Eoghan Murphy (born 20 July 1987) is an Irish hurler who plays for Cork Senior Championship club Erin's Own. As of 2019, he plays as a full-forward. Murphy, along with his brother Kieran, is a former member of the Cork senior hurling team.
Playing career University College Cork
As a student at University College Cork Murphy was selected for the college's senior hurling team on a number of occasions. On 7 March 2009, he was an unused substitute when UCC defeated the University of Limerick by 2-17 to 0-14 to win the Fitzgibbon Cup.
Erin's Own
Murphy joined the Erin's Own club at a young age and played in all grades at juvenile and underage levels, winning back-to-back Cork Under-21 Championship in 2004 and 2005. He made his first appearance for the club's senior team on 8 July 2005 in a 4-17 to 2-15 defeat of Imokilly.
On 22 October 2006, Murphy scored 1-10 from left corner-forward when Erin's Own defeated Cloyne by 2-19 to 3-14 in the final of the Cork Senior Championship. His tally of 1-31 placed him as the second-highest scorer in that year's championship.
On 14 October 2007, Murphy won a second Cork Senior Championship medal after Erin's Own 1-11 to 1-07 defeat of Newrownshandrum in the final. He scored five points from frees in the game.
Cork Minor and under-21
Murphy was sixteen-years-old when he first played for Cork as a member of the minor team on 27 June 2004. He scored 1-01 after being introduced as a substitute in Cork's 2-12 to 3-08 defeat of Tipperary to win the Munster Championship.
On 26 June 2005, Murphy won a second Munster Championship medal after a 2-18 to 1-12 defeat of Limerick in the final.
Murphy subsequently progressed onto the Cork under-21 team. On 1 August 2008, he won a Munster Championship medal at full-forward after Cork's 1-20 to 0-10 defeat of Waterford in the final.
Senior
Murphy made his first appearance for the Cork senior hurling team on 18 February 2007 in a 1-21 to 0-14 National Hurling League defeat of Offaly. He scored from 1-01 during the game. Murphy was later included on Cork's championship panel and made his first appearance on 7 July in a 1-27 to 0-11 defeat of Offaly in the All-Ireland Qualifiers. Murphy's inter-county career ended at the end of the season.
Career statistics Club
TeamYearCorkMunsterAll-IrelandTotalAppsScoreAppsScoreAppsScoreAppsScoreErin's Own200510-01——10-01200651-3121-08—72-39200750-2910-04—60-33200842-23——42-23200941-26——41-26201051-38——51-38201132-21——32-21201231-19——31-19201330-21——30-21201420-15——20-15201553-43——53-43201673-63——73-63201752-37——52-37201821-23——21-23201932-22——32-22202050-33——50-33202141-29——41-29202240-21——40-21202330-27——30-27202430-07——30-07202530-04——30-04Total7920-53331-12—8221-545
Inter-county
TeamYearNational LeagueMunsterAll-IrelandTotalDivisionAppsScoreAppsScoreAppsScoreAppsScoreCork2007Division 1A52-01—20-0172-02Total52-01—20-0172-02
Honours
University College Cork Fitzgibbon Cup (1): 2009
Erin's Own Cork Senior Hurling Championship (2): 2006, 2007
Cork Munster Under-21 Hurling Championship (1): 2007 Munster Minor Hurling Championship (2): 2004, 2005
References
External links Eoghan Murphy profile at the Erin's Own GAA website