Career
High School
Murphy spent his high school career playing midfield for Choate Rosemary Hall. Collegiate
Murphy selected the University of Virginia after looks from other top universities such as Wake Forest University, University of North Carolina and University of Notre Dame. He made his collegiate debut on September 3, 2004 against Marshall University in the Virginia Soccer Classic.
He would play six more games during the 2004 season.
During the 2005 season, Murphy would start 13 of the 14 games he appeared in, and scored two goals and had one assist during the 958 minutes he played. Both of his goals came in a victory over University of South Florida in the second round of the National Collegiate Athletic Association Tournament.
Professional
In 2008, Murphy signed with District of Columbia He also started 12 matches for United’s Reserves squad. In 2009, he was signed to VFL Osnabrück in Germany"s 2nd Bundesliga after a two-week trial period.
Over the next year and a half he played most of his competitive matches with VFL World War II In 2011, he was selected as the captain of the Cosmos PDL squad that participated in the 2011-2012 exhibition matches with PDL teams throughout the Northeast United States.
Murphy is one of the longest tenured players on the Cosmos roster. He started and played in 88 minutes in the Paul Scholes Testimonial Match in August 2011 against Manchester United at Old Trafford. On February 13, 2013, Murphy signed with the new New York Cosmos of the NASLand made his debut on October 6, 2013 as a stoppage time substitute in the Cosmos victory over Minnesota United Football Club. He appeared in 4 more games in the inaugural season that culminated in the team winning Soccer Bowl 2013 with a 1-0 victory over the Atlanta Silverbacks on November 9, 2013.
In the 2014 season, Murphy made seven appearances and four starts for the Cosmos as the team clinched a spot in The Championship - the NASL"s four team postseason tournament.
January 2015, Murphy retired as a professional to become the New York Cosmos Head Scout.