Keiran Zac Murtagh (born 29 October 1988) is a

footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby le ...

who represents

Dartford Dartford is the principal town in the Borough of Dartford, Kent, England. It is located south-east of Central London and is situated adjacent to the London Borough of Bexley to its west. To its north, across the Thames estuary, is Thurrock in ...

and

Antigua and Barbuda Antigua and Barbuda (, ) is a sovereign country in the West Indies. It lies at the juncture of the Caribbean Sea and the Atlantic Ocean in the Leeward Islands part of the Lesser Antilles, at 17°N latitude. The country consists of two maj ...

at international level.

Club career

Murtagh joined

Conference South The National League South, formerly Conference South, is one of the second divisions of the National League in England, immediately below the top division National League. Along with National League North, it is in the second level of the N ...

side

Fisher Athletic Fisher Athletic F.C. were a semi-professional football club from South East London, which last played in the Conference South, which is one of the two leagues that form the sixth tier of the English football league system. The Bermondsey-based ...

in November 2007, in his only season at the London club in a season where he made 21 appearances and scored one goal. He was made Fisher's young player of the year for the 2007–08 season. Murtagh was much sought-after at the end of 2007–08, having impressed many with his performances for Fisher Athletic. Even though he had trials for

Premier League The Premier League (legal name: The Football Association Premier League Limited) is the highest level of the men's English football league system. Contested by 20 clubs, it operates on a system of promotion and relegation with the English Foo ...

and Championship clubs,

Fulham Fulham () is an area of the London Borough of Hammersmith & Fulham in West London, England, southwest of Charing Cross. It lies on the north bank of the River Thames, bordering Hammersmith, Kensington and Chelsea. The area faces Wandsworth ...

and

Nottingham Forest Nottingham Forest Football Club is an association football club based in West Bridgford, Nottinghamshire, England. Nottingham Forest was founded in 1865 and have been playing their home games at the City Ground, on the banks of the River Tren ...

respectively, he signed for League One club

Yeovil Yeovil ( ) is a town and civil parishes in England, civil parish in the district of South Somerset, England. The population of Yeovil at the last census (2011) was 45,784. More recent estimates show a population of 48,564. It is close to Somer ...

. After being tracked he was finally signed on a two-year contract, on 12 June 2008. He made his debut for Yeovil Town as a substitute in the 1–1 home draw against

Walsall Walsall (, or ; locally ) is a market town and administrative centre in the West Midlands (county), West Midlands County, England. Historic counties of England, Historically part of Staffordshire, it is located north-west of Birmingham, east ...

, on 9 August 2008. In his first season with Yeovil he made 26 appearances. Murtagh scored his first goal, with a thirty-yard strike, against

Huddersfield Huddersfield is a market town in the Kirklees district in West Yorkshire, England. It is the administrative centre and largest settlement in the Kirklees district. The town is in the foothills of the Pennines. The River Holme's confluence into ...

in a 2–1 defeat 29 August 2009. He was offered a new contract on 13 May 2010, but rejected it in favour of a move to

Wycombe Wanderers Wycombe Wanderers Football Club is an English professional association football club based in the town of High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire. The team compete in League One, the third tier of the English football league system. They play their home ...

where he signed a one-year contract. On 31 January 2011, Murtagh signed a one-month loan deal with Conference South club

Woking Woking ( ) is a town and borough status in the United Kingdom, borough in northwest Surrey, England, around from central London. It appears in Domesday Book as ''Wochinges'' and its name probably derives from that of a Anglo-Saxon settlement o ...

, subsequently extended for a further month. He was recalled to his parent club on 23 March to provide cover in their midfield. On 10 June 2011, Murtagh signed a two-year deal with

Conference National The National League, known as the Vanarama National League for sponsorship reasons, is the highest level of the National League System and fifth-highest of the overall English football league system. It is the highest league that is semi-profes ...

side Cambridge United. On 29 December 2011, it was announced that Murtagh would join former club

on loan until the end of the season. After leaving Cambridge United, Murtagh spent the 2012–13 season at

Macclesfield Town Macclesfield Town Football Club was an English professional association football, football club based in Macclesfield, Cheshire, that was liquidation, wound-up after a High Court of Justice, High Court ruling on 16 September 2020. Initially kno ...

before moving on to play for League two side

Mansfield Town Mansfield Town Football Club is a professional association football, football club based in the town of Mansfield, Nottinghamshire, England. The team competes in , the fourth tier of the English football league system. Nicknamed 'The Stags', they ...

. However, he was unable to make regular appearance in the starting lineup and midway through the 2013–14 season, came back down to

on loan for a third spell. Once his contract ended at

, Murtagh signed a permanent contract with The Cards for the 2014–15 season. On 9 June 2017, he signed for Boreham Wood on a two-year deal. On 13 June 2021, Murtagh signed for

International career

Murtagh represented the Republic of Ireland U17 side while playing for Charlton Athletic. On 25 November 2010, Murtagh was called up to the

squad for the

2010 Caribbean Championship The 2010 Caribbean Cup (also known as Digicel Caribbean Cup 2010 for sponsorship reasons) was the 2010 edition of the Caribbean Championship, an international football championship for national teams affiliated with the Caribbean Football Unio ...

. He made his debut in the 3–1 defeat against

Jamaica Jamaica (; ) is an island country situated in the Caribbean Sea. Spanning in area, it is the third-largest island of the Greater Antilles and the Caribbean (after Cuba and Hispaniola). Jamaica lies about south of Cuba, and west of His ...

on 27 November.

Career statistics

Club

International

International goals

:''As of match played 7 June 2016. Antigua and Barbuda score listed first, score column indicates score after each Murtagh goal.''

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Murtagh, Keiran 1988 births Living people Footballers from Wapping English sportspeople of Antigua and Barbuda descent Citizens of Antigua and Barbuda through descent English people of Irish descent English footballers Black British sportsmen Antigua and Barbuda footballers Antigua and Barbuda international footballers Association football midfielders Fisher Athletic F.C. players Yeovil Town F.C. players Wycombe Wanderers F.C. players Woking F.C. players Cambridge United F.C. players Macclesfield Town F.C. players English Football League players National League (English football) players Republic of Ireland youth international footballers 2014 Caribbean Cup players Mansfield Town F.C. players Boreham Wood F.C. players Dartford F.C. players