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 | accessdate =29 October 2015}}</ref>
Date of birth	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	AFC Wimbledon (loan)
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	24	(3)
2015	→ Crawley Town (loan)	15	(9)
2016	→ AFC Wimbledon (loan)	6	(1)
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, 29 April 2016 (UTC). † Appearances (goals)

Rhys Philip Elliott Murphy (born 6 November 1990) is a professional footballer who plays as a striker for AFC Wimbledon on loan from 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
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Brentford (loan)	2009–10[19]	League One	5	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	6	0
Preston North End (loan)	2011–12[20]	League One	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	0
Telstar	2012–13[21]	Eerste Divisie	28	7	2	0	—		—		30	7
Dagenham & Redbridge	2013–14[22]	League Two	32	13	1	0	1	0	1[lower-alpha 1]	0	35	13
	2014–15[23]	League Two	9	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	11	1
	Total		41	14	3	0	1	0	1	0	46	14
Oldham Athletic	2014–15[23]	League One	11	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	11	0
	2015–16[24]	League One	3	2	0	0	0	0	1[lower-alpha 1]	0	3	1
	Total		13	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	14	1
Crawley Town (loan)	2015–16[24]	League Two	5	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	1
Career total			97	23	6	0	1	0	2	0	106	23

1. Appearance(s) in Football League Trophy

Honours

Arsenal Winner

• Premier Academy League: 2008–09
• FA Youth Cup: 2008–09

International Runner up

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

References

1. "Rhys Murphy Player Profile". Premier League. Retrieved 13 March 2011.
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. "Games played by Rhys Murphy in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 10 October 2015.
24. "Games played by Rhys Murphy in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 10 October 2015.

External links

• Rhys Murphy career statistics at Soccerbase