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.

Euan Murray

Personal information
Full name	Euan Murray
Date of birth	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
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Motherwell	2013–14[13]	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[14]	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[15]	Scottish League One	28	3	1	0	1	0	2[lower-alpha 2]	0	32	3
Barrow	2016–17[16]	National League	6	0	0	0	0	0	2[lower-alpha 3]	0	8	0
Southport	2016–17[17]	National League	12	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	12	0
Raith Rovers	2017–18[18]	Scottish League One	34	3	1	0	4	0	6[lower-alpha 2][lower-alpha 4]	1	45	4
	2018–19[19]		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[20]	Scottish Championship	10	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	11	2
	2020–21[21]		4	2	0	0	3	3	0	0	7	5
	Total		14	4	0	0	5	3	0	0	18	7
Career total			138	15	5	1	13	3	19	1	175	20

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.

External links

• Euan Murray at Soccerbase
• Euan Murray at Soccerway