James Murphy
Arbroath FC are delighted to announce the signing of 21-year-old American midfielder James Murphy.
James has featured for the Lichties as a trialist in pre-season matches against Hibernian and Montrose. Comfortable with the ball at his feet, James likes to pick out passes and battles to regain possession.
Having grown up in Scotch Plains in New Jersey, James was named the 2013-2014 Gatorade New Jerseys Boys Soccer Player of the Year. He went on to go through the ranks at the Player Development Academy in New Jersey making 5 appearances for the United States U20 side in 2015.
In June 2016 James signed a professional contract with Sheffield Wednesday in England and was a regular in the Owls Development squad playing a big part in their Professional Development League Championship win in 2016/2017. James made one senior appearance whilst at Hillsborough in a League Cup game at Cambridge.
In March 2018 James returned to America signing for Los Angeles Football Club in the MLS where he made his debut in a friendly against Borrusia Dortmund. James was sent out on loan Las Vegas Lights FC in the United Soccer League (USL) Western Conference in June where he enjoyed a loan spell.
We look forward to welcoming James to the Arbroath team and look forward to seeing him making his debut.
Welcome to the club James!
C’mon the Lichties!
