Rushian Hepburn-Murphy

Rushian Marcus Amori Hepburn-Murphy (born 28 August 1998) is an English professional footballer who plays as a forward and currently plays for Pafos in the Cypriot First Division.

Rushian Hepburn-Murphy
Personal information
Full name Rushian Marcus Amori Hepburn-Murphy[1]
Date of birth (1998-08-28) 28 August 1998[2]
Place of birth Birmingham, England[2]
Height 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)[3]
Position(s) Forward
Club information
Current team
 Pafos
Number 11
Youth career
0000–2015 Aston Villa
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2020 Aston Villa 13 (0)
2019 → Cambridge United (loan) 16 (2)
2019–2020 → Tranmere Rovers (loan) 17 (4)
2020 → Derby County (loan) 0 (0)
2020– Pafos 12 (1)
National team‡
2013 England U16 4 (0)
2015 England U17 2 (0)
2016 England U18 2 (0)
2016 England U19 5 (0)
2018 England U20 2 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 11:05, 26 January 2021 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 20:23, 27 March 2018 (UTC)

Club career

Aston Villa

Hepburn-Murphy is a product of the Aston Villa youth academy.[2] On 14 March 2015, he made his league debut for Aston Villa, coming on as a substitute for the last seven minutes in place of Christian Benteke in the 4–0 away victory at Sunderland.[4] At the age of 16 years and 176 days, he is the second youngest player in the club's history.[2] He is also the youngest player to appear in a match for the club during the Premier League era.[2]

Cambridge United (loan)

On 11 January 2019, Hepburn-Murphy agreed to join Cambridge United on loan for the remainder of the season.[5]

Tranmere Rovers (loan)

On 2 August 2019, Hepburn-Murphy joined EFL League One side Tranmere Rovers F.C.on a season-long loan.[6] He made his debut as a 45th minute substitute in Tranmere's opening day 2–3 loss to Rochdale, picking up a 90th minute red card for violent conduct.[7] On 2 November 2019, Hepburn-Murphy scored his first league goals for Tranmere, and his first ever career hattrick in a 3–1 victory over MK Dons.[8] He returned to Aston Villa earlier than planned on 31 January 2020.[9]

Derby County (loan)

On 31 January 2020, Hepburn-Murphy joined Derby County on loan for the rest of the season.[10]

On 25 June 2020, Hepburn-Murphy's loan at Derby was ended without him making an appearance, as he was released by Aston Villa.[11]

Pafos

On 15 July 2020, Hepburn-Murphy joined Pafos in the Cypriot First Division.[12] In his first outing for Pafos, Hepburn-Murphy scored 7 goals in a single pre-season friendly game, a 9-0 victory against a Riga FC XI.[13] Hepburn-Murphy made his competitive debut on 22 August 2020, in a 2-2 home draw against Omonia.[14]

On 7 January 2021, Hepburn-Murphy scored his first ever goal in the Cypriot First Division, in a 5-0 victory over Olympiakos Nicosia.[15]

International career

On 29 November 2013, Hepburn-Murphy made his debut for England under-16s against Scotland,[2][16] making subsequent under-17 appearances against Brazil,[17] the United States,[18] and Portugal.[19]

Career statistics
As of match played 25 January 2021
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Aston Villa 2014–15[4] Premier League 100000― 10
2015–16[20] 100000― 10
2016–17[21] Championship 300000― 30
2017–18[22] 3010100050
2018–19[23] 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 5 0
2019–20 Premier League 0 0 0 0 0 0 2[lower-alpha 1] 0 2 0
Total120102020170
Cambridge United (loan) 2018–19[23] League Two 16 2 ― ― ― 16 2
Tranmere Rovers (loan) 2019–20[24] League One 17 4 4 0 0 0 1[lower-alpha 2] 1 22 5
Derby County (loan) 2019–20 Championship 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Pafos 2020-21 Cypriot First Division 12 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 1
Total 12 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 1
Career total 577502031678

Source[25]

  1. Appearances in EFL Trophy
  2. Appearances in EFL Trophy

References
  1. "Premier League clubs publish 2019/20 released lists". Premier League. 26 June 2020. Retrieved 22 August 2020.
  2. "Rushian Hepburn-Murphy". 14 March 2015. Archived from the original on 5 June 2016. Retrieved 14 March 2015.
  3. "Rushian Hepburn-Murphy". 11v11.com. AFS Enterprises. Retrieved 27 March 2018.
  4. "Games played by Rushian Hepburn-Murphy in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 17 March 2015.
  5. "Rushian Hepburn-Murphy: Cambridge United sign Aston Villa forward on loan". 11 January 2019. Retrieved 11 January 2019.
  6. "Rushian Hepburn-Murphy: Aston Villa striker joins Tranmere Rovers on loan". 2 August 2019. Retrieved 4 August 2019.
  7. "Tranmere Rovers 2-3 Rochdale". 3 August 2019. Retrieved 4 August 2019.
  8. Lock, Toby (2 November 2019). "Agard sent off as Tranmere add to Dons' woes". Milton Keynes Citizen.
  9. https://www.tranmererovers.co.uk/news/2020/january/hepburn-murphy-returns-to-aston-villa/
  10. "Rushian Hepburn-Murphy: Derby County sign Aston Villa striker on loan". BBC Sport. 31 January 2020. Retrieved 31 January 2020.
  11. "Premier League clubs publish 2019/20 released lists". Premier League. 25 June 2020. Retrieved 25 June 2020.
  12. https://pafosfc.com.cy/archives/4454
  13. Rushton, James (2 August 2020). "One-time Aston Villa prodigy hits seventh heaven with stunning debut". Birmingham Mail. Retrieved 3 August 2020.
  14. "Omonia held in Pafos, while Apollon draw with Doxa". Cyprus Mail. 23 August 2020. Retrieved 23 August 2020.
  15. "Σκόρπισε... τρόμο η ΠΑΦΟΣ FC (φώτος)". Kerkida.net (In Greek). 7 January 2021. Retrieved 26 January 2021.
  16. "Scotland pip England to Victory Shield triumph". Retrieved 14 March 2015.
  17. "Brazil Recovers from Early Deficit to Earn 2–1 Win against England in 2013 Nike International Friendlies Opening Match". Retrieved 14 March 2015.
  18. "Five-Star U.S. U-17 MNT Flies Past England". Retrieved 14 March 2015.
  19. "England Shows Fighting Spirit in 4–3 Win Against Portugal". Retrieved 14 March 2015.
  20. "Games played by Rushian Hepburn-Murphy in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 9 May 2016.
  21. "Games played by Rushian Hepburn-Murphy in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 20 July 2017.
  22. "Games played by Rushian Hepburn-Murphy in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 8 August 2018.
  23. "Games played by Rushian Hepburn-Murphy in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 8 August 2018.
  24. "Games played by Rushian Hepburn-Murphy in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 3 August 2019.
  25. "England - R.Hepburn-Murphy - Soccerway".
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