Fraser Mullen

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Fraser Mullen
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Personal information
Date of birth (1993-11-08) 8 November 1993 (age 31)
Place of birth Glasgow, Scotland [1]
Height 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) [2]
Position(s) Right-back
Team information
Current team
 Johnstone Burgh
Youth career
2006–2013 Heart of Midlothian
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2012–2013 Heart of Midlothian 8 (0)
2013–2014 Hibernian 3 (0)
2014 Raith Rovers 10 (0)
2014–2016 East Fife 56 (3)
2016–2022 Cowdenbeath 200 (14)
2022–2024 Pollok 51 (4)
2024– Johnstone Burgh 13 (0)
International career
2009–2010 Scotland U17 8 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15:24 (UTC) 27 January 2025

Fraser Mullen (born 8 November 1993 in Glasgow, Scotland) is a professional footballer, who plays as a right-back for Pollok. Mullen has previously played for both Edinburgh derby rivals, Heart of Midlothian and Hibernian, as well as Raith Rovers and East Fife.

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Career

Heart of Midlothian

Mullen joined the Heart of Midlothian youth academy aged 12. [3] He progressed to the under-19 squad [4] and was promoted to the first team on 10 December 2011, when he was an unused substitute in the match against Celtic. [5] Mullen made his first team debut on 7 January 2012, in a Scottish Cup tie against Auchinleck Talbot; [6] he took a penalty kick that was saved by the Auchinleck goalkeeper in the first half. [7] Hearts manager Paulo Sergio described Mullen as his man of the match. [8] His next appearance came the following season on 26 January 2013, [2] playing from the start in a 2012–13 Scottish League Cup semi-final win against Inverness Caledonian Thistle.[ citation needed ] His season was ended prematurely [9] as he suffered a fractured foot during an Edinburgh derby on 10 March, [10] ruling him out of the 2013 Scottish League Cup Final. [11] Mullen left the club at the end of the season after he was advised that he would not be offered a new contract. [12]

Hibernian

Mullen signed a one-year contract with Hibernian, the Edinburgh derby rivals of Hearts, in June 2013. [13] He then went on to score a free kick in his first game, a friendly against Gibraltar. [14] Mullen failed to hold down a regular place in the Hibs first team, making just four appearances, with the last coming on 17 August and was allowed to leave the club in January 2014. [15]

Raith Rovers

On 10 January 2014, [16] Mullen signed a contract with Scottish Championship side Raith Rovers until the end of the 2013–14 season. [17] He made his debut the following day, playing from the start in a 0–0 draw against Greenock Morton at Cappielow. [18]

East Fife

Mullen signed a one-year contract with East Fife in June 2014. He won League Two with them in 2015/16.

Cowdenbeath

Mullen signed for Cowdenbeath in 2016. He spent six seasons with the Blue Brazil, making over 200 appearances for them before leