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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 | Melbourne Victory | ||
Number | 8 | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2021– | Melbourne Victory | 67 | (4) |
2022–2023 | Blacktown Spartans | 12 | (2) |
International career‡ | |||
2019 | Australia U16 | ||
2022– | Australia U20 | 11 | (5) |
2025– | Australia | 1 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16 February 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 24 February 2025 |
Alana Murphy (born 21 September 2005) is an Australian women's soccer midfielder who plays for Melbourne Victory. [1]
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. [2]
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. [2] [3] 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." [4]