# Jacob Murrell

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American soccer player (born 2004)

Jacob Murrell Personal information Full name Jacob Murrell Date of birth (2004-03-28) March 28, 2004 (age 22) Place of birth Forest Hill, Maryland, United States Height 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Position Forward Team information Current team D.C. United Number 17 College career Years Team Apps (Gls) 2022–2023 Georgetown Hoyas 40 (18) Senior career* Years Team Apps (Gls) 2023 Annapolis Blues 10 (10) 2024– D.C. United 51 (3) * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of October 25, 2025

**Jacob Murrell** (born March 28, 2004) is an American professional [soccer](/source/Association_football) player who currently plays for [D.C. United](/source/D.C._United) in [Major League Soccer](/source/Major_League_Soccer). Murrell previously played [college soccer](/source/College_soccer_in_the_United_States) for [Georgetown University](/source/Georgetown_Hoyas_men's_soccer), and high school soccer for the [McDonogh School](/source/McDonogh_School), the latter of which he was named [Gatorade Player of the Year](/source/Gatorade_Player_of_the_Year_awards) for Boys' Soccer, a national recognition for the top boys high school soccer player in the United States.

## Career

### Early career

Murrell was born and raised in [Forest Hill, Maryland](/source/Forest_Hill%2C_Maryland) which is the northeastern part of the [Baltimore metropolitan area](/source/Baltimore_metropolitan_area). He played high school soccer for all four of his seasons at the [McDonogh School](/source/McDonogh_School), a private school near [Owings Mills, Maryland](/source/Owings_Mills%2C_Maryland). Throughout his high school years, Murrell was used a versatile, utility player, playing multiple positions, before transitioning to forward his junior and senior years. Murrell played as a midfielder his freshman season and as a defender his sophomore year.[1] Murrell had a breakout season his senior year, scoring 41 goals and providing 20 assists in 24 games, helping McDonogh finish the season with a 21–3–0 record. There, he helped McDonogh reach the A Conference championship, where they lost to [Calvert Hall](/source/Calvert_Hall_College_High_School) in the [MIAA Conference A Championship](/source/Maryland_Interscholastic_Athletic_Association). Unfortunately, Murrell's McDonogh side lost to Loyola Blakefield mid-season due to the heroic efforts of future veteran Jackson Graham. [2]

In June 2022, Murrell was selected as the boys' soccer winner for the Gatorade National Player of the Year Award.[3]

Ahead of the [2022 NCAA Division I men's soccer season](/source/2022_NCAA_Division_I_men's_soccer_season), Murrell committed to playing college soccer for Georgetown, turning down offers from [Maryland](/source/Maryland_Terrapins_men's_soccer), [Penn](/source/Penn_Quakers_men's_soccer), and [American](/source/American_Eagles_men's_soccer).[1]

Murrell scored 10 goals in 10 matches for the Annapolis Blues in 2023, leading them to 2023 NPSL Mid-Atlantic Regular Season Champions. Murrell scored a 97th-minute equalizer vs the Alexandria Reds to send the match to penalty kicks, where the Blues would win 4–2 in front of over 8,800 fans at Naval-Marine Corps Stadium in Annapolis.

### Professional career

On December 19, 2023, Murrell was selected seventh overall in the [2024 MLS SuperDraft](/source/2024_MLS_SuperDraft) by local MLS side, [D.C. United](/source/D.C._United). On January 5, 2024, he signed a contract with the club forgoing his final two years of collegiate eligibility.[4] He scored his first professional goal on May 4, 2024, in a 2–2 draw with the [Philadelphia Union](/source/Philadelphia_Union).[5]

## Career statistics

### Club

- *As of match played October 19, 2025*[6]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition Club Season League National cup Continental Other Total Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals D.C. United 2024 Major League Soccer 27 1 — 3[a] 0 — 30 1 2025 Major League Soccer 24 2 2[b] 1 — — 26 3 Career total 51 3 2 1 3 0 — 56 4

1. **[^](#cite_ref-7)** Appearance(s) in [Leagues Cup](/source/Leagues_Cup)

1. **[^](#cite_ref-8)** Appearance(s) in [U.S. Open Cup](/source/U.S._Open_Cup)

