Euan Murray (footballer)

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Euan Murray
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Murray warming up for Hartlepool United in 2022
Personal information
Full name Euan Murray
Date of birth (1994-01-20) 20 January 1994 (age 30) [1]
Place of birth Rutherglen, Scotland [1]
Height 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) [1]
Position(s) Defender / Defensive Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Raith Rovers
Number 6
Youth career
Motherwell
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2011–2014 Motherwell 3 (0)
2014 Arbroath (trialist) 1 (0)
2014 Clyde 6 (1)
2015 Western United 5 (1)
2015–2016 Stenhousemuir 28 (3)
2016–2017 Barrow 6 (0)
2017 Southport 12 (0)
2017–2019 Raith Rovers 68 (7)
2019–2021 Dunfermline Athletic 34 (5)
2021–2022 Kilmarnock 28 (0)
2022–2023 Hartlepool United 29 (0)
2023– Raith Rovers 34 (1)
International career
2012 Scotland U18 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 01:11, 8 August 2024 (UTC)

Euan Murray (born 20 January 1994) is a Scottish footballer who plays as a defender for Scottish Championship club Raith Rovers.

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He began his career at Motherwell and has also played for Arbroath, Clyde, Stenhousemuir, Dunfermline Athletic and Kilmarnock, as well as English clubs Barrow, Southport, and Hartlepool United and in the Solomon Islands for Western United.

Career

Murray is a product of the Motherwell Academy, regularly turning out for their under-20 squad. On 9 November 2013, Murray made his debut for Motherwell as a substitute in a 4–0 defeat against Dundee United. [2]

Having left Motherwell at the end of the 2013–14 season, Murray played as a trialist for Arbroath against Berwick Rangers on 9 August 2014 [3] [4] before signing for Scottish League Two club Clyde on 19 September 2014. [4] On 23 December 2014, he was released by Clyde. [5] In 2015, Murray signed for Western United in the Solomon Islands ahead of their OFC Champions League campaign. [6]

Having returned to Scotland, Murray signed for Stenhousemuir on 8 July 2015, [7] however, he left the club in May 2016 after declining the offer of a new contract to pursue a full-time offer from an English club. [8] On 22 July 2016, Murray signed for English National League club Barrow. [9] He subsequently signed for Southport, before once again returning to Scotland, this time to sign with Scottish League One team Raith Rovers in June 2017. [10]

After two seasons with the Rovers, Murray signed with Fife rivals Dunfermline Athletic in June 2019. [11] Murray spent two season with Dunfermline before leaving the club at the end of his contract in May 2021. [12] He subsequently joined recently relegated Kilmarnock on a two-year deal. [13] He made 38 appearances in all competitions as the club won the Scottish Championship title.

On 24 June 2022, his contract with Kilmarnock had been cancelled by mutual consent. Later on the same day, it was announced that Murray had signed for League Two side Hartlepool United. [14] On 17 July 2023, Murray's contract was terminated by mutual consent. [15] Murray made 36 appearances for Hartlepool. [15]

On 18 July 2023, Murray signed a two-year deal to return to Raith Rovers. [16]

International career

Murray played one match for Scotland Under-18s against Serbia in April 2012. [17]

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational CupLeague CupOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Motherwell 2013–14 [18] Scottish Premiership 3000000030
Arbroath 2014–15 Scottish League Two 1000000010
Clyde 2014–15 [19] Scottish League Two6100000061
Western United 2014–15 S-League 0000003 [lower-alpha 1] 030
Stenhousemuir 2015–16 [20] Scottish League One 28310102 [lower-alpha 2] 0323
Barrow 2016–17 [21] National League 6000002 [lower-alpha 3] 080
Southport 2016–17 [22] National League 120000000120
Raith Rovers 2017–18 [23] Scottish League One 34310406 [lower-alpha 2] [lower-alpha 4] 1454
2018–19 [24] 34431406 [lower-alpha 2] [lower-alpha 5] 0475
Total6874180121929
Dunfermline Athletic 2019–20 [25] Scottish Championship 102001000112
2020–21 [26] 24310642 [lower-alpha 6] 0337
Total345107420449
Kilmarnock 2021–22 [27] Scottish Championship 28021503 [lower-alpha 2] 1382
Hartlepool United 2022–23 [28] League Two 29030103 [lower-alpha 7] 0360
Raith Rovers 2023–24 [29] Scottish Championship 301001020331
Career total2451711223424230324
  1. ↑ Appearances in the O-League
  2. 1 2 3 4 Appearances in the Scottish Challenge Cup
  3. ↑ Appearances in the FA Trophy
  4. ↑ Appearances in the Scottish Championship play-offs
  5. ↑ Appearances in the Scottish Championship play-offs
  6. ↑ Appearances in Scottish Premiership play-offs
  7. ↑ Appearance(s) in the EFL Trophy

Honours

Kilmarnock

Individual

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References

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  2. ↑ "Motherwell 0–4 Dundee United". BBC Sport. 9 November 2013. Retrieved 9 November 2013.
  3. ↑ "Berwick 1–2 Arbroath". BBC Sport. 9 August 2014. Retrieved 19 September 2014.
  4. 1 2 "Murray joins Clyde". Scottish Professional Football League. 19 September 2014. Archived from the original on 29 October 2017. Retrieved 19 September 2014.
  5. ↑ "Players Moving On". Clyde F.C. 23 December 2014. Retrieved 15 January 2015.
  6. ↑ "Euan aims to star in Western role". Motherwell Times. 19 March 2015. Retrieved 8 July 2015.
  7. ↑ Bulloch, Terry (8 July 2015). "Player New – Latest Update". Archived from the original on 29 October 2017. Retrieved 8 July 2015.
  8. ↑ "May 2016 | Interview with the Manager: updated! | News | Stenhousemuir Football Club". www.stenhousemuirfc.com. Retrieved 28 June 2016.
  9. ↑ "Coxy Makes Double Swoop". Barrow A.F.C. 22 July 2016. Archived from the original on 22 August 2016. Retrieved 4 August 2016.
  10. ↑ "Triple Signing Coup for Smith". Raith Rovers FC. 9 June 2017. Retrieved 9 June 2017.
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  12. ↑ "Player update". Dunfermline Athletic FC. 31 May 2021. Retrieved 31 May 2021.
  13. ↑ "Euan Murray joins Killie". Kilmarnock FC. 1 June 2021. Retrieved 1 June 2021.
  14. ↑ "Pools sign Euan Murray". Hartlepool United FC. 24 June 2022. Retrieved 24 June 2022.
  15. 1 2 "Euan Murray departs". Hartlepool United FC. 17 July 2023. Retrieved 17 July 2023.
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