Players / Josh Murphy
Josh Murphy
Portsmouth

Josh Murphy

Forward · Portsmouth. Explore performance, career and dated market values.

PositionFWD Age31 ClubPortsmouth Market value€2mAlmost Signed estimate · 2026-09-17
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Overview

Player snapshot

ClubPortsmouthChampionship
PositionForwardForward
Date of birth31 years old
NationalityEnglandLondon
National teamNot verifiedCaps not stored
Contract untilNot currently verifiedExpired dates are not shown as current
Market value€2mAlmost Signed estimate · 2026-09-17
AvailabilityCurrent absence reportedInjury
Height173 cm67 kg
Shirt number#23Portsmouth
Performance
Season stats

Championship · 2026

Portsmouth · Midfielder

Appearances20 starts
Minutes442 substitute entries
Rating6.7provider season average
Goals + assists00 goals · 0 assists
Goals / 90—minimum 90-minute sample
Assists / 90—minimum 90-minute sample
Shots—— on target
Passing—9 passes · 2 key
Defensive work—— interceptions · — blocks
Duels won50%4 of 8
Dribble success75%3 of 4
Cards0Y / 0Rdiscipline

Totals come from API-Football. Per-90 rates and percentages are transparent calculations from those totals; unavailable inputs remain blank.

Availability record

Injury and absence history

Provider-reported fixture absences are grouped into episodes; this is not a medical diagnosis.

Current absence reportedInjuryFixture date ·
Last 12 months1groups in recorded history
Last 24 months1groups in recorded history
Last 36 months1groups in recorded history
Provider records8fixture-level reports
Reported episodeRecord datesFixture recordsClub / competitionSource confidence
InjuryOther / unspecifiedFixture date → 8Not equal to matches missedPortsmouthChampionshipAPI-FootballProvider record

Days missed, matches missed and availability percentage appear only when a source supplies start, return and fixture-total data. This feed does not currently support those claims reliably.

Comparable profiles

Players similar to Josh Murphy

Matched from stored role, age, value and season data. Similarity is descriptive, not a transfer recommendation.

Gabriel BarbosaGabriel BarbosaSantos · FWDsame forward role · same forward group · similar age75match /100
Compare season stats2026 · 44 min / 2026 · 1,398 min

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  • Different competitions; performance is not adjusted across leagues.
  • At least 180 minutes per player are required for per-90 comparison.

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Josh Murphy and Gabriel Barbosa — stored season statistics
Context / metricJosh MurphyGabriel Barbosa
Season20262026
CompetitionChampionshipSerie A Brazil
Team in this samplePortsmouthSantos
Minutes441,398
Appearances219
SourceAPI-FootballAPI-Football
GoalsTotal / per 900— per 90110.71 per 90
AssistsTotal / per 900— per 9030.19 per 90
ShotsTotal / per 90—— per 90291.87 per 90
Shots on targetTotal / per 90—— per 90130.84 per 90

— means unavailable. Totals are shown even below 180 minutes; per-90 rates require at least 180. No league-strength adjustment is applied.

DavidDavidVasco DA Gama · FWDsame forward role · same forward group · similar age75match /100
Compare season stats2026 · 44 min / 2026 · 1,007 min

Profile match only: performance is excluded from the similarity score.

  • Different competitions; performance is not adjusted across leagues.
  • At least 180 minutes per player are required for per-90 comparison.

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Josh Murphy and David — stored season statistics
Context / metricJosh MurphyDavid
Season20262026
CompetitionChampionshipSerie A Brazil
Team in this samplePortsmouthVasco DA Gama
Minutes441,007
Appearances222
SourceAPI-FootballAPI-Football
GoalsTotal / per 900— per 9030.27 per 90
AssistsTotal / per 900— per 9020.18 per 90
ShotsTotal / per 90—— per 90131.16 per 90
Shots on targetTotal / per 90—— per 9090.8 per 90

— means unavailable. Totals are shown even below 180 minutes; per-90 rates require at least 180. No league-strength adjustment is applied.

Pedro RochaPedro RochaCoritiba · FWDsame forward role · same forward group · similar age75match /100
Compare season stats2026 · 44 min / 2026 · 2,020 min

Profile match only: performance is excluded from the similarity score.

  • Different competitions; performance is not adjusted across leagues.
  • At least 180 minutes per player are required for per-90 comparison.

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Josh Murphy and Pedro Rocha — stored season statistics
Context / metricJosh MurphyPedro Rocha
Season20262026
CompetitionChampionshipSerie A Brazil
Team in this samplePortsmouthCoritiba
Minutes442,020
Appearances227
SourceAPI-FootballAPI-Football
GoalsTotal / per 900— per 9080.36 per 90
AssistsTotal / per 900— per 9010.04 per 90
ShotsTotal / per 90—— per 90492.18 per 90
Shots on targetTotal / per 90—— per 90241.07 per 90

— means unavailable. Totals are shown even below 180 minutes; per-90 rates require at least 180. No league-strength adjustment is applied.

Jared Presson StroudJared Presson StroudDC United · FWDsame forward role · same forward group · similar age75match /100
Compare season stats2026 · 44 min / 2026 · 493 min

Profile match only: performance is excluded from the similarity score.

  • Different competitions; performance is not adjusted across leagues.
  • At least 180 minutes per player are required for per-90 comparison.

