Sean Murray (field hockey)

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Sean Murray
Personal information
Born (1997-05-05) 5 May 1997 (age 24) [1]
Detroit, United States[2]
Playing position Midfielder
Club information
Current club Leuven
Youth career
2008–2015 Wallace High School
2014 → Ulster U18
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2018 Lisnagarvey
2018–2020 Rotterdam
2020–present Leuven
National team
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–present Ireland 78 [3]
Last updated on: 2 July 2020

Sean Murray (born 5 May 1997)[1] is an Irish field hockey player who plays as a midfielder for Belgian club Leuven and the Irish national team.

He represented Ireland at the 2018 Men's Hockey World Cup. At club level, he was a member of the Lisnagarvey team that won the 2015–16 Men's Irish Hockey League title.

Early years, family and education[]

Murray was educated at Friends' School, Lisburn and Wallace High School and at Queen's University Belfast, where he gained a maths degree.[2][4][5][6][7] His father, Mark Murray, is involved with Lisnagarvey Hockey Club in various roles including as a coach, and his older siblings, Laura and Stephen, are also field hockey players.[5][8]

Domestic teams[]

Wallace High School[]

In 2013–14 Murray was a member of the Wallace High School team that won a McCullough Cup/Burney Cup double. Murray scored in both finals.[9][10] He also played for Wallace High School in the 2014 All Ireland Schoolboys Hockey Championship final, when they lost 3–1 to St. Andrew's College.[11] He also played in the 2014–15 McCullough Cup final.[12] He captained Wallace High School when they retained the Burney Cup in 2014–15.[5][13][14] While playing for Wallace High School, Murray also represented Ulster U18 at inter-provincial level.[15]

Lisnagarvey[]

During the 2014–15 season, Murray became an established member of the Lisnagarvey first team.[15][16] In 2015–16, along with Jonathan Bell, Michael Watt and Paul Gleghorne, Murray was a member of the Lisnagarvey team that won the Men's Irish Hockey League and the EY Champions Trophy.[17][18] Murray and Lisnagarvey also reached the final of the Irish Senior Cup but lost to Monkstown after a penalty shoot-out.[19][20][21] Murray also played and scored for Lisnagarvey in the 2016–17 Euro Hockey League.[5][22]

HC Rotterdam and Leuven[]

In 2018 Murray began playing for HC Rotterdam in the Dutch Hoofdklasse.[7][23] After two seasons he left Rotterdam for Leuven in Belgium.[24]

Ireland international[]

Murray made his senior debut for Ireland in October 2015 in a 2–2 draw with Argentina.[2][5][25] He has previously represented Ireland at under-18 and under-21 levels.[3][8][26] In March 2017 Murray helped Ireland win a 2016–17 Men's FIH Hockey World League Round 2 tournament.[5] In June 2017 Murray was also a member of the Ireland team that won the Hamburg Masters, defeating Germany 4–2 in the final.[27][28]

hideTournaments Place
2016–17 Men's FIH Hockey World League Round 2[5] 1st
2017 Hamburg Masters [27][28] 1st
2016–17 Men's FIH Hockey World League Semifinals[29][30] 5th
2017 Men's EuroHockey Nations Championship[31][32][33] 6th
2018 Sultan Azlan Shah Cup[34] 6th
2018 Men's Four Nations Cup[35] 4th
2018 Men's Hockey World Cup[36] 14th
2018–19 Men's FIH Series Finals[37][38][39] 2nd
2019 Men's EuroHockey Nations Championship[40] 8th

Source:[3]

Honours[]

Ireland
Lisnagarvey
Wallace High School

References[]

