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Stephen Desmond Soraghan McMullan (born 31 December 2004) is a Northern Irish professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Caernarfon Town on loan from EFL League Two club Fleetwood Town. He has represented both the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Stephen Desmond Soraghan McMullan[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 31 December 2004[2] | ||
| Place of birth | South Armagh, Northern Ireland | ||
| Height | 1.91[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team |
Caernarfon Town (on loan from Fleetwood Town) | ||
| Number | 1 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2019–2022 | Warrenpoint Town | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2020–2022 | Warrenpoint Town | 10 | (0) |
| 2022– | Fleetwood Town | 3 | (0) |
| 2024– | → Caernarfon Town (loan) | 8 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2021 | Republic of Ireland U18 | 1 | (0) |
| 2022 | Northern Ireland U18 | 2 | (0) |
| 2022 | Northern Ireland U19 | 1 | (0) |
| 2023– | Northern Ireland U21 | 4 | (0) |
|
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:18, 7 November 2024 (UTC-1) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 10:42, 6 August 2023 (UTC) | |||
McMullan made his debut for Warrenpoint Town in the NIFL Premiership in January 2022 and was signed by English Football League club Fleetwood Town four months later.
Warrenpoint Town
McMullan joined Warrenpoint Town at the age of 14.[3] He made his debut in the NIFL Premiership at the age of 17 on 15 January 2022, in a 1–0 defeat to Crusaders at Milltown.[4]
Fleetwood Town
On 5 May 2022, he signed a two-year contract with EFL League One club Fleetwood Town.[5] He signed a new long-term contract in January 2023 after impressing in under-18 and development squad games.[6][7] He made his first-team debut for Fleetwood on 23 April 2023, in a 1–0 win over Milton Keynes Dons at Highbury Stadium.[8][9] He cited regular goalkeeper Jay Lynch as an inspiration and said he was "over the moon with the opportunity".[10] He was linked with Premier League clubs Chelsea, Newcastle United and Aston Villa over the summer.[11]
On 6 July 2024, McMullan joined Cymru Premier club Caernarfon Town on a season-long loan deal.[12]
He was called up to the Northern Ireland under-19 squad in September 2022.[13][14] He received his first call up to the senior Northern Ireland national football team in November 2023.[15]
- As of match played 17 August 2024
| Club | Season | League | National Cup[a] | League Cup | Europe | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Warrenpoint Town | 2020–21[2] | NIFL Premiership | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2021–22[2] | NIFL Premiership | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 10 | 0 | |||
| Total | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 10 | 0 | ||||
| Fleetwood Town | 2022–23[16] | League One | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2023–24[17] | League One | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2[b] | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||
| Total | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | 16 | 0 | |||
| Caernarfon Town (loan) | 2024–25[2] | Cymru Premier | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4[c] | 0 | — | 5 | 0 | |
| Career total | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 21 | 0 | ||
- Includes FA Cup
- Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy
- Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa Conference League
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