Daryl Michael Murphy was born on 15 March 1983 and is an Irish former professional footballer.
37 Facts About Daryl Murphy
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Daryl Murphy went on to make over 100 appearances for Sunderland, whilst spending time out on loan with Sheffield Wednesday and Ipswich Town, before joining Scottish side Celtic in 2010.
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Daryl Murphy spent much of his time at Celtic on loan at former loan club Ipswich Town, where he spent two consecutive season on loan before making the move permanent in June 2013.
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Daryl Murphy spent the following three seasons at Portman Road, making over 200 appearances and scoring over 60 goals before moving to Newcastle United in 2016.
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Daryl Murphy spent one season at Newcastle before leaving to join Nottingham Forest.
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Daryl Murphy made 60 appearances over two seasons at Forest before joining Bolton Wanderers in 2019.
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Daryl Murphy made his debut for the Republic of Ireland in 2007, and went on to make over 30 appearances for his country, including representing Ireland at the UEFA Euro 2016.
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Daryl Murphy announced his retirement from international football in January 2018.
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Daryl Murphy played youth football for local side Southend United before joining English club Luton Town on 14 November 2000.
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Daryl Murphy spent a brief spell on loan at Harrow Borough in 2002.
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Daryl Murphy was released on 18 April 2002 before signing for hometown club Waterford United.
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Daryl Murphy scored eight league goals in that last "winter" season as the Blues won the League of Ireland First Division title.
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In May 2005, Daryl Murphy signed a two-year contract with Premier League side Sunderland.
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Daryl Murphy scored in a pre-season friendly against Juventus in August 2007.
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Daryl Murphy marked his first appearance against Middlesbrough with a goal after 23 seconds.
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Daryl Murphy continued his scoring form for Ipswich by scoring a brace against Cardiff City on 9 March 2010, handing the Tractor Boys three points.
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Daryl Murphy made 18 appearances during his loan spell at Portman Road, scoring 6 goals.
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Daryl Murphy made 21 appearances during his first season at Celtic, scoring 3 goals.
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Daryl Murphy returned to Ipswich on a season-long loan on 25 August 2011.
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Daryl Murphy made 34 appearances during his second loan spell with the club, scoring 4 goals.
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On 30 August 2012, Daryl Murphy signed for Ipswich Town on a season-long loan.
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On 7 June 2013, Daryl Murphy agreed a two-year deal with Ipswich, finally making his move permanent after several loan spells with the club.
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Daryl Murphy formed a strong partnership with fellow new signing David McGoldrick, the duo netting 29 goals between them during the season, with Daryl Murphy scoring 13 of those.
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On 15 July 2015, it was announced that Daryl Murphy had signed a two-year contract extension with the club.
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Daryl Murphy made 35 appearances during the season, scoring 10 goals.
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On 28 August 2016, Daryl Murphy signed for Championship club Newcastle United on a two-year contract for an undisclosed fee.
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Daryl Murphy then scored in the next two matches for Newcastle, in wins against Brentford and Rotherham United.
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Daryl Murphy scored 6 goals in 18 appearances as Newcastle won the Championship title and promotion to the Premier League.
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On 21 July 2017, Daryl Murphy joined Nottingham Forest on a three-year deal for an undisclosed fee.
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Daryl Murphy netted 7 goals in 28 appearances during his first season at the City Ground.
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In late 2018, Daryl Murphy was banned for six weeks for failing a drugs test, testing positive for cocaine.
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On 2 September 2019, Nottingham Forest and Daryl Murphy mutually agreed to terminate his contract, allowing him to become a free agent.
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On 4 September 2020, Daryl Murphy rejoined home town team Waterford.
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Daryl Murphy made his senior debut against Ecuador at the Giants Stadium on 24 May 2007.
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Daryl Murphy made his first competitive appearance as a second-half substitute in a Euro 2008 qualifier away to Slovakia in September 2008.
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Daryl Murphy did not receive another call up until 2014, when Ireland manager Martin O'Neil called him up for a friendly against Serbia on 5 March 2014.
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In January 2018, Daryl Murphy announced his retirement from international football.