Casey Murphy, #1
Pronunciation: “KAY-see MURR-fee”
Position: GK
Height: 6-1
Birthday: 4/25/96
Hometown (Affiliation): Bridgewater Twp., NJ (USA)
College: Rutgers
NWSL Experience: 6th Year
Acquired: via trade with OL Reign prior to 2021 season (Crystal Dunn)
2023: Made 20 starts, collecting nine clean sheets and making 46 saves… named to NWSL Best XI for June.
2023 Challenge Cup: Started three games, collecting two clean sheets and making four saves, while conceding just one goal.
2022: Made 18 starts, collecting six clean sheets and making 58 saves.
2022 Challenge Cup: Did not appear in a game.
2021: Joined the Courage in 2020 offseason following a trade with OL Reign… started 23 games and tied the NWSL single-season clean sheet record with 11… made 96 saves and had a career-high 80.67% save percentage… named to NWSL Best XI for August.
2021 Challenge Cup: Made two starts, collecting one clean sheet and making five saves.
Prior to NC Courage: Played three season for Rutgers, starting a combined 67 games… named Big Ten Goalkeeper of the Year and First Team All-Big Ten as a redshirt junior in 2017… became Rutgers all-time career shutout leader that season… redshirted junior year to play in FIFA Women’s U-20 World Cup, where she started all six matches and made the most saves of any keeper at the tournament… was drafted by Sky Blue FC as the 13th overall pick in the NWSL College Draft, but signed professionally with French club Montpellier after redshirt junior season… played 24 games for the club in all competitions and was selected as the French Division 1 Keeper of the Year… signed with then-Reign FC in May 2019… started 19 games for Reign, collecting six clean sheets and making 73 saves… faced off against the Courage in the 2019 playoffs… played six Challenge Cup and Fall Series games for Reign.
International: Made USWNT debut against Australia on Nov. 27, 2021… has 16 appearances and 12 clean sheets… named to U.S. roster for 2023 World Cup… has also represented U.S. at U-14, U-15, U-18, U-20 and U-23 levels.