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Josh Murphy and Jared Presson Stroud — stored season statistics
Context / metricJosh MurphyJared Presson Stroud
Season20262026
CompetitionChampionshipMLS
Team in this samplePortsmouthDC United
Minutes44493
Appearances217
SourceAPI-FootballAPI-Football
GoalsTotal / per 900— per 9010.18 per 90
AssistsTotal / per 900— per 9000 per 90
ShotsTotal / per 90—— per 9091.64 per 90
Shots on targetTotal / per 90—— per 9061.1 per 90

— means unavailable. Totals are shown even below 180 minutes; per-90 rates require at least 180. No league-strength adjustment is applied.

RonyRonySantos · FWDsame forward role · same forward group · similar age69match /100
Compare season stats2026 · 44 min / 2026 · 1,248 min

Profile match only: performance is excluded from the similarity score.

  • Different competitions; performance is not adjusted across leagues.
  • At least 180 minutes per player are required for per-90 comparison.

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Josh Murphy and Rony — stored season statistics
Context / metricJosh MurphyRony
Season20262026
CompetitionChampionshipSerie A Brazil
Team in this samplePortsmouthSantos
Minutes441,248
Appearances222
SourceAPI-FootballAPI-Football
GoalsTotal / per 900— per 9010.07 per 90
AssistsTotal / per 900— per 9000 per 90
ShotsTotal / per 90—— per 90201.44 per 90
Shots on targetTotal / per 90—— per 9060.43 per 90

— means unavailable. Totals are shown even below 180 minutes; per-90 rates require at least 180. No league-strength adjustment is applied.

VitinhoVitinhoCorinthians · FWDsame forward role · same forward group · similar age69match /100
Compare season stats2026 · 44 min / 2026 · 357 min

Profile match only: performance is excluded from the similarity score.

  • Different competitions; performance is not adjusted across leagues.
  • At least 180 minutes per player are required for per-90 comparison.

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Josh Murphy and Vitinho — stored season statistics
Context / metricJosh MurphyVitinho
Season20262026
CompetitionChampionshipSerie A Brazil
Team in this samplePortsmouthCorinthians
Minutes44357
Appearances28
SourceAPI-FootballAPI-Football
GoalsTotal / per 900— per 9000 per 90
AssistsTotal / per 900— per 9000 per 90
ShotsTotal / per 90—— per 9061.51 per 90
Shots on targetTotal / per 90—— per 9020.5 per 90

— means unavailable. Totals are shown even below 180 minutes; per-90 rates require at least 180. No league-strength adjustment is applied.

The score compares available profile facts only. Missing stats or value data never receive neutral points.

Career
Career economics

Transfer history

Confirmed provider records only; undisclosed terms are never estimated.

Recorded moves21 loans · 0 free moves
Known feesNo disclosed feesTotals are not converted across currencies
Highest disclosed feeNot suppliedNo verified monetary record

Latest recorded move: Preston → Cardiff · 01 Jul 2022, with terms recorded as Terms not supplied. The player was 27.

Season / dateRouteDeal typeReported termsAge
202201 Jul 2022Preston → CardiffTransferTerms not supplied27
202131 Aug 2021Cardiff → PrestonLoanTerms not supplied26
Career record

Career timeline

Dates retain the source's precision. Fixture and record dates are labelled separately.

Season context2026 season

Portsmouth · Championship

Season label only; no start date is supplied.
Fixture dateInjury

Portsmouth

Fixture dateInjury

Portsmouth

Fixture dateInjury

Portsmouth

Fixture dateInjury

Portsmouth

Fixture dateInjury

Portsmouth

Fixture dateInjury

Portsmouth

Fixture dateInjury

Portsmouth

Fixture dateInjury

Portsmouth

TransferPreston → Cardiff

Provider transfer record

LoanCardiff → Preston

Provider transfer record

ProfileBorn

London, England

Value & contract

Market value

€2m

Almost Signed estimate · 2026-09-17

Market values and estimates are not asking prices or agreed transfer fees.

Contract

A current contract expiry has not been verified. Contract length, options and release clauses are unavailable.

News

Josh Murphy in the news

No published article is linked to this player yet.

Data & updates
Fact provenance

Where this profile data comes from

Confidence describes the stored field and its source, not the player's quality.

IdentityJosh MurphyHighAPI-Football · checked
Current clubPortsmouthHighAPI-Football · checked
CompetitionChampionshipHighAPI-Football · checked
PositionForwardMediumAPI-Football · checked
Season stats2026 seasonHighAPI-Football · checked
Availability8MediumAPI-Football · checked
Transfer history2HighAPI-Football · checked
ContractNot storedNot verifiedSource not stored
Quality record updated: No automated consistency issue is currently recorded.
Profile updates

What changed?

Recorded updates show the previous and new values. Repeated position reports are grouped with their original dates.

0records in the last 24 hours4 updates · 6 retained records
ProfileDetailed position updated

MidfielderForward

API-Football squad and profile sync
3 matching records · show dates

The same position update was recorded repeatedly. Each original timestamp is retained.

ValuationValue record updated

€1.8m€1.7m

Historical source not verifiedSource details were not saved with this update.
ValuationValue record updated

€2.3m€1.8m

Historical source not verifiedSource details were not saved with this update.
ProfileDetailed position updated

ForwardMidfielder

API-Football squad and profile sync