ratings updated 7 Sept 2026
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Season stats
Full career & schedule →Domestic-league season · San Diego.
Also this season
Earlier this season at Colorado Rapids — Leagues Cup: 3 apps, 0g 0a, 225 min
Earlier this season at Colorado Rapids — CONCACAF Champions League: 2 apps, 0g 0a, 180 min
The headline Season rating covers his time at San Diego; availability counts only fixtures while in this squad.
Performance data · by competition
| Competition | Apps | G | A | Min | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Major League Soccerat Colorado Rapids | 1 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 6.7 |
Scout report
I. Murphy is a 26-year-old central defender at San Diego, rated 35.5 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 284th of 525 on scout potential in the Major League Soccer. In his prime years, he has been a rotation option this season (56.8% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 3.52 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Murphy.
Judged on this season alone, Murphy graded 22 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 55th of 127 of the 127 centre-backs in the Major League Soccer, on 2 clean sheets and 3.52 defensive actions per 90.
Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 8 → 22). Over the 5 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2023/24.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 36, 59th of 127 of the 127 centre-backs in the Major League Soccer. At 26 Murphy is in his prime years, and a market index of 6.8 reflects that trajectory.
Below his 2023/24 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.
Output in context · San Diego finished 12th of 15 · a lower-table side
3.52 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — solid defensive volume, with 2 clean sheets across 11 appearances. Doing that for a lower-table side (12th of 15) is harder than the bare numbers suggest: a back line under more pressure has to defend more often and protects fewer leads, so the volume — and any clean sheets — carry real weight.
Strengths
- Defensive volume. 3.52 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — does the unseen work.
Watch points
- Game time. Only 56.8% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
- Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.
Outlook
With a Rating of 35.5, Murphy carries the 59th-highest potential of the centre-backs in the Major League Soccer of 127 — though on just 11 appearances this season, so the standing rests on a small sample. Defensively he reads as solid defensive volume (3.52 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). In the prime window — at or near peak market value, so the next two seasons are the ones to cash in or build around.
Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.
Season statistics
Bars = where he ranks among centre-backs in the Major League Soccer with 600+ minutes this season.
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Transfer news
No transfer news found for this player.
