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]
Birth name	Murphy Dorley[2]
Date of birth	(1998-07-19) 19 July 1998 (age 27)
Place of birth	Monrovia, Liberia
Height	1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)[1]
Position	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	153	(8)
2019	→ Slovan Liberec (loan)	11	(1)
International career‡
2015–	Liberia	51	(3)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 1 November 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 13 October 2025

Life

Dorley 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.^[3]

Club career

Dorley spent his early career with Monrovia Club Breweries and Trakai.^[1][4] In February 2018, he joined Czech team Slovan Liberec on loan for the remainder of the 2017–18 season.^[5] In January 2019, he made the deal permanent, signing a three-and-a-half-year contract.^[6]

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.^[7]

International career

Dorley 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

Club

As of match played 1 November 2025^[1]

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 (loan)	2017–18	Czech First League	12	1	1	0	—		—		13	1
	2018–19		11	0	2	0	—		—		13	0
	Total		23	1	3	0	—		—		26	1
Slovan Liberec	2018–19	Czech First League	10	1	2	0	—		—		13	1
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		29	4	1	0	12[f]	1	—		42	5
	2025–26		13	0	0	0	3[g]	0	—		16	0
	Total		153	8	14	0	60	1	0	0	236	10
Slovan Liberec (loan)	2019–20	Czech First League	15	1	2	1	—		—		17	2
Career total			255	22	22	1	65	2	1	0	345	25

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, eight appearances in UEFA Europa League
7. Appearance(s) in UEFA Champions League

International

As of match played 13 October 2025^[1]

Appearances and goals by national team and year

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Liberia	2015	4	0
	2016	2	0
	2017	1	0
	2018	5	0
	2019	6	0
	2021	8	1
	2022	3	0
	2023	7	1
	2024	9	1
	2025	6	0
Total		51	3

Scores and results list Liberia's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Dorley goal.^[1]

List of international goals scored by Oscar Dorley

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	14 June 2021	Chedly Zouiten Stadium, Tunis, Tunisia	Tunisia	1–0	1–0	Friendly
2	14 October 2023	Antoinette Tubman Stadium, Monrovia, Liberia	Libya	2–2	2–3
3	20 March 2024	Marrakesh Stadium, Marrakesh, Morocco	Djibouti	2–0	2–0	2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualification

Honors

Slavia Prague

• Czech First League: 2019–20,^[8] 2020–21^[9]