Murphy Agnew

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Murphy Agnew
Personal information
Full name Murphy Alexandra Agnew
Date of birth (1998-11-10) November 10, 1998 (age 26) [1]
Place of birth New Hope, Pennsylvania, United States
Position(s) Forward
College career
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2017-2021 Harvard University

Murphy Alexandra Agnew (born 10 November 1998) is an American soccer player who plays for Celtic. [2] [3] Agnew had previously played for the Newcastle Jets in Australia. [4] [5]

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Early life

Agnew played for YMS Xplosion 98. She was a three-time USYSA National Championship Golden Ball Winner in 2014, 2015, and 2016. In 2016–2017, she was the Gatorade Pennsylvania Soccer Player of the Year. She attended Villa Joseph Marie High School where she was team captain. She ended her high school career with 97 goals. [6]

College career

Agnew attended Harvard University where she played soccer. In 2017, she earned Ivy League Rookie of the Year and gained Second Team All-Ivy. She was Ivy League Rookie of the Week twice. She played in all 17 games with 12 starts and totaled four goals and five assists, which led the team on the season.

During her sophomore year, she earned First Team All-Ivy. She scored two goals with a team high four assists. She appeared in 14 games with 10 starts.

During her junior year, she gained Ivy League Offensive Player of the Year honors and earned First Team All-Ivy unanimously. She was two time Ivy League Player of the Week. She had a team-high seven goals and eight assists. She led the league in points per game and ranked 15th nationally with 0.57 assists per game.

In 2020, she was identified as an NWSL Discovery Player. The season was canceled due to COVID-19.

During her senior year, she earned a spot on the MAC Hermann Trophy Watch List and gained a spot in the NEWISA Senior Bowl. She garnered selection as a Senior Class Award Candidate and named to Top Drawer Soccer's Postseason National Top 100 and Midseason National Top 100 lists. Agnew missed much of the season due to an injury. [6]

Honours

Celtic

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References

  1. ↑ "Murphy Agnew". Celtic FC. Retrieved Sep 27, 2024.
  2. ↑ "Murphy Agnew signs for the Celts". OneFootball. Sep 27, 2024. Retrieved Sep 27, 2024.
  3. ↑ Media, P. A. (Sep 22, 2024). "Murphy Agnew gives Celtic narrow advantage over Vorskla Poltava". STV News. Retrieved Sep 27, 2024.
  4. ↑ "Former college star to bolster Newcastle attack". Newcastle Herald. Oct 30, 2022. Retrieved Sep 27, 2024.
  5. ↑ "Harvard standout Murphy Agnew tabbed as NWSL Discovery Player" . Retrieved Sep 27, 2024.
  6. 1 2 "Murphy Agnew - 2021 - Women's Soccer". Harvard University. Retrieved 28 October 2024.
  7. ↑ Ralph, Matthew (May 20, 2024). "Murphy Agnew and Celtic Women win Scottish Women's Premier League title". Philadelphia Soccer Now. Retrieved Sep 27, 2024.


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