Signing News – Sean Murphy
Shamrock Rovers announce the signing of 18-year-old defender Seán Murphy from UCD.
Speaking to club media, Stephen Bradley had this to say about our latest signing:
What is the background to Seán signing for Rovers?
“Seán has been on our radar for some time. I saw him play for his school team some time back and kept tabs on him. Also Ronan Finn, during his time with UCD knew Seán quite well from training with him. So he’s one we’ve been really keen on for a while and Ronan has worked really hard to make it happen. Credit to Seán, his family and the agent, for understanding the next stage of his development is with this club and that they see that, as he had a lot of options away also. So I’m really pleased Seán has decided to come here and we’re looking forward to start working with him.”
What is Seán’s usual position and attributes?
“Seán can play as a centre back or left wing back and can play in a lot of positions, he’s very versatile in how he plays the game. He’s a very good footballer and physically very strong and is a really good kid with a really good attitude and a mature head on his shoulders. Seán is naturally left-footed and would be similar to Liam Scales.”
Do you see his immediate plan similar to Luke O’Regan, who we signed but returned to UCD on loan in order to get some game time?
“We will all have that discussion, we have that option and we have seen how well that worked with Luke. He has played regularly with UCD and that’s been great for his development but now he’s back in with us full-time. So we will definitely look if that is an option for Seán”
Seán Murphy Profile:
Seán came through the ranks at Templeogue United before joining UCD at the beginning of this season. He made his LOI debut in February against Finn Harps in February this year.
Seán earned an Ireland under 19 call-up in March and made his international debut for the under 19s, starting in a European Championship qualifier against Scotland which ended 3-3 (Rovers’ goalkeeper Alex Noonan also played in the game).
