# Eoghan Murphy (Erin's Own hurler)

Eoghan Murphy (born 20 July 1987) is an Irish hurler who plays for Cork Senior Championship club Erin's Own. As of 2019, he plays as a full-forward. Murphy, along with his brother Kieran, is a former member of the Cork senior hurling team.

## Playing career
### University College Cork

As a student at University College Cork Murphy was selected for the college's senior hurling team on a number of occasions. On 7 March 2009, he was an unused substitute when UCC defeated the University of Limerick by 2-17 to 0-14 to win the Fitzgibbon Cup.

### Erin's Own

Murphy joined the Erin's Own club at a young age and played in all grades at juvenile and underage levels, winning back-to-back Cork Under-21 Championship in 2004 and 2005. He made his first appearance for the club's senior team on 8 July 2005 in a 4-17 to 2-15 defeat of Imokilly.
On 22 October 2006, Murphy scored 1-10 from left corner-forward when Erin's Own defeated Cloyne by 2-19 to 3-14 in the final of the Cork Senior Championship. His tally of 1-31 placed him as the second-highest scorer in that year's championship.
On 14 October 2007, Murphy won a second Cork Senior Championship medal after Erin's Own 1-11 to 1-07 defeat of Newrownshandrum in the final. He scored five points from frees in the game.

### Cork
#### Minor and under-21

Murphy was sixteen-years-old when he first played for Cork as a member of the minor team on 27 June 2004. He scored 1-01 after being introduced as a substitute in Cork's 2-12 to 3-08 defeat of Tipperary to win the Munster Championship.
On 26 June 2005, Murphy won a second Munster Championship medal after a 2-18 to 1-12 defeat of Limerick in the final.
Murphy subsequently progressed onto the Cork under-21 team. On 1 August 2008, he won a Munster Championship medal at full-forward after Cork's 1-20 to 0-10 defeat of Waterford in the final.

#### Senior

Murphy made his first appearance for the Cork senior hurling team on 18 February 2007 in a 1-21 to 0-14 National Hurling League defeat of Offaly. He scored from 1-01 during the game. Murphy was later included on Cork's championship panel and made his first appearance on 7 July in a 1-27 to 0-11 defeat of Offaly in the All-Ireland Qualifiers. Murphy's inter-county career ended at the end of the season.

## Career statistics
### Club

    As of match played 3 September 2023.
| Team | Year | Cork | Cork | Munster | Munster | All-Ireland | All-Ireland | Total | Total |
| Team | Year | Apps | Score | Apps | Score | Apps | Score | Apps | Score |
| Erin's Own | 2005-06 | 1 | 0-01 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0-01 |
| Erin's Own | 2006-07 | 5 | 1-31 | 2 | 1-08 | — | — | 7 | 2-39 |
| Erin's Own | 2007-08 | 5 | 0-29 | 1 | 0-04 | — | — | 6 | 0-33 |
| Erin's Own | 2008-09 | 4 | 2-23 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 2-23 |
| Erin's Own | 2009-10 | 4 | 1-26 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 1-26 |
| Erin's Own | 2010-11 | 5 | 1-38 | — | — | — | — | 5 | 1-38 |
| Erin's Own | 2011-12 | 3 | 2-21 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2-21 |
| Erin's Own | 2012-13 | 3 | 1-19 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1-19 |
| Erin's Own | 2013-14 | 3 | 0-21 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 0-21 |
| Erin's Own | 2014-15 | 2 | 0-15 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 0-15 |
| Erin's Own | 2015-16 | 5 | 3-43 | — | — | — | — | 5 | 3-43 |
| Erin's Own | 2016-17 | 7 | 3-63 | — | — | — | — | 7 | 3-63 |
| Erin's Own | 2017-18 | 5 | 2-37 | — | — | — | — | 5 | 2-37 |
| Erin's Own | 2018-19 | 2 | 1-23 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1-23 |
| Erin's Own | 2019-20 | 3 | 2-22 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2-22 |
| Erin's Own | 2020-21 | 5 | 0-33 | — | — | — | — | 5 | 0-33 |
| Erin's Own | 2021-22 | 4 | 1-29 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 1-29 |
| Erin's Own | 2022-23 | 4 | 0-21 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 0-21 |
| Erin's Own | 2023-24 | 3 | 0-27 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 0-27 |
| Total | Total | 73 | 20-522 | 3 | 1-12 | — | — | 76 | 21-534 |

### Inter-county

| Team | Year | National League | National League | National League | Munster | Munster | All-Ireland | All-Ireland | Total | Total |
| Team | Year | Division | Apps | Score | Apps | Score | Apps | Score | Apps | Score |
| Cork | 2007 | Division 1A | 5 | 2-01 | — | — | 2 | 0-01 | 7 | 2-02 |
| Total | Total | Total | 5 | 2-01 | — | — | 2 | 0-01 | 7 | 2-02 |

## Honours
### University College Cork

* Fitzgibbon Cup (1): 2009

### Erin's Own

* Cork Senior Hurling Championship (2): 2006, 2007

### Cork

* Munster Under-21 Hurling Championship (1): 2007
* Munster Minor Hurling Championship (2): 2004, 2005