Jordan Murphy (footballer)

Jordan Murphy (born 5 June 1996) is an English professional footballer who plays as a forward for Solihull Moors.

Jordan Murphy
Personal information
Full name Jordan Murphy[1]
Date of birth (1996-06-05) 5 June 1996 (age 28)
Place of birth Birmingham, England
Position(s) Winger
Team information
Current team
Leamington
(on loan from Solihull Moors)
Youth career
Stourbridge
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2016 Walsall 2 (0)
2014–2015Worcester City (loan) 8 (2)
2015Kidderminster Harriers (loan) 7 (2)
2016Worcester City (loan) 19 (3)
2016–2017Worcester City (loan) 40 (7)
2017–2018 Telford United 10 (1)
2018– Solihull Moors 5 (0)
2018–2019Leamington (loan) 21 (2)
2019–Leamington (loan) 9 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16:09, 27 December 2019 (UTC)

Playing career

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Walsall

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Murphy played youth football for Stourbridge, before being signed by League One side Walsall in September 2014.[2] He went on loan to Worcester City, helping the Conference North side to knock out Football League side Coventry City and take Scunthorpe United to a replay.[3] He made his "Saddlers" debut on 14 February, coming on for Michael Cain 80 minutes into a 1–0 defeat to Port Vale at the Bescot Stadium.[4]

After making 2 appearances for Walsall, Murphy was then later released at the end of the 2015/16 campaign.

Kidderminster Harriers

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On 9 October, Murphy penned a one-month loan deal with Kidderminster Harriers[5] He scored on his Harriers debut, a 2–1 loss away at Macclesfield. He scored the only goal in a 1–0 home win against Woking, Harriers first win of the season coming after 18 games. The next home game, he assisted Harriers first goal in a 2–0 home win against Aldershot.

Solihull Moors

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He signed for Solihull Moors in July 2018.[6] On 24 December 2018, he joined Leamington on an initial one-month loan deal.[7] The deal was later extended, but however, he was recalled on 25 April 2019. On 2 August 2019, Murphy went out on loan to Leamington once again until 31 January 2020.[8]

Statistics

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As of match played 9 December 2017
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Walsall 2014–15[9] League One 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
Worcester City (loan) 2014–15[10] Conference North 8 2 4 0 1[a] 0 13 2
Kidderminster Harriers (loan) 2015–16[10] National League 7 2 0 0 0 0 7 2
Worcester City (loan) 2015–16[10] National League North 19 3 0 0 0 0 19 3
Worcester City (loan) 2016–17[10] National League North 40 7 0 0 1[a] 0 41 7
Telford United 2017–18[10] National League North 10 1 2 0 1[a] 0 13 1
Career total 86 15 6 0 0 0 3 0 95 15
  1. ^ a b c Appearances in the FA Trophy

References

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  1. ^ "The Football League Limited: Club list of registered players as at 16th May 2015" (PDF). The Football League. 16 May 2015. p. 62. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 6 July 2015.
  2. ^ "Walsall sign Stourbridge's Jordan Murphy". Express & Star. 5 September 2014. Retrieved 14 February 2015.
  3. ^ "Walsall boss Dean Smith backing his loan ranger Jordan Murphy". Express & Star. 17 January 2015. Retrieved 14 February 2015.
  4. ^ "Walsall 0 - 1 Port Vale". BBC Sport. 14 February 2015. Retrieved 14 February 2015.
  5. ^ "Harriers loan forward Jordan Murphy from Walsall". Kidderminster Shuttle.
  6. ^ "Solihull Moors FC - Moors Sign Jordan Murphy and Dan Sweeney". www.solihullmoorsfc.co.uk. Archived from the original on 3 August 2018.
  7. ^ MURPHY MAKES LEAMINGTON SWITCH, solihullmoorsfc.co.uk, 24 December 2018
  8. ^ MURPHY JOINS LEAMINGTON ON LOAN, solihullmoorsfc.co.uk, 2 August 2019
  9. ^ "Games played by Jordan Murphy in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 4 September 2013.
  10. ^ a b c d e Jordan Murphy at Soccerway
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