1. Rhys Murphy broke into the Arsenal reserve team as a schoolboy, while scoring 17 goals in 21 matches for the Arsenal Academy.
18 Facts About Rhys Murphy
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Rhys Murphy was previously an academy player for Wimbledon before joining Arsenal Academy.
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Rhys Murphy signed his first professional contract in July 2008.
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Rhys Murphy joined League One club Brentford on loan for three months on 24 November 2009.
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Rhys Murphy joined Eerste Divisie club Telstar on 9 June 2012, signing a one-year contract with an option for a second.
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Manager Lee Johnson said of the arrival, "I'm really pleased to bring Rhys Murphy to the club and he is an exciting prospect for us, I'm looking forward to working with him and he will fit into our style of play seamlessly".
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Rhys Murphy joined League Two club Crawley Town on 17 September 2015 on a 93-day loan.
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On 7 July 2016, Rhys Murphy signed for National League club Forest Green Rovers for a nominal fee.
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On 1 December 2016, Rhys Murphy joined Forest Green's divisional rivals York City on loan until 7 January 2017.
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On 19 September 2017, Rhys Murphy joined National League side Torquay United on a three-month loan deal.
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Rhys Murphy had his contract with Forest Green cancelled by mutual consent on 9 January 2018.
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Rhys Murphy signed for League One club Gillingham on 31 January 2018 on a short-term contract.
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Rhys Murphy signed for National League South club Chelmsford City on 11 July 2018.
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Rhys Murphy signed for newly relegated National League club Yeovil Town on 26 June 2019 on a two-year contract.
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On 10 June 2021, after weeks of speculation, Rhys Murphy agreed a two-year deal to join recently relegated National League side Southend United, officially joining the club on 1 July 2021 upon the expiration of his Yeovil contract.
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In June 2023, Yeovil Town announced that Rhys Murphy was rejoining the club following the expiry of his contract at Southend United on 1 July 2023.
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In May 2024, Dorking Wanderers announced that Rhys Murphy would be joining the club following the expiry of his contract at Yeovil Town, after he rejected the offer of a new contract.
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Rhys Murphy has played for the England under-16 and under-17 teams and was part of under-19 squad that reached the final of 2009 UEFA European Under-19 Championship.