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![]() Alana Murphy playing for Melbourne Victory, December 2023 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 21 September 2005 | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Sand | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2021–2025 | Melbourne Victory | 75 | (4) |
2022–2023 | Blacktown Spartans | 12 | (2) |
2025– | Sand | 0 | (0) |
International career‡ | |||
2019 | Australia U16 | ||
2022– | Australia U20 | 11 | (5) |
2025– | Australia | 5 | (0) |
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 12 August 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 12 August 2025 |
Alana Murphy (born 21 September 2005) is an Australian soccer player who plays as a midfielder for 2. Frauen-Bundesliga club SC Sand and the Australia national team. [1] She previously played for A-League Women club Melbourne Victory. [2]
Alana Murphy began playing soccer in Langwarrin and, as a junior, she played for Box Hill United and Victoria’s National Training Centre before joining A-league team Melbourne Victory (2021–present) with two stints at Blacktown Spartans (2022, 2023) in New South Wales Premier Leagues. [3]
Murphy played for the Junior Matildas in 2019 and the Young Matildas from 2022. In February 2025, Murphy received her first senior call-up to the Australian national team (the Matildas) for the 2025 SheBelieves Cup as an injury replacement for Clare Wheeler. [3] [4] Upon joining the Matildas squad, Australian Associated Press' writer described Murphy's recent form, "[the] hard-nosed, skilful defensive midfielder has one goal and one assist in 15 games this season." [5]