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  2. ^ Jump up to: a b c "Sean Murray". www.hockey.ie. Retrieved 21 August 2019.
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b c "Sean Murray – Competitions as an Athlete". tms.fih.ch. Retrieved 21 August 2019.
  4. ^ "Sean Murray". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 21 August 2019.
  5. ^ Jump up to: a b c d e f g "Get To Know The Green Machine". www.hockey.ie. 26 November 2018. Retrieved 11 December 2018.
  6. ^ "Day of hockey celebration at the Wallace High School". www.wallacehigh.org. 27 June 2018. Retrieved 21 August 2019.
  7. ^ Jump up to: a b "Boys' hockey tour to Rotterdam". www.wallacehigh.org. 14 May 2019. Retrieved 21 August 2019.
  8. ^ Jump up to: a b "Father and daughter combination out to prove underdogs Lisnagarvey have bite". www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk. 21 January 2015. Retrieved 21 August 2019.
  9. ^ "Wallace beat rivals in schools hockey final". www.bbc.co.uk. 11 December 2013. Retrieved 12 December 2013.
  10. ^ "Wallace beat Banbridge Academy in Burney Cup decider". www.bbc.co.uk. 26 March 2014. Retrieved 23 August 2019.
  11. ^ "Andrew's join illustrious company with third successive All-Ireland Schoolboys victory". www.hookhockey.com. 24 October 2014. Retrieved 24 October 2014.
  12. ^ "Luke who's Banbridge Academy hero in McCullough Cup showdown". www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk. 11 December 2014. Retrieved 10 February 2016.
  13. ^ "Burney Cup: Ryan Getty finishes his Wallace career on High". www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk. 26 March 2015. Retrieved 10 February 2016.
  14. ^ "Wallace Retain Burney Cup". www.wallacehigh.org. 17 April 2015. Retrieved 21 August 2019.
  15. ^ Jump up to: a b "Sean Murray hopes to get the thumbs up". www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk. 19 November 2014. Retrieved 21 August 2019.
  16. ^ "Sean Murray loss is massive blow to Lisnagarvey". www.newsletter.co.uk. 31 October 2014. Retrieved 23 August 2019.
  17. ^ "Lisnagarvey defeat Banbridge to lift inaugural Champions Trophy". www.newsletter.co.uk. 1 May 2016. Retrieved 28 November 2018.
  18. ^ "Reception held to honour champions Lisnagarvey HC". www.lisburntoday.co.uk. 23 June 2016. Retrieved 30 May 2019.
  19. ^ "Lisnagarvey v Monkstown - Irish Senior Men's Cup Final Photos". www.sportsfile.com. 20 March 2016. Retrieved 28 June 2019.
  20. ^ "Lisnagarvey fall to Monkstown in Irish Senior Cup final". www.newsletter.co.uk. 21 March 2016. Retrieved 22 March 2016.
  21. ^ "Jonny Bruton helps Monkstown snatch Irish Senior Clup glory". www.irishtimes.com. 20 March 2016. Retrieved 22 March 2016.
  22. ^ "European Hockey League: Lisnagarvey lose 4-1 to Atletic Terrassa". www.bbc.co.uk. 15 April 2017. Retrieved 25 January 2019.
  23. ^ "Murray and Ingram get big moves to Rotterdam". www.hookhockey.com. 5 July 2018. Retrieved 21 August 2019.
  24. ^ "Transferts : deux nouveaux joueurs et un T2 à Leuven". okey.lalibre.be (in French). 30 June 2020. Retrieved 2 July 2020.
  25. ^ "Fresh-faced Ireland land Argentina draw". www.hookhockey.com. 18 October 2015. Retrieved 23 August 2019.
  26. ^ "Smyth names Irish Under-18 boys panel for Euros". www.hookhockey.com. 11 May 2015. Retrieved 23 August 2019.
  27. ^ Jump up to: a b "Ireland Win Hamburg Hockey Masters". www.olympics.ie. 26 June 2017. Retrieved 3 February 2019.
  28. ^ Jump up to: a b "Ireland stun Germany with four-goal comeback". www.independent.ie. 26 June 2017. Retrieved 3 February 2019.
  29. ^ "Hockey World League: John Jackson and Alan Sothern in Ireland squad". www.bbc.co.uk. 27 June 2017. Retrieved 13 August 2019.
  30. ^ "Sothern clinches World Cup spot". www.independent.ie. 24 July 2017. Retrieved 29 January 2019.
  31. ^ "European Men's Championships: Ireland squad shows six changes from World League 3". www.bbc.co.uk. 8 August 2017. Retrieved 2 February 2019.
  32. ^ "Murray magic for Ireland against Germany;England in cruise control against Poland". eurohockey.org. 20 August 2017. Retrieved 21 August 2019.
  33. ^ "Murray magic earns Ireland impressive draw with Germany". www.rte.ie. 20 August 2017.
  34. ^ "Ireland feel the heat at Sultan Azlan Shah opener". www.hookhockey.com. 3 March 2018. Retrieved 8 July 2019.
  35. ^ "Alexander Cox to coach Ireland in World Cup". www.irishtimes.com. 23 July 2018. Retrieved 2 February 2019.
  36. ^ "Ireland edged out by world champions Australia in India". www.rte.ie. 30 November 2018. Retrieved 29 May 2019.
  37. ^ "Magee magic fires Green Machine to opening victory". www.hookhockey.com. 15 June 2019. Retrieved 8 July 2019.
  38. ^ "Green Machine beat Korea for first time in ranking tie to land Olympic qualifier date". www.hookhockey.com. 22 June 2019. Retrieved 8 July 2019.
  39. ^ "Ireland finish runners-up to France having secured qualifier spot". www.rte.ie. 23 June 2019. Retrieved 21 August 2019.
  40. ^ "Ireland relegated from European hockey's top tier after 10 year stay". www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk. 24 August 2019. Retrieved 25 August 2019.
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