Mark Murphy (born April 19, 1984 in

Clinton, Maryland Clinton is an unincorporated census-designated place (CDP) in Prince George's County, Maryland, United States. Clinton was formerly known as Surrattsville until after the time of the Civil War. The population of Clinton was 38,760 at the 2020 cen ...

) is an American professional soccer player currently playing for

Crystal Palace Baltimore Crystal Palace Baltimore was an American professional soccer team based in Baltimore, Maryland, US. Founded in 2006, the club was originally named Crystal Palace USA and was affiliated with English side Crystal Palace. The club was a member of t ...

in the

USSF Division 2 Professional League The USSF Division 2 Professional League (D2 Pro League) was a temporary professional soccer league created by the United States Soccer Federation (USSF) for the 2010 season. The twelve-team league was formed as a compromise between the feuding Un ...

Career

Youth and College

Murphy attended

DeMatha Catholic High School DeMatha Catholic High School is a four-year Catholic high school for boys located in Hyattsville, Maryland, United States. Named after John of Matha, DeMatha is under the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Washington and is a member of the Washington ...

Hyattsville, Maryland Hyattsville is a city in Prince George's County, Maryland, United States, and also a close, urban suburb of Washington, D.C. The population was 21,187 at the 2020 United States Census. History Before Europeans reached the area, the upper ...

, being named all-conference WCAC First Team (2001), all-Prince George's County (2000, 2001) and All Metropolitan Area 1st Team by th
Washington Post
He was later named to the All-Decade team by th
Prince George's Gazette
(2001) and played four years of

college soccer College soccer is played by teams composed of soccer players who are enrolled in colleges and universities. It is very prominent in United States, Japan, South Korea, Canada, and as well as in South Africa and the Philippines. The United K ...

at Mount St. Mary's University where he named to the all-NEC second team as a senior in 2006, and finished his career in his school's top five in saves (294), shutouts (11) and minutes played (5081). During his college years Murphy also played with the Thunder Bay Chill,

Reading Rage Reading United AC is an American soccer team based in Reading, Pennsylvania. Founded in 1995, the team plays in USL League Two, the fourth tier of the American Soccer Pyramid. The club plays its home games at Don Thomas Stadium on the campus ...

and

Chesapeake Dragons The Chesapeake Dragons were an American soccer team, founded in 2001. The team was a member of the United Soccer Leagues Premier Development League (PDL), the fourth tier of the American Soccer Pyramid, until 2004, when the team left the league a ...

in the

USL Premier Development League USL League Two (USL2), formerly the Premier Development League (PDL), is a semi-professional developmental soccer league sponsored by United Soccer Leagues in the United States and Canada, forming part of the United States soccer league syst ...

. During his time with Chesapeake he occasionally played as a makeshift striker, scoring two goals in a game against

West Virginia Chaos West Virginia United (formerly West Virginia Chaos and West Virginia Alliance FC) is an American soccer team based in Charleston, West Virginia. Founded in 2003, the team plays in USL League Two, the fourth tier of the American Soccer Pyramid. ...

Professional

Having already undertaken trials in Europe with teams such as Slovan Liberec and Skonto Riga, Murphy turned professional in 2007 when he signed with th
Richmond Kickers
of the

USL Second Division The USL Second Division (commonly referred to as USL-2) was a professional men's soccer league in the United States, operated by United Soccer Leagues (USL). It was at the third tier of soccer in the United States, behind Major League Soccer (t ...

. He has been the Kickers regular reserve goalkeeper since then, acting as backup to first-choice stopper

Ronnie Pascale Ronnie Pascale (born September 5, 1976 in North Salem, New York) is a retired United States, American association football, soccer player. Career Youth and College Pascale played College soccer in the United States, college soccer at Furman Un ...

, and has made just eight first team appearances in his four years with the club. He then went on to sign with Crystal Palace USA in the NASL/USSF Division 2 late in the 201
season
and appeared in 3 games.

Coaching

In addition to his playing career, Murphy is the goalkeeper coach for the

University of Richmond The University of Richmond (UR or U of R) is a private liberal arts college in Richmond, Virginia. It is a primarily undergraduate, residential institution with approximately 4,350 undergraduate and graduate students in five schools: the School ...

men's college soccer team.Murphy Joins Men's Soccer Coaching Staff
His coaching experience includes serving as director of goalkeeping for the Richmond Kickers Youth Soccer Club, serving as a coach and goalkeeper instructor for the Rob Ryerson Professional Soccer Camps, a coach for the Top Flight Goalkeeper Academy and a coach for Sampson Soccer, a non-profit group operating in

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References

External links

Infosport player profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Murphy, Mark 1984 births Living people American men's soccer players Chesapeake Dragons players Reading United AC players Thunder Bay Chill players Richmond Kickers players Crystal Palace Baltimore players USL League Two players USL Second Division players USSF Division 2 Professional League players Soccer players from Maryland Men's association football forwards Men's association football goalkeepers