Alana Murphy

{{Sources exist|date=May 2024}}

{{Short description|Australian soccer player}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2016}}

{{Use Australian English|date=October 2016}}

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Alana Murphy

| image = Alana Murphy playing for Melbourne Victory December 2023.png

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| caption = Alana Murphy playing for Melbourne Victory, December 2023

| fullname =

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|2005|9|21}}

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| height =

| position = Midfielder

| currentclub = Melbourne Victory

| clubnumber = 8

| youthyears1 =

| youthclubs1 =

| years1 = 2021–

| clubs1 = Melbourne Victory

| caps1 = 67

| goals1 = 4

| years2 = 2022–2023

| clubs2 = Blacktown Spartans

| caps2 = 12

| goals2 = 2

| nationalyears1 = 2019

| nationalteam1 = Australia U16

| nationalcaps1 =

| nationalgoals1 =

| nationalyears2 = 2022–

| nationalteam2 = Australia U20

| nationalcaps2 = 11

| nationalgoals2 = 5

| nationalyears3 = 2025–

| nationalteam3 = Australia

| nationalcaps3 = 2

| nationalgoals3 = 0

| club-update = 16 February 2025

| nationalteam-update = 27 February 2025

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Alana Murphy (born 21 September 2005) is an Australian women's soccer midfielder who plays for Melbourne Victory.{{cite web|url=https://melbournevictory.com.au/squads/dkb26sjoyytij801e3ycqt0mi?slug=dkb26sjoyytij801e3ycqt0mi&competition=7p85tm8wjdbrab8yssm2ea9sk&teams=trkzv6lll4lsq6r4bafwzxp8&selected=WOMEN|title=Player profile – Alana Murphy|publisher=Melbourne Victory FC|access-date=4 January 2024}}

Club career

Alana Murphy began playing soccer in Langwarrin and, as a junior, she played for Box Hill United and Victoria’s National Training Centre before joining A-league team Melbourne Victory (2021–present) with two stints at Blacktown Spartans (2022, 2023) in New South Wales Premier Leagues.

International career

Murphy played for the Junior Matildas in 2019 and the Young Matildas from 2022. In February 2025, Murphy received her first senior call-up to the Australian national team (the Matildas) for the 2025 SheBelieves Cup as an injury replacement for Clare Wheeler.{{Cite web |url=https://baysidenews.com.au/2025/02/17/no-longer-a-matilda-in-waiting/ |title=No longer a Matilda in waiting |website=Bayside News |first=Craig |last=MacKenzie |date=17 February 2025 |access-date=17 February 2025 }}{{cite web|url=https://www.matildas.com.au/news/commbank-matildas-squad-update-13th-february-2025|title=CommBank Matildas Squad Update - 13th February 2025 |website=Matildas|publisher=Football Australia|date=13 February 2025|access-date=16 February 2025}} Upon joining the Matildas squad, Australian Associated Press' writer described Murphy's recent form, "[the] hard-nosed, skilful defensive midfielder has one goal and one assist in 15 games this season."{{Cite web |url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-02-13/teen-alana-murphy-earns-matildas-call-up/104931962 |title=Teen Alana Murphy earns Matildas call-up for SheBelieves Cup |work=ABC News |agency=Australian Associated Press (AAP) |date=13 February 2025 |access-date=17 February 2025 }}

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