Emily Murphy (footballer)

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Emily Murphy
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Murphy with Wake Forest in 2024
Personal information
Date of birth (2003-03-02) 2 March 2003 (age 22)
Place of birth England
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Newcastle United
Youth career
-2019 Chelsea
College career
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2021–2022 North Carolina Tar Heels 39 (10)
2023–2025 Wake Forest Demon Deacons 35 (11)
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2019–2021 Chelsea 2 (1)
2021 → Birmingham City (loan) 11 (1)
2025– Newcastle United 9 (2)
International career‡
2019 England U17 3 (1)
2022 England U19 4 (0)
2024– Republic of Ireland 9 (1)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 03:04, 10 February 2025 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals as of 10:45, 1 February 2025 (UTC)

Emily Murphy (born 2 March 2003) is a professional footballer who plays as a forward for Women's Championship club Newcastle United. Born in England, she represents the Republic of Ireland at international level.

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Murphy played college soccer for the North Carolina Tar Heels and the Wake Forest Demon Deacons, making national title game appearances with both teams.

College career

North Carolina Tar Heels

Murphy moved to the United States in 2021 to attend college at the University of North Carolina and play for the North Carolina Tar Heels under Anson Dorrance. [1] She started for the team during her freshman year, scoring 5 goals and leading the team with 6 assists in 15 games. [2] She was named to the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) all-freshman team. [2] North Carolina earned a two seed in the NCAA tournament but was upset in the first round. [3]

In her sophomore season in 2022, she featured primarily as a substitute but nearly matched her previous year's tally with 5 goals and 4 assists in 24 appearances. [4] She appeared in four games during the NCAA tournament, where the Tar Heels lost to UCLA in the final. [2]

Wake Forest Demon Deacons

Murphy transferred to the Wake Forest Demon Deacons in 2023. [4] In her junior season, she scored 6 goals and 2 assists in 17 games. [4] Wake Forest went undefeated at home but ended its season in the ACC tournament quarterfinals. [4]

In her senior season in 2024, Murphy led the Demon Deacons to one of the greatest seasons in program history. [5] She scored and assisted Caiya Hanks during a 4–1 win against Florida State, ending their 32–game unbeaten streak. [6] Wake Forest placed second in the ACC regular season and lost on penalties to Florida State in the ACC tournament semifinals. [7] In the NCAA tournament, Murphy scored in each of the first three rounds. She was named in the all-tournament team after helping the team advance to first national final in program history, where the Demon Deacons lost 1–0 to the Tar Heels. [4] [8] Murphy finished the season with 7 goals and 8 assists in 23 games (both second to Hanks on the team) and was named second-team All-ACC. [4]

Club career

Chelsea

On 20 November 2019, Murphy made her senior debut when being subbed on against Tottenham Hotspur in the group stage of the Continental League Cup in a game where Chelsea won 5–1. [9]

Newcastle United

After college, Murphy signed with Newcastle United in January 2025. [10]

International career

In October 2019, Murphy was called to up to the England U17 team to play in the 2020 U17 UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship qualification games and played against Croatia, Bosnia & Herzegovina and Belgium. Murphy scored one of the goals in the 4–1 win against Belgium. [11]

Murphy was one of four Irish-eligible players to be invited to a senior Republic of Ireland national team training camp in April 2021. In February 2024 she was called up to Ireland's squad for friendlies against Wales and Italy under new manager Eileen Gleeson.

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 9 February 2025 [12]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational cup [a] League cup [b] Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Chelsea 2019–20 Women's Super League 21003152
2020–21 Women's Super League00000000
Total21003152
Birmingham City (loan) 2020–21 Women's Super League1112200133
Newcastle United 2024–25 Women's Championship 921000102
Career total2243231287

International

As of match played 3 June 2025 [13]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Republic of Ireland 202450
202541
Total91
No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetitionRef.
130 May 2025 Esenier Staduim, Instanbul, TurkeyFlag of Turkey.svg  Turkey 2–12–1 2025 UEFA Women's Nations League

References

  1. ↑ Koh, Michael (20 August 2021). "No. 3 UNC Women's Soccer Opens Season With 4-1 Victory Over No. 19 Washington". Chapelboro.com . Retrieved 26 June 2025.
  2. 1 2 3 "Emily Murphy". North Carolina Tar Heels . Retrieved 26 June 2025.
  3. ↑ "Heels' Season Ends With 1-0 Loss To South Carolina". North Carolina Tar Heels. 13 November 2021. Retrieved 26 June 2025.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Emily Murphy". Wake Forest Demon Deacons . Retrieved 6 December 2024.
  5. ↑ Olorunfemi, Victor (3 December 2024). "Wake Forest's Path to Women's College Cup". TopDrawerSoccer . Retrieved 13 January 2025.
  6. ↑ "No. 4 Wake Forest Picks Up Statement Win Over No. 6 Florida State, 4-1". Wake Forest Demon Deacons. 3 October 2024. Retrieved 26 June 2025.
  7. ↑ "Demon Deacons Fall in Penalties to Florida State". Wake Forest Demon Deacons. 7 November 2024. Retrieved 26 June 2025.
  8. ↑ Olorunfemi, Victor (9 December 2024). "College Cup: Women's Final Preview". TopDrawerSoccer . Retrieved 13 January 2025.
  9. ↑ "Women's report: Chelsea 5 Tottenham 1 | Official Site | Chelsea Football Club". ChelseaFC. Retrieved 31 January 2020.
  10. ↑ "Women. Newcastle United Women sign Emily Murphy". Newcastle United W.F.C. 25 January 2025. Retrieved 26 June 2025.
  11. ↑ "Republic of Ireland – E. Murphy – Profile with news, career statistics and history – Soccerway".
  12. ↑ "Republic of Ireland - E.Murphy - Profile with news, career statistics and history". Soccerway. Retrieved 1 February 2025.
  13. ↑ "Republic of Ireland - E.Murphy - Profile with news, career statistics and history". Soccerway. Retrieved 1 February 2025.
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