Oscar Murphy Dorley (born 19 July 1998) is a Liberian professional

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who plays as a

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for

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and the Liberia national team.

Life

He was born in

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. He was born Murphy Dorley, but one of his coaches started calling him Oscar because his physique and playing style reminded him of Brazilian footballer

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. The name Oscar then became known throughout his native country and became part of his name.

Club career

Dorley spent his early career with

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and

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. In February 2018, he joined Czech team Slovan Liberec on loan for the remainder of the 2017–18 season. In January 2019, he made the deal permanent, signing a three-and-a-half-year contract. On 11 August 2019, Dorley signed for

on a four-year contract from Slovan Liberec, with the midfielder staying on loan at Slovan Liberec until the end of 2019.

International career

He made his international debut for

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on 5 July 2015 in a 1–1

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qualifying draw against

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Career statistics

Club

Honors

Slavia Prague *

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: 2019–20,

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* 1998 births Living people Liberian men's footballers 21st-century Liberian sportsmen Liberia men's international footballers Monrovia Club Breweries players FK Riteriai players FC Slovan Liberec players SK Slavia Prague players A Lyga players Czech First League players Men's association football midfielders Liberian expatriate men's footballers Liberian expatriate sportspeople in Lithuania Expatriate men's footballers in Lithuania Liberian expatriate sportspeople in the Czech Republic Expatriate men's footballers in the Czech Republic Footballers from Monrovia {{Liberia-footy-bio-stub