Casey Murphy

Casey Grace Murphy (born April 25, 1996) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a goalkeeper for North Carolina Courage of the National Women's Soccer League.

Casey Murphy
Murphy with the North Carolina Courage in 2023
Personal information
Full name Casey Grace Murphy[1]
Date of birth (1996-04-25) April 25, 1996[2]
Place of birth Bridgewater, New Jersey, United States
Height 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
 North Carolina Courage
Number 1
Youth career
PDA Slammers
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2017 Rutgers Scarlet Knights 67 (0)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018–2019 Montpellier 29 (0)
2019–2020 OL Reign 20 (0)
2021– North Carolina Courage 41 (0)
International career‡
2015–2016 United States U20 13 (0)
2017–2019 United States U23
2021– United States 15 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of September 30, 2022
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of September 24, 2023

Early life

Murphy is the daughter of Michael and Jill Murphy and has a brother named Kyle. She first started playing soccer at the age of five. At around the age of 10, she started to play only as a goalkeeper. Raised in Bridgewater Township, New Jersey, Murphy attended and played soccer and basketball for Bridgewater-Raritan High School.[3][4] She also trained with the Players Development Academy (PDA) Slammers, part of the Elite Clubs National League,[5] where she won a U17 national championship. TopDrawerSoccer.com rated Murphy as the No. 18 overall youth player in New Jersey and a four-star recruit.[3]

College career

In 2014, Murphy chose to attend Rutgers University,[6] where she played NCAA Division I college soccer for the Rutgers Scarlet Knights until 2017.[7][3]

She redshirted her final year to compete in the 2018 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup.[8] Murphy earned the Female Big Ten Medal of Honor in May 2018.[9] Throughout her career, she earned several accolades and distinctions, including twice the Big Ten Goalkeeper of the Year, twice an All-Big Ten First Team selection, and twice an All-Region First Team honoree.[10] Murphy was also named a 2017 MAC Hermann Trophy semifinalist.[9] With 45 clean sheets in her college career, Murphy is Rutgers' all-time leader for career shutouts and ranks second in Big Ten history.[10]

Club career

On January 18, 2018, National Women's Soccer League club Sky Blue FC selected Murphy with the 13th overall pick in the 2018 NWSL College Draft.[8] However, Murphy did not report to Sky Blue or sign a contract with the club.

Montpellier, 2018–2019

In January 2018, Murphy signed a professional contract with Montpellier HSC to play in France's Division 1 Féminine.[5][11] She was initially expected to return to the NWSL and Sky Blue FC in June, but extended her contract with the team in April 2018.[12] In her first season with Montpellier, Murphy started in 11 games. She also earned the Division 1 Best Keeper Award and was selected by French media as part of the league's Best XI.[13] She also participated in both the Coupe de France Féminine and the UEFA Women's Champions League.

On May 20, 2018, Murphy was selected as goalkeeper of the year in Division 1 Féminine by the French Football Federation.[14]

Reign FC, 2019–2020

On May 15, 2019, Murphy signed for Reign FC, later also known as OL Reign.[5][15]

North Carolina Courage 2020-present

On October 22, 2020, Murphy was traded to the North Carolina Courage along with $140,000 in allocation money in exchange for Crystal Dunn.[5][16]

In January 2023, Murphy signed a three-year contract with the Courage.[17]

International career

Murphy has been a United States youth international at the U14, U15, U18, U20, and U23 levels.[18] She represented the United States at the 2016 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup.

Murphy was a starter for the United States under-20 national team during the 2016 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup[19] and also started for the United States under-23 team.[20]

Murphy received her first call-up to the senior United States women's national soccer team for a set of friendlies in June 2018 against China PR, but did not play.[5][10][21]

Murphy was again called up by United States head coach Vlatko Andonovski for the 2021 SheBelieves Cup, but did not appear in the tournament.[5]

Murphy was part of the senior United States team to travel to Australia for a pair of friendly matches in November 2021. She made her first appearance for the senior team on November 26, 2021, in a 3–0 victory against the Australia women's national soccer team where she recorded a clean sheet and received player of the match honors.[5] In international friendlies from 2022 until April 7, 2023, in preparation for the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup, Murphy and incumbent starter Alyssa Naeher each had 11 starting appearances for the United States.[22]

Personal life

She is engaged to Chris Mirabelli.[23]

Career statistics

International
As of match played September 24, 2023
National TeamYearAppsGoalsShutouts
United States 2021201
2022906
2023404
Total15011

