Sean Murray (field hockey)


Sean Murray is an Irish field hockey player who plays as a midfielder for Belgian club Leuven and the Irish national team.
He represented Ireland at the 2018 Men's Hockey World Cup. At club level, he was a member of the Lisnagarvey team that won the 2015–16 Men's Irish Hockey League title.

Early years, family and education

Murray was educated at Friends' School, Lisburn and Wallace High School and at Queen's University Belfast, where he gained a maths degree. His father, Mark Murray, is involved with Lisnagarvey Hockey Club in various roles including as a coach, and his older siblings, Laura and Stephen, are also field hockey players.

Domestic teams

Wallace High School

In 2013–14 Murray was a member of the Wallace High School team that won a McCullough Cup/Burney Cup double. Murray scored in both finals. He also played for Wallace High School in the 2014 All Ireland Schoolboys Hockey Championship final, when they lost 3–1 to St. Andrew's College. He also played in the 2014–15 McCullough Cup final. He captained Wallace High School when they retained the Burney Cup in 2014–15. While playing for Wallace High School, Murray also represented
Ulster U18 at inter-provincial level.

Lisnagarvey

During the 2014–15 season, Murray became an established member of the Lisnagarvey first team. In 2015–16, along with Jonathan Bell, Michael Watt and Paul Gleghorne, Murray was a member of the Lisnagarvey team that won the Men's Irish Hockey League and the EY Champions Trophy. Murray and Lisnagarvey also reached the final of the Irish Senior Cup but lost to Monkstown after a penalty shoot-out. Murray also played and scored for Lisnagarvey in the 2016–17 Euro Hockey League.

HC Rotterdam and Leuven

In 2018 Murray began playing for HC Rotterdam in the Dutch Hoofdklasse. After two seasons he left Rotterdam for Leuven in Belgium.

Ireland international

Murray made his senior debut for Ireland in October 2015 in a 2–2 draw with Argentina. He has previously represented Ireland at under-18 and under-21 levels. In March 2017 Murray helped Ireland win a 2016–17 Men's FIH Hockey World League Round 2 tournament. In June 2017 Murray was also a member of the Ireland team that won the Hamburg Masters, defeating Germany 4–2 in the final.
TournamentsPlace
2016–17 Men's FIH Hockey World League Round 21st
2017 Hamburg Masters1st
2016–17 Men's FIH Hockey World League Semifinals5th
2017 Men's EuroHockey Nations Championship6th
2018 Sultan Azlan Shah Cup6th
2018 Men's Four Nations Cup4th
2018 Men's Hockey World Cup14th
2018–19 Men's FIH Series Finals2nd
2019 Men's EuroHockey Nations Championship8th

Honours

;Ireland
;Lisnagarvey
;Wallace High School