Ian Murphy
Profile
Season stats
Full career & schedule →Domestic-league season · Colorado Rapids.
Performance data · by competition
| Competition | Apps | G | A | Min | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Major League Soccer | 16 | 0 | 0 | 1057 | 6.68 |
 Leagues Cup | 3 | 0 | 0 | 225 | 6.53 |
 CONCACAF Champions League | 2 | 0 | 0 | 180 | 6.9 |
Scout report
I. Murphy is a 26-year-old central defender at Colorado Rapids, rated 32.8 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 267th of 513 on scout potential in the Major League Soccer. In his prime years, he has been a fringe squad member this season (34.5% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 2.64 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 8 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 80th of 87 of the 87 centre-backs in the Major League Soccer, on 2 clean sheets and 2.64 defensive actions per 90.
Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 23 → 8). Over the 4 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2023/24.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 33, 39th of 87 of the 87 centre-backs in the Major League Soccer. At 26 Murphy is in his prime years, and a market index of 6.1 reflects that trajectory.
Past his 2023/24 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.
Output in context · Colorado Rapids finished 11th of 15 · a lower-table side
2.64 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 2 clean sheets across 16 appearances. Doing that for a lower-table side (11th 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.
Watch points
- Game time. Only 34.5% 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 32.8, Murphy carries the 39th-highest potential of the centre-backs in the Major League Soccer of 87, and he is posting that for a lower-table side (Colorado Rapids finished 11th of 15) — individual numbers are harder to earn on a struggling team, so his underlying level likely sits a touch above the ranking. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (2.64 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
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