Emily Murphy (footballer)
.jpg) Murphy with Wake Forest in 2024 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 2 March 2003 | ||
| Place of birth | England | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Newcastle United | ||
| Youth career | |||
| -2019 | Chelsea | ||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2021–2022 | North Carolina Tar Heels | 39 | (10) |
| 2023–2025 | Wake Forest Demon Deacons | 35 | (11) |
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019–2021 | Chelsea | 2 | (1) |
| 2021 | → Birmingham City (loan) | 11 | (1) |
| 2025– | Newcastle United | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2019 | England U17 | 3 | (1) |
| 2022 | England U19 | 4 | (0) |
| 2024– | Republic of Ireland | 5 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10:45, 1 February 2025 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 10:45, 1 February 2025 (UTC) | |||
Emily Murphy (born 2 March 2003) is a professional footballer who plays as a forward for Women's Championship club Newcastle United. Born in England, she represents the Republic of Ireland at international level.
College career
[edit]Murphy played two seasons for the North Carolina Tar Heels in 2021 and 2022. She regularly started in her freshman year and was named to the ACC all-freshman team with 5 goals and a team-high 6 assists in 15 games. She then transferred to the Wake Forest Demon Deacons in 2023.[1]
Club career
[edit]On 20 November 2019, Murphy made her senior debut when being subbed on against Tottenham Hotspur in the group stage of the Continental League Cup in a game where Chelsea won 5–1.[2]
International career
[edit]In October 2019, Murphy was called to up to the England U17 team to play in the 2020 U17 UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship qualification games and played against Croatia, Bosnia & Herzegovina and Belgium. Murphy scored one of the goals in the 4–1 win against Belgium.[3]
Murphy was one of four Irish-eligible players to be invited to a senior Republic of Ireland national team training camp in April 2021. In February 2024 she was called up to Ireland's squad for friendlies against Wales and Italy under new manager Eileen Gleeson.
Career statistics
[edit]Club
[edit]- As of match played 20 June 2021[4]
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | League cup[b] | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Chelsea | 2019–20 | Women's Super League | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 2 |
| 2020–21 | Women's Super League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 2 | ||
| Birmingham City (loan) | 2020–21 | Women's Super League | 11 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 3 |
| Newcastle United | 2024–25 | Women's Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career total | 13 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 18 | 5 | ||
- ^ includes Women's FA Cup
- ^ includes Women's League Cup
International
[edit]- As of match played 17 July 2024[5]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Republic of Ireland | 2024 | 5 | 0 |
| Total | 5 | 0 | |
References
[edit]- ^ "Emily Murphy". Wake Forest Demon Deacons. Retrieved 6 December 2024.
- ^ "Women's report: Chelsea 5 Tottenham 1 | Official Site | Chelsea Football Club". ChelseaFC. Retrieved 31 January 2020.
- ^ "Republic of Ireland – E. Murphy – Profile with news, career statistics and history – Soccerway".
- ^ "Republic of Ireland - E.Murphy - Profile with news, career statistics and history". Soccerway. Retrieved 1 February 2025.
- ^ "Republic of Ireland - E.Murphy - Profile with news, career statistics and history". Soccerway. Retrieved 1 February 2025.
External links
[edit]- Emily Murphy at Soccerway.com
- North Carolina profile
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- Living people
- 2003 births
- Women's Super League players
- English women's footballers
- Chelsea F.C. Women players
- English people of Irish descent
- Women's association football forwards
- Birmingham City W.F.C. players
- North Carolina Tar Heels women's soccer players
- England women's youth international footballers
- Wake Forest Demon Deacons women's soccer players
- 21st-century English sportswomen
- Republic of Ireland women's international footballers
- Republic of Ireland women's association footballers
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