Sean Murray (field hockey)

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.

Sean Murray
Personal information
Born (1997-05-05) 5 May 1997 [1]
Detroit, United States [2]
Playing position Midfielder
Club information
Current club Leuven
Youth career
201x–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

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]

Tournaments 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
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References
  1. "Lisnagarvey HC – Club Biography". ehlhockey.tv. Retrieved 26 June 2019.
  2. "Sean Murray". www.hockey.ie. Retrieved 21 August 2019.
  3. "Sean Murray – Competitions as an Athlete". tms.fih.ch. Retrieved 21 August 2019.
  4. "Sean Murray". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 21 August 2019.
  5. "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. "Boys' hockey tour to Rotterdam". www.wallacehigh.org. 14 May 2019. Retrieved 21 August 2019.
  8. "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. "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.
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  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. "Ireland Win Hamburg Hockey Masters". www.olympics.ie. 26 June 2017. Retrieved 3 February 2019.
  28. "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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