Eamonn Brophy (born 10 March 1996) is a Scottish professional footballer who plays as a striker for Scottish Premiership club Ross County.
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Eamonn Brophy[1] | ||
Date of birth | [2] | 10 March 1996||
Place of birth | Glasgow, Scotland | ||
Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)[3] | ||
Position(s) | Striker | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Ross County | ||
Number | 27 | ||
Youth career | |||
2003–2011 | Celtic | ||
2011–2012 | Hibernian | ||
2012–2013 | Hamilton Academical | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2013–2017 | Hamilton Academical | 66 | (7) |
2014 | → Queen's Park (loan) | 9 | (7) |
2015 | → Dumbarton (loan) | 10 | (1) |
2017–2021 | Kilmarnock | 100 | (29) |
2021 | → St Mirren (loan) | 6 | (0) |
2021–2023 | St Mirren | 43 | (7) |
2023 | → Ross County (loan) | 8 | (3) |
2023– | Ross County | 34 | (3) |
International career‡ | |||
2014–2015 | Scotland U19 | 4 | (0) |
2016–2018 | Scotland U21 | 3 | (0) |
2019– | Scotland | 1 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:00, 21 December 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 05:34, 9 June 2019 (UTC) |
Brophy has previously played for Celtic, Hibernian, Hamilton Academical, Queen's Park, Dumbarton, Kilmarnock and St Mirren, and made his senior international debut for Scotland in 2019.
Club career
editBrophy is a product of the Celtic and Hibernian youth systems, but both considered him too short at the time.[4] He turned professional with Hamilton Academical in July 2012.[5] He made his senior debut on 9 April 2013, scoring a goal in the process.[6][7][8]
On 6 March 2014, Brophy signed for Scottish League Two club Queen's Park on loan until the end of the 2013–14 season.[9] He made his debut for the club on 8 March 2014, scoring in a 3–1 defeat against Clyde.[10]
He joined Scottish Championship outfit Dumbarton on loan in September 2015.[11]
On 18 August 2017, Brophy signed for Kilmarnock, on a three-year contract.[12] On the last day of the 2018–19 season, Brophy's 89th-minute penalty saw Kilmarnock beat Rangers 2–1 to seal a place in the 2019–20 UEFA Europa League – the first time the club had qualified for a European competition since the 2001–02 UEFA Cup.[13][14]
Brophy signed a pre-contract agreement with St Mirren in January 2021 to transfer in the summer, although St Mirren were hoping to sign him that month instead.[15][16][17] Kilmarnock manager Alex Dyer said that he "probably" wouldn't select Brophy again, as the player wanted to leave the club.[18] Brophy was loaned to St Mirren for the rest of the 2020–21 season, filling the period before his permanent move.[19]
In January 2023, he moved on loan to Ross County for the remainder of the season.[20] The transfer was made permanent in June 2023.[21]
International career
editBrophy has played for Scotland at under-19 level.[22] He was selected for the under-21 squad for the first time in October 2016, for a friendly match against Slovakia,[23] in which he made his debut as Scotland lost 4–0 on 9 November 2016.[24][25]
He received his first call-up to the Scotland senior national team for UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying fixtures in May 2019.[26] He made his senior debut on 8 June 2019 in a 2–1 victory against Cyprus at Hampden Park.[27]
Career statistics
edit- As of 21 December 2024
Club | Season | League | Scottish Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Hamilton Academical | 2012–13[28] | Scottish First Division | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
2013–14[29] | Scottish Championship | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 9 | 0 | |
2014–15[30] | Scottish Premiership | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | — | 19 | 1 | ||
2015–16[31] | 14 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 15 | 4 | |||
2016–17[32] | 28 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 2 | ||
Total | 66 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 75 | 8 | ||
Queen's Park (loan) | 2013–14[29] | Scottish League Two | 9 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 7 |
Dumbarton (loan) | 2015–16[31] | Scottish Championship | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 |
Kilmarnock | 2017–18[33] | Scottish Premiership | 28 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | 32 | 8 | |
2018–19[34] | 29 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | – | 33 | 12 | |||
2019–20[35] | 28 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2[b] | 1 | 34 | 11 | ||
2020–21[36] | 15 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 3 | ||
Total | 100 | 29 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 116 | 34 | ||
St Mirren (loan) | 2020–21[36] | Scottish Premiership | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 8 | 0 | |
St Mirren | 2021–22[37] | Scottish Premiership | 31 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | — | 36 | 8 | |
2022–23[38] | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 14 | 0 | |||
Total | 43 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 8 | ||
Ross County (loan) | 2022–23[38] | Scottish Premiership | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 8 | 3 | |
Ross County | 2023–24[39] | Scottish Premiership | 25 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | 28 | 4 | |
2024–25[40] | Scottish Premiership | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | — | 14 | 1 | ||
Total | 34 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 5 | ||
Career total | 276 | 56 | 16 | 3 | 23 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 318 | 65 |
- ^ Appearance in the Scottish Challenge Cup.
