During his college years Murphy also played with the Thunder Bay Chill, Reading Rage and Chesapeake Dragons in the USL Premier Development League.
During his time with Chesapeake he occasionally played as a makeshift striker, scoring two goals in a game against West Virginia Chaos.
[1] Having already undertaken trials in Europe with teams such as Slovan Liberec and Skonto Riga, Murphy turned professional in 2007 when he signed with the Richmond Kickers of the USL Second Division.
He has been the Kickers regular reserve goalkeeper since then, acting as backup to first-choice stopper Ronnie Pascale, and has made just eight first team appearances in his four years with the club.
In addition to his playing career, Murphy is the goalkeeper coach for the University of Richmond men's college soccer team.