Caroline Griffith Murray (born May 5, 1993) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a forward for USL Super League club Sporting JAX. She has previously played in the Nordic countries of Finland, Iceland, Sweden, and Denmark, including a stint with AIK in Sweden’s Damallsvenskan.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Caroline Griffith Murray | ||
| Date of birth | May 5, 1993 | ||
| Height | 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) | ||
| Positions | |||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Sporting JAX | ||
| Number | 12 | ||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2012–2013 | Ohio State Buckeyes | 27 | (0) |
| 2014–2015 | New Hampshire Wildcats | 40 | (3) |
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2016 | Sudet | 0 | (0) |
| 2017 | FH Hafnarfjörður | 18 | (3) |
| 2018–2019 | Västerås BK30 | 3 | (0) |
| 2020 | Sunnanå SK | 3 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | AIK | 42 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | Næstved | 10 | (0) |
| 2024–2025 | Throttur | 30 | (3) |
| 2025– | Sporting JAX | 13 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of May 24, 2026 | |||
Early life and college career
editMurray grew up in New Canaan, Connecticut. She began her college career at Ohio State University, appearing in 27 matches from 2012 to 2013.
She transferred to the University of New Hampshire, playing from 2014 to 2015. Murray earned America East Midfielder of the Year honors in 2015 and was a two-time All-Conference selection. In 2014, she helped lead UNH to its first women's soccer America East tournament title, scoring the championship-winning goal.[1]
Club career
editFinland, Iceland, Sweden, and Denmark
editMurray began her professional career in 2016 with Sudet in the Finnish league, Kakkonen. The following season, she signed with FH Hafnarfjörður in Iceland. She then spent time with Västerås BK30 and Sunnanå SK in Sweden before playing for Næstved in Denmark. Following her stint in Denmark, she joined AIK in Sweden’s Damallsvenskan and finished her European career at Þróttur in Iceland. At Þróttur, she was a regular starter, contributing goals and assists as a central midfielder.[2]
AIK
editOn January 28, 2021, Murray signed with newly promoted Damallsvenskan club AIK. The club manager Anne Mäkinen praised her as "technical, fast and strong—a winner mentality" with tactical versatility.[3] Over two seasons, she made 42 league appearances. Following AIK’s relegation, the club confirmed Murray would depart in November 2022, thanking her for her contributions.[4]
Throttur Reykjavík
editIn early 2024, Murray joined Knattspyrnufélagið Þróttur ("Throttur") in Iceland's top division, the Besta deild kvenna, after two seasons in Denmark. During the 2024 season, she played all 23 league matches, scored three goals, and was named by Morgunblaðið as the best of the older players in the league.[5]
In 2025, after featuring in seven league matches and recording two assists, it was announced she would leave Throttur to join Sporting JAX in the USL Super League.[6][7]
Sporting JAX
editOn June 3, 2025, Murray signed with Sporting JAX of the USL Super League, a fully professional Division I league sanctioned by the United States Soccer Federation.[8][9]
Career statistics
editCollege
edit| Season | GP | GS | G | A | PTS | SH | SOG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ohio State Buckeyes | |||||||
| 2011 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 1 |
| 2012 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 7 |
| New Hampshire Wildcats | |||||||
| 2014 | 21 | 21 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 60 | 31 |
| 2015 | 19 | 19 | 1 | 8 | 10 | 48 | 20 |
| Career total | 67 | 40 | 3 | 17 | 23 | 132 | 59 |
Club
edit- As of match played May 24, 2026
| Club | Season | Division | League | Cup | Playoffs | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Sudet | 2016 |  Kakkonen |
0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| FH Hafnarfjörður | 2017 |  Besta deild kvenna |
18 | 3 | — | — | 18 | 3 | ||
| Västerås BK30 | 2018–2019 |  Division 1 |
3 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 0 | ||
| Sunnanå SK | 2020 | Elitettan |
3 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 0 | ||
| AIK | 2021–2022 | Damallsvenskan |
42 | 0 | — | — | 42 | 0 | ||
| Næstved | 2022–2023 |  Kvinde 1. Division |
10 | 0 | — | — | 10 | 0 | ||
| Throttur | 2024–2025 | Besta deild kvenna |
30 | 3 | — | — | 30 | 3 | ||
| Sporting JAX | 2025 |  USL Super League |
13 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | |
| Career total | 119 | 6 | — | 0 | 0 | 119 | 6 | |||
* League and club divisions based on publicly available sources.
Honors
edit- NSCAA All-East Academic Third Team: 2014
- NEWISA All-New England Second Team: 2014
- America East All-Conference Second Team: 2014
- America East All-Championship Team: 2014
- America East Midfielder of the Year: 2015
- NSCAA Scholar All-East Region Third Team: 2015
- NSCAA All-Region Third Team: 2015
- NEWISA Division I All-New England First Team: 2015
- America East All-Conference First Team: 2015
- America East All-Academic Team: 2015
- America East Assist Leader: 2015
References
edit- ↑ "12 Caroline Murray". UNHWildcats.com. University of New Hampshire. Retrieved 25 June 2025.
- ↑ "Caroline Murray – Player Profile 2022". AIK Fotboll (women) Official Site. Retrieved 29 June 2025.
- ↑ Thedéen, Jesper. "Officiellt: AIK värvar amerikansk mittfältare:". Fotbollskanalen.se. Fotbollskanalen. Retrieved 29 June 2025.
- ↑ Zaza, Amanda. "Bekräftat: Murray lämnar AIK". Fotbollskanalen.se. Fotbollskanalen. Retrieved 29 June 2025.
- ↑ Sigurðsson, Víðir. "Best af eldri leikmönnum deildarinnar". mbl.is. Morgunblaðið. Retrieved 29 June 2025.
- ↑ Arnarson, Ágúst Orri. "Caroline kveður Þrótt og heldur heim til Bandaríkjanna". Visir.is. Visir. Retrieved 29 June 2025.
- ↑ Johannsson, Jon Hafsteinn (6 June 2025). "Caroline Murray kveður Þrótt". Knattspyrnufélagið Þróttur. Retrieved 29 June 2025.
- ↑ "Caroline Murray Signs with Sporting JAX of USL Division One Gainbridge Super League". UNHWildcats.com. University of New Hampshire. Retrieved 25 June 2025.
- ↑ "Sporting JAX adds defense and midfield power with three new signings". SportingJAX.com. Sporting JAX. Retrieved 29 June 2025.