Sean Murdoch

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Sean Murdoch
Personal information
Full name Sean Murdoch
Date of birth (1986-07-31) 31 July 1986 (age 37)
Place of birth Edinburgh, Scotland
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Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
 Dunfermline Athletic
Youth career
–2003 Heart of Midlothian
2003–2005 Dunfermline Athletic
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2005–2008 Dunfermline Athletic 5 (0)
2005–2006 → Forfar Athletic (loan) 13 (0)
2006 → Forfar Athletic (loan) 17 (0)
2007 → Hamilton Academical (loan) 11 (0)
2008–2011 Hamilton Academical 11 (0)
2011–2012 Accrington Stanley 13 (0)
2012–2014 Hibernian 2 (0)
2015 Rochester Rhinos 1 (0)
2015– Dunfermline Athletic 34 (0)
International career
2003 Scotland U18 11 (0)
2006 Scotland U19 8 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 May 2016

Sean Murdoch (born 31 July 1986) is a Scottish professional football goalkeeper who is currently playing in his second spell for Dunfermline Athletic.

He has also played for Forfar Athletic, Hamilton Academical, Accrington Stanley, Hibernian and Rochester Rhinos.

Career

Born in Edinburgh, Murdoch grew up in the Wester Hailes area of the city.[1] He played for youth teams of Hearts, but he moved across the Firth of Forth to play for Dunfermline in 2003.[2] Murdoch progressed through the Dunfermline youth and reserve teams, earning international recognition.[2] He moved on loan for the 2005–06 season to Forfar Athletic in order to get some first team experience.[2] Murdoch signed a new 3-year contract with Dunfermline in July 2006, but was expected to move out loan again.[3] He returned to Forfar on loan during the first half of the 2006–07 season.[4] In the second half of the 2006–07 season, he moved on loan to First Division team Hamilton Academical.[5]

Murdoch made his first team debut for Dunfermline in a 2007–08 UEFA Cup tie against Swedish club BK Hacken.[6] Murdoch was at fault for the goal scored by Hacken, but made some good saves later in the game.[7] He was second choice behind Paul Gallacher for most of the 2007–08 season and left to join Hamilton for a nominal fee of £15,000.[5]

On 6 May 2008, Murdoch signed for SPL side Hamilton, whom he had been on loan at earlier in his career.[5][8][9] He extended his contract with Hamilton in May 2009.[10] Murdoch was with the club for three years, but found it difficult to displace first choice goalkeeper Tomas Cerny. He left Hamilton in 2011,[11] after the club had been relegated from the SPL.[12]

Murdoch signed for Football League Two club Accrington Stanley on a one-year deal in July 2011.[11] He made his debut on 6 August 2011, in the opening game playing against Northampton Town, where he kept a clean sheet.[13] Murdoch went on to become the first choice goalkeeper in the club's first twelve matches to the start of the season. However, Murodch lost his first choice role with the arrival of Lee Nicholls and the returning of Ian Dunbavin.[14] After eight months at the club, Murdoch walked away from his contract in March 2012, due to a lack of payment.[15]

He signed for SPL club Hibernian in October 2012 on a short term contract, providing cover for Ben Williams and allowing young goalkeeper Calum Antell to move out on loan.[16][17] In January 2013, his contract with Hibernian was extended until the end of the 2012–13 season.[18] Murdoch made his only first team appearance of the 2012–13 season in a 3–1 win at Kilmarnock on 15 May. He agreed a new contract with Hibs during the close season.[19] Murdoch was released by Hibs at the end of the 2013–14 season.[20]

After a short spell with USL side Rochester Rhinos, Murdoch returned to his former club Dunfermline Athletic in July 2015.[21] Murdoch was named the Scottish League One player of the month for October 2015, after keeping four clean sheets in the league for that month.[22] In addition to this, he was instrumental in setting a new club record for clean sheets, after not conceding a goal in 612 minutes.[23] A successful season with the club saw the Pars win the Scottish League One, with Murdoch signing a two-year contract extension, keeping him with the Fife side until summer 2018.

Career statistics

As of 1 April 2016[24]
Club Season League Cup[note 1] League Cup[note 2] Other[note 3] Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Dunfermline Athletic 2005–06 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2006–07 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2007–08 5 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 8 0
Total 5 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 8 0
Forfar Athletic (loan) 2005–06 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 0
Forfar Athletic (loan) 2006–07 17 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 20 0
Hamilton Academical (loan) 2006–07 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 0
Hamilton Academical 2008–09 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 5 0
2009–10 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0
2010–11 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Total 11 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 12 0
Accrington Stanley 2011–12 13 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 15 0
Hibernian 2012–13 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
2013–14 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Total 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
Rochester Rhinos 2015 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Dunfermline Athletic 2015–16 34 0 3 0 3 0 3 0 43 0
Career total 107 0 4 0 6 0 8 0 125 0

Personal life

Murdoch has expressed a desire to become a referee when his playing career comes to an end.[25] In December 2014, Murdoch's went viral when he proposed to his girlfriend in New York's Times Square and needed help with a credit "of dancers from New York's Broadway Dance Centre".[26] Daily Mirror reported the article, with the headings, saying: "Best marriage proposal ever?"[27]

Honours

Club

Dunfermline Athletic

Individual

References

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  24. ↑ Sean Murdoch career statistics at Soccerbase
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Notes

  1. ↑ Includes FA Cup
  2. ↑ Includes Football League Cup and Scottish League Cup
  3. ↑ Includes all other competitions.

External links

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