Oscar Dorley

Oscar Murphy Dorley (born 19 July 1998) is a Liberian professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Slavia Prague and the Liberia national team.

Oscar Dorley

Personal information
Full name	Oscar Murphy Dorley[1]
Date of birth	(1998-07-19) 19 July 1998 (age 26)
Place of birth	Monrovia, Liberia
Height	1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)[1]
Position(s)	Defensive midfielder
Team information
Current team	Slavia Prague
Number	19
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2013–2016	Monrovia Club Breweries
2016–2019	Trakai	43	(11)
2018	→ Slovan Liberec (loan)	23	(1)
2019	Slovan Liberec	18	(1)
2019–	Slavia Prague	128	(7)
2019	→ Slovan Liberec (loan)	11	(1)
International career‡
2015–	Liberia	44	(3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20 December 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 13 November 2024

Life

He was born in Monrovia. He was born Murphy Dorley, but one of his coaches started calling him Oscar because his physique and playing style reminded him of Brazilian footballer Oscar. The name Oscar then became known throughout his native country and became part of his name.^[2]

Club career

Dorley spent his early career with Monrovia Club Breweries and Trakai.^[1][3] In February 2018, he joined Czech team Slovan Liberec on loan for the remainder of the 2017–18 season.^[4] In January 2019, he made the deal permanent, signing a three-and-a-half-year contract.^[5]

On 11 August 2019, Dorley signed for Slavia Prague on a four-year contract from Slovan Liberec, with the midfielder staying on loan at Slovan Liberec until the end of 2019.^[6]

International career

He made his international debut for Liberia on 5 July 2015 in a 1–1 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying draw against Guinea.^[1]

Career statistics

As of match played 10 November 2024 ^[3]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National cup[a]		Europe		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Trakai	2016	A Lyga	13	3	0	0	0	0	—		13	3
	2017		30	8	0	0	6[b]	0	1[c]	0	37	8
	Total		43	11	0	0	6	0	1	0	50	11
Slovan Liberec	2017–18	Czech First League	12	1	1	0	—		—		13	1
	2018–19		25	1	3	0	—		—		28	1
	2019–20		15	1	2	1	—		—		17	2
	Total		52	3	6	1	—		—		58	4
Slavia Prague	2019–20	Czech First League	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	0
	2020–21		26	2	5	0	10[b]	0	—		41	2
	2021–22		23	1	2	0	13[d]	1	—		38	2
	2022–23		25	0	4	0	10[e]	0	—		39	0
	2023–24		31	1	2	0	11[b]	0	—		44	1
	2024–25		12	3	0	0	8[f]	1	—		20	4
	Total		123	7	13	0	52	1	0	0	198	9
Career total			218	21	19	1	58	2	1	0	296	24

1. Includes Czech Cup
2. Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League
3. Appearance(s) in Lithuanian Supercup
4. Two appearances in UEFA Champions League, one appearance in UEFA Europa League, ten appearances in UEFA Conference League
5. Appearance(s) in UEFA Conference League
6. Four appearances and one goal in UEFA Champions League, four appearances in UEFA Europa League

Honors

Slavia Prague

• Czech First League: 2019–20,^[7] 2020–21^[8]

References

1. "Oscar Dorley". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 6 February 2018.
2. "Nejmenuji se Oscar! Dorley překvapil fanoušky Slavie a prozradil, jak přišel k přezdívce, kterou dodnes používá". ruik.cz (in Czech). 21 February 2024. Retrieved 20 December 2024.
3. Oscar Dorley at Soccerway
4. Anthony Kokoi (7 February 2018). "Murphy Oscar Dorley Moves to Czech Republic on Loan". Liberian Observer. Retrieved 11 February 2018.
5. FC Slovan Liberec (24 December 2018). "Oscar stays in Liberec!". Twitter. Retrieved 4 January 2019.
6. "Slavia získala talentovaného Oscara". slavia.cz (in Czech). SK Slavia Prague. 11 August 2019. Retrieved 12 August 2019.
7. "Slavia Prague Clinches Second Consecutive Czech League Title". Prague Morning. 2020. Retrieved 26 June 2020.
8. "Win against Plzeň as Czech champions!". Slavia Prague. 2021. Retrieved 2 May 2021.

External links

• Oscar Dorley at Fortunaliga.cz