- ^ Appearances in the UEFA Europa League.
References
edit- ^ A Record of Post-war Scottish League Players 1946/47 to 2017/18. 7. John Litster and Scottish Football Historian magazine. 2018.
- ^ "Squad Numbers". Hamilton Academical F.C. 9 September 2013. Archived from the original on 11 December 2013. Retrieved 9 September 2013.
- ^ Eamonn Brophy at Soccerway. Retrieved 30 May 2019.
- ^ "'Celts exit fuelled me' Eamonn Brophy defying doubters who said he was too small". 16 September 2018.
- ^ "New Signings". Hamilton Academical F.C. 15 July 2012. Archived from the original on 6 July 2013.
- ^ "Accies 5 Airdrie United 0". Hamilton Academical F.C. 9 April 2013. Archived from the original on 6 July 2013.
- ^ "Hamilton Academical 5–0 Airdrie Utd". BBC Sport. 9 April 2013.
- ^ Andrew McGilvray (11 April 2013). "Five-star show from Hamilton puts Diamonds closer to drop". Hamilton Advertiser.
- ^ "Brophy goes out on loan". acciesfc.co.uk. 6 March 2014. Archived from the original on 6 March 2014. Retrieved 6 March 2014.
- ^ "Queen's Park 1–3 Clyde". BBC Sport. 8 March 2014. Retrieved 10 March 2014.
- ^ "Dumbarton Football Club – LOAN SIGNING: BROPHY JOINS FROM ACCIES". www.dumbartonfootballclub.com.
- ^ "Kilmarnock sign Eamonn Brophy and Brad Spencer". BBC Sport. 18 August 2017. Retrieved 18 August 2017.
- ^ "Kilmarnock 2–1 Rangers: Steve Clarke's side finish third to qualify for Europe". BBC Sport. 19 May 2019. Retrieved 20 May 2019.
- ^ Spiers, Graham (20 May 2019). "Late Eamonn Brophy penalty seals Kilmarnock's place in Europe". The Times. Retrieved 27 August 2019.
- ^ "St Mirren delighted to confirm signing of Eamonn Brophy on pre-contract". www.stmirren.com.
- ^ "St Mirren confirm Eamonn Brophy capture as Jim Goodwin hails Saints-bound striker". 6 January 2021.
- ^ "St Mirren aiming to sign Eamonn Brophy in January window". STV News. 5 January 2021. Retrieved 5 January 2021.
- ^ "Eamonn Brophy: Striker played last game for Kilmarnock, says Alex Dyer". BBC Sport. 7 January 2021. Retrieved 8 January 2021.
- ^ "St Mirren sign Kilmarnock's Eamonn Brophy on loan after securing Collin Quaner". BBC Sport. 8 January 2021. Retrieved 8 January 2021.
- ^ "Brophy switches to County from St Mirren on loan" – via www.bbc.co.uk.
- ^ "St Mirren sell Brophy to County and sign Nahmani" – via www.bbc.co.uk.
- ^ "Eamonn Brophy – Scotland – Scottish FA". www.scottishfa.co.uk.
- ^ "Scotland Under-21s: Morton winger Jai Quitongo given first call-up". BBC Sport. BBC. 31 October 2016. Retrieved 31 October 2016.
- ^ "International friendly: Slovakia U21 4–0 Scotland U21". BBC Sport. 9 November 2016. Retrieved 16 January 2016.
- ^ "Eamonn Brophy – Scotland – Scottish FA". www.scottishfa.co.uk.
- ^ "Scotland squad: Steve Clarke selects five uncapped players". BBC Sport. 28 May 2019. Retrieved 27 August 2019.
- ^ Eamonn Brophy shows qualities which led to Scotland debut cap, The Scotsman, 8 June 2019
- ^ "Games played by Eamonn Brophy in 2012/2013". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 14 November 2017.
- ^ a b "Games played by Eamonn Brophy in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 14 November 2017.
- ^ "Games played by Eamonn Brophy in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 14 November 2017.
- ^ a b "Games played by Eamonn Brophy in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 14 November 2017.
- ^ "Games played by Eamonn Brophy in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 14 November 2017.
- ^ "Games played by Eamonn Brophy in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 14 November 2017.
- ^ "Games played by Eamonn Brophy in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 12 July 2019.
- ^ "Games played by Eamonn Brophy in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 12 July 2019.
- ^ a b "Games played by Eamonn Brophy in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 August 2020.
- ^ "Games played by Eamonn Brophy in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 22 June 2021.
- ^ a b "Games played by Eamonn Brophy in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 19 July 2022.
- ^ "Games played by Eamonn Brophy in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 22 December 2023.
- ^ "Games played by Eamonn Brophy in 2024/2025". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 15 July 2024.