Chris Mulhall (born 9 February 1988) is an Irish footballer.

Chris Mulhall
Personal information
Full name Christopher Mulhall
Date of birth (1988-02-09) 9 February 1988 (age 36)
Place of birth Portlaoise, ireland
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Forward
Youth career
Shelbourne
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2005–2007 Shelbourne 1 (0)
2007–2008 Shamrock Rovers 6 (0)
2009–2010 UCD 60 (9)
2011 Shelbourne 20 (2)
2012–2015 UCD 64 (7)
2016–2017 Limerick 40 (13)
2017 Drogheda United 7 (2)
2018 Longford Town 18 (7)
International career
2006 Republic of Ireland U18 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:40, 31 July 2018 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 8 February 2006

Career edit

Shelbourne edit

Portlaoise native Mulhall began his senior career with Shelbourne where he became a prominent figure in their Under 21 panel for two seasons. In 2006 Mulhall was capped twice for the Republic of Ireland at U18 level in two friendlies against Malta. Following Shelbourne's demotion to the League of Ireland First Division Mulhall was promoted to Shelbourne's first team squad. He made his Shelbourne debut on 16 March 2007 in a 2–1 loss to Finn Harps at Finn Park.[1] This would turn out to be his only first team appearance for Shelbourne.

Shamrock Rovers edit

Mulhall departed Shelbourne in the summer of 2007 when he joined Shamrock Rovers. He made his senior debut for Shamrock Rovers on 5 October 2007 against Cork City[2] and made 6 appearances during the remainder of the 2007 season for Rovers. A series of injuries hampered Mulhall's development during the following season where he was unable to make a single first team appearance for Shamrock Rovers.

UCD edit

Mulhall was released by Shamrock Rovers following the 2008 season but he immediately signed for UCD ahead of the Student's First Division campaign in 2009. Mulhall overcame his injury problems the previous season to make 34 appearances and score 7 goals in all competitions for UCD as the Students took the First Division title and automatic promotion. He remained with UCD for their 2010 Premier Division campaign making 36 apps and scoring 4 goals in total while helping UCD to a respectable 7th-place finish. Mulhall also helped UCD to the 2010 A Championship title following their 2–1 victory over Bohemians A on 1 November 2010.[3]

Return to Shelbourne edit

Following cutbacks at UCD ahead of the 2011 season Mulhall became a free agent. On 14 December 2010, Mulhall returned to Shelbourne ahead of the 2011 First Division season.[4]

UCD & Limerick F.C. edit

After a second spell with UCD which included playing in the UEFA Europa League qualifying rounds, Mulhall made his first move out of the capital to sign for Limerick F.C. on 1 December 2015. He played an important role in his first season at Limerick and earned a league winner's medal as the club returned to the top flight as 2016 first division champions. With the signing of Rodrigo Tosi however, Mulhall found his first-team opportunities limited in 2017 and left the club mid-season.

Drogheda United edit

Mulhall then joined struggling Premier Division side Drogheda United, but was unable to help the club turn their fortunes round, and Drogheda were relegated at the end of the season.

Longford Town edit

Following the brief stint at Drogheda, Mulhall signed for Longford Town in November 2017 ahead of the 2018 season.

Career statistics edit

As of match played on 13 April 2018[5]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
UCD 2009 League of Ireland First Division 15 6 0 0 15 6
2010 League of Ireland Premier Division 30 3 0 0 30 3
Total 45 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 45 9
Shelbourne 2011 League of Ireland First Division 20 2 1 0 2 0 23 2
UCD 2012 League of Ireland Premier Division 13 0 0 0 1 0 14 0
2014 30 3 0 0 1 0 2[a] 0 33 3
2015 League of Ireland First Division 21 4 0 0 1 0 4[b] 0 26 4
Total 64 7 0 0 3 0 6 0 73 7
Limerick 2016 League of Ireland First Division 27 12 0 0 3 0 30 12
2017 League of Ireland Premier Division 13 1 0 0 13 1
Total 40 13 0 0 3 0 0 0 43 13
Drogheda United 2017 League of Ireland Premier Division 7 2 0 0 7 2
Longford Town 2018 League of Ireland First Division 18 7 0 0 18 7
Career totals 194 40 1 0 8 0 6 0 209 40
  1. ^ Appearance(s) in Promotion/relegation playoff
  2. ^ Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League

Honours edit

UCD

Limerick

References edit

  1. ^ "Shelbourne succumb to last gasp winner". RTE.ie. RTÉ. 16 March 2007. Archived from the original on 15 September 2012. Retrieved 16 December 2010.
  2. ^ "Cork City 1 Rovers 0". Shamrock Rovers.ie. Shamrock Rovers F.C. 5 October 2007. Archived from the original on 22 March 2012. Retrieved 16 December 2010.
  3. ^ "Bohs A-team Have X-rated Luck". Bohemians.ie. Bohemian F.C. 1 November 2010. Archived from the original on 13 December 2010. Retrieved 16 December 2010.
  4. ^ "Shelbourne Signings for 2011". Shelbournefc.com. Shelbourne F.C. 14 December 2010. Archived from the original on 17 August 2012. Retrieved 16 December 2010.
  5. ^ Chris Mulhall at Soccerway. Retrieved 20 April 2018.

External links edit