Satara Murray
![]() Murray in 2013 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Satara Melonie Murray | ||
Date of birth | July 1, 1993 | ||
Place of birth | Brooklyn, New York, United States | ||
Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) | ||
Position(s) | Defender | ||
Youth career | |||
Lonestar '93 | |||
2013 | Pali Blues | ||
2014 | Washington Spirit Reserves | ||
College career | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2011–2014 | North Carolina Tar Heels | 85 | (1) |
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2015–2019 | Liverpool | 69 | (2) |
2019 | Houston Dash | 9 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of July 21, 2019 |
Satara Murray (born July 1, 1993) is an English-American professional soccer player who played as a defender for Houston Dash of the National Women's Soccer League.
Born in New York and raised in Texas, Murray won a collegiate national championship with North Carolina Tar Heels before starting her professional career in 2015 with Liverpool of the FA Women's Super League. She spent four years with Liverpool before joining Houston Dash on a free transfer.
Collegiate career
Murray had a stellar collegiate career, appearing 85 times for the North Carolina Tar Heels. She was instrumental in helping UNC win its 21st national championship in 2012.[1] For her effort, she was twice named an All-American as well as the most outstanding defensive player at the 2012 NCAA College Cup.[2]
Professional career
Liverpool F.C.
Murray signed with two-time defending FA WSL champion Liverpool in 2015.[3] While at the club she made 68 appearances at centre-back and right-back, scoring two goals.[4]
Houston Dash
Murray was recruited through the NWSL Discovery Process by the Houston Dash ahead of their 2019 season. A native from Austin she expressed excitement at playing in her home state.[5][6]
International career
Born in the United States, Murray is also eligible to represent England through her mother (who was born in London), Jamaica through her paternal family, Antigua and Barbuda through her maternal grandfather or Guyana through her maternal grandmother.[7] In 2010, she was pre-selected by the latter.[8] Despite Guyana head coach Mark Rodrigues' excitement over Murray at the time,[9] she ultimately did not play for the Lady Jags. Following her club move to Liverpool and after not receiving international call-ups by the United States,[2] in 2016, she was called up to the England U23 team for two training camps.[10][11]
References
- ^ "North Carolina wins 21st NCAA women's soccer crown". USA Today. December 3, 2012. Retrieved May 5, 2016.
- ^ a b Kelly, Andy (January 7, 2015). "Liverpool FC Ladies unveil three new signings in bid for title hat-trick - watch our video interview". Liverpool Echo. Retrieved March 4, 2019.
- ^ Kassouf, Jeff (January 8, 2015). "American defender Murray signs with Liverpool". The Equalizer. Retrieved May 5, 2016.
- ^ "Satara Murray to leave LFC Women this weekend". Liverpool FC. Retrieved April 28, 2019.
- ^ "Satara Murray to leave LFC Women this weekend". Liverpool FC. February 15, 2019. Retrieved March 4, 2019.
- ^ "Houston Dash sign defenders Satara Murray and Ari Romero through Discovery Process". Houston Dynamo. March 4, 2019. Retrieved March 4, 2019.
- ^ "Satara Murray - Women's Soccer - University of North Carolina Athletics". GoHeels.com.
- ^ "GFF announces squad of 27 in preparation for Gold Cup Finals". Kaieteur News. September 8, 2010. Retrieved April 4, 2020.
- ^ Wilson, Franklin (November 4, 2010). "TD Mark Rodrigues satisfied with performance of 'Lady Jags'". Kaieteur News. Retrieved April 4, 2020.
We are very excited about Satara Murray from Texas who will be attending the top Women's Soccer University in America (North Carolina) next year on a scholarship.
- ^ "SPACEY NAMES HER LATEST ENGLAND NEXT GEN SQUAD". The FA. October 12, 2016. Retrieved March 4, 2019.
- ^ "MARIEANNE SPACEY HAS PICKED 16 PLAYERS TO COMPLETE A SIX-DAY TRAINING CAMP". The FA. November 16, 2016. Retrieved March 4, 2019.
External links
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- Satara Murray – UEFA competition record (archive)
- Liverpool LFC player profile
- Satara Murray on X
- Satara Murray at Soccerway
- 1993 births
- Living people
- Women's association football defenders
- American women's soccer players
- Soccer players from New York (state)
- Sportspeople from Brooklyn
- Soccer players from Texas
- Sportspeople from Austin, Texas
- African-American women's soccer players
- American people of Jamaican descent
- American people of English descent
- American people of Antigua and Barbuda descent
- American people of Guyanese descent
- North Carolina Tar Heels women's soccer players
- USL W-League players
- Pali Blues players
- National Women's Soccer League players
- Houston Dash players
- English women's footballers
- England women's under-23 international footballers
- Black English sportspeople
- Black English women
- English people of Jamaican descent
- English people of Antigua and Barbuda descent
- English people of Guyanese descent
- FA Women's Super League players
- Liverpool F.C. Women players
- American women's soccer biography stubs
- English women's football biography stubs