Derry John Murkin (born 27 July 1999) is an English professional

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who plays as a left-back for club Schalke 04.

Early life

Murkin was born in

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before his mother's job saw his family relocate to the Netherlands at the age of four.

Career

Volendam

Murkin played youth football for ZVV Zaandijk, KFC Koog aan de Zaan, VPV Purmersteijn, and Fortuna Wormerveer, before joining Volendam's youth academy in 2015. In the 2018–19 season, he scored 21 goals in 34 appearances for

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, the second team, helping them to a

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league title. Halfway through the 2018–19 season, Murkin also made his professional first-team debut for Volendam, coming on as a substitute in a 3–1 loss to

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on 18 January 2019. He scored his first goal for Volendam on 22 November 2019, giving the ''Palingboeren'' a 2–0 lead in the 32nd minute, which eventually proved decisive in the 2–1 away victory against Excelsior. Murkin made his breakthrough in the 2020–21 season, as he was repositioned as a left-back under head coach Wim Jonk, due to

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's departure to

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. He made six goals and provided seven assists in 32 total appearances that season, and his performances earned him the award of Volendam Talent of the season.

Schalke 04

On 30 August 2023, Murkin signed a three-year contract with German

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club Schalke 04. He made his debut for ''Die Königsblauen'' on 2 September in a league game against Wehen Wiesbaden, replacing Sōichirō Kōzuki at half-time, and providing his first assist nine minutes later in a 1–1 draw. On 16 September he scored his first goal for the club equalising the score to 2–2, and eventually helping his side to a 4–3 home victory against

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Career statistics

Club

Honours

Jong Volendam * Derde Divisie Sunday: 2018–19 Individual *

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Talent of the season:

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* at Schalke 04 * {{DEFAULTSORT:Murkin, Derry 1999 births Living people English men's footballers Footballers from Colchester Men's association football fullbacks Eredivisie players Eerste Divisie players Tweede Divisie players Derde Divisie players 2. Bundesliga players FC Volendam players FC Schalke 04 players English expatriate men's footballers English expatriate sportspeople in the Netherlands Expatriate men's footballers in the Netherlands English expatriate sportspeople in Germany Expatriate men's footballers in Germany