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Matthew Mullen (born 24 February 1989, in
Adelaide Adelaide ( , ; ) is the list of Australian capital cities, capital and most populous city of South Australia, as well as the list of cities in Australia by population, fifth-most populous city in Australia. The name "Adelaide" may refer to ei ...
) is an Australian
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who plays for Campbelltown City in the
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. Matthew is the cousin of
Daniel Mullen Daniel John Mullen (born 26 October 1989) is an Australian soccer player who plays for Campbelltown City. He played as a centre back and a right back. Daniel is the cousin of Matthew Mullen and son of Joe Mullen, a former Socceroo. Club care ...
currently plays for Campbelltown City and the nephew of
Joe Mullen Joseph Patrick Mullen (born February 26, 1957) is an American former professional ice hockey player. He played 16 seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the St. Louis Blues, Calgary Flames, Pittsburgh Penguins and Boston Bruins betwe ...
, a former
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.


Club career

Before joining Adelaide United for the
A-League 2007-08 A-League Men, also known as the Isuzu UTE A-League for sponsorship reasons, is a professional Association football, soccer league in Australia and New Zealand and the highest level of the Australian soccer league system. Established in 2004 as ...
season, Mullen played for the
Para Hills Knights Para Hills Knights Soccer Club is a semi-professional sports, semi-professional association football, soccer club based in Para Hills West, South Australia, Para Hills West, a northern suburb of Adelaide. The club was founded on 24 March 1964, j ...
in the South Australian Premier League and with the
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. He made two substitute appearances over his one-year contract with Adelaide and was signed as a youth player for the
A-League 2008-09 A-League Men, also known as the Isuzu UTE A-League for sponsorship reasons, is a professional Association football, soccer league in Australia and New Zealand and the highest level of the Australian soccer league system. Established in 2004 as ...
season. After some impressive performances in the
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Mullen was awarded a place on the bench against
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; he replaced
Angelo Costanzo Angelo Francesco Antonio Costanzo (born 9 May 1976 in Adelaide) is a retired Australian soccer player. He was voted into the Adelaide United Team of the Decade. He is currently married to his wife, Helen and is the father of his two children; ...
in the 67th minute playing his part in the 1–1 draw. Since 2009 he has been loaned out to local
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clubs
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and
Para Hills Knights Para Hills Knights Soccer Club is a semi-professional sports, semi-professional association football, soccer club based in Para Hills West, South Australia, Para Hills West, a northern suburb of Adelaide. The club was founded on 24 March 1964, j ...
during the
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off season.


Career statistics

(''Correct as of 22 December 2008'') 1 – includes
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final series statistics
2 – includes
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statistics;
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statistics are included in season commencing after group stages (i.e. 2008 ACL in 2008–09 A-League season etc.)


Honours

With Australian U-20 football team: * Weifang Cup (U-18): 2007


References


External links


Adelaide United profile
1989 births Living people Australian men's soccer players Men's association football midfielders Para Hills Knights SC players Australian Institute of Sport soccer players Adelaide United FC players Adelaide City FC players Adelaide Croatia Raiders SC players Campbelltown City SC players A-League Men players FFSA Super League players National Premier Leagues players Soccer players from Adelaide South Australian Sports Institute alumni 21st-century Australian sportsmen {{Australia-footy-midfielder-stub