08 season. Murtagh was much sought-after at the end of 2007–08, having impressed many with his performances for Fisher Athletic.

Even though he had trials for Premier League and Championship clubs, Fulham and Nottingham Forest respectively, he signed for League One club Yeovil.^[3] After being tracked he was finally signed on a two-year contract, on 12 June 2008. He made his debut for Yeovil Town as a substitute in the 1–1 home draw against Walsall, on 9 August 2008.^[4] In his first season with Yeovil he made 26 appearances.

Murtagh scored his first goal, with a thirty-yard strike, against Huddersfield in a 2–1 defeat 29 August 2009.^[5] He was offered a new contract on 13 May 2010, but rejected it in favour of a move to Wycombe Wanderers where he signed a one-year contract.^[6]

On 31 January 2011, Murtagh signed a one-month loan deal with Conference South club Woking, subsequently extended for a further month.^[7][8] He was recalled to his parent club on 23 March to provide cover in their midfield.

On 10 June 2011, Murtagh signed a two-year deal with Conference National side Cambridge United.^[9]

On 29 December 2011, it was announced that Murtagh would join former club Woking on loan until the end of the season.^[10]

After leaving Cambridge United, Murtagh spent the 2012–13 season at Macclesfield Town before moving on to play for League two side Mansfield Town. However, he was unable to make regular appearance in the starting lineup and midway through the 2013–14 season, came back down to Woking on loan for a third spell.

Once his contract ended at Mansfield Town, Murthagh signed a permanent contract with The Cards for the 2014–15 season.

International career

Murtagh represented the Republic of Ireland U17 side while playing for Charlton Athletic.^[11]

On 25 November 2010, Murtagh was called up to the Antigua and Barbuda squad for the 2010 Caribbean Championship. He made his début in the 3–1 defeat against Jamaica on 27 November.^[12]

International goals

Scores and results list Antigua and Barbuda's goal tally first

Goal	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	12 October 2011	Sir Vivian Richards Stadium, North Sound	U.S. Virgin Islands	10–0	10–0	2014 FIFA World Cup qualification
2.	3 September 2014	Antigua Recreation Ground	Anguilla	2–0	6–0	2014 Caribbean Cup qualification
3.				6–0
4.	8 October 2014	Ato Boldon Stadium, Couva, Trinidad and Tobago	Saint Lucia	1–1	2–1	2014 Caribbean Cup qualification

Career statistics

Club

As of 30 April 2016.

Club statistics

Club	Season	League			FA Cup		League Cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Fisher Athletic	2007–08	Conference South	21	1	0	0	—		0	0	21	1
Yeovil Town	2008–09	League One	26	0	1	0	2	0	1[lower-alpha 1]	0	30	0
	2009–10	League One	27	3	1	0	0	0	1[lower-alpha 1]	0	29	3
Yeovil Town total			53	3	2	0	2	0	2	0	59	3
Wycombe Wanderers	2010–11	League Two	7	0	0	0	1	0	2[lower-alpha 1]	0	11	0
Woking (loan)	2010–11	Conference South	12	5	0	0	—		1[lower-alpha 2]	0	13	5
Cambridge United	2011–12	Conference Premier	7	0	1	0	—		1[lower-alpha 2]	0	7	0
Woking (loan)	2011–12	Conference South	19	2	0	0	—		0	0	19	2
Macclesfield Town	2012–13	Conference Premier	39	2	6	0	—		0	0	45	2
Mansfield Town	2013–14	League Two	3	0	0	0	0	0	1[lower-alpha 1]	0	4	0
Woking (loan)	2013–14	Conference Premier	21	3	0	0	—		2[lower-alpha 2]	0	23	3
Woking	2014–15	Conference Premier	35	0	1	0	—		5	0	40	0
	2015–16	National League	38	4	1	0	—		4[lower-alpha 2]	2	43	6
Woking total			123	14	2	0	—		12	2	139	16
Career total			253	20	11	0	3	0	18	2	285	22

1. Appearance(s) in Football League Trophy
2. Appearance in FA Trophy

International

Antigua and Barbuda national team
Year	Apps	Goals
2010	2	0
2011	3	1
2012	2	0
Total	7	1

References

1. "List of Players under Written Contract Registered Between 01/05/2011 and 31/05/2011" (PDF). The Football Association. Retrieved 6 July 2011.
2. Hugman, Barry J., ed. (2009). The PFA Footballers' Who's Who 2009–10. Mainstream Publishing. ISBN 978-1-84596-474-0.
3. "Yeovil agree deal to sign Murtagh". BBC Sport. 12 June 2008.
4. "Yeovil 1–1 Walsall". BBC Sport. 9 August 2008.
5. "Huddersfield 2–1 Yeovil". BBC Sport. 29 August 2009.
6. "Wycombe sign Yeovil Town midfielder Kieran Murtagh". BBC Sport. 30 June 2010.
7. "Loanee Kieran Murtagh targets games at Woking". BBC Sport. 3 February 2011.
8. "Murtagh stays with Woking". Wycombe Wanderers FC. 1 March 2011.
9. "Cambridge United sign midfielder Kieran Murtagh". BBC Sport. 10 June 2011.
10. "Welcome back Keiran!". Woking F.C. 29 December 2011.
11. "U17 Squad for France Announced". Republic of Ireland Supporter Club. May 2005.
12. "Kieran Murtagh". National Football Teams. Retrieved 24 July 2011.

External links

• Kieran Murtagh career statistics at Soccerbase