James "Jamie" Murphy is a Scottish association footballer who plays for Scottish Premier League

Scottish Premier League

The Scottish Premier League , also known as the SPL , is a professional league competition for association football clubs in Scotland...

 club Motherwell

Motherwell F.C.

Motherwell Football & Athletic Club are a Scottish professional football club based in Motherwell, North Lanarkshire. The club compete in the Scottish Premier League and are one of only seven teams to have remained in this league since it was founded in 1998...

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Club career

Before joining Motherwell's U13's team, Jamie played for Westwood Rovers, Drumchapel Thistle, Clyde. Murphy made his first-team debut in the 2006-07 season, and scored his first Motherwell goal from the penalty spot in a 2-0 away win over Hibernian

Hibernian F.C.

Hibernian Football Club are a Scottish professional football club based in Leith, in the north of Edinburgh. They are one of two Scottish Premier League clubs in the city, the other being their Edinburgh derby rivals, Hearts...

 on 22 May 2008.

On 23 July 2009, Murphy scored his first European hat-trick

Hat-trick

A hat-trick or hat trick in sport is the achievement of a positive feat three times during a game, or other achievements based on threes. The term was first used in 1858 in cricket to describe HH Stephenson's feat of taking three wickets in three balls. A collection was held for Stephenson, and he...

 against Albania

Albania

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n minnows Flamurtari

KS Flamurtari Vlorë

Klubi Sportiv Flamurtari Vlorë or KS Flamurtari Vlorë is an Albanian football club based in Vlorë, Albania. It plays in the Albanian Superliga, the top division in Albanian football. Their home ground is Stadiumi Flamurtari....

 in the UEFA Europa League. He agreed an extended contract with Motherwell in May 2010 that ties him to the club until 2013. For the 2010-11 season, Murphy was given number 9, last worn by Chris Porter

Chris Porter (footballer born 1983)

Christopher John "Chris" Porter is an English footballer, who currently plays for Sheffield United. Born in Wigan, England he has also played for Bury, Oldham Athletic, Motherwell and Derby County.-Early career:...

. After scoring in the first-leg of the 2010–11 Europa League third-round match against Aalesunds FK on 29 July 2010, he became Motherwell's leading goalscorer in European football, breaking the record held by Steve Kirk

Steve Kirk

Stephen Kirk is a Scottish former professional footballer who is currently player/manager for junior club Glenrothes Juniors.-Playing career:...

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International career

Murphy was a regular for both the Scotland under-19 team

Scotland national under-19 football team

The Scotland national under-19 football team, controlled by the Scottish Football Association, is Scotland's national football team for players of 19 years of age or under at the start of a European Under-19 Football Championship campaign....

 and the Scotland under-21 team

Scotland national under-21 football team

The Scotland national under-21 football team, controlled by the Scottish Football Association, is Scotland's national under 21 football team and is considered to be a feeder team for the Scotland national football team....

. He scored five goals for the under-21 side as the team reached the play-offs of the European under-21 Championships

2011 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship

UEFA U-21 Championship 2011 was the 18th staging of UEFA's European Under-21 Football Championship. The final tournament was hosted by Denmark between 11 and 25 June 2011....

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Career statistics

Club	Season	League		National Cup		League Cup		Europe		Total
		Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Motherwell Motherwell F.C. Motherwell Football & Athletic Club are a Scottish professional football club based in Motherwell, North Lanarkshire. The club compete in the Scottish Premier League and are one of only seven teams to have remained in this league since it was founded in 1998...	2006–07 2006–07 Motherwell F.C. season The 2006–07 season was Motherwell's 9th season in the Scottish Premier League, and their 22nd consecutive season in the top division of Scottish football.-Important Events:...	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
	2007–08 2007–08 Motherwell F.C. season The 2007–08 season was Motherwell's 10th season in the Scottish Premier League, and their 23rd consecutive season in the top division of Scottish football...	16	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	17	1
	2008–09	30	2	1	0	1	1	2	0	34	3
	2009-10	35	6	1	0	2	0	6	4	44	10
	2010-11 2010–11 Motherwell F.C. season Motherwell will compete in the Scottish Premier League, Scottish Cup, Scottish League Cup and UEFA Europa League during the 2010–11 season...	35	6	6	3	2	0	6	3	49	12
	2011-12 2011–12 Motherwell F.C. season Motherwell will compete in the Scottish Premier League, Scottish Cup and Scottish League Cup during the 2011–12 season.-Important Events:...	16	4	0	0	1	0	0	0	17	4
Total	2006–2012	134	19	9	3	6	1	14	7	161	30
Total		134	19	9	3	6	1	14	7	161	30

External links

• Jamie Murphy profile Motherwell FC