Jamie Mulgrew

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 the Northern Ireland national team.

Jamie Mulgrew

Personal information
Full name	James Mulgrew
Date of birth	(1986-06-05) 5 June 1986 (age 38)
Place of birth	Belfast, Northern Ireland
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Linfield
Number	22
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2004–2005	Glentoran	1	(0)
2005–	Linfield	758	(48)
International career‡
2007	Northern Ireland U21	1	(0)
2010	Northern Ireland	2	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20:25, 5 September 2022 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 30 May 2010

Club career

Mulgrew began his career with Glentoran, making two senior appearances 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 2019–20 season had appeared 589 times for the club in all competitions, having scored 45 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

Linfield

• IFA Premiership/NIFL Premiership: 2006–07, 2007–08, 2009–10, 2010–11, 2011–12, 2016–17, 2018–19, 2019–20, 2020–21
• Irish Cup: 2006–07, 2007–08, 2009–10, 2010–11, 2011–12, 2016–17, 2020–21
• Irish League Cup: 2007–08, 2018–19, 2022-23 Northern Ireland Football League Cup|2018–19]]
• County Antrim Shield: 2005–06, 2013–14, 2016–17
• NIFL Charity Shield: 2017

Individual

• Linfield Player of the Year: 2009–10^[8]
• Northern Ireland Football Writers' Association Player of the Year: 2016–17^[5]
• Ulster Footballer of the Year: 2016–17^[4]

References

1. "Linfield FC official stats" (PDF). Linfield FC. Retrieved 15 September 2020.
2. Beacom, Steven (8 February 2011). "Kilmarnock and Hibernian to move for Linfield's Mulgrew". Belfast Telegraph. Retrieved 8 February 2011.
3. Eiffler, Clifford (6 June 2011). "Mulgrew on Trial with Timbers". Total-mls.com. Retrieved 8 June 2011.
4. "Linfield captain Mulgrew named Ulster Footballer of the Year". BBC. 28 April 2017. Retrieved 12 January 2020.
5. "Mulgrew thrilled after landing writers award". BBC. 16 May 2017. Retrieved 12 January 2020.
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7. "N Ireland 0-2 Turkey". BBC Sport. 26 May 2010. Retrieved 26 May 2010.
8. "Linfield FC Player of the Year 2021-22 award presentation". Linfield FC. 16 May 2022. Archived from the original on 23 May 2022. Retrieved 29 May 2022.

External links

• Jamie Mulgrew at National-Football-Teams.com