Dylan Murnane (born 18 January 1995) is an Australian

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player who plays as a

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Club career

In 2012, Murnane was a member of the

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side that won promotion to the

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and reached the final of the State Knockout Cup, before he was recruited by the Melbourne Victory Youth team. Murnane Victory Training May 2015

After initially joining the club as member of the youth team in late 2012, Murnane made his professional debut with home town giants

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against

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in a 1–1 draw at

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in March 2013. He made his home debut and second appearance in a 2–3 loss against

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. During the 2013/14 season he signed a contract extension with Victory that would take him through to the end of the 2015/16 season. Murnane was released by Melbourne Victory on 28 May 2016. On 13 September 2016 he signed a contract with the Norwegian club Kongsvinger IL Toppfotball. In December 2017, Murnane signed for Finnish Veikkausliiga side

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on a 2-year-contract with option for a third season. In August 2021, Murnane returned to Australia, joining

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club Newcastle Jets.

International career

In August 2013, Murnane was called up to the

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squad for the L'Alcúdia International Football Tournament alongside Victory team-mates Christopher Cristaldo and Luke Radonich. In 2014, he was named in the squad for the

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although he did not make any appearances at the tournament as Australia was knocked out at the group stage.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Murnane, Dylan 1995 births Living people Soccer players from Melbourne Australian people of Italian descent Australian men's soccer players Men's association football defenders A-League Men players Melbourne Victory FC players Port Melbourne SC players Australian expatriate men's soccer players Expatriate men's footballers in Norway Australian expatriate sportspeople in Norway Kongsvinger IL Toppfotball players Norwegian First Division players Expatriate men's footballers in Finland Australian expatriate sportspeople in Finland IFK Mariehamn players Helsingin Jalkapalloklubi players Veikkausliiga players Newcastle Jets FC players