Murphy Wiredu

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Murphy Wiredu

| image = File:Murphy Wiredu.jpg

| caption = Murphy Wiredu in 2007

| fullname = Murphy Wiredu

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1985|1|15}}

| birth_place = Brampton, Ontario, Canada

| height = {{height|ft=5|in=7}}

| position = Forward

| currentclub =

| clubnumber =

| youthyears1 = 2003

| youthclubs1 = CS Azzurri Hearts

| youthyears2 = 2004–2008

| youthclubs2 = Saint Peter's College

| years1 = 2006

| clubs1 = Ottawa Fury

| caps1 = 5

| goals1 = 2

| years2 = 2007

| clubs2 = Toronto Lynx

| caps2 = 16

| goals2 = 10

| years3 = 2008

| clubs3 = Italia Shooters

| caps3 = 19

| goals3 = 6

| years4 = 2009–2010

| clubs4 = Sengkang Punggol

| caps4 = 46

| goals4 = 11

| pcupdate = July 11, 2010

| ntupdate =

}}

Murphy Wiredu (born January 15, 1985) is a Canadian former soccer player who played in the USL Premier Development League, Canadian Soccer League, and the S.League.

Career

He first played soccer at Monsignor Johnson Catholic High School in North York, where he was captain of the soccer team and also earned MVP honours for the volleyball team. In his youth years he played with CS Azzurri Hearts. In 2004, he received a scholarship to play for Saint Peter's College in Jersey City, New Jersey. In his freshman year he led the MAAC in goals with nine, and was named into conference All-Rookie team. In 2006, he was second in scoring for Saint Peters with 9 goals and 3 assists. In his final year at Saint Peter's College (2007–08) Wiredu captained his Division I team to the conference finals where they lost to Loyola as well as to an at-large bid in the NCAA Tournament where they lost to the University of Virginia in the First Round of play. He finished his senior year leading the MAAC once again with 14 goals earning him MAAC offensive player of the year along with MAAC 1st team honors.{{Cite web|url=http://saintpeterspeacocks.com/sports/msoc/2011-12/stats/histseas.htm|title=- Single-Season History|website=Saint Peter's|access-date=2016-12-14}}{{Cite web|url=http://www.lynxsoccer.com/site.html |title=Welcome To the Official Toronto Lynx Web Site |date=2008-04-21 |access-date=2016-12-14 |url-status=bot: unknown |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080421015515/http://www.lynxsoccer.com/site.html |archive-date=2008-04-21 }}

When the college soccer season was over he signed for the Ottawa Fury of the Premier Development League where he appeared in five games and notched two goals.{{Cite news|url=http://slam.canoe.com/Slam/Columnists/Brodie/2006/05/06/1568455.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160310035101/http://slam.canoe.com/Slam/Columnists/Brodie/2006/05/06/1568455.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=March 10, 2016|title=Hooper joins Wildcats' cast of stars|last=Brodie|first=Rob|newspaper=canoe.com|access-date=2016-12-14}} In 2007, he signed for the Toronto Lynx, where in his debut season he scored 10 goals in the team’s final nine games.{{Cite web|url=http://www.rocketrobinsoccerintoronto.com/reports07/07lynx03.htm|title=May 9, 2007 Toronto Lynx, Toronto Lady Lynx press conference (by Rocket Robin)|last=Glover|first=Robin|website=www.rocketrobinsoccerintoronto.com|access-date=2016-12-14}}{{Cite web|url=http://soccerstats.us/bios/murphy-wiredu/|title=Murphy Wiredu {{!}} SoccerStats.us|website=soccerstats.us|access-date=2018-02-08}} He was awarded the club's Best Offensive Player award for finishing as the team's top goalscorer.{{Cite web|url=http://www.rocketrobinsoccerintoronto.com/reports07/07lynx27.htm|title=July 15, 2007 PDL Toronto Lynx vs Fort Wayne Fever (from Lynx media release)|last=Irwin|first=Rob|website=www.rocketrobinsoccerintoronto.com|access-date=2016-12-14}} He helped the Lynx finish the season with a 6-6-4 record, good for fourth place in the division and only 6 points short of a playoff berth.

The following year he signed with Italia Shooters for the 2008 CSL season.{{Cite web|url=http://www.canadiansoccerleague.ca/page.php?page_id=9314 |title=Canadian Soccer League Powered by Goalline Sports Administration Software |date=2009-04-24 |access-date=2016-12-14 |url-status=bot: unknown |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090424133706/http://www.canadiansoccerleague.ca/page.php?page_id=9314 |archive-date=2009-04-24 }} On October 5, 2008 he scored a hat trick against defending champions Toronto Croatia in a 6-1 victory which clinched the International Division title for the Shooters.{{Cite web|url=http://www.rocketrobinsoccerintoronto.com/reports08/08csl077.htm|title=October 5, 2008 CSL Week 21 Summary (from CSL media release)|website=www.rocketrobinsoccerintoronto.com|access-date=2016-12-14}} In the playoff run he contributed by helping the Shooters advance to the semifinals, but unfortunately the Shooters were defeated by eventual champions Serbian White Eagles in the semi-final match.{{Cite web|url=http://www.rocketrobinsoccerintoronto.com/reports08/08csl082.htm|title=October 17, 2008 CSL Semi-Final Italia Shooters vs Serbian White Eagles (by Rocket Robin)|last=Glover|first=Robin|website=www.rocketrobinsoccerintoronto.com|access-date=2016-12-14}}{{Cite web|url=http://www.rocketrobinsoccerintoronto.com/reports08/08csl079.htm|title=October 10, 2008 CSL Quarterfinal Italia Shooters vs Brampton Lions (by Rocket Robin)|last=Glover|first=Robin|website=www.rocketrobinsoccerintoronto.com|access-date=2016-12-14}} In 2009, he went abroad to Singapore to play with Sengkang Punggol FC in the S.League, for the 2009 season.{{cite news|url=http://www.canadiansoccerleague.ca/news_archive.php?news_id=144803|title=Local players Singapore-bound|date=2009-01-15|publisher=Canadian Soccer League|accessdate=2009-02-03|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090503222559/http://www.canadiansoccerleague.ca/news_archive.php?news_id=144803|archive-date=2009-05-03}}{{Cite web|url=http://www.socawarriors.net/forum/index.php?topic=49158.0;wap|title=CONCACAF Players in Asian Leagues}} In July 2010, on the transfer window, he was released from his contract.{{cite web|last=Rahman|first=Saiful|title=Just what the doctor ordered – Mid-season transfers 2010|url=http://www.sleague.com/Web/Main.aspx?ID=,68e68380-9e0b-44b2-8a32-d06df7470ca6&NLT=300&AID=8b7e5bb3-f452-4e87-a4b0-06f947d61020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100719170530/http://www.sleague.com/Web/main.aspx?ID=,68e68380-9e0b-44b2-8a32-d06df7470ca6&AID=8b7e5bb3-f452-4e87-a4b0-06f947d61020&NLT=300|url-status=usurped|archive-date=July 19, 2010|publisher=S-League|accessdate=12 July 2010}}