Jamie Mulgrew (born 5 June 1986) is a Northern Irish professional footballer who plays for Linfield of the

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and who has been capped by the Northern Ireland national team.

Club career

Mulgrew began his career with

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, 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. It was reported by the ''

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'' on 8 February 2011 that

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clubs

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and Hibernian, along with

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club

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, were interested in signing Mulgrew on a Bosman free transfer when his contract expires in the summer. In 2011, Mulgrew had trials with Major League Soccer sides

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and

. He was named Ulster Footballer of the Year and

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for the 2016–17 season.

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. He made his full debut for

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on 26 May 2010 against Turkey in a friendly.

Honours

Club

Linfield *

IFA Premiership The NIFL Premiership, known as the Sports Direct Premiership for sponsorship purposes, and Irish Premiership colloquially, is a professional association football league which operates as the highest division of the Northern Ireland Football L ...

: 2006–07, 2007–08, 2009–10, 2010–11, 2011–12, 2016–17, 2018–19, 2019–20, 2020–21, 2021–22, 2024–25 *

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: 2006–07, 2007–08, 2009–10, 2010–11, 2011–12, 2016–17, 2020–21 * Irish League Cup: 2007–08, 2018–19, 2022-23, 2023–24 *

County Antrim Shield The County Antrim & District Football Association Senior Shield (more commonly known as the County Antrim Shield) is a football competition in Northern Ireland. The competition is open to senior teams who are members of the North East Ulster F ...

: 2005–06, 2013–14, 2016–17 * NIFL Charity Shield: 2017

Individual

* Linfield Player of the Year: 2009–10 *

: 2016–17 * Ulster Footballer of the Year: 2016–17

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Mulgrew, Jamie Living people Northern Ireland men's under-21 international footballers Linfield F.C. players Glentoran F.C. players Northern Ireland men's international footballers 1986 births NIFL Premiership players Ulster Footballers of the Year Northern Ireland Football Writers' Association Players of the Year Men's association football midfielders Association footballers from Belfast Men's association footballers from Northern Ireland 21st-century sportsmen from Northern Ireland