Joelle Murray
Scottish footballer
 Murray playing for Scotland in 2015 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Joelle Louise Murray[1] | ||
| Date of birth | (1986-11-07) 7 November 1986 (age 37) | ||
| 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 | 500 | (16) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2008 | Scotland U23 | 1 | (0) |
| 2007–2019 | Scotland[2] | 48 | (1) |
| *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]
Murray is the most decorated Hibernian player of all time and was the first woman ever at Hibernian to sign a professional contract, on 21st February 2020.[6]
Retirement
Murray's decision to retire at the end of the 2023/2024 season was announced on Twitter on 8th May 2024. During her career she made over 500 appearances for Hibernian Women and was capped 48 times for Scotland. The 37-year-old won all domestic trophies with her childhood Club – including two league titles, seven Scottish Cups and five League Cups.[7]
Speaking to the Hibernian FC website regarding her retirement she stated: “physically and mentally I feel it is the right time for me to bow out of the game and I hope I've left it in a better place than I found it."[8]
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.
- ^ https://web.archive.org/web/20240508215535/https://www.hibernianfc.co.uk/news/2024/may/08/joelle-murray-calls-time-on-historic-career/
- ^ https://web.archive.org/web/20240508215514/https://www.hibernianfc.co.uk/news/2024/may/08/murray-proud-and-privileged-to-play-for-hibs/
- ^ https://web.archive.org/web/20240508215514/https://www.hibernianfc.co.uk/news/2024/may/08/murray-proud-and-privileged-to-play-for-hibs/
External links
- Joelle Murray at Soccerway
- Hibernian Ladies profile
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