Joelle Murray
.jpg) Murray playing for Scotland in 2015 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Joelle Louise Murray[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 7 November 1986 | ||
| Place of birth | Chirnside, Scotland | ||
| Height | 1.67 m (5 ft 6 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Hibernian | ||
| Number | 17 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Coldstream BC | |||
| Chirnside BC | |||
| Hibernian | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2004- | Hibernian | 78 | (16) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2008 | Scotland U23 | 1 | (0) |
| 2007–2019 | Scotland[2] | 48 | (1) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 6 March 2019 | |||
Joelle Louise Murray (born 7 November 1986) is a Scottish international footballer who plays as a defender for Hibernian of the Scottish Women's Premier League.
Career
Murray grew up in Chirnside, Scotland, and started her career playing with local boys' clubs. At the age of 12 she joined the youth set-up at Hibernian Ladies. She progressed through the age groups and into the senior side, winning all domestic honours along the way and latterly being under-17 captain.[3] Murray made her UEFA Women's Cup debut in July 2004 against Rapide Wezemaal and has made six appearances in the competition to date.[4]
After being called up to the Scotland Under-17 squad in 2002, Murray came through the various age-group teams and made her full international debut against Belgium in August 2007. She scored her first international goal against Northern Ireland in a May 2009 challenge match.[2][5]
Career statistics
International appearances
- As of the match played on 11 April 2023[2]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scotland | 2007 | 2 | 0 |
| 2008 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2009 | 4 | 1 | |
| 2010 | 9 | 0 | |
| 2011 | — | ||
| 2012 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2013 | 11 | 0 | |
| 2014 | 4 | 0 | |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2016 | 4 | 0 | |
| 2017 | 7 | 0 | |
| 2018 | — | ||
| 2019 | 3 | 0 | |
| Total | 48 | 1 | |
International goals
- Scores and results list Scotland's goal tally first.[2]
| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Result | Competition | Scored |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 12 May 2009 | Forthbank Stadium, Stirling |  Northern Ireland |
3–1 | Friendly | 1 |
References
- ^ "FIFA Women's World Cup France 2019™ List of Players - Scotland" (PDF). FIFA. 27 May 2019. p. 19. Retrieved 27 May 2019.
- ^ a b c d Joelle Murray at the Scottish Football Association
- ^ "Chirnside footballers share top award". Berwickshire News. 13 October 2010. Retrieved 8 February 2013.
- ^ "UEFA - Joelle Murray". UEFA. 31 August 2012. Retrieved 8 February 2013.
- ^ "International News". Hibs Girls. 26 November 2002. Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 8 February 2013.
External links
- Joelle Murray at Soccerway
- Hibernian Ladies profile
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