Daryl Murphy

Early career

Murphy was born in Waterford, County Waterford. He played youth football for local side Southend United before joining English club Luton Town on 14 November 2000. He spent a brief spell on loan at Harrow Borough in 2002. He was released on 18 April 2002 before signing for hometown club Waterford United. He scored his first League of Ireland goal in a 3–1 away win over rivals Kilkenny City on 19 September. He scored eight league goals in that last "winter" season as the Blues won the League of Ireland First Division title. In the 2004 season, he notched 14 league goals in the Premier Division which earned him the PFAI Young Player of the Year award.

Sunderland

In May 2005, Murphy signed a two-year contract with Premier League side Sunderland. He made his Premier League debut in a 1–1 home draw with West Ham United at the Stadium of Light on 1 October 2005. Murphy had a one-month loan spell at Sheffield Wednesday during the 2005–06 season, making 4 appearances before being recalled by Sunderland. On 12 February 2006, he scored his first Premier League goal after coming off the bench at home to Tottenham Hotspur, equalising with minutes to go. In the 2006–07 season, Murphy scored 10 goals in the Championship despite being used sparingly for the early weeks. He netted one goal each on the opening day of the season against Coventry City and on 12 August against Plymouth Argyle though both matches were lost. Murphy scored his third goal of the…

Having previously represented the Republic of Ireland at under-23 level, Murphy won his first call-up to the senior Republic of Ireland national team in 2006 due to the absence of Robbie Keane through injury, but only featured as an unused substitute. He made his senior debut against Ecuador at the Giants Stadium on 24 May 2007. He made his first competitive appearance as a second-half substitute in a Euro 2008 qualifier away to Slovakia in September 2008. He did not receive another call up until 2014, when Ireland manager Martin O'Neill called him up for a friendly against Serbia on 5 March 2014. He was included in the Republic of Ireland squad for the UEFA Euro 2016 tournament, featuring in the 1–0 group stage victory over Italy, while also starting in the 2–1 knockout stage defeat to France on 26 June 2016. He scored his first goal for the Republic of Ireland in his 23rd appearance, netting in a 2–2 draw away to Serbia in a 2018 World Cup Qualifier on 5 September 2016. On 6 October 2017, Murphy scored a brace in a 2–0 victory over Moldova in a 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification match at the Aviva Stadium in Dublin. In January 2018, Murphy announced his retirement from international football.

Club

As of match played 16 April 2021

International

As of match played 14 November 2017

As of match played 6 October 2017 Republic of Ireland score listed first, score column indicates score after each Murphy goal.

Waterford United

League of Ireland First Division: 2002–03 Sunderland

Football League Championship: 2006–07 Newcastle United

EFL Championship: 2016–17 Individual

PFAI Young Player of the Year: 2004 Football League Championship Player of the Month: December 2014, November 2015 Football League Championship Golden Boot: 2014–15 PFA Team of the Year: 2014–15 Championship Ipswich Town Player of the Year: 2014–15 Ipswich Town Players' Player of the Year: 2014–15