Honors

United States

Individual

References
  1. "FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup Papua New Guinea 2016 – List of Players: USA" (PDF). FIFA. November 8, 2016. p. 15. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 30, 2019. Retrieved November 18, 2020.
  2. "Casey Murphy". North Carolina Courage. Retrieved April 10, 2023.
  3. "Casey Murphy". Rutgers Scarlet Knights women's soccer. Retrieved April 10, 2023.
  4. Brockway, Ella (July 10, 2019). "US Women's National Soccer Team: 10 more potential NJ star players". Asbury Park Press. Retrieved April 10, 2023.
  5. Tonelli, Jenna (December 7, 2021). "Jersey Girl Casey Murphy Makes Her Case to Be the Next USWNT Star". Jersey Sporting News. Retrieved April 10, 2023.
  6. "Rutgers Women's Soccer Newcomer Series: GK Casey Murphy". Scarlet Knights. August 14, 2014. Retrieved May 20, 2018.
  7. "Casey Murphy". www.ussoccer.com. Archived from the original on December 12, 2016. Retrieved December 10, 2016.
  8. Newman, Josh (January 18, 2018). "Rutgers: Casey Murphy selected 13th overall by Sky Blue FC in NWSL Draft; Carli Lloyd traded home". Asbury Park Press. Retrieved April 10, 2023.
  9. "Murphy & Rexrode Bestowed Big Ten Medal of Honor at RAwards". Scarlet Knights. May 1, 2018. Retrieved May 20, 2018.
  10. "Murphy Drafted into National Women's Soccer League" (Press release). Scarlet Knights. January 18, 2018. Retrieved May 20, 2018.
  11. "Murphy Signs with Montpellier Hérault Sport Club of France – Rutgers University". Rutgers University.
  12. "Casey Murphy Reste Montpelliéraine!" (in French). Montpellier Hérault Sport Club. April 3, 2018. Retrieved May 20, 2018.
  13. "Le MHSC mis à l'honneur lors des trophées de la D1 féminine" (in French). Montpellier Hérault Sport Club. May 20, 2018. Retrieved May 20, 2018.
  14. "Murphy Selected as Best D1 Female Goalkeeper by the French Football Federation". May 20, 2018. Retrieved July 22, 2018.
  15. "REIGN FC SIGNS GOALKEEPER CASEY MURPHY". Reign FC. May 15, 2019. Retrieved May 15, 2019.
  16. "North Carolina Trades Crystal Dunn to OL Reign; Portland Acquires Dunn in Exchange For Allocation Money, Draft Pick and International Slot" (Press release). National Women's Soccer League. Retrieved April 10, 2023.
  17. Linehan, Meg (January 23, 2023). "Racing Louisville FC sends Emily Fox to North Carolina Courage in 3-player trade". The Athletic. Retrieved April 10, 2023.
  18. "Casey Murphy". U.S. Soccer. Retrieved May 20, 2018.
  19. "U.S. rallies past Mexico for U-20 WWC semifinal spot" (Press release). Concacaf. February 9, 2018. Retrieved April 10, 2023.
  20. Breitman, Aaron (January 18, 2018). "Rutgers Women's Soccer All-American Casey Murphy Selected 13th In NWSL Draft By Local Club SkyBlue FC". On the Banks. Retrieved April 10, 2023.
  21. Halloran, John (July 3, 2018). "On the heels of her first USWNT call-up, Murphy eyes further breakthrough". American Soccer Now. Retrieved April 10, 2023.
  22. Goff, Steven (April 7, 2023). "For USWNT's Vlatko Andonovski, keeper question looms as World Cup nears". Washington Post. Retrieved April 10, 2023.
  23. "Women's World Cup 2023: Meet the Players Competing for Team USA". E! Online. July 26, 2023.
  24. Das, Andrew (July 19, 2022). "U.S. Women Beat Canada to Claim Spot in Paris Olympics". The New York Times.
  25. "U.S. Women's National Team Rolls to Title at 2021 SheBelieves Cup, Presented by Visa, With Dominant 6-0 Victory Against Argentina". U.S. Soccer. February 25, 2021.
  26. "U.S. Women's National Team Defeats Iceland 5-0 to Win Third Consecutive and Fifth Overall SheBelieves Cup Title, Presented by Visa". U.S. Soccer. February 23, 2022.
  27. Herrera, Sandra (February 22, 2023). "USWNT vs. Brazil score: USA win SheBelieves Cup with Alex Morgan and Mallory Swanson dominating in attack". CBS Sports. Retrieved February 23, 2023.
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