14 Facts About Kylie Murphy

Kylie Murphy was born on 2 September 1988 and is an Irish footballer who plays for Wexford Youths of the Women's National League.

Kylie Murphy had joined St Pat's boys' soccer club when she was six or seven years old, where she was the only girl in the team.

Kylie Murphy played several other sports during her school days, but had stopped playing sports altogether for about two years before Wexford Youths manager John Flood persuaded her to join his team.

Kylie Murphy was named club Player of the Season in May 2012.

Towards the end of her first season Kylie Murphy suffered a slipped disc in her back while warming up for a match against Peamount United.

Kylie Murphy rejected medical advice to retire from football and returned a year later, receiving a guard of honour in her first match back, which was against Peamount.

In November 2015, Kylie Murphy helped Wexford Youths win the FAI Women's Cup for the first time in the final at the Aviva Stadium.

Wexford Youths recaptured the WNL title in 2017, with Kylie Murphy named in the Team of the Season.

In 2018, Kylie Murphy was again named in the WNL Team of the Season as the club won another Treble.

The experiment was a success as Kylie Murphy scored 15 WNL goals, just one behind top-scorer Aine O'Gorman, and was nominated for WNL Player of the Season.

Kylie Murphy now occupied a "number 10" role as the team challenged for the WNL title.

Kylie Murphy was part of the Republic of Ireland women's national under-19 football team during the qualifying rounds of the 2005 UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship.

Kylie Murphy felt that the opportunity had passed her by at 32 years old, but was disappointed not to have won a senior cap despite her consistently good form at club level.

Kylie Murphy played ladies' Gaelic football for Graiguecullen GAA and represented Laois GAA at minor level, before deciding to focus on association football.