Luke Murphy (Gaelic footballer)
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| Native name | Lúc Ó Murchú (Irish) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 2002 (age 23–24) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Occupation | Physiotherapist | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Gaelic Football | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Full-forward | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Luke Murphy (born 2002) is an Irish Gaelic footballer. At club level, he plays with Cullen, divisional side Duhallow and at inter-county level with the Cork senior football team. Murphy usually lines out as a forward.
Career
Murphy played Gaelic football at all levels as a student at Boherbue Comprehensive School. He was part of the school's senior team that won the Munster PPS SDFC title in 2019 after a 7-08 to 2-11 defeat of Colaiste Ghobnatan.[1] Murphy later attended University of Limerick and lined out in the Sigerson Cup.[2]
At club level, Murphy plays with Cullen. He won a Duhallow JAFC title in 2022, after scoring 1-09 and being named man of the match in the 23-point defeat of Kanturk in the final.[3] Murphy has also earned inclusion on the Duhallow team and won a Tadhg Crowley Cup title with the division in 2023.[4]
Murphy first played for Cork at inter-county level as a member of the minor team. He won an All-Ireland MFC medal in 2019, after coming on as a substitute in the 3-20 to 3-14 extra-time defeat of Galway in the final.[5] Murphy joined the senior team during the National League in January 2025.[6]
Career statistics
Club
- As of 7 September 2025.
| Team | Year | Cork JAFC | Munster | All-Ireland | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Score | Apps | Score | Apps | Score | Apps | Score | ||
| Cullen | 2020 | — | — | — | — | ||||
| 2021 | — | — | — | — | |||||
| 2022 | 1 | 0-05 | — | — | 1 | 0-05 | |||
| Total | 1 | 0-05 | — | — | 1 | 0-05 | |||
| Year | Cork PJFC | Munster | All-Ireland | Total | |||||
| Apps | Score | Apps | Score | Apps | Score | Apps | Score | ||
| 2023 | 4 | 1-16 | — | — | 4 | 1-16 | |||
| 2024 | 3 | 0-24 | — | — | 3 | 0-24 | |||
| 2025 | 4 | 2-32 | — | — | 4 | 2-32 | |||
| Total | 11 | 3-72 | — | — | 11 | 3-72 | |||
| Career total | 12 | 3-77 | — | — | 12 | 3-77 | |||
Division
- As of match played 28 September 2025.
| Team | Year | Cork PSHC | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Score | ||
| Duhallow | 2021 | 0 | 0-00 |
| 2022 | 2 | 0-02 | |
| 2023 | 7 | 2-11 | |
| 2024 | 2 | 2-07 | |
| 2025 | 3 | 3-16 | |
| Career total | 14 | 7-36 | |
Inter-county
- As of match played 15 February 2025
| Team | Year | National League | Munster | All-Ireland | Total | |||||
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| Division | Apps | Score | Apps | Score | Apps | Score | Apps | Score | ||
| Cork | 2025 | Division 2 | 0 | 0-00 | 0 | 0-00 | 0 | 0-00 | 0 | 0-00 |
| Total | 0 | 0-00 | 0 | 0-00 | 0 | 0-00 | 0 | 0-00 | ||
Honours
- Boherbue Comprehensive School
- Munster PPS Senior D Football Championship: 2019
- Cullen
- Duhallow
- Cork
References
- ^ Tarrant, John (2 March 2019). "Seven-goal Boherbue Comp storm to Munster Colleges D Football crown". The Corkman. Retrieved 21 February 2025.
- ^ "Electric Ireland Sigerson Cup Q-Finals: UL edge out DCU". Limerick GAA. 31 January 2024. Retrieved 21 February 2025.
- ^ Tarrant, John (11 September 2022). "Cullen crush Kanturk's second team to lift Duhallow JAFC crown". Echo Live. Retrieved 21 February 2025.
- ^ Coleman, John (27 August 2023). "McAuliffe's two goals see Duhallow claim Cork Divisions title". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 1 October 2023.
- ^ "Cork end 19-year minor drought in extra-time thriller". RTÉ Sport. 1 September 2019. Retrieved 12 June 2022.
- ^ "Cork v Westmeath: Key players return to the bench as Rebels name team". Echo Live. 14 February 2025. Retrieved 21 February 2025.