Rhys Philip Elliot Murphy (born 6 November 1990) is a professional footballer who plays as a striker for National League club Dorking Wanderers.

He has played in the English Football League for Brentford, Preston North End, Dagenham & Redbridge, Oldham Athletic, Crawley Town, AFC Wimbledon, Forest Green Rovers and Gillingham.

[7] He won the 2008–09 Premier Academy League with the Arsenal under-18 team, scoring the only goal in the play-off final versus Tottenham Hotspur,[8] and the 2008–09 FA Youth Cup.

[18] On 2 February 2015, Murphy signed for League One club Oldham Athletic on a two-and-a-half-year contract for an undisclosed fee believed to be in the region of £20,000, to accelerate a pre-contract agreement set to activate in the 2015 summer transfer window.

[19][20] Manager Lee Johnson said of the arrival, "I'm really pleased to bring Rhys to the club and he is an exciting prospect for us, I'm looking forward to working with him and he will fit into our style of play seamlessly".

[27] Five days later, Murphy made his Crawley return in a 2–1 home defeat against Stevenage, replacing Enzio Boldewijn with 12 minutes remaining.

[34] Murphy signed for newly relegated National League club Yeovil Town on 26 June 2019 on a two-year contract.

[39][40] Before playing for England, Murphy represented the Republic of Ireland at under-15 level[41] and after an approach from Irish under-21 Head Coach Noel King, he switched his allegiance back to the country of his grandfather.