Murphy playing for Dagenham & Redbridge in 2014
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Personal information | |||
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Full name | Rhys Philip Elliot Murphy | ||
Date of birth | 6 November 1990 | ||
Place of birth | Shoreham-by-Sea, England | ||
Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||
Playing position | Striker | ||
Club information | |||
Current team
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Crawley Town (on loan from Forest Green Rovers) |
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Number | 39 | ||
Youth career | |||
Wimbledon | |||
–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) |
2015–2016 | Oldham Athletic | 24 | (3) |
2015 | → Crawley Town (loan) | 15 | (9) |
2016 | → AFC Wimbledon (loan) | 7 | (1) |
2016– | Forest Green Rovers | 17 | (7) |
2016–2017 | → York City (loan) | 5 | (0) |
2017– | → Crawley Town (loan) | 12 | (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 20:24, 3 April 2017 (UTC). |
Rhys Philip Elliot Murphy (born 6 November 1990) is a professional footballer who plays as a striker for League Two club Crawley Town, on loan from National League club Forest Green Rovers.
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.
Born in Shoreham-by-Sea, West Sussex, Murphy broke into the Arsenal reserves team as a schoolboy, while also scoring 17 goals in 21 matches for the Arsenal Academy. He was previously an academy player for Wimbledon before joining Arsenal Academy. He signed his first professional contract in July 2008. He won the 2008–09 Premier Academy League with the Arsenal under-18 team, scoring the only goal in the play-off final versus Tottenham Hotspur, and the 2008–09 FA Youth Cup.
He joined League One club Brentford on loan for three months on 24 November 2009.