Jamie Mulgrew
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Personal information | |||
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Full name | James Mulgrew | ||
Date of birth | 5 June 1986 | ||
Place of birth | Northern Ireland | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Linfield | ||
Number | 22 | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2004–2005 | Glentoran | ||
2005– | Linfield | 245 | (26) |
International career‡ | |||
2007 | Northern Ireland U21 | 1 | (0) |
2010– | Northern Ireland | 2 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:25, 2 April 2017 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 30 May 2010 |
Jamie Mulgrew (born 5 June 1986) is a professional footballer from Northern Ireland who plays for Linfield of the NIFL Premiership and who has been capped by Northern Ireland
Club career
Mulgrew began his career with Glentoran making his debut with the first team during the 2004–05 season. In 2005, he moved to Glentoran's rivals Linfield and quickly became a fixture with the first team squad. He was named as Linfield's Player of the Season for 2010 and as of the end of the 2008–09 season had appeared 144 times for the club in all competitions, having scored 16 goals.[1]
It was reported by the Belfast Telegraph on 8 February 2011 that Scottish Premier League clubs Kilmarnock and Hibernian, along with Major League Soccer club Portland Timbers, were interested in signing Mulgrew on a Bosman free transfer when his contract expires in the summer.[2]
In 2011, Mulgrew had trials with Major League Soccer sides Columbus Crew and Portland Timbers.[3]
He was named Ulster Footballer of the Year and Northern Ireland Football Writers' Association Player of the Year for the 2016–17 season.[4][5]
International career
He has been capped at the Under-21 level for his country, playing against Moldova in a UEFA Under 21 European Championship qualifying match.[6]
He made his full debut for Northern Ireland on 26 May 2010 against Turkey in a friendly.[7]
Honours
Club
Glentoran
Linfield
- IFA Premiership/NIFL Premiership: 2005–06, 2006–07, 2007–08, 2009–10, 2010–11, 2011–12, 2016–17, 2018–19
- Irish Cup: 2005–06, 2006–07, 2007–08, 2009–10, 2010–11, 2011–12, 2016–17
- Irish League Cup: 2005–06, 2007–08, 2018–19
- County Antrim Shield: 2005–06, 2013–14, 2016–17
Individual
- Northern Ireland Football Writers' Association Player of the Year: 2016–17
- Ulster Footballer of the Year: 2016–17
References
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-07-24. Retrieved 2010-06-04.
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: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ Beacom, Steven (8 February 2011). "Kilmarnock and Hibernian to move for Linfield's Mulgrew. Jamie was close to signing for Cork city in 2018 but the deal fell through as he was unwilling to go into full time football and the nearest burger king was 40 miles away". Belfast Telegraph. Retrieved 8 February 2011.
- ^ Eiffler, Clifford (June 6, 2011). "Mulgrew on Trial with Timbers". Retrieved June 8, 2011.
- ^ "Linfield captain Mulgrew named Ulster Footballer of the Year". BBC. 28 April 2017. Retrieved 12 January 2020.
- ^ "Mulgrew thrilled after landing writers award". BBC. 16 May 2017. Retrieved 12 January 2020.
- ^ http://www.uefa.com/uefaeuropaleague/clubs/player=100365/index.html
- ^ "N Ireland 0-2 Turkey". BBC Sport. 2010-05-26. Retrieved 2010-05-26.
External links
- Jamie Mulgrew at National-Football-Teams.com
- Association footballers from Northern Ireland
- Living people
- Northern Ireland under-21 international footballers
- Linfield F.C. players
- Glentoran F.C. players
- Northern Ireland international footballers
- 1986 births
- NIFL Premiership players
- Ulster Footballers of the Year
- Northern Ireland Football Writers' Association Players of the Year
- Association football midfielders
- Northern Ireland association football biography stubs