Rhys Murphy

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Rhys Murphy
Rhys Murphy 04-01-2014 1.jpg
Murphy playing for Dagenham & Redbridge in 2014
Personal information
Full name Rhys Philip Elliott Murphy[1]
Date of birth (1990-11-06) 6 November 1990 (age 33)
Place of birth Shoreham-by-Sea, England
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Position(s) Striker
Team 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)
International career
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)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20:42, 6 January 2016 (UTC)

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.[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 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.[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.

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.[11] 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".[12]

He joined League Two Crawley Town on a 93-day loan on 17 September 2015.[13]

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.[14][15]

Republic of Ireland

Before playing for England, Murphy represented the Republic of Ireland at under-15 level[16] and after an approach from Irish under-21 Head Coach Noel King, he switched his allegiance back to the country of his grandfather.[17] He was called up to the under-21 squad in August 2011,[18] and made his debut on 1 September 2011 against Hungary at the Showgrounds in Sligo, scoring the winner in a 2–1 victory.[19]

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[20] League One 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 6 0
Preston North End (loan) 2011–12[21] League One 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0
Telstar 2012–13[22] Eerste Divisie 28 7 2 0 — — 30 7
Dagenham & Redbridge 2013–14[23] League Two 32 13 1 0 1 0 1[lower-alpha 1] 0 35 13
2014–15[24] 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[24] League One 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 0
2015–16[25] League One 2 1 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[25] 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. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Appearance(s) in Football League Trophy

Honours

Arsenal Winner

International Runner up

References

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  4. ↑ Academy Final: Tottenham 0-1 Arsenal - Report | Fixtures & Results | Arsenal.com
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  11. ↑ Oldham News | Oldham Athletic News | Wilkinson back to boost strike force - Chronicle Online
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  14. ↑ TheFA.com[dead link]
  15. ↑ England 0 – 2 Ukraine UEFA.com, 2 August 2009
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