Jamie Murphy (footballer, born 1989)

Jamie Murphy

Murphy representing Scotland U21 in 2009
Personal information
Full name	James Murphy
Date of birth	(1989-08-28) 28 August 1989 (age 27)
Place of birth	Glasgow, Scotland
Height	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Playing position	Winger
Club information
Current team	Brighton & Hove Albion
Number	15
Youth career
?–2002	Clyde
2002–2006	Motherwell
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2006–2013	Motherwell	176	(34)
2013–2015	Sheffield United	94	(17)
2015–	Brighton & Hove Albion	65	(8)
National team‡
2007	Scotland U19	4	(0)
2008–2010	Scotland U21	14	(4)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 22:10, 20 March 2017 (UTC). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 10:10, 6 January 2013 (UTC)

James "Jamie" Murphy (born 28 August 1989) is a Scottish footballer who plays as a winger for English Championship club Brighton & Hove Albion.

Born in Glasgow, Murphy previously played for Scottish club Motherwell and English club Sheffield United, and has also played for the Scotland U19 and Scotland U21 representative teams.

Murphy played as a junior for Westwood Rovers, Drumchapel Thistle and Clyde before joining Motherwell's under-13 team. After progressing through the ranks at Motherwell, Murphy made his first-team début during the 2006–07 season, and scored his first Motherwell goal from the penalty spot in a 2–0 away win over Hibernian in May 2008.

With Motherwell having qualified for European competition, in July 2008 Murphy scored a hat-trick against Albanian side Flamurtari in the UEFA Europa League. After remaining a regular in Motherwell's first team, Murphy agreed an extended contract in May 2010 tying him to the club until the summer of 2013. After scoring in the first leg of Motherwell's 2010–11 Europa League third-round match against Aalesunds FK on 29 July 2010, he became Motherwell's leading goalscorer in European football, breaking the record previously held by Steve Kirk.