Christie Harrison-Murray (, born 3 May 1990) is a

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er who plays as an

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and captains

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in the

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. She has also played for

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, Bristol Academy, and

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in the

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, as well as

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and Glasgow City of the

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. Since making her debut in 2010, Harrison-Murray has won eighty one

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for the Scotland national team.

Club career

While playing for the Scotland under-17s, Harrison-Murray was scouted by Carson–Newman College. Aged 16, she moved to

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on a soccer scholarship and scored six goals for the

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. Harrison-Murray started her club career with Queen's Park, before joining

in 2007. On 13 May 2010, she scored twice in the

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final, as the team won their first trophy with a 4–1 victory over

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. After four years with Celtic, Harrison-Murray signed for Glasgow City on 23 January 2011. She helped the club reach the 2012 Champions League's round of 16. Two years later, Harrison-Murray played in City's round of 16 defeat by Arsenal. She impressed the English club's Scottish manager

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who swooped to sign her in January 2014. Harrison-Murray left Arsenal after the 2014 season as her contract ended. In February 2015, she signed a contract with Bristol Academy, after impressing during a trial period with the club. When Bristol were

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at the end of the

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season, Harrison-Murray was one of several players to depart. Harrison-Murray re-signed with Celtic prior to the start of the

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season and she made her debut in their historic first match at

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against

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on 13 April 2016, scoring the fifth goal in the 5–1 victory. During her second spell with the Glasgow side, she scored three goals as she helped them move into third place in the league table. Harrison-Murray returned to the

with

in July 2016. On 24 July 2016, she made her debut in a 4–0 loss to Chelsea. In the 2016 season, she made 12 appearances in all competitions. She went on to make two appearances in the 2016–17 FA Women's Cup and finish the

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with 3 goals in 9 appearances. She scored 8 goals in 10 games in all competitions at the beginning of the 2017–18 season and was named

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Player of the Month in November 2017. In December 2017, she announced her departure from the club. During the winter break, she re-signed with Glasgow City. On 14 July 2018, Harrison-Murray joined

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on a two-year contract and was given the number 10 shirt. Harrison-Murray left Liverpool at the end of the 2020 WSL season. In the summer of 2020, Harrison-Murray joined

in the FA WSL, and was given the captain's armband and the number 10 shirt. Harrison-Murray now has over 70 and counting appearances in Royal Blue On 25 April 2024, Harrison-Murray was named PFA Community Champion.

International career

In 2009, Harrison-Murray began attending the

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National Performance Centre at the

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. After captaining the under-19 team, including at the

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, she made her

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debut in a 3–0 loss to

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at the

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on 1 March 2010. Her first goal for the senior side came on 5 April 2012, coming off the bench to score the winner in a 2–1 victory against the

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in the 2013 UEFA Euro qualifiers. Harrison-Murphy was part of the squad that was called up to the

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. Harrison-Murphy was part of the squad that was called up to the

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. Harrison-Murray has 80 senior caps, most notably being named in both the Women's Euros squad in 2017 and Women's World Cup Squad 2019. Coming off the bench in the last warm up match before the 2017 tournament to score the winner against

. Christie was named in the starting 11 in Scotlands first ever World Cup game against

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Personal life

In the summer of 2023, ahead of the

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season, Harrison-Murray married Meghan Harrison-Murray and changed her surname.

Career statistics

International appearances

International goals

:''Scores and results list Scotland's goal tally first.''

Honours

Club

;Celtic *

: 2010 ;Glasgow City *

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: 2012, 2013 *

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Individual

Player of the Month: November 2017

References

External links

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Christie Murray
at Glasgow City {{DEFAULTSORT:Harrison-Murray, Christie 1990 births Living people Scottish women's footballers Scotland women's international footballers Glasgow City F.C. players Celtic F.C. Women players Arsenal W.F.C. players Bristol Academy W.F.C. players Women's Super League players Footballers from Bellshill Doncaster Rovers Belles L.F.C. players Liverpool F.C. Women players Carson–Newman University alumni Women's association football midfielders Women's association football forwards 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup players Scottish expatriate women's footballers Scottish expatriate sportspeople in the United States Expatriate women's soccer players in the United States UEFA Women's Euro 2017 players Scotland women's youth international footballers 21st-century Scottish sportswomen