## References

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-pressbox_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-pressbox_1-1) DuBose, Brooks (December 2, 2021). ["After Historic McDonogh Soccer Season, Jacob Murrell Ready For Next Level At Georgetown"](https://pressboxonline.com/2021/12/02/after-historic-mcdonogh-soccer-season-jacob-murrell-ready-for-next-level-at-georgetown/). *Pressbox Online*. Retrieved September 10, 2022.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** Graham, Glenn (November 7, 2021). ["No. 2 Calvert Hall boys soccer edges No. 1 McDonogh on Rich Monath's double-overtime goal to capture MIAA A title"](https://www.baltimoresun.com/sports/high-school/bs-sp-va-calvert-hall-mcdonogh-miaa-a-boys-soccer-final-20211108-wxo3kdiupradrcbtr5w6jyh5lu-story.html). *[The Baltimore Sun](/source/The_Baltimore_Sun)*. Retrieved September 10, 2022.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** Hindle, Tom (June 21, 2022). ["Jacob Murrell Named Gatorade National POY"](https://www.topdrawersoccer.com/club-soccer-articles/jacob-murrell-named-gatorade-national-poy_aid50927). *[TopDrawer Soccer](/source/TopDrawerSoccer.com)*. Retrieved September 9, 2022.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** Goff, Steven (January 5, 2024). ["Jacob Murrell to sign with D.C. United, departing Georgetown early"](https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2024/01/05/jacob-murrell-dc-united-georgetown/). *Washington Post*. Retrieved January 6, 2024.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** Kallassy, Sarah (May 4, 2024). ["Recap: D.C. United and Philadelphia Union play to a frustrating 2-2 draw"](https://thedistrictpress.com/2024/05/04/recap-d-c-united-and-philadelphia-union-play-to-a-frustrating-2-2-draw/). *The District Press*. Retrieved May 30, 2024. Homegrown player Jacob Murrell netted his first goal in Black-and-Red to double D.C. United's lead in the 33'...

1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** [Jacob Murrell](https://int.soccerway.com/players/jacob-murrell/952628/) at Soccerway. Retrieved May 30, 2024.

## External links

- [Jacob Murrell](https://guhoyas.com/sports/mens-soccer/roster/jacob-murrell/13648) at Georgetown University Athletics

- [Jacob Murrell](https://int.soccerway.com/players/jacob-murrell/952628/) at Soccerway

v t e D.C. United – current squad 1 Johnson 3 Bartlett 4 Peltola 5 Hefti 6 Kurokawa 7 Peglow 8 Stroud 9 Baribo 10 Pirani 11 Munteanu 12 Antley 13 Nealis 14 Segal 15 Rowles 16 Tubbs 17 Murrell 18 Aman 20 Leveille 23 Servania 24 Farr 25 Hopkins 26 Bono 27 Markovic 30 Clark 32 Avilez 48 Turner 77 Kijima Dozzell Head Coach: Weiler Assistant Coach: Martínez Assistant Coach: Prince Goalkeeping Coach: Mizell General Manager: Mackay

v t e Gatorade High School Soccer Player of the Year Award Boys 1986: Hundelt 1987: Gwin 1988: Yorks 1989: C. Henderson 1990: Haskins 1991: Reyna 1992: McKeon 1993: Fisher 1994: Shapowal 1995: Venditti 1996: Kirk 1997: Garcia 1998: Downing 1999: Martino 2000: Eskandarian 2001: Grabavoy 2002: Harvey 2003: Dalby 2004: Phelan 2005: Nguyen 2006: Alexander 2007: Martínez 2008: Agorsor 2009: Powers 2010: Saad 2011: Rendon 2012: Boateng 2013: Roldan 2014: Danladi 2015: Harrison 2016: Mendes 2017: Osman 2018: Bouda 2019: Hernandez 2020: Muñoz 2021: Boneau 2022: Murrell 2023: Gyan 2024: Gyan 2025: Klink 2026: M. Jackson Girls 1998: Wagner 1999: Welsh 2000: Cramer 2001: McDowell 2002: Oakes 2003: O'Reilly 2004: Harris 2005: Rodriguez 2006: Cheney 2007: M. Henderson 2008: Noyola 2009: Quon 2010: Pathman 2011: Brian 2012: Andrews 2013: Andrews 2014: Cousins 2015: Pugh 2016: Stevens 2017: Wesley 2018: D'Aquila 2019: Jones 2020: Mason 2021: Thompson 2022: R. Jackson 2023: Fuller 2024: DiMaria 2025: Halpern 2026: DiMaria

v t e 2024 MLS SuperDraft first-round selections Tyrese Spicer Wayne Frederick Logan Farrington Kimani Stewart-Baynes Nate Jones Bryan Dowd Jacob Murrell Malachi Jones Hugo Bacharach Grayson Doody Wyatt Meyer Aidan O'Connor Jamar Ricketts Tyger Smalls Yannick Bright Matthew Bell Hosei Kijima Kevin Bonilla Jayden Hibbert Marcus Caldeira Jeorgio Kocevski Ryan Schewe Kalani Kossa-Rienzi Ryan Carmichael Yutaro Tsukada Stephen Annor Gyamfi Brian Schaefer Jackson Lee Jayden Da

v t e D.C. United first-round draft picks Pope Care Moore Convey Lisi Nelsen Quaranta Mapp Kanté Eskandarian Stokes Adu Moose Arguez Wallace Pontius Kitchen DeLeon Kemp Birnbaum Aguilar Büscher Odoi-Atsem Ward Lefebvre Smith DeShields Murrell Karamoko Markovic Aman

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