Lily Murphy

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Lily Murphy
Personal information
Full name Lily Rose Murphy [1]
Date of birth (2006-02-13) 13 February 2006 (age 18)
Place of birth Ashton-under-Lyne, Greater Manchester, England [2]
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Manchester City
Number 46
Youth career
Blackburn Rovers
Manchester City
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2022– Manchester City 4 (0)
2023 → Stockport County [1] (loan) 3 (2)
2023–2024 → AFC Fylde [3] (loan) 13 (5)
2024 → Stoke City [4] (loan) 11 (1)
International career‡
2024– England U19 5 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 00:40, 16 December 2024 (UTC) [5]
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23:47, 3 December 2024 (UTC) [6]

Lily Rose Murphy (born 13 February 2006) is an English professional footballer who plays as a forward for Women's Super League club Manchester City and the England under-19s. As a versatile athlete she has represented England at youth level for 100 meter sprint, and previously played on loan for National League football clubs Stockpot County, AFC Fylde, and Stoke City.

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Youth career

Murphy played for Blackburn Rovers under-14s in the Talent Pathway League, scoring 6 goals in 5 appearances. [7] She then joined the Manchester City Academy in 2022, [2] as a lifelong support of the club, [8] scoring 5 goals in 21 appearances for the development squad. [9]

Club career

Manchester City

On 1 September 2024, as part of the 2024–25 pre-season fixtures in Australia, [10] Murphy featured as an 80th minute substitute in the 1–0 loss to Paris Saint-Germain. [11]

On 18 September 2024, as a 79th minute substitute, [12] Murphy made her senior competitive debut in 2024–25 UEFA Champions League qualification against Paris FC in a 5–0 victory. [13]

On 4 December 2024, having made five senior appearances for the club in all competitions, [14] she signed her first professional contract with Manchester City. [15]

On 12 December 2024, Murphy scored her debut goal for the club in the 2024–25 UEFA Champions League, in a 2–0 win match against St. Pölten, [16] helping the team to stay top of the group ahead of defending champions Barcelona. [17] Goal.com credited her first senior start for City as a lively and creative goal-scoring threat from the left-wing that eventually led to the opening goal. [18] [19] She was also awarded player of the match. [8]

Loan spells

On 9 March 2023, Murphy made her debut for National League Division One North side Stockpot County. [20] On 3 April, she scored her second goal in her third appearance for the club against Middlesborough, [21] prior to moving to National League North side AFC Fylde ahead of the 2023–24 season. [22]

In January 2024, [23] she moved to National League North side Stoke City, on dual registration for the remainder of the 2023–24 season. [24] [13]

International career

In February 2024, Murphy received her first call up to the England under-19 team, as a midfielder, for La Nucia tournament fixtures in Alicante, [25] [2] featuring as a substitute in a 3–2 defeat to France, [26] and as part of the starting eleven in a 2–2 draw with Norway. [27]

In November and December 2024, for 2025 U19 Championship qualification, she featured in matches against Italy and Poland. [28] [29]

Athletic career

Murphy has represented England at youth level for 100 meter sprint, while also prioritising her football career. [30] [2]

In June 2024, she won the County Schools Championships in Greater Manchester, and narrowly missed a medal at the national finals. As of December 2024, she represents East Cheshire Harriers in Ashton-under-Lyne. [30]

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