| Daryl Murphy | ||
| Personal information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Full name | Daryl Murphy | |
| Date of birth | March 15, 1983 | |
| Place of birth | Waterford, Republic of Ireland | |
| Playing position | Striker, Left winger | |
| Club information | ||
| Current club | Sunderland | |
| Number | 11 | |
| Youth clubs | ||
| 2000–2002 | Luton Town | |
| Senior clubs1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 2002–2005 2005– 2005 | Waterford United Sunderland → Sheffield Wednesday (loan) | ? (?) 84 (14) 4 (0) |
| National team2 | ||
| 2007– | Republic of Ireland | 8 (0) |
1 Senior club appearances and goals | ||
Daryl Murphy (born 15 March 1983)[1] is a professional footballer who plays as a striker for Premier League club Sunderland. Events 44 BC - Julius Caesar, Dictator of the Roman Republic, is stabbed to death by Marcus Junius Brutus, Year 1983 ( MCMLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar) Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a Team sport played between two teams of eleven players and is widely considered Strikers, also known as forwards and attackers, are the players on a team in Association football (soccer in the row nearest to the opposing The Premier League, colloquially referred to as the Premiership, is an English professional league for football clubs Sunderland Association Football Club is a professional Association football team based in Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, England, which plays in He previously played for Waterford United. Waterford United ( Irish: Cumann Peile Phort Láirge Aontaithe) is an Irish football club playing in the Football League
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Playing Career
He had a one month loan spell at Sheffield Wednesday during the 05/06 season before he was recalled by Sunderland. The 24-year-old Irishman signed a two-year contract at the Stadium of Light after completing a £100,000 transfer from Irish side Waterford United in 2005. The Stadium of Light is a football Stadium in Sunderland, North East England which opened in 1997. Waterford United ( Irish: Cumann Peile Phort Láirge Aontaithe) is an Irish football club playing in the Football League Murphy won the League of Ireland Young Player of the Year award in 2005. The Football League of Ireland, usually known simply as the League of Ireland or later the eircom League (from the league's sponsorship by Irish telecommunications The Professional Footballers Association of Ireland (PFAI is the representative body for professional and semi-professional footballers in Ireland. He scored his first Premier League goal on Sunday 12 February after coming off the bench at home to Tottenham Hotspur, equalising with minutes to go. Tottenham Hotspur, ˈtɒʔnəm is an English professional football club which currently plays in the Premier League. A strong pre-season performance earned him a no. 11 in 2006.
Daryl scored 10 goals in the 2006–07 season in the Coca-Cola championship despite being used sparingly for the early weeks. One goal on the opening day of the season against Coventry City and another on 12 August against Plymouth Argyle. Coventry City Football Club, otherwise known as the Sky Blues owing to the traditional colour of their strip is an association football club based in Coventry, For details of the current season see Plymouth Argyle FC season 2008-09 Plymouth Argyle Football Club, commonly known as Argyle despite Daryl's goals Sunderland lost both games. Sunderland Association Football Club is a professional Association football team based in Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, England, which plays in Daryl scored his third goal of the season in the Black Cats' 2-1 away win over Queens Park Rangers on November 28, and then notched in successive games against Norwich City and Luton Town. Queens Park Rangers Football Club is an English football club, based in Shepherds Bush in the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham in West London PLEASE NOTE This section is the introduction Please do not add too much detail here Luton Town Football Club are an English football team based in the town of Luton in Bedfordshire. Later in the season the manager Roy Keane started to consider Daryl one of his first choice strikers (the other being David Connolly. Roy Maurice Keane (born 10 August 1971 in Mayfield, Cork) is an Irish former professional footballer and the current manager of David James Connolly (born June 6, 1977 in Willesden, England is an Irish professional footballer who plays as a Striker He scored a vital goal in the last few minutes of a match against Stoke City, drawing Sunderland level 2-2. Stoke City Football Club is a football club based in Stoke-on-Trent, England. He scored two goals against Luton Town on the final day of the season and also set Anthony Stokes up for his goal. Luton Town Football Club are an English football team based in the town of Luton in Bedfordshire. For the West Ham United footballer see Tony Stokes Anthony Stokes (born July 25, 1988 in Dublin) is a professional
He scored his third goal of the 2007–08 season and arguably the best of his career so far, when he unleashed an unstoppable left footed strike from 25+ yards against Wigan Athletic on 9 February 2008 at The Stadium of Light. Wigan Athletic Football Club is a professional football team based in Wigan, Greater Manchester, England. The Stadium of Light is a football Stadium in Sunderland, North East England which opened in 1997. The goal was later chosen by Match of the Day viewers as Goal of the Month for February. Match of the Day (sometimes abbreviated as MOTD) is the BBC 's main football Television programme The Goal of the Month is a monthly segment on BBC's Match of the Day Television programme in honour of the best goal scored each month
On 26 April 2008 Murphy came on as a substitute and scored the winning goal in a 3-2 victory over local rivals Middlesbrough, securing Sunderland's status in the Premiership for the next season and completing Roy Keane's revival of the club. Middlesbrough Football Club, also known as The Boro are an English football club based in Middlesbrough, who play in the Premier League. Roy Maurice Keane (born 10 August 1971 in Mayfield, Cork) is an Irish former professional footballer and the current manager of
International career
Murphy won his first call up to Ireland National squad due to the absence of Robbie Keane due to injury, but was an unused substitute. Robert David "Robbie" Keane ( Irish name: Roibéard Daithí Ó Catháin) (born 8 July 1980 in Tallaght, Dublin) is an Irish
References
- ^ "Daryl Murphy", Socerbase. Retrieved on 2008-03-22. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 238 - Gordian I and his son Gordian II are proclaimed Roman emperor.
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