Alex Murphy (footballer)

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Alex Murphy
Personal information
Full name Alex Murphy
Date of birth (2004-06-25) 25 June 2004 (age 20)
Place of birth Galway, Ireland
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Centre back, left-back
Team information
Current team
 Bolton Wanderers
(On loan from Newcastle United)
Number 3
Youth career
–2019 Corrib Celtic
2019–2021 Galway United
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2021–2022 Galway United 31 (2)
2022– Newcastle United 2 (0)
2025– → Bolton Wanderers (loan) 0 (0)
International career‡
2021 Republic of Ireland U18 4 (1)
2021–2023 Republic of Ireland U19 9 (0)
2024– Republic of Ireland U21 4 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:37, 27 April 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 21:16, 17 November 2024 (UTC)

Alex Murphy (born 25 June 2004) is an Irish footballer who plays as a defender for Bolton Wanderers, on loan from Newcastle United. He is a youth international footballer for the Republic of Ireland. Primarily a centre-back, he can also play as a left-back. [1]

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Career

Youth career and breakout season

From Annaghdown, his dad was a coach at his local club, Corrib Celtic, where Murphy would play until joining Galway United in 2019, debuting at U15 level. Murphy made his senior debut for Galway United in 2020, against Athlone Town at 16 years-old, as a left back.

Newcastle United

Murphy joined Newcastle United from Galway United in July 2022. [2] [3] [4]

During the 2022–23 season, Murphy trained with the Newcastle first-team squad. [5] He featured in first-team friendly matches, playing in a 5–0 win over Saudi Arabian side Al Hilal SFC in Riyadh in December 2022. [6] He also captained the Newcastle under-21 team, and played at both left-back and centre-back. [7]

After impressing during the 2023–24 pre-season, Murphy made his first senior start in a 2–0 victory over ACF Fiorentina, keeping a clean sheet and playing the full 90 minutes. [8] He made his league debut for Newcastle on 25 November 2023, appearing as a second half substitute in a 4-1 win in the Premier League against Chelsea. [9] In May 2024 Murphy signed a new long term contract with Newcastle. On 20 January 2025, he signed for Bolton Wanderers on loan for the rest of the season. [10]

International career

Murphy played as a youth international footballer for the Republic of Ireland, and has captained age-group teams. [11] [12] On 31 August 2023, Murphy received his first call up to the Republic of Ireland U21 squad for their 2025 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification fixtures against Turkey U21 and San Marino U21 on 8 and 12 September 2023. [13] He made his debut for the U21 side on 7 June 2024, in a 3–2 win away to Croatia U21 in a friendly. [14] [15]

Style of play

Murphy is said to be comfortable in possession at centre back, with recovery speed. [16] He is able to play as a left back, as well as both right and left centre back. [8]

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  8. 1 2 "Newcastle United 2 ACF Fiorentina 0". Newcastle United Football Club. 2023-08-05. Retrieved 2023-08-05.
  9. ↑ "Newcastle vs. Chelsea 4-1". Soccerway. 25 November 2023. Retrieved 25 November 2023.
  10. ↑ "Murphy's The Man". bwfc.co.uk. 20 January 2025. Retrieved 20 January 2025.
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  14. ↑ https://www.fai.ie/latest/report-u21-croatia-u21-2-3-ireland-u21/
  15. ↑ "'It's what you dream of when you're younger' – Alex Murphy targets starting role at Newcastle". Irish Independent. June 9, 2024.
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