Eamonn Brophy

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Eamonn Brophy
Personal information
Full name Eamonn Brophy [1]
Date of birth (1996-03-10) 10 March 1996 (age 28) [2]
Place of birth Glasgow, Scotland
Height 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) [3]
Position(s) Striker
Team information
Current team
Ross County
Number 27
Youth career
2003–2011 Celtic
2011–2012 Hibernian
2012–2013 Hamilton Academical
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2013–2017 Hamilton Academical 66 (7)
2014Queen's Park (loan) 9 (7)
2015Dumbarton (loan) 10 (1)
2017–2021 Kilmarnock 100 (29)
2021St Mirren (loan) 6 (0)
2021–2023 St Mirren 43 (7)
2023Ross County (loan) 8 (3)
2023– Ross County 32 (3)
International career
2014–2015 Scotland U19 4 (0)
2016–2018 Scotland U21 3 (0)
2019– Scotland 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16:55, 9 November 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 05:34, 9 June 2019 (UTC)

Eamonn Brophy (born 10 March 1996) is a Scottish professional footballer who plays as a striker for Scottish Premiership club Ross County.

Contents

Brophy has previously played for Celtic, Hibernian, Hamilton Academical, Queen's Park, Dumbarton, Kilmarnock and St Mirren, and made his senior international debut for Scotland in 2019.

Club career

Brophy is a product of the Celtic and Hibernian youth systems, but both considered him too short at the time. [4] He turned professional with Hamilton Academical in July 2012. [5] He made his senior debut on 9 April 2013, scoring a goal in the process. [6] [7] [8]

On 6 March 2014, Brophy signed for Scottish League Two club Queen's Park on loan until the end of the 2013–14 season. [9] He made his debut for the club on 8 March 2014, scoring in a 3–1 defeat against Clyde. [10]

He joined Scottish Championship outfit Dumbarton on loan in September 2015. [11]

On 18 August 2017, Brophy signed for Kilmarnock, on a three-year contract. [12] On the last day of the 2018–19 season, Brophy's 89th-minute penalty saw Kilmarnock beat Rangers 2–1 to seal a place in the 2019–20 UEFA Europa League – the first time the club had qualified for a European competition since the 2001–02 UEFA Cup. [13] [14]

Brophy signed a pre-contract agreement with St Mirren in January 2021 to transfer in the summer, although St Mirren were hoping to sign him that month instead. [15] [16] [17] Kilmarnock manager Alex Dyer said that he "probably" wouldn't select Brophy again, as the player wanted to leave the club. [18] Brophy was loaned to St Mirren for the rest of the 2020–21 season, filling the period before his permanent move. [19]

In January 2023, he moved on loan to Ross County for the remainder of the season. [20] The transfer was made permanent in June 2023. [21]

International career

Brophy has played for Scotland at under-19 level. [22] He was selected for the under-21 squad for the first time in October 2016, for a friendly match against Slovakia, [23] in which he made his debut as Scotland lost 4–0 on 9 November 2016. [24] [25]

He received his first call-up to the Scotland senior national team for UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying fixtures in May 2019. [26] He made his senior debut on 8 June 2019 in a 2–1 victory against Cyprus at Hampden Park. [27]

Career statistics

As of 9 November 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeague Scottish Cup League Cup OtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Hamilton Academical 2012–13 [28] Scottish First Division 1100000011
2013–14 [29] Scottish Championship 7010001 [a] 090
2014–15 [30] Scottish Premiership 1600031191
2015–16 [31] 1441000154
2016–17 [32] 282300000312
Total667503110758
Queen's Park (loan) 2013–14 [29] Scottish League Two 9700000097
Dumbarton (loan) 2015–16 [31] Scottish Championship101000000101
Kilmarnock 2017–18 [33] Scottish Premiership2874100328
2018–19 [34] 291110313312
2019–20 [35] 28921202 [b] 13411
2020–21 [36] 152002100173
Total1002972722111634
St Mirren (loan) 2020–21 [36] Scottish Premiership60101080
St Mirren 2021–22 [37] Scottish Premiership3171140368
2022–23 [38] 1201010140
Total437215000508
Ross County (loan) 2022–23 [38] Scottish Premiership83000083
Ross County 2023–24 [39] Scottish Premiership2531021284
2024–25 [40] Scottish Premiership700051121
Total323107200405
Career total274561632353131665
  1. Appearance in the Scottish Challenge Cup.
  2. Appearances in the UEFA Europa League.

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