Keiran Murtagh
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Keiran Zac Murtagh[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 29 October 1988 | ||
| Place of birth | Wapping, London, England | ||
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Woking (on loan from Cambridge United) |
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| Youth career | |||
| 2004–2007 | Charlton Athletic | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2007–2008 | Fisher Athletic | 21 | (1) |
| 2008–2010 | Yeovil Town | 53 | (3) |
| 2010–2011 | Wycombe Wanderers | 7 | (0) |
| 2011 | → Woking (loan) | 12 | (5) |
| 2011– | Cambridge United | 7 | (0) |
| 2011– | → Woking (loan) | 4 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2005 | Republic of Ireland U17 | ||
| 2010– | Antigua and Barbuda | 5 | (1) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 19:31, 21 January 2012 (UTC). † Appearances (Goals). |
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Keiran Zac Murtagh (born 29 October 1988) is an English born Antigua and Barbudan international footballer who plays for Woking on loan from Cambridge United as a midfielder.
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[edit] Career
Murtagh joined Conference South side Fisher Athletic in November 2007, in his only season at the London club in a season where he made 21 appearances and scored one goal. He was made Fisher's young player of the year for the 2007–08 season. Murtagh was much sought-after at the end of 2007–08, having impressed many with his performances for Fisher Athletic.
Even though he had trials for Premier League and Championship clubs, Fulham and Nottingham Forest respectively, he signed for League One club Yeovil.[2] After being tracked he was finally signed on a two year contract, on 12 June 2008. He made his debut for Yeovil Town as a substitute in the 1–1 home draw against Walsall, on 9 August 2008.[3] In his first season with Yeovil he made 26 appearances.
Murtagh scored his first goal, with a thirty-yard strike, against Huddersfield in a 2–1 defeat 29 August 2009.[4] He was offered a new contract on 13 May 2010, but rejected it in favour of a move to Wycombe Wanderers where he signed a one-year contract.[5]
On 31 January 2011, Murtagh signed a one-month loan deal with Conference South club Woking, subsequently extended for a further month.[6][7] He was recalled to his parent club on 23 March to provide cover in their midfield.
On 10 June 2011, Murtagh signed a two-year deal with Conference National side Cambridge United. [8]
On 29 December 2011, it was announced that Murtagh would join former club Woking on loan until the end of the season.[9]
[edit] International career
Murtagh although born in England represented the Republic of Ireland U17 side while playing for Charlton Athletic.[10]
On 25 November 2010, Murtagh was called up to the Antigua and Barbuda squad for the 2010 Caribbean Championship. He made his début in the 3–1 defeat against Jamaica on 27 November.[11]
[edit] Career Statistics
[edit] Club
| Season | Club | League | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| 2007-08 | Fisher Athletic | Conference South | 21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 1 |
| 2008-09 | Yeovil Town | Football League One | 26 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 30 | 0 |
| 2009–10 | 27 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 29 | 3 | ||
| 2010–11 | Wycombe Wanderers | Football League Two | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 0 |
| Woking | Conference South | 12 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 5 | |
| 2011–12 | Cambridge United | Conference National | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| Career totals | 100 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 109 | 9 | ||
[edit] International
| Antigua and Barbuda national team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 2010 | 2 | 0 |
| 2011 | 3 | 1 |
| Total | 5 | 1 |
[edit] References
- ^ "List of Players under Written Contract Registered Between 01/05/2011 and 31/05/2011" (PDF). The Football Association. http://www.thefa.com/TheFA/RulesandRegulations/~/media/Files/PDF/TheFA/PlayerRegistrations/2011/May%202011.ashx/May%202011.pdf. Retrieved 2011-07-06.
- ^ "Yeovil agree deal to sign Murtagh". BBC Sport. 12 June 2008. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/y/yeovil/7451387.stm.
- ^ "Yeovil 1-1 Walsall". BBC Sport. 9 August 2008. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_div_2/7541071.stm.
- ^ "Huddersfield 2-1 Yeovil". BBC Sport. 29 August 2009. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_div_2/8220747.stm.
- ^ "Wycombe sign Yeovil Town midfielder Kieran Murtagh". BBC Sport. 30 June 2010. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/w/wycombe_wanderers/8777436.stm.
- ^ "Loanee Kieran Murtagh targets games at Woking". BBC Sport. 3 February 2011. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_conf/9387051.stm.
- ^ "Murtagh stays with Woking". Wycombe Wanderers FC. 1 March 2011. http://www.wycombewanderers.co.uk/page/LatestNews/0,,10430~2306094,00.html.
- ^ "Cambridge United sign midfielder Kieran Murtagh". BBC Sport. 10 June 2011. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/13717459.stm.
- ^ "Welcome back Keiran!". Woking F.C.. 29 December 2011. http://www.wokingfc.co.uk/news/article/3198/welcome-back-keiran-/.
- ^ "U17 Squad for France Announced". Republic of Ireland Supporter Club. May 2005. http://www.rissc.org/archive/may2005/news_france_squad_U17.htm.
- ^ "Player – Kieran Murtagh". National Football Teams. http://www.national-football-teams.com/v2/player.php?id=43487. Retrieved 24 July 2011.
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- 1988 births
- Living people
- People from Wapping
- English people of Antigua and Barbuda descent
- English people of Irish descent
- English footballers
- Antigua and Barbuda footballers
- Antigua and Barbuda international footballers
- Association football midfielders
- Fisher Athletic F.C. players
- Yeovil Town F.C. players
- Wycombe Wanderers F.C. players
- Woking F.C. players
- Cambridge United F.C. players
- The Football League players
- Conference National players
