Draft:Ewan Murray
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 25 November 2004 | ||
| Place of birth | Little Brechin, Scotland | ||
| Position(s) | Left back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Dundee | ||
| Number | 43 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2019– | Dundee | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2020– | Dundee | 0 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | → Lochee United (loan) | 28 | (4) |
| 2022 | → Peterhead (loan) | 5 | (0) |
| 2023 | → Keith (loan) | 8 | (0) |
| 2023–2024 | → Brechin City (loan) | 14 | (1) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:00, 6 January 2024 (UTC) | |||
Ewan Murray (born November 25, 2004) is a Scottish professional footballer who plays as a left back for Dundee.[1]
Career[edit]
Murray was among a host of youth players who joined the academy of Dundee in September 2019.[2]
In September 2020, Murray received special dispensation to play for the Dundee senior team in a friendly against Peterhead despite being under 16.[3] He would later score the opening goal in a 4–0 friendly win again against Peterhead, and be named Man of the Match.[4] In October 2020, Murray made his debut for Dundee in a Scottish League Cup group stage match against Cove Rangers, coming off the bench late on in a 3–0 win.[5]
On 25 November 2020 on his 16th birthday, Murray signed his first professional contract with Dundee, keeping him with the club until 2023.[6] In 2021, after nearly going on loan with Kelty Hearts,[7] Murray joined Midlands League side Lochee United on loan until January 2022.[8] In January, Dundee extended Murray's loan with Lochee to run until the end of the season.[9] While with the Blue Bells, Murray would win the East Region Junior League Cup.[10] In May 2022, Murray signed an extension with Dundee which would keep him there for another season.[11]
On 13 August 2022, Murray joined Scottish League One side Peterhead on loan.[12] He would make his debut the same day away to Falkirk.[13] Murray returned to his parent club in January 2023.[14] In March 2023, Murray joined Highland League club Keith on loan until the end of the season, and made his debut on 25 March against Forres Mechanics.[15]
On 12 August 2023, Murray joined Highland League reigning champions Brechin City on loan until January 2024.[16][17] He made his debut later that day as a substitute in Brechin's league win over Brora Rangers.[18] Murray scored his first goal for Brechin on 16 December in a home league win over Huntly.[19] Murray returned to his parent club at the end of his spell in January.
Career Statistics[edit]
- As of 6 January 2024
| Club | Season | League | Scottish Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Dundee | 2020–21[20] | Scottish Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2021–22[21] | Scottish Premiership | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2022–23[22] | Scottish Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2023–24 | Scottish Premiership | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Dundee B[a] | 2021–22[21] | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||
| 2023–24 | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||||
| Total | — | — | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||||||
| Lochee United (loan) | 2021–22[23] | Midlands League | 28 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8[b] | 0 | 36 | 4 |
| Peterhead (loan) | 2022–23[22] | Scottish League One | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Keith (loan) | 2022–23[22] | Highland League | 8 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | ||
| Brechin City (loan) | 2023–24 | Highland League | 14 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 2[c] | 0 | 18 | 1 | |
| Career total | 55 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 71 | 5 | ||
- ^ Appearances in the Scottish Challenge Cup, in which teams from the SPFL Development League compete against senior clubs
- ^ Includes appearances in the Scottish Junior Cup, the North & Tayside Inter-Regional Cup and the East of Scotland League Cup
- ^ Appearance(s) in the Highland League Cup
Honours[edit]
Lochee United
References[edit]
- ^ Ewan Murray at Soccerbase
- ^ "Under 18s signings". Dundee Football Club - Official Website. 6 September 2019. Retrieved 23 January 2022.
- ^ Cran, George. "Dundee kick off pre-season with narrow victory over Peterhead as Paul McGowan gets the winner for Dark Blues". The Courier. Retrieved 23 January 2022.
- ^ Robertson, Neil. "Dundee 4-0 Peterhead: Dark Blues cruise to victory as pre-season preparations ramp up". The Courier. Retrieved 23 January 2022.
- ^ "Dundee v Cove Rangers". BBC Sport. Retrieved 18 October 2021.
- ^ "Ewan signs first professional deal". Dundee Football Club - Official Website. 25 November 2020. Retrieved 23 January 2022.
- ^ Temple, Alan. "Kelty Hearts decide against loan move for Dundee youngster despite Kevin Thomson praise". The Courier. Retrieved 23 January 2022.
- ^ "Lochee United on Facebook". www.facebook.com. 16 July 2021. Retrieved 23 January 2022.
- ^ "Lochee United on Facebook". www.facebook.com. 14 January 2022. Retrieved 23 January 2022.
- ^ a b "Lochee United take the Thorntons Cup". Lochee United Junior Football Club. 30 May 2022. Retrieved 4 June 2022.
- ^ "Development squad sign up". Dundee Football Club - Official Website. 25 May 2022. Retrieved 4 June 2022.
- ^ "Loan Deals in place! | Peterhead FC". Retrieved 13 August 2022.
- ^ "Falkirk v Peterhead". BBC Sport. Retrieved 13 August 2022.
- ^ Durent, Jamie. "Peterhead pick up first point under David Robertson with draw against Montrose". Press and Journal. Retrieved 2 January 2023.
- ^ "Keith 2 v Forres Mechanics 6". Keith Football Club. Retrieved 8 April 2023.
- ^ "Brechin City Football Club". brechincity.com. Retrieved 12 August 2023.
- ^ petermceleny (12 August 2023). "Ewan Murray joins Brechin City on loan". Dundee Football Club - Official Website. Retrieved 12 August 2023.
- ^ "Brechin City Football Club". www.brechincity.com. Retrieved 12 August 2023.
- ^ "@BrechinCityFC on Twitter". twitter.com. 16 December 2023. Retrieved 17 December 2023.
- ^ "Games Played by Ewan Murray in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Retrieved 23 January 2022.
- ^ a b "Games Played by Ewan Murray in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Retrieved 23 January 2022.
- ^ a b c "Games played by Ewan Murray in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 13 August 2022.
- ^ "Results". Scottish Junior FA. Retrieved 19 October 2021.
- ^ "Match Result". Scottish Junior FA. Retrieved 20 May 2023.
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