Full name James Murphy Number 48 Position Midfielder | Playing position Current team Sheffield Wednesday F.C. | |
Date of birth (1997-09-17) September 17, 1997 (age 19) Place of birth Scotch Plains, New Jersey, United States 2005–2016 Players Development Academy | ||
James Murphy (born September 17, 1997) is an American soccer player who plays as a midfielder for Championship club Sheffield Wednesday.
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Murphy grew up in Scotch Plains, New Jersey and attended Scotch Plains-Fanwood High School, where he was named as the 2013–14 Gatorade New Jersey Boys Soccer Player of the Year.
United States
Murphy came through the ranks at the Players Development Academy in his home state of New Jersey. He played for the United States under-20 team during the 2015 Stevan Vilotic Tournament and 2015 Four Nations Tournament. Also in 2015, Murphy went on trial with the Philadelphia Union of MLS but ended up not signing with the club.
Sheffield Wednesday
Murphy signed a professional contract for Sheffield Wednesday in June 2016.
In August 2016 he made his first team debut for the club, coming on as a substitute as Wednesday lost to Cambridge United in the first round of the Football League Cup.