James Murphy (soccer, born 1997)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | James Murphy | ||
| Date of birth | September 17, 1997 | ||
| Place of birth | Scotch Plains, New Jersey | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Sheffield Wednesday | ||
| Number | 48 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Professional Development Academy | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2016– | Sheffield Wednesday | 0 | (0) |
| National team | |||
| 2015 | United States U20 | 5 | (0) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of August 10, 2016. | |||
James Murphy (born September 17, 1997) is an American soccer player who plays as a midfielder for Championship club Sheffield Wednesday.
Murphy grew up in Scotch Plains, New Jersey and attended Scotch Plains-Fanwood High School, where he was named as the 2013–14 Gatorade New Jersey Boys Soccer Player of the Year.[1]
Club career
United States
Murphy came through the ranks at the Players Development Academy. He played for the United States under-20 team during the 2015 Stevan Vilotic Tournament and 2015 Four Nations Tournament. [2]
Sheffield Wednesday
Murphy signed a professional contract for Sheffield Wednesday in June 2016.[3]
In August 2016 he made his first team debut for the club, coming on as a substitute as Wednesday lost to Cambridge United in the first round of the Football League Cup.[4]
Career statistics
- As of August 10, 2016.
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| App | Goals | App | Goals | App | Goals | App | Goals | App | Goals | ||
| Sheffield Wednesday | |||||||||||
| 2016–17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
References
- ↑ Bernstein, Jason. "James Murphy of Scotch Plains is named Gatorade New Jersey Boys Soccer Player of the Year", The Star-Ledger, February 13, 2014. Accessed August 10, 2016. "On the soccer field Scotch Plains' James Murphy has the ability to anticipate just about anything that comes his ways. Despite an already lengthy list awards, he did not expect to be named the 2013–14 Gatorade New Jersey Boys Soccer Player of the Year."
- ↑ "2015 Stevan Vilotic Tournament". www.ussoccer.com.
- ↑ "U.S. U-20 midfielder James Murphy joins Sheffield Wednesday". www.sbisoccer.com. July 14, 2016.
- ↑ "Report: Cambridge United 2–1 Sheffield Wednesday". www.bbc.co.uk. August 9, 2016.