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Rushian Marcus Amori Hepburn-Murphy (born 28 August 1998) is an English professional footballer who plays as a forward for EFL League One club Crawley Town.
.jpg) Hepburn-Murphy in July 2024 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Rushian Marcus Amari Hepburn-Murphy[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 28 August 1998[2] | ||
| Place of birth | Birmingham, England[2] | ||
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)[3] | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Crawley Town | ||
| Number | 14 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2015 | Aston Villa | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2015–2020 | Aston Villa | 13 | (0) |
| 2019 | → Cambridge United (loan) | 16 | (2) |
| 2019–2020 | → Tranmere Rovers (loan) | 17 | (4) |
| 2020 | → Derby County (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 2020–2022 | Pafos | 23 | (5) |
| 2022–2024 | Swindon Town | 50 | (10) |
| 2024– | Crawley Town | 15 | (3) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2013 | England U16 | 4 | (0) |
| 2015 | England U17 | 2 | (0) |
| 2016 | England U18 | 2 | (0) |
| 2016 | England U19 | 5 | (0) |
| 2018 | England U20 | 2 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13:38, 24 October 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 20:23, 27 March 2018 (UTC) | |||
Hepburn-Murphy is a product of the Aston Villa youth academy.[2] On 14 March 2015, he made his league debut for Aston Villa, coming on as a substitute for the last seven minutes in place of Christian Benteke in the 4–0 away victory at Sunderland.[4] At the age of 16 years and 176 days, he is the second youngest player in the club's history.[2] He is also the youngest player to appear in a match for the club during the Premier League era.[2]
On 11 January 2019, Hepburn-Murphy agreed to join Cambridge United on loan for the remainder of the season.[5]
On 2 August 2019, Hepburn-Murphy joined EFL League One side Tranmere Rovers F.C. on a season-long loan.[6] He made his debut as a 45th-minute substitute in Tranmere's opening day 2–3 loss to Rochdale, picking up a 90th minute red card for violent conduct.[7] On 2 November 2019, Hepburn-Murphy scored his first league goals for Tranmere, and his first ever career hattrick in a 3–1 victory over MK Dons.[8] He returned to Aston Villa earlier than planned on 31 January 2020.[9]
On 31 January 2020, Hepburn-Murphy joined Derby County on loan for the rest of the season.[10]
On 25 June 2020, Hepburn-Murphy's loan at Derby was ended without him making an appearance, as he was released by Aston Villa.[11]
On 15 July 2020, Hepburn-Murphy joined Pafos in the Cypriot First Division.[12] In his first outing for Pafos, Hepburn-Murphy scored 7 goals in a single pre-season friendly game, a 9–0 victory against a Riga FC XI.[13] Hepburn-Murphy made his competitive debut on 22 August 2020, in a 2–2 home draw against Omonia.[14]
On 7 January 2021, Hepburn-Murphy scored his first ever goal in the Cypriot First Division, in a 5–0 victory over Olympiakos Nicosia.[15]
Hepburn-Murphy was released at the end of the 2021–22 Cypriot First Division season, which he had missed the entirety of due to injury.
On 1 September 2022, Hepburn-Murphy returned to England, joining League Two club Swindon Town.[16] He made his Swindon Town debut on 20 September 2022, scoring their only goal in a 3–1 home defeat to Plymouth Argyle in the EFL Trophy.[17] On 2 May 2024, Swindon announced he would be leaving in the summer when his contract expired.[18]
On 28 June 2024, it was announced that Hepburn-Murphy would sign for League One club Crawley Town following the expiry of his Swindon contract.[19] Hepburn-Murphy made his debut for the club in a 2–1 league win at home to Blackpool on 10 August, in which Hepburn-Murphy scored the opening goal.[20]
On 29 November 2013, Hepburn-Murphy made his debut for England under-16s against Scotland,[2][21] making subsequent under-17 appearances against Brazil,[22] the United States,[23] and Portugal.[24]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Aston Villa | 2014–15[4] | Premier League | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ― | 1 | 0 | |
| 2015–16[25] | Premier League | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ― | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2016–17[26] | Championship | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ― | 3 | 0 | ||
| 2017–18[27] | Championship | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
| 2018–19[28] | Championship | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
| 2019–20[29] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2[a] | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| Total | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 0 | ||
| Cambridge United (loan) | 2018–19[28] | League Two | 16 | 2 | ― | ― | ― | 16 | 2 | |||
| Tranmere Rovers (loan) | 2019–20[29] | League One | 17 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[a] | 1 | 22 | 5 |
| Derby County (loan) | 2019–20[29] | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pafos | 2020–21[30] | Cypriot First Division | 23 | 5 | 0 | 0 | ― | ― | 23 | 5 | ||
| 2021–22[30] | Cypriot First Division | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ― | ― | 0 | 0 | |||
| Total | 23 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 5 | ||
| Swindon Town | 2022–23[31] | League Two | 23 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[a] | 1 | 24 | 6 |
| 2023–24[32] | League Two | 27 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 6 | |
| Total | 50 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 52 | 12 | ||
| Crawley Town | 2024–25[33] | League One | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 3 |
| Career total | 130 | 23 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 144 | 27 | ||
Aston Villa U23s
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