Alli Murphy

Allison Murphy (born 13 May 1994) is an Irish American professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for London City Lionesses of the FA Women's Championship and the Republic of Ireland women's national team.

Club Career

Murphy was a second-round pick (20th overall) for Washington Spirit in the 2016 NWSL College Draft. She spent the 2016 season on the Spirit reserve team.

In search of regular first-team football, Murphy moved to Swedish Division 1 Norra Svealand club Gustafs GoIF in 2017, then signed for Houston Dash for their 2018 season. Murphy attended the Dash's open tryouts and earned an invitation to the preseason training camp before making the regular-season roster.

In June 2018, Dash waived Murphy along with Claire Falknor to make room on the roster for Sofia Huerta and Taylor Comeau, who were acquired in a trade with Chicago Red Stars. Dash coach Vera Pauw, who said Murphy needed to work the technical side of her game, arranged for her to join PEC Zwolle in the Netherlands. Murphy played in 18 matches with PEC Zwolle, 15 as a starter, during the 2018–19 season. In August 2019, she joined Selfoss in Iceland.

In July 2020, Murphy joined London City Lionesses of the English FA Women's Championship.