Simon Murray

Murray's current-season form is down 52% on last season (Season 52→25), while his Rating eased 24→14. His peak season for form remains 2024/25 (Season 52).

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	G	A	Match	RTG	Season
2026/27	Dundee	1	0	0	6.5	—	—
2025/26	Dundee · 9th	32	7	0	6.44	14	25
2024/25	Dundee · 11th	38	16	3	6.99	24	52
2023/24	Ross County · 3rd	37	14	4	7.03	28	47
2022/23	Ross County · 3rd	14	2	1	6.59	22	8
2022/23	Queen's Park	22	15	0	—	—	—

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year. 9 earlier seasons in the full career.

Scout report

Experienced headCentre-forward

S. Murray is a 34-year-old centre-forward at Dundee, enjoying a standout season — 7 goals and 0 assists in 32 appearances, a Season grade of 25, top 33% of Premiership centre-forwards. On long-term scout potential he's rated 14.4, ranking 216th of 225 in the Premiership. A seasoned veteran, he has been a regular starter (60.4% of available minutes). He brings 0.32 goal contributions per 90 (0.32 goals, 0 assists). Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Murray.

Judged on this season alone, Murray graded 25 — a solid campaign that ranks top 34% of the 30 centre-forwards in the Premiership, on 7 goals and 0 assists in 32 appearances (0.322 involvements per 90).

Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 52 → 25). Over the 4 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2024/25.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 14, 29th of 30 of the 30 centre-forwards in the Premiership. At 34 Murray is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 1.6 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report

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Past his 2024/25 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.

Peak: 2024/25Trending downBreakout: 2023/24Streaky

Current potential29th of 30 centre-forwards · Premiership Current seasonTop 34% centre-forwards · Premiership10th-best centre-forward in the Premiership216th in the Premiership · potential29th-highest potential centre-forward in the Premiership

14.4

Ratingi

29th of 30 centre-forwards

25.1

Seasoni

below regular-starter level

60.4%

Minutes

a regular starter

0.32

Goal contrib / 90

modest end product

Output in context · Dundee finished 9th of 12 · a lower-table side

Goals

Assists

G+A

0.22

Goals / app

7 goals in 32 appearances (0.22 per game), a meaningful share of the load for a lower-table side.

Strengths

Availability. On the pitch for 60.4% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.

Watch points

Age curve. At 34, both level and resale value are on the downslope.
Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

With a Rating of 14.4, Murray carries the 29th-highest potential of the centre-forwards in the Premiership of 30, and he is posting that for a lower-table side (Dundee finished 9th of 12) — individual numbers are harder to earn on a struggling team, so his underlying level likely sits a touch above the ranking. In the final third he profiles as a work-in-progress on end product (0.32 goal contributions per 90). Veteran phase — a short-term, lower-fee proposition as both level and value decline (0.6× and falling).

Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.

Per 90 & availability

Minutes played %60.4%

Available fixtures36 of 38

Goals / 900.322

Assists / 900

Goal contribution / 900.322

Defensive actions / 901.15

Player flow

Goal involvements7

Shot conversion %53.8

Shot accuracy %46.4

Pass accuracy %68

Dribble success %45.5

Cards / 900.184

Foul involvement / 901.84

Season-by-season progression

Rating (potential)Season (form)

Value & potential by age

Market valueRating

Solid = now · dashed = projected

The gold line is market value — an index (not €) blending rating, age and league. It climbs through the early 20s, peaks around ages 23–27 (~5), then tapers with age. At 34, Murray sits on 1.6, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Murray's projected Rating — 14.4 today — recomputed at each age, so it follows the same rise-and-fall as a career matures and declines. Solid = up to today; dashed = projected.

Season statistics

Bars = where he ranks among centre-forwards in the Premiership with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals7

Shots on target13

Shots28

Passing

Assists0

Pass accuracy68%

Possession

Successful dribbles10

Dribble success45.5%

Fouls won13

Defending

Tackles18

Interceptions4

Blocks3

Fouls committed27

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards3

Red cards1

Transfer history

€0.2M total transfer fees · 7 moves

Dundee2024/25 – now

Ross County2022/23 – 2024/25

Queen's Parkuntil 2022/23

Bidvest Wits2018/19 – 2022/23€ 168K

Dundee(on loan)2017/18 – 2018/19

Hibernian2017/18 – 2017/18Free

Arbroath(on loan)2014/15 – 2017/18

Dundee Utd(back from loan)2014/15 – 2014/15

Arbroathuntil 2014/15

About S. Murray

Simon Murray is a 34-year-old centre-forward who plays for Dundee, born on March 15, 1992 in Dundee, standing 182 cm tall. He is from Scotland. Dundee currently sit 9th of 12 in the Premiership.

This season

In the current season, S. Murray has made 32 appearances with 7 goals and 0 assists across 1,957 minutes, averaging a 6.63 match rating over his last 10 rated games, with 3 yellow cards. His season has spanned the Premiership and the League Cup.

When S. Murray plays, Dundee's record this season is 9W-8D-15L — and his match ratings average 6.42 at home against 6.45 on the road.

Recent matches

May 17, 2026: 3-2 win at home vs Aberdeen (13 minutes, 6.5 rating)
May 9, 2026: 3-0 win at home vs Livingston (69 minutes, 6.6 rating)
May 2, 2026: 1-0 win at home vs ST Mirren (76 minutes, 6.3 rating)
April 26, 2026: 0-3 loss away at Dundee Utd (21 minutes, 6.6 rating)
April 11, 2026: 2-2 draw away at Kilmarnock (59 minutes, 1 goal, 7.5 rating)
April 5, 2026: 1-2 loss at home vs Celtic (67 minutes, 1 goal, 6.7 rating)
March 21, 2026: 0-1 loss away at Heart Of Midlothian (18 minutes, 6.3 rating)
March 15, 2026: 2-2 draw at home vs Dundee Utd (68 minutes, 6.3 rating)
March 7, 2026: 2-1 win at home vs Motherwell (63 minutes, 6.3 rating)
February 28, 2026: 3-3 draw at home vs Hibernian (76 minutes, 1 goal, 7.2 rating)

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates S. Murray at 14.4 with a Season form score of 25.1, ranking 216th of 225 centre-forwards in the Premiership. See the full scout report for strengths, watch-points and the market-value outlook.

Availability: S. Murray has missed 2 matches this season through injury.

His honours include 4 career titles — among them the League Two and the Challenge Cup. Full list in the career record.

Career

Across 14 recorded seasons, S. Murray has totalled 306 club appearances with 109 goals and 8 assists for 8 different clubs. His busiest campaign came in 2024/25, with 38 appearances for Dundee.

S. Murray's career has also included time at Ross County, Queen's Park, Bidvest Wits, Hibernian, Arbroath and Dundee Utd.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.

Profile

Season stats

Performance data · by competition

Career

Scout report

Output in context · Dundee finished 9th of 12 · a lower-table side

Strengths

Watch points