Josh Murphy

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Josh Murphy
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Josh Murphy playing for Norwich City in 2014
Personal information
Full name Joshua Murphy[1]
Date of birth (1995-02-24) 24 February 1995 (age 29)
Place of birth Wembley, England
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Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Norwich City
Youth career
2006–2013 Norwich City
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013– Norwich City 22 (1)
2015 → Wigan Athletic (loan) 5 (0)
2015–2016 → Milton Keynes Dons (loan) 42 (5)
International career‡
2012 England U18 1 (0)
2012–2014 England U19 11 (1)
2014– England U20 2 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15:35, 7 May 2016 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 16:11, 15 November 2014 (UTC)

Joshua "Josh" Murphy (born 24 February 1995) is an English professional footballer who plays for Championship club Norwich City.[2][3] He scored on his professional debut in a Football League Cup match against Watford.[4] He is the twin brother of professional footballer Jacob Murphy and brother of professional singer Daniel Murphy. The brothers are nephews of former Ipswich Town utility player Tommy Parkin.[citation needed]

Senior career

Norwich City

Born in Wembley, England, Josh, along with his twin brother, Jacob, first play football together from the age of seven[5] and eventually, they both joined Norwich City as an under-12 in 2006.[6] It was announced on 31 March 2011, that Josh and his twin brother Jacob joined the club's academy ahead of a new season.[7]

2012–13 season

Murphy's first involvement in the Norwich first-team came on 26 September 2012 when he was named as an unused substitute in the club's 1–0 Football League Cup victory over Doncaster Rovers.[8] He was a part of the Norwich City youth team who won the 2012–13 FA Youth Cup where he scored in the final against Chelsea.[9] Murphy signed his first professional contract for Norwich City alongside his twin brother Jacob on 4 January 2013.[3][10]

2013–14 season

He made his professional debut on 24 September 2013, replacing Bradley Johnson in the 67th minute of Norwich's Football League Cup match against Watford, with Norwich 2–0 down. He scored his first professional goal in the 77th minute to pull the score back to 2–1. Norwich eventually went on to win 3–2 in extra time.[4] He made his league debut on 2 November 2013 as a half-time substitute for Steven Whittaker in Norwich's 7–0 league defeat against Manchester City. Then, in December 2013, both Josh and Jacob both signed a long term contract with the club, that will keep them for three more years.[11]

His first senior start was in the FA Cup for Norwich City against Fulham. He set up the first goal and was eventually substituted for his brother Jacob Murphy.[12] In 2014, Josh was awarded Professional of the Year in the West Norfolk Sports Awards, as well as, the special achievement award.[13][14] Soon under management of Neil Adams, Josh had a long run in the first team, making appearance for Norwich City.[15]

2014–15 season

Following Norwich City's relegation to the Championship, Murphy made his first start of the 2014–15 season, where he played 90 minutes and scored twice, which his twin brother Jacob provided one of the two goals Josh scored, in a 3–1 win over Crawley Town in the second round of the League Cup.[16] Murphy's first league goal game in a 3–1 win for Norwich over Blackpool on 27 September 2014.[17]

Wigan Athletic (loan)

With his first team opportunities limited, Murphy joined Championship side Wigan Athletic on a month’s loan.[18] Murphy made his Wigan Athletic debut, coming on as a substitute for Jermaine Pennant in the 55th minutes, in a 2–0 loss against Watford on 17 March 2015.[19] Murphy's five appearance at Wigan Athletic soon earned a loan extension until the end of the season.[20] However, Murphy was unable to help Wigan Athletic survive relegation, therefore relegated to League One, and returned to his parent club after this.[21]

2015–16 season

Milton Keynes Dons (loan)

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Murphy (right) playing for MK Dons in 2016.

On 21 August 2015, Murphy joined Championship side Milton Keynes Dons on a season-long loan.[22] He scored the winning goal on his debut in a 2–1 win over Cardiff City in the League Cup 2nd Round. On 26 September 2015, Murphy scored his first league goal in the 1–3 home defeat to Derby County.

On 3 May 2016, Murphy was named Milton Keynes Dons Players' Player of the Year 2015–16.[23]

In total, Murphy made 46 appearances for the club, scoring 7 goals in all competitions. Murphy finished the season as the Dons' second-highest goalscorer and achieved the most assists.

International career

Both Josh and Jacob was called up by England U18 in October 2012[24] and made their U18's debut in a 1–0 win over Finland U19 on 13 November 2012.[25]

Then in early-2013, Both Josh and Jacob was called up by England U19[26] and their U19's debut in a 3–1 win over Denmark U19.[27] Then on 14 November 2013, Josh scored his first England U19 goal in a 4–1 win over Hungary U19.[28]

Then in late-2014, Jacob was called by England U20[29] and scored on his debut on 5 September 2014, in a 6–0 win over Romania U20.[30]

Career statistics

As of 14 February 2015.[31]
Club Season League Cup League Cup Europe Other[nb 1] Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Norwich City 2013–14 9 0 2 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 13 1
2014–15 13 1 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 15 3
Total 22 1 2 0 4 3 0 0 0 0 28 4
Wigan Athletic (loan) 2014–15 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0
Milton Keynes Dons (loan) 2015–16 24 4 3 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 28 6
Total 29 4 3 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 33 6
Career Total 51 5 5 1 5 4 0 0 0 0 61 10
  1. ↑ Includes other competitive competitions, including the FA Community Shield

Personal life

The twins spoke about their close bonds and being there for each other.[11] Their parents and younger brother lives in Downham Market and run the Arbuckles restaurant. Their younger brother, Daniel Murphy is a professional singer who was head chorister at King's Ely school in Cambridgeshire[32]

While on the pitch, former manager Chris Hughton told the twins to wear different coloured boots so that he could tell them apart.[33][34]

Honours

Individual

References

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  22. ↑ http://www.mkdons.com/news/article/murphy-makes-dons-move-josh-murphy-josh-murphy-norwich-city-josh-murphy-mk-dons-2635969.aspx
  23. ↑ http://www.mkdons.com/news/article/martin-named-player-of-the-year-mk-dons-david-martin-mk-dons-mk-dons-player-of-the-year-3094149.aspx
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  31. ↑ Josh Murphy career statistics at Soccerbase
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