Derby County

Derry John Murkin

A left back schooled in Dutch football, where a defender is judged on what he does with the ball rather than what he stops. He gets forward with real purpose and picks a final pass instead of a hopeful cross.
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League Rankings

Among EFL Championship 2026/27 defenders

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POR
19:45
Tue 1 Sep
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DER
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WHU
WHU
14:00
Sat 5 Sep
DER
DER
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DER
DER
18:45
Wed 9 Sep
WBA
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DER
DER
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Sat 12 Sep
BIR
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BUR
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Sat 19 Sep
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DER

Derry John Murkin, The Full Back Dutch Football Built

Years learning the position inside Dutch academies mean he treats possession as a weapon rather than something to survive.

Murkin left England as a boy, and grew up inside a footballing culture that asks defenders to build attacks rather than simply end them. That upbringing shows in how comfortably he receives the ball under pressure, turning inside when the winger ahead of him is marked instead of forcing a cross that was never on. He returned to England as a fully formed passer, which is not always true of full backs raised purely in the English game.

Whether that education survives a division built on physicality and second balls is the real question. Championship full backs get outmuscled before they get outpassed, and the physical side of the job asks something different of him than the continent ever did. Watch whether his positioning holds once a winger stops respecting his passing range and simply runs at him instead.

The Rest Of The Squad

26 players

Goalkeepers

1
Jacob Widell Zetterström
Sweden · Age 28
3 apps
31
Josh Vickers
Age 30
0 apps
12
Richard O'Donnell
Age 37
0 apps

Defenders

18
Charlie Taylor
West Bromwich Albion · Age 32
3 apps
28
Dion Sanderson
Age 26
3 apps
22
Max Johnston
Age 22
3 apps
6
Sondre Langås
Norway · Age 25
3 apps
3
Craig Forsyth
Age 37
1 app
24
Ryan Nyambe
Reading · Age 28
1 app
5
Matt Clarke
Age 29
0 apps

Midfielders

20
Alex Mowatt
West Bromwich Albion · Age 31
3 apps
8
Bobby Clark
Age 21
3 apps 1g 1a
27
Lewis Travis
Age 28
3 apps
23
Joe Ward
Age 31
2 apps
29
Oscar Fraulo
Age 22
2 apps
26
Ryan Hedges
Blackburn Rovers · Age 31
2 apps
13
Filip Bilbija
Age 26
1 app
37
Owen Eames
Age 19
1 app
41
Charlie Smith
Age 17
0 apps
17
Kenzo Goudmijn
Age 24
0 apps

Forwards

33
Corey Blackett-Taylor
Bolton Wanderers · Age 28
3 apps
15
Lars-Jørgen Salvesen
Age 30
3 apps
10
Rhian Brewster
Age 26
3 apps
9
Carlton Morris
Age 30
2 apps 1g 1a
11
Sam Szmodics
Age 30
2 apps 1g
7
Patrick Agyemang
Age 25
0 apps

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