Colin Murphy (footballer born 1991)

Colin Murphy
Personal information
Full name Colin Albert Murphy[1]
Date of birth (1991-03-19) 19 March 1991 (age 22)
Place of birth Onehunga, New Zealand
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Playing position Midfielder or right-back
Club information
Current club Onehunga Sports
Number 13
Youth career
Papatoetoe AFC
Onehunga Sports
2009–2012 Boston College Eagles
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012 Worcester Hydra 12 (0)
National team
2007–2009 New Zealand U17 7 (0)
2010–2011 New Zealand U20 13 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 21 May 2011.

† Appearances (Goals).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 21 May 2011

Colin Albert Murphy, born 19 March 1991 in Onehunga, is a New Zealander footballer playing as midfielder or defender for Boston College in the American NCAA and the New Zealand national under-20 football team. He has played in New Zealand for Onehunga Sports and was previously part of the New Zealand national under-17 football team which competed in the 2007 FIFA U-17 World Cup. In 2011 he participated in the 2011 OFC U-20 Championship, and in turn qualified for the 2011 FIFA U-20 World Cup.

Club career

Murphy played for Papatoetoe AFC and Onehunga Sports before moving to the Massachusetts in 2007 where he attended and played for two seasons at Northfield Mount Hermon. In 2009 he joined Boston College Men's Soccer Team.

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International career

Murphy was part of the New Zealand under 17 side that contested the 2007 FIFA U-17 World Cup in South Korea, playing in all three of New Zealand's matches.[2] In 2011 he travelled with the New Zealand under 20 side to the 2011 FIFA U-20 World Cup in Colombia, again making three appearances at the finals.[3]

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