Overview
Adam Murphy (born 8 April 2005) is an Irish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for League of Ireland Premier Division club St Patrick's Athletic.
Club career
Youth career
Murphy began playing with his local side Donnycarney United before moving to top Dublin academy Belvedere where he played from U8 to U15 level where he impressed League of Ireland club St Patrick's Athletic to sign him in January 2020. He initially captained the club's U15 side before quickly moving up through the U17 and U19 sides. He was called up to train with the first team at aged 15 during 2021 after the club had opted to pay for private schooling for him at The Institute of Education in order to allow him also train during the mornings. On 20 October 2021, Murphy captained the club's U19 side away to Crvena Zvezda in the UEFA Youth League. He was part of the side that won the League of Ireland U19 Division in 2022. In February 2023, Murphy featured in a Sky News report on how young Irish footballers career paths have been impacted by Brexit.
St Patrick's Athletic
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