Eamonn Brophy

Eamonn Brophy (born 10 March 1996) is a Scottish professional footballer who plays for Kilmarnock, as a striker. Brophy has previously played for Hamilton Academical, Queen's Park and Dumbarton.

Eamonn Brophy
Personal information
Full name Eamonn Brophy[1]
Date of birth (1996-03-10) 10 March 1996[2]
Place of birth Glasgow, Scotland
Height 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)[3]
Playing position(s) Striker
Club information
Current team
 Kilmarnock
Number 9
Youth career
2003–2011 Celtic
2011–2012 Hibernian
2012–2013 Hamilton Academical
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2017 Hamilton Academical 66 (7)
2014 → Queen's Park (loan) 9 (7)
2015 → Dumbarton (loan) 10 (1)
2017– Kilmarnock 85 (27)
National team‡
2014–2015 Scotland U19 4 (0)
2016–2018 Scotland U21 3 (0)
2019– Scotland 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 23:10, 7 March 2020 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 05:34, 9 June 2019 (UTC)

Club career

Brophy is a product of the Celtic and Hibernian youth systems, but both considered him too short at the time.[4] He turned professional with Hamilton Academical in July 2012.[5] He made his senior debut on 9 April 2013, scoring a goal in the process.[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.[9] He made his debut for the club on 8 March 2014, scoring in a 3–1 defeat against Clyde.[10]

He joined Scottish Championship outfit Dumbarton on loan in September 2015.[11]

On 18 August 2017, Brophy signed for Kilmarnock, on a three-year contract.[12] On the last day of the 2018–19 season, Brophy's 89th-minute penalty saw Kilmarnock beat Rangers 2–1 to seal a place in the 2019–20 UEFA Europa League - the first time the club had qualified for a European competition since the 2001–02 UEFA Cup.[13][14]

International career

Brophy has played for Scotland at under-19 level.[15] He was selected for the under-21 squad for the first time in October 2016, for a friendly match against Slovakia,[16] in which he made his debut as Scotland lost 4–0 on 9 November 2016.[17][18]

He received his first call-up to the Scotland senior national team for UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying fixtures in May 2019.[19] He made his senior debut on 8 June 2019 in a 2–1 victory against Cyprus at Hampden Park.[20]

Career statistics
As of match played 7 March 2020
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Scottish Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Hamilton Academical 2012–13[21] Scottish First Division 1100000011
2013–14[22] Scottish Championship 7010001[lower-alpha 1]090
2014–15[23] Scottish Premiership 1600031—191
2015–16[24] 1441000—154
2016–17[25] 282300000312
Total 667503110758
Queen's Park (loan) 2013–14[22] Scottish League Two 9700000097
Dumbarton (loan) 2015–16[24] Scottish Championship 101000000101
Kilmarnock 2017–18[26] Scottish Premiership 2874100–328
2018–19[27] 29111031–3312
2019–20[28] 28921202[lower-alpha 2]13411
Total 85277251219931
Career total 17041122823119346
  1. Appearance in the Scottish Challenge Cup
  2. Appearances in the UEFA Europa League

References
  1. A Record of Post-war Scottish League Players 1946/47 to 2017/18. 7. John Litster and Scottish Football Historian magazine. 2018.
  2. "Squad Numbers". Hamilton Academical F.C. 9 September 2013. Archived from the original on 11 December 2013. Retrieved 9 September 2013.
  3. Eamonn Brophy at Soccerway. Retrieved 30 May 2019.
  4. {https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/celtic-heartbreak-spurred-on-kilmarnock-13254636
  5. "New Signings". Hamilton Academical F.C. 15 July 2012. Archived from the original on 6 July 2013.
  6. "Accies 5 Airdrie United 0". Hamilton Academical F.C. 9 April 2013. Archived from the original on 6 July 2013.
  7. "Hamilton Academical 5-0 Airdrie Utd". BBC Sport. 9 April 2013.
  8. Andrew McGilvray (11 April 2013). "Five-star show from Hamilton puts Diamonds closer to drop". Hamilton Advertiser.
  9. "Brophy goes out on loan". acciesfc.co.uk. 6 March 2014. Archived from the original on 6 March 2014. Retrieved 6 March 2014.
  10. "Queen's Park 1-3 Clyde". BBC Sport. 8 March 2014. Retrieved 10 March 2014.
  11. "Dumbarton Football Club - LOAN SIGNING: BROPHY JOINS FROM ACCIES". www.dumbartonfootballclub.com.
  12. "Kilmarnock sign Eamonn Brophy and Brad Spencer". BBC Sport. 18 August 2017. Retrieved 18 August 2017.
  13. "Kilmarnock 2-1 Rangers: Steve Clarke's side finish third to qualify for Europe". BBC Sport. 19 May 2019. Retrieved 20 May 2019.
  14. Spiers, Graham (20 May 2019). "Late Eamonn Brophy penalty seals Kilmarnock's place in Europe". The Times. Retrieved 27 August 2019.
  15. "Eamonn Brophy - Scotland - Scottish FA". www.scottishfa.co.uk.
  16. "Scotland Under-21s: Morton winger Jai Quitongo given first call-up". BBC Sport. BBC. 31 October 2016. Retrieved 31 October 2016.
  17. "International friendly: Slovakia U21 4–0 Scotland U21". BBC Sport. 9 November 2016. Retrieved 16 January 2016.
  18. "Eamonn Brophy - Scotland - Scottish FA". www.scottishfa.co.uk.
  19. "Scotland squad: Steve Clarke selects five uncapped players". BBC Sport. 28 May 2019. Retrieved 27 August 2019.
  20. Eamonn Brophy shows qualities which led to Scotland debut cap, The Scotsman, 8 June 2019
  21. "Games played by Eamonn Brophy in 2012/2013". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 14 November 2017.
  22. "Games played by Eamonn Brophy in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 14 November 2017.
  23. "Games played by Eamonn Brophy in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 14 November 2017.
  24. "Games played by Eamonn Brophy in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 14 November 2017.
  25. "Games played by Eamonn Brophy in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 14 November 2017.
  26. "Games played by Eamonn Brophy in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 14 November 2017.
  27. "Games played by Eamonn Brophy in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 12 July 2019.
  28. "Games played by Eamonn Brophy in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 12 July 2019.
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