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.
[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.
[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.
[24] He was selected for the under-21 squad for the first time in October 2016, for a friendly match against Slovakia,[25] in which he made his debut as Scotland lost 4–0 on 9 November 2016.