Categories
  Encyclosphere.org ENCYCLOREADER
  supported by EncyclosphereKSF

James Brophy (footballer)

From Wikipedia - Reading time: 6 min

James Brophy
Personal information
Full name James Robert Brophy[1]
Date of birth (1994-07-25) 25 July 1994 (age 30)
Place of birth Brent, England[2]
Height 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)[2]
Position(s) Winger
Team information
Current team
 Cambridge United
Number 7
Youth career
0000–2010 Headstone Manor
2010–2012 Harrow Borough
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2013 Woodlands United
2013 Belstone
2013–2015 Broadfields United 45 (7)
2015 Edgware Town 7 (1)
2015–2018 Swindon Town 64 (0)
2017 → Leyton Orient (loan) 9 (0)
2018–2021 Leyton Orient 121 (9)
2021– Cambridge United 145 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:16, 26 October 2024 (UTC)

James Robert Brophy (born 25 July 1994) is an English professional footballer who plays as a winger for EFL League One club Cambridge United.

Career

[edit]

Swindon Town

[edit]

Brophy joined Swindon Town in the summer of 2015[3] after several years playing in non-League football, with numerous clubs including Woodlands United, Belstone, Broadfields United and Edgware Town.[4] The defender made his professional football debut as a second-half substitute in the League Cup game against Exeter City.[5] He scored his first goal for the club against Queens Park Rangers in an EFL Cup tie on 10 August 2016.[6]

Leyton Orient

[edit]

On 21 September 2017, Brophy joined National League side Leyton Orient on a three-month loan deal until January 2018.[7] Two days later, he made his Orient debut during their 2–2 away draw with Aldershot Town, featuring for the entire 90 minutes.[8] On 24 November 2017, Brophy was recalled by parent club, Swindon, following increasing injury problems.[9] He rejoined Leyton Orient on a permanent basis on 31 January 2018, signing a 2+1⁄2-year deal.[10] Brophy was offered a new deal as his contract was due to be up at the end of June 2021 however he decided to turn down the offer to join Cambridge United F.C.[11] He left the club making 149 appearances.

Cambridge United

[edit]

On 11 June 2021, Brophy joined newly promoted EFL League One side Cambridge United F.C. on a three-year deal.[12]

Career statistics

[edit]
As of match played 2 November 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup EFL Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Edgware Town 2014–15[13] Spartan South Midlands League Division One 7 1 0 0 — 0 0 7 1
Swindon Town 2015–16[14] League One 28 0 0 0 1 0 2[a] 0 31 0
2016–17[14] League One 30 0 0 0 1 1 2[a] 0 33 1
2017–18[14] League Two 6 0 1 0 1 0 1[a] 0 9 0
Total 64 0 1 0 3 1 5 0 73 1
Leyton Orient (loan) 2017–18[14] National League 9 0 0 0 — 0 0 9 0
Leyton Orient 2017–18[14] National League 14 2 0 0 — 3[b] 1 17 3
2018–19[14] National League 37 3 1 0 — 7[b] 1 45 4
2019–20[14] League Two 34 2 1 0 1 0 2[a] 0 38 2
2020–21[14] League Two 36 2 1 0 2 0 3[a] 0 42 2
Total 130 9 3 0 3 0 15 2 151 11
Cambridge United 2021–22[15] League One 43 1 5 0 0 0 5 0 53 1
2022–23[16] League One 44 0 3 0 1 0 3 0 51 0
2023–24[17] League One 46 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 49 0
2024–25[18] League One 12 0 1 1 1 0 2 0 16 1
Total 145 1 11 1 3 0 10 0 169 2
Career total 345 11 15 1 9 1 30 2 399 15
  1. ^ a b c d e Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy
  2. ^ a b Appearance(s) in FA Trophy

Honours

[edit]

Leyton Orient

References

[edit]
  1. ^ "Notification of shirt numbers: Leyton Orient" (PDF). English Football League. p. 37. Retrieved 21 October 2019.
  2. ^ a b "James Brophy". 11v11.com. Retrieved 6 December 2017.
  3. ^ "Town Sign Brophy". Swindon Town F.C.
  4. ^ "James Brophy". Swindon Town FC. Retrieved 6 December 2017.
  5. ^ "Swindon 1–2 Exeter (BBC Match Report)". BBC Football.
  6. ^ "QPR 2-2 Swindon". BBC Sport. 10 August 2016. Retrieved 11 August 2016.
  7. ^ "Brophy Heads Out On Loan". Swindon Town Official Site. 21 September 2017. Retrieved 21 September 2017.
  8. ^ "Aldershot Town 2-2 Leyton Orient". BBC Sport. 23 September 2017. Retrieved 24 November 2017.
  9. ^ "Brophy & Smith Recalled". Swindon Town Official Site. 24 November 2017. Retrieved 24 November 2017.
  10. ^ "Leyton Orient sign Swindon's James Brophy and East Thurrock's Marvin Ekpiteta". BBC Sport. 31 January 2018.
  11. ^ "James Brophy Departs For Cambridge United". Leyton Orient FC. 11 June 2021. Retrieved 11 June 2021.
  12. ^ "Cambridge sign Orient midfielder Brophy". BBC Sport. Retrieved 11 June 2021.
  13. ^ "James Brophy". Aylesbury United FC. Retrieved 26 June 2017.
  14. ^ a b c d e f g h "J. Brophy". Soccerway. Retrieved 26 June 2017.
  15. ^ "Games played by James Brophy in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 9 August 2021.
  16. ^ "Games played by James Brophy in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 31 July 2022.
  17. ^ "Games played by James Brophy in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 5 August 2023.
  18. ^ "Games played by James Brophy in 2024/2025". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 12 August 2023.
  19. ^ "National League: 2018/19: Current table". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 6 May 2019.
    "Leyton Orient FC: Squad". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 6 May 2019.
  20. ^ Stevens, Rob (19 May 2019). "AFC Fylde 1–0 Leyton Orient". BBC Sport. Retrieved 26 May 2019.
[edit]
Licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 | Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Brophy_(footballer)
6 views | Status: cached on November 06 2024 06:00:51
↧ Download as ZWI file
Encyclosphere.org EncycloReader is supported by the EncyclosphereKSF