Derry Murkin

Derry John Murkin (born 27 July 1999) is an English professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Eredivisie club FC Volendam.

Derry Murkin
Personal information
Full name Derry John Murkin
Date of birth (1999-07-27) 27 July 1999
Place of birth Colchester, England
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Position(s) Left-back, winger
Team information
Current team
 Volendam
Number 5
Youth career
ZVV Zaandijk
KFC Koog aan de Zaan
VPV Purmersteijn
Fortuna Wormerveer
2015–2019 Volendam
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2020 Jong Volendam 42 (23)
2019– Volendam 72 (9)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14:28, 18 December 2022 (UTC)

Career

Having scored 15 goals in all competitions for Jong Volendam who compete in the Derde Divisie,[2] Murkin made his first team debut for Volendam on 18 January 2019 as a substitute in a 3–1 loss to FC Eindhoven in the Eerste Divisie.[3]

Murkin made his breakthrough in the 2020–21 season, as he was repositioned as a left-back under head coach Wim Jonk. He made six goals and provided seven assists in 32 total appearances that season, and his performances earned him the award of FC Volendam Talent of the Season.[4]

Personal life

Murkin was born in Colchester before his mother's job saw his family relocate to the Netherlands at the age of four.[5]

Career statistics

Club
As of match played 12 November 2022[6][1]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Jong FC Volendam 2017–18 Derde Divisie 40—2[lower-alpha 1]161
2018–19 Derde Divisie 3421—003421
2019–20 Tweede Divisie 22—0022
2021–22 Tweede Divisie 20—0022
Total 4923—215124
Volendam 2018–19 Eerste Divisie 5000—50
2019–20 Eerste Divisie 20310—213
2020–21 Eerste Divisie 306101[lower-alpha 1]0326
2021–22 Eerste Divisie 4000—40
2022–23 Eredivisie 1301000140
Total 7293010769
Career total 12132303112633
  1. Appearances in Promotion play-offs

Honours

Individual

References
  1. Derry Murkin at WorldFootball.net
  2. "Topscorers Jong FC Volendam". fcvolendam.nl. Retrieved 23 April 2019.
  3. "VOLENDAM VS. EINDHOVEN 1 - 3". uk.soccerway.com. 18 January 2018. Retrieved 23 April 2019.
  4. "Speler & talent van het seizoen: Micky van de Ven & Derry John Murkin in de prijzen". FC Volendam (in Dutch). 20 May 2021. Archived from the original on 31 August 2021. Retrieved 18 December 2022.
  5. "Derry Murkin: The U19 Eredivisie star looking for a break in the first team". englishplayersabroad.com. 4 July 2018. Retrieved 23 April 2019.
  6. Derry Murkin at Soccerway. Retrieved 15 April 2019.


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