Euan_Murray_(footballer)

Euan Murray (footballer)

Scottish footballer

For the rugby union footballer, see Euan Murray.

Euan Murray (born 20 January 1994) is a Scottish footballer who plays as a defender for Raith Rovers.

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Euan Murray
Personal information
Murray warming up for Hartlepool United in 2022
Full name	Euan Murray
Date of birth	(1994-01-20) 20 January 1994 (age 30)^[1]
Place of birth	Rutherglen, Scotland^[1]
Height	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)^[1]
Position(s)	Defender / Defensive Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Raith Rovers
Number	6
Youth career
	Motherwell
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2011–2014	Motherwell	3	(0)
2014	Arbroath (trialist)	1	(0)
2014	Clyde	6	(1)
2015	Western United	5	(1)
2015–2016	Stenhousemuir	28	(3)
2016–2017	Barrow	6	(0)
2017	Southport	12	(0)
2017–2019	Raith Rovers	68	(7)
2019–2021	Dunfermline Athletic	34	(5)
2021–2022	Kilmarnock	36	(0)
2022–2023	Hartlepool United	29	(0)
2023–	Raith Rovers	8	(0)
International career
2012	Scotland U18	2	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:58, 21 October 2023 (UTC)

He began his career at Motherwell and has also played for Arbroath, Clyde, Stenhousemuir, Dunfermline Athletic and Kilmarnock, as well as English clubs Barrow, Southport, and Hartlepool United and in the Solomon Islands for Western United.

Career

Murray is a product of the Motherwell Academy, regularly turning out for their under-20 squad. On 9 November 2013, Murray made his debut for Motherwell as a substitute in a 4–0 defeat against Dundee United.^[2]

Having left Motherwell at the end of the 2013–14 season, Murray played as a trialist for Arbroath against Berwick Rangers on 9 August 2014^[3]^[4] before signing for Scottish League Two club Clyde on 19 September 2014.^[4] On 23 December 2014, he was released by Clyde.^[5] In 2015, Murray signed for Western United in the Solomon Islands ahead of their OFC Champions League campaign.^[6]

Having returned to Scotland, Murray signed for Stenhousemuir on 8 July 2015,^[7] however, he left the club in May 2016 after declining the offer of a new contract to pursue a full-time offer from an English club.^[8] On 22 July 2016, Murray signed for English National League club Barrow.^[9] He subsequently signed for Southport, before once again returning to Scotland, this time to sign with Scottish League One team Raith Rovers in June 2017.^[10]

After two seasons with the Rovers, Murray signed with Fife rivals Dunfermline Athletic in June 2019.^[11] Murray spent two season with Dunfermline before leaving the club at the end of his contract in May 2021.^[12] He subsequently joined recently relegated Kilmarnock on a two-year deal.^[13] He made 38 appearances in all competitions as the club won the Scottish Championship title.

On 24 June 2022, his contract with Kilmarnock had been cancelled by mutual consent. Later on the same day, it was announced that Murray had signed for League Two side Hartlepool United.^[14] On 17 July 2023, Murray's contract was terminated by mutual consent.^[15] Murray made 36 appearances for Hartlepool.^[15]

On 18 July 2023, Murray signed a two-year deal to return to Raith Rovers.^[16]

International career

Murray played one match for Scotland Under-18s against Serbia in April 2012.^[17]

Career statistics

As of 7 October 2023

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Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club	Season	League			National Cup		League Cup		Other		Total
Club	Season	Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Motherwell	2013–14^[18]	Scottish Premiership	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
Arbroath	2014–15	Scottish League Two	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Clyde	2014–15^[19]	Scottish League Two	6	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	1
Western United	2014–15	S-League	0	0	0	0	0	0	3^{[lower-alpha 1]}	0	3	0
Stenhousemuir	2015–16^[20]	Scottish League One	28	3	1	0	1	0	2^{[lower-alpha 2]}	0	32	3
Barrow	2016–17^[21]	National League	6	0	0	0	0	0	2^{[lower-alpha 3]}	0	8	0
Southport	2016–17^[22]	National League	12	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	12	0
Raith Rovers	2017–18^[23]	Scottish League One	34	3	1	0	4	0	6^{[lower-alpha 2]}^{[lower-alpha 4]}	1	45	4
	2018–19^[24]	Scottish League One	34	4	3	1	4	0	6^{[lower-alpha 2]}^{[lower-alpha 5]}	0	47	5
	Total		68	7	4	1	8	0	12	1	92	9
Dunfermline Athletic	2019–20^[25]	Scottish Championship	10	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	11	2
	2020–21^[26]	Scottish Championship	24	3	1	0	6	4	2^{[lower-alpha 6]}	0	33	7
	Total		34	5	1	0	7	4	2	0	44	9
Kilmarnock	2021–22^[27]	Scottish Championship	28	0	2	1	5	0	3^{[lower-alpha 2]}	1	38	2
Hartlepool United	2022–23^[28]	League Two	29	0	3	0	1	0	3^{[lower-alpha 7]}	0	36	0
Raith Rovers	2023–24^[29]	Scottish Championship	8	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	10	0
Career total			223	16	11	2	23	4	23	2	280	23

Appearances in the O-League
Appearances in the Scottish Challenge Cup
Appearances in the FA Trophy
Appearances in the Scottish Championship play-offs
Appearances in the Scottish Championship play-offs
Appearances in Scottish Premiership play-offs
Appearance(s) in the EFL Trophy

Honours

Kilmarnock

Scottish Championship: 2021–22^[30]

Individual

PFA Scotland Team of the Year: 2018–19 Scottish League One,^[31] 2020–21 Scottish Championship^[32]

References

[1]
"Euan Murray profile". Official Motherwell FC Site. Archived from the original on 4 December 2013. Retrieved 21 February 2014.
[2]
"Motherwell 0–4 Dundee United". BBC Sport. 9 November 2013. Retrieved 9 November 2013.
[3]
"Berwick 1–2 Arbroath". BBC Sport. 9 August 2014. Retrieved 19 September 2014.
[4]
"Murray joins Clyde". Scottish Professional Football League. 19 September 2014. Archived from the original on 29 October 2017. Retrieved 19 September 2014.
[5]
"Players Moving On". Clyde F.C. 23 December 2014. Retrieved 15 January 2015.
[6]
"Euan aims to star in Western role". Motherwell Times. 19 March 2015. Retrieved 8 July 2015.
[7]
Bulloch, Terry (8 July 2015). "Player New – Latest Update". Archived from the original on 29 October 2017. Retrieved 8 July 2015.
[8]
"May 2016 | Interview with the Manager: updated! | News | Stenhousemuir Football Club". www.stenhousemuirfc.com. Retrieved 28 June 2016.
[9]
"Coxy Makes Double Swoop". Barrow A.F.C. 22 July 2016. Archived from the original on 22 August 2016. Retrieved 4 August 2016.
[10]
"Triple Signing Coup for Smith". Raith Rovers FC. 9 June 2017. Retrieved 9 June 2017.
[11]
"Euan Murray joins DAFC". Dunfermline Athletic FC. 13 June 2019. Retrieved 15 June 2019.
[12]
"Player update". Dunfermline Athletic FC. 31 May 2021. Retrieved 31 May 2021.
[13]
"Euan Murray joins Killie". Kilmarnock FC. 1 June 2021. Retrieved 1 June 2021.
[14]
"Pools sign Euan Murray". Hartlepool United FC. 24 June 2022. Retrieved 24 June 2022.
[15]
"Euan Murray departs". Hartlepool United FC. 17 July 2023. Retrieved 17 July 2023.
[16]
"Euan Murray returns to Raith Rovers on a two-year deal". Raith Rovers FC. 18 July 2023. Retrieved 18 July 2023.
[17]
"Serba 1 v 4 Scotland". Scottish Football Association. 19 April 2012. Retrieved 28 October 2018.
[18]
"Games played by Euan Murray in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 6 November 2017.
[19]
"Games played by Euan Murray in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 6 November 2017.
[20]
"Games played by Euan Murray in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 6 November 2017.
[21]
Euan Murray at Soccerway. Retrieved 6 November 2017.
[22]
"Games played by Euan Murray in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 6 November 2017.
[23]
"Games played by Euan Murray in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 6 November 2017.
[24]
"Games played by Euan Murray in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 15 June 2019.
[25]
"Games played by Euan Murray in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 15 June 2019.
[26]
"Games played by Euan Murray in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 7 October 2020.
[27]
"Games played by Euan Murray in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 June 2021.
[28]
"Games played by Euan Murray in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 2 August 2023.
[29]
"Games played by Euan Murray in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 2 August 2023.
[30]
"Killie win Championship title and promotion to Premiership". Kilmarnock FC. 22 April 2022. Retrieved 10 January 2023.
[31]
"PFA Scotland Awards". Arbroath FC. Retrieved 10 January 2023.
[32]
"Four Hearts starts included in PFA Scotland's Championship team of the year". Edinburgh Live. 17 May 2021. Retrieved 10 January 2023.

External links

Euan Murray at Soccerbase
Euan Murray at Soccerway

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