Caroline Griffith Murray (born May 5, 1993) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a forward for USL Super League club Sporting JAX. She has previously played in the Nordic countries of Finland, Iceland, Sweden, and Denmark, including a stint with AIK in Sweden’s Damallsvenskan.
Early life and college career Murray grew up in New Canaan, Connecticut. She began her college career at Ohio State University, appearing in 27 matches from 2012 to 2013.
She transferred to the University of New Hampshire, playing from 2014 to 2015. Murray earned America East Midfielder of the Year honors in 2015 and was a two-time All-Conference selection. In 2014, she helped lead UNH to its first women's soccer America East tournament title, scoring the championship-winning goal.
Club career Finland, Iceland, Sweden, and Denmark Murray began her professional career in 2016 with Sudet in the Finnish league, Kakkonen. The following season, she signed with FH Hafnarfjörður in Iceland. She then spent time with Västerås BK30 and Sunnanå SK in Sweden before playing for Næstved in Denmark. Following her stint in Denmark, she joined AIK in Sweden’s Damallsvenskan and finished her European career at Þróttur in Iceland. At Þróttur, she was a regular starter, contributing goals and assists as a central midfielder.
AIK On January 28, 2021, Murray signed with newly promoted Damallsvenskan club AIK. The club manager Anne Mäkinen praised her as "technical, fast and strong—a winner mentality" with tactical versatility. Over two seasons, she made 42 league appearances. Following AIK’s relegation, the club confirmed Murray would depart in November 2022, thanking her for her contributions.
Throttur Reykjavík In early 2024, Murray joined Knattspyrnufélagið Þróttur ("Throttur") in Iceland's top division, the Besta deild kvenna, after two seasons in Denmark. During the 2024 season, she played all 23 league matches, scored three goals, and was named by Morgunblaðið as the best of the older players in the league.
In 2025, after featuring in seven league matches and recording two assists, it was announced she would leave Throttur to join Sporting JAX in the USL Super League.
Sporting JAX On June 3, 2025, Murray signed with Sporting JAX of the USL Super League, a fully professional Division I league sanctioned by the United States Soccer Federation.
Career statistics College Season Games Scoring GP GS G A PTS SH SOG Ohio State Buckeyes 2011 9 0 0 2 2 5 1 2012 18 0 0 2 2 19 7 New Hampshire Wildcats 2014 21 21 2 5 9 60 31 2015 19 19 1 8 10 48 20 Career Career total 67 40 3 17 23 132 59
Club
ClubSeasonDivisionLeagueCupPlayoffsTotalAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsSudet2016 Kakkonen00——00FH Hafnarfjörður2017 Besta deild kvenna183——183Västerås BK302018–2019 Division 130——30Sunnanå SK2020 Elitettan30——30AIK2021–2022 Damallsvenskan420——420Næstved2022–2023 Kvinde 1. Division100——100Throttur2024–2025 Besta deild kvenna303——303Sporting JAX2025–26 USL Super League150—00150Career total1216—001216 * League and club divisions based on publicly available sources.
Honors NSCAA All-East Academic Third Team: 2014 NEWISA All-New England Second Team: 2014 America East All-Conference Second Team: 2014 America East All-Championship Team: 2014 America East Midfielder of the Year: 2015 NSCAA Scholar All-East Region Third Team: 2015 NSCAA All-Region Third Team: 2015 NEWISA Division I All-New England First Team: 2015 America East All-Conference First Team: 2015 America East All-Academic Team: 2015 America East Assist Leader: 2015
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