Jordan Murrell

Jordan Peter Murrell (born May 2, 1993) is a Canadian professional soccer player who plays for Las Vegas Lights in the USL Championship.

Jordan Murrell
Personal information
Full name Jordan Peter Murrell
Date of birth (1993-05-02) May 2, 1993
Place of birth London, England
Position(s) Defender
Club information
Current team
 Las Vegas Lights
Number 12
Youth career
Pinnstars
2009–2011 Toronto FC
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2014 Syracuse Orange 74 (5)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013 Ocean City Nor'easters 7 (0)
2014 K-W United FC 6 (1)
2015 Real Monarchs 17 (0)
2016 Pittsburgh Riverhounds 12 (0)
2017–2018 Reno 1868 47 (3)
2019 Valour FC 20 (0)
2020– Las Vegas Lights 11 (0)
National team‡
2011 Canada U18 5 (1)
2012–2013 Canada U20 3 (0)
2016 Canada U23 2 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 3 October 2020
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 20 May 2016

Club career

Early career

Murrell began playing soccer at age four with Pinnstars FC in London.[1]

Murrell spent 2009–2011 with Toronto FC's academy in the Canadian Soccer League.[2] Began his young career in the U16's of the academy before getting promoted to the U18's in 2010. After strong years within the academy, he became captain of the U18 side in 2011.

In 2011, Murrell committed to playing four years of college soccer at Syracuse University between 2011 and 2014 earning many accolades.[3]

While at college, Murrell played with USL PDL side Ocean City Nor'easters in 2013[4] and K-W United FC in 2014.[5]

Real Monarchs

On January 20, 2015, Murrell was selected in the third round (57th overall) of the 2015 MLS SuperDraft by Real Salt Lake.[6]

Murrell signed with Salt Lake's USL side Real Monarchs SLC on March 16, 2015.[7] In 2015, the club declined 8 options, including Murrell.

Pittsburgh Riverhounds

After training with the club for most of preseason, Murrell signed with the Pittsburgh Riverhounds on March 24, 2016.[8]

Reno 1868

In December 2016, Murrell signed with USL expansion side Reno 1868 FC.[9] In July 2017, he would score twice in a 9–0 rout over LA Galaxy II.[10] Murrell would appear in 27 games for the club that season, a new career high.

Upon completion of the 2017 season, Reno 1868 announced that they had re-signed Murrell for the 2018 season.[11] Murrell was released by Reno on December 3, 2018.[12]

Valour FC

On January 8, 2019 Murrell returned to Canada, signing a multi-year contract with Valour FC in the Canadian Premier League.[13] He made his debut for Valour on May 1 against Pacific FC. On August 13 Murrell was suspended 6 games after an altercation with the referee on August 5 during a match against HFX Wanderers which included him kicking over a table as he left the field.[14] On January 17, 2020 Valour announced they had released Murrell from his contract.[15]

International career

In January 2011, Murrell made his first appearance for Canada's U18 national team in a training camp that was held in Costa Rica. He played in a pair of friendlies scoring in a friendly vs Costa Rica U18 national team Later in 2011, December Murrell was called for Canada's U18 national team to train in a USA based camp.

In July 2012, Murrell was called up for a Canada U20 national team camp. Murrell captained the team in one of friendlies vs Mexico's U20 national team while appearing in both.[1]

In February 2013, Murrell was named to Canada's squad for the 2013 CONCACAF U20 Championship.[16]

In May 2016, Murrell was called to Canada's U23 national team for a pair of friendlies against Guyana and Grenada.[17] He saw action in both matches.[18]

Personal life

Murrell was born in London to English parents.[1] At age 11, he and his family moved to Markham, Canada.[1]

References
  1. Jordan Murrell at the Canadian Soccer Association (also available in French). Retrieved 14 January 2019.
  2. "Canadian Soccer League". 2011-10-02. Archived from the original on 2011-10-02. Retrieved 2017-01-08.CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  3. http://cuse.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=10271
  4. http://www.oceancityfc.com/Roster_PDL/727356.html
  5. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2015-01-09. Retrieved 2015-04-08.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  6. http://www.rslsoapbox.com/2015/1/20/7861533/real-salt-lake-selects-jordan-murrell-with-57th-pick-in-mls-draft
  7. http://www.rslsoapbox.com/2015/3/16/8227461/report-jordan-murrell-joins-real-monarchs-says-salt-city-fc
  8. John Krysinsky (2016-03-24). "Syracuse Standout Jordan Murrell Signs With Riverhounds". Pittsburgh Soccer Now. Retrieved 14 January 2019.
  9. "Soccer: Reno 1868 FC signs three". Reno Gazette Journal. December 20, 2016.
  10. Nicholas Murray (July 4, 2017). "Reno Sets Record in Rout of Galaxy II". USL.
  11. "Reno 1868 FC Signs Six to New Deals, Picks Up Two Contract Options". Reno 1868 FC. December 1, 2017.
  12. "Reno 1868 FC announces roster moves ahead of 2019 season". reno1868fc.com. Reno 1868. 3 December 2018. Retrieved 3 December 2018.
  13. "Valour FC sign Canadians Jordan Murrell and Glenn Muenkat". Valour FC. 2019-01-08. Retrieved 14 January 2019.
  14. Hobson, Russ (August 13, 2019). "Former Valour FC captain Jordan Murrell suspended 6 games".
  15. "Valour FC transactions". January 17, 2020.
  16. Concacaf. "Henry named in Canada U20 camp roster". Retrieved Oct 23, 2016.
  17. Canada Soccer Association. "Canada announces roster for Caribbean tour". Retrieved May 19, 2016.
  18. Canada Soccer Association. "Canada m23 wins again on Caribbean tour". Retrieved May 19, 2016.
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