Clive Murray
FullnameClive Nolan Murray
Birth dateDecember 5, 1990 (age 35)
Birth placeMt. Rich, St. Patricks
Grenada
Height5 ft 8 in
CurrentclubRoi Et United F.C.
Clubnumber34
PositionForward
Youthyears 12001–2008
Youthclubs 1Hermitage Government School
Youthyears 22008–2010
Youthclubs 2St. Andrews Anglican Secondary school
Years 12010–2012
Clubs 1Mt. Rich Football Club
Years 22012–2017
Clubs 2Roi Et United
Years 32017–
Clubs 3Paradise
Nationalteam 1Grenada U17[1]
Nationalteam 2Grenada U20[2]
Nationalteam 3Grenada U23[3]
Nationalyears 42010–
Nationalteam 4Grenada
Nationalcaps 419
Nationalgoals 46

Clive Nolan Murray (born December 5, 1990) is a footballer from Grenada, who is currently playing for Paradise FC International in the GFA Premier Division.

Early life

He was born in the parish of St. Patricks and was raised in the village of Mt. Rich by his mother Nola Murray. Murray attended the Hermitage Government School after those 7 years he then went on to the St. Andrews Anglican Secondary school representing the school in both cricket and soccer. Since he had a passion for soccer he followed his heart and developed his self mainly in that area. He also represented his school in track and field events at the Intercol Games, which is held annually for the school athletes around Grenada. Besides being a great athlete, he also excelled academically, acquiring all subjects he attempted in the CXC annual exam.

Career

Club

He started his professional career with the Mt. Rich Football Club, a second division club, where he developed his innate skills and was in the top three in the league in assists and goals, the leading scorer being his teammate Claude 'Suger' James. Getting national attention, he was persuaded to join ASOMS Paradise FC in July 2010, who made his debut in the Premier Division.[4]

On 7 February 2012, he left Grenada and signed in Thailand for Roi Et United F.C. of the Thai Regional League North-East Division.[5]

International

Murray is a member of the Grenada national football team[6] and was the first player to score for Grenada in a CONCACAF Gold Cup. He did it on 10 June 2011, scoring the opening goal of the game against Honduras at the FIU Stadium in Miami, in the 2011 edition.[7] However his goal only secured the lead for 8 minutes before Honduras scored seven goals of their own giving a final score of 1–7.[8]

International goals

Scores and results list Grenada's goal tally first.

|- | 1. || rowspan=2|May 27, 2011 || rowspan=2|Grenada National Stadium, St. George's, Grenada || rowspan=2|ATG || 1–0 || rowspan=2|2–2 || rowspan=2|Friendly |- | 2. || 2–0 |- | 3. || June 10, 2011 || FIU Stadium, Miami, United States || Honduras || 1–0 || 1–7 || 2011 CONCACAF Gold Cup |- | 4. || October 7, 2011 || FFB Field, Belmopan, Belize || BLZ || 4–0 || 4–1 || 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification – CONCACAF second round |- |}

References

  1. ^ "CONCACAF 2007 Under-17 Tournament Recap". Issuu. Retrieved 23 March 2021.
  2. ^ "CONCACAF 2009 Under-20 Tournament Recap". Issuu. Retrieved 23 March 2021.
  3. ^ "2012 CONCACAF Men’s Olympic Qualifying Tournament Recap". Issuu. Retrieved 23 March 2021.
  4. ^ "Inaugural Grenada Super League Semi Professional competition.". Grenada Football Association. 5 February 2012. Retrieved 14 February 2012.
  5. ^ "Clive Murray signs contract in Far East". Media Blast. 7 February 2012. Retrieved 14 February 2012.
  6. ^ "Profile". Caribbeanfootballdatabase. Retrieved 9 June 2011.
  7. ^ "Costly nets three, Honduras routs Grenada – sportsnet.ca". sportsnet.ca. 11 June 2011. Retrieved 14 February 2012.
  8. ^ "Honduras puts Grenada away 7–1". Deportesus Terra. 11 June 2011. Archived from the original on 13 June 2011. Retrieved 14 February 2012.