Jimmy Mulligan

Jimmy Mulligan
Personal information
Full name James Nicholas Mulligan
Date of birth (1991-08-12) August 12, 1991 (age 33)
Place of birth Medford, New York, United States
Height 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
2006–2009 Eastern New York YSA
2009–2013 St. John's Red Storm
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2012 Long Island Rough Riders 16 (1)
2014–2017 New York Cosmos 48 (1)
2016 → Swope Park Rangers (loan) 17 (0)
2018 Portland Timbers 2 23 (0)
2019 FC Motown 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of January 1, 2020

James Nicholas Mulligan (born August 12, 1991) is an American soccer player.

Youth

Mulligan was born in Medford, NY and attended Patchoge-Medford High School.[1]

College

Mulligan played soccer at St. John's University from 2009 to 2013 and finished his Red Storm career by earning both third team NSCAA All-Northeast Region accolades and second team All-BIG EAST honors. In his senior year, Mulligan served as the Red Storm's team captain and helped lead St. John's to the 2013 NCAA Tournament Second Round.[2]

Mulligan was also the first St. John's player to earn NSCAA/adidas Scholar All-America honors since 2008. Over the course of his collegiate career, Mulligan appeared in all 80 games over the past four seasons for the Red Storm, including 66 starts. The midfielder totaled eight goals, three game-winners, and nine assists for 25 points.[2]

Club career

Mulligan signed with the New York Cosmos on April 11, 2014, ahead of the team's season opener.[3]

In July 2014, Mulligan was reunited with former Red Storm teammate Connor Lade who was signed by the Cosmos on loan from the New York Red Bulls[4]

Mulligan made his professional debut on October 25, 2014, earning the start at right back in a 2–2 draw with the Tampa Bay Rowdies.[5] Mulligan earned a second consecutive start the following weekend in a 1–0 loss at the San Antonio Scorpions in the regular season finale.[6]

Mulligan finished the 2014 season with two appearances in two starts and 180 minutes played for the Cosmos.[1]

In 2019 he was playing for FC Motown in the National Premier Soccer League.[7]

References

  1. ^ a b "Oops! Sorry, something went wrong". New York Cosmos.
  2. ^ a b "Mulligan Signs Professional Contract With New York Cosmos". St. John's University Athletics.
  3. ^ "TAKING a MULLIGAN Cosmos sign ex-St. John's midfielder". www.bigapplesoccer.com. Archived from the original on 2014-12-19.
  4. ^ "Red Bulls loan Connor Lade to New York Cosmos | New York Red Bulls". Archived from the original on 2014-07-28.
  5. ^ "Oops! Sorry, something went wrong". New York Cosmos.
  6. ^ "Oops! Sorry, something went wrong". New York Cosmos.
  7. ^ "NOT YOUR TYPICAL AMATEUR TEAM: Katona confident FC Motown can do well in the Open Cup". 7 May 2019.