Caroline Murray
American soccer player (born 1993)
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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) | ||
| Position(s) | |||
| 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 April 11, 2026 | |||
Early life and college career
Murray 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
Finland, Iceland, Sweden, and Denmark
Murray 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
On 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
In 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
On 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
College
| 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
- As of match played April 11, 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 | — | — | 13 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 119 | 6 | — | — | 119 | 6 | ||||
* League and club divisions based on publicly available sources.
Honors
- 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