Rushian Hepburn-Murphy

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Rushian Hepburn-Murphy
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Hepburn-Murphy in July 2024
Personal information
Full name Rushian Marcus Amari Hepburn-Murphy [1]
Date of birth (1998-08-28) 28 August 1998 (age 26) [2]
Place of birth Birmingham, England [2]
Height 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) [3]
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Crawley Town
Number 14
Youth career
–2015 Aston Villa
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2015–2020 Aston Villa 13 (0)
2019 → Cambridge United (loan) 16 (2)
2019–2020 → Tranmere Rovers (loan) 17 (4)
2020 → Derby County (loan) 0 (0)
2020–2022 Pafos 23 (5)
2022–2024 Swindon Town 50 (10)
2024– Crawley Town 25 (3)
International career‡
2013 England U16 4 (0)
2015 England U17 2 (0)
2016 England U18 2 (0)
2016 England U19 5 (0)
2018 England U20 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:33, 28 January 2025 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 20:23, 27 March 2018 (UTC)

Rushian Marcus Amori Hepburn-Murphy (born 28 August 1998) is an English professional footballer who plays as a forward for EFL League One club Crawley Town.

Contents

Club career

Aston Villa

Hepburn-Murphy is a product of the Aston Villa youth academy. [2] On 14 March 2015, he made his league debut for Aston Villa, coming on as a substitute for the last seven minutes in place of Christian Benteke in the 4–0 away victory at Sunderland. [4] At the age of 16 years and 176 days, he is the second youngest player in the club's history. [2] He is also the youngest player to appear in a match for the club during the Premier League era. [2]

Cambridge United (loan)

On 11 January 2019, Hepburn-Murphy agreed to join Cambridge United on loan for the remainder of the season. [5]

Tranmere Rovers (loan)

On 2 August 2019, Hepburn-Murphy joined EFL League One side Tranmere Rovers F.C. on a season-long loan. [6] He made his debut as a 45th-minute substitute in Tranmere's opening day 2–3 loss to Rochdale, picking up a 90th minute red card for violent conduct. [7] On 2 November 2019, Hepburn-Murphy scored his first league goals for Tranmere, and his first ever career hattrick in a 3–1 victory over MK Dons. [8] He returned to Aston Villa earlier than planned on 31 January 2020. [9]

Derby County (loan)

On 31 January 2020, Hepburn-Murphy joined Derby County on loan for the rest of the season. [10]

On 25 June 2020, Hepburn-Murphy's loan at Derby was ended without him making an appearance, as he was released by Aston Villa. [11]

Pafos

On 15 July 2020, Hepburn-Murphy joined Pafos in the Cypriot First Division. [12] In his first outing for Pafos, Hepburn-Murphy scored 7 goals in a single pre-season friendly game, a 9–0 victory against a Riga FC XI. [13] Hepburn-Murphy made his competitive debut on 22 August 2020, in a 2–2 home draw against Omonia. [14]

On 7 January 2021, Hepburn-Murphy scored his first ever goal in the Cypriot First Division, in a 5–0 victory over Olympiakos Nicosia. [15]

Hepburn-Murphy was released at the end of the 2021–22 Cypriot First Division season, which he had missed the entirety of due to injury.

Swindon Town

On 1 September 2022, Hepburn-Murphy returned to England, joining League Two club Swindon Town. [16] He made his Swindon Town debut on 20 September 2022, scoring their only goal in a 3–1 home defeat to Plymouth Argyle in the EFL Trophy. [17] On 2 May 2024, Swindon announced he would be leaving in the summer when his contract expired. [18]

Crawley Town

On 28 June 2024, it was announced that Hepburn-Murphy would sign for League One club Crawley Town following the expiry of his Swindon contract. [19] Hepburn-Murphy made his debut for the club in a 2–1 league win at home to Blackpool on 10 August, in which Hepburn-Murphy scored the opening goal. [20]

International career

On 29 November 2013, Hepburn-Murphy made his debut for England under-16s against Scotland, [2] [21] making subsequent under-17 appearances against Brazil, [22] the United States, [23] and Portugal. [24]

Career statistics

As of match played 12 November 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational CupLeague CupOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Aston Villa 2014–15 [4] Premier League 100000―10
2015–16 [25] Premier League100000―10
2016–17 [26] Championship 300000―30
2017–18 [27] Championship3010100050
2018–19 [28] Championship4000100050
2019–20 [29] Premier League0000002 [a] 020
Total120102020170
Cambridge United (loan) 2018–19 [28] League Two 162―――162
Tranmere Rovers (loan) 2019–20 [29] League One 17440001 [a] 1225
Derby County (loan) 2019–20 [29] Championship0000000000
Pafos 2020–21 [30] Cypriot First Division 23500――235
2021–22 [30] Cypriot First Division0000――00
Total235000000235
Swindon Town 2022–23 [31] League Two23500001 [a] 1246
2023–24 [32] League Two275001100286
Total50100011115212
Crawley Town 2024–25 [33] League One153101021194
Career total1332460416314928
  1. 1 2 3 Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy

Honours

Aston Villa U23s

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