Euan Murray (footballer)

Euan Murray (born 20 January 1994) is a Scottish footballer who plays as a defender for Dunfermline Athletic. He began his career at Motherwell and has also played for, Arbroath, Clyde, Stenhousemuir and Raith Rovers as well as English clubs Barrow and Southport, and in the Solomon Islands for Western United.

For the rugby union footballer, see Euan Murray.

Euan Murray
Personal information
Full name Euan Murray
Date of birth (1994-01-20) 20 January 1994[1]
Place of birth Rutherglen, Scotland[1]
Height 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)[1]
Position(s) Defender / Defensive Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Dunfermline Athletic
Number 5
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 9 (0)
2017 Southport 14 (0)
2017–2019 Raith Rovers 68 (7)
2019– Dunfermline Athletic 14 (4)
National team
2012 Scotland U18 2 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 12:48, 14 November 2020 (UTC)

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]

International

Murray played one match for Scotland Under-18s against Serbia in April 2012.[12]

Career statistics
As of 14 November 2020
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Motherwell 2013–14[13] Scottish Premiership 3000000030
Arbroath 2014–15 Scottish League Two 1000000010
Clyde 2014–15[14] Scottish League Two 6100000061
Western United 2014–15 S-League 0000003[lower-alpha 1]030
Stenhousemuir 2015–16[15] Scottish League One 28310102[lower-alpha 2]0323
Barrow 2016–17[16] National League 6000002[lower-alpha 3]080
Southport 2016–17[17] National League 120000000120
Raith Rovers 2017–18[18] Scottish League One 34310406[lower-alpha 2][lower-alpha 4]1454
2018–19[19] 34431406[lower-alpha 2][lower-alpha 5]0475
Total 6874180121929
Dunfermline Athletic 2019–20[20] Scottish Championship 102001000112
2020–21[21] 4200330075
Total 144005300187
Career total 138155113319117520
  1. Appearances in the O-League
  2. Appearances in the Scottish Challenge Cup
  3. Appearances in the FA Trophy
  4. Appearances in the Scottish Championship play-offs
  5. Appearances in the Scottish Championship play-offs

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. 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". 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. "Serba 1 v 4 Scotland". Scottish Football Association. 19 April 2012. Retrieved 28 October 2018.
  13. "Games played by Euan Murray in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 6 November 2017.
  14. "Games played by Euan Murray in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 6 November 2017.
  15. "Games played by Euan Murray in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 6 November 2017.
  16. Euan Murray at Soccerway. Retrieved 6 November 2017.
  17. "Games played by Euan Murray in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 6 November 2017.
  18. "Games played by Euan Murray in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 6 November 2017.
  19. "Games played by Euan Murray in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 15 June 2019.
  20. "Games played by Euan Murray in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 15 June 2019.
  21. "Games played by Euan Murray in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 7 October 2020.
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