Daryl Murphy

Daryl Michael Murphy (born 15 March 1983) is an Irish former professional footballer who played as a striker.

Murphy began his career at Waterford United, having previously played youth football for Waterford-based side Southend United and English side Luton Town, whilst also spending a brief spell on loan at Harrow Borough in 2002. After a three-year spell at Waterford he signed for Sunderland in 2005. Murphy went on to make over 100 appearances for Sunderland, whilst also spending time out on loan with Sheffield Wednesday and Ipswich Town, before joining Scottish side Celtic in 2010. He spent much of his time at Celtic on loan at former loan club Ipswich Town, where he spent two consecutive season on loan before making the move permanent in June 2013. He spent the following three seasons at Portman Road, making over 200 appearances and scoring over 60 goals before moving to Newcastle United in 2016. He spent one season at Newcastle before leaving to join Nottingham Forest. He made 60 appearances over two seasons at Forest before joining Bolton Wanderers in 2019. He returned to Waterford in August 2020.

Murphy made his debut for the Republic of Ireland in 2007, and went on to make over 30 appearances for his country, including representing Ireland at the UEFA Euro 2016. He announced his retirement from international football in January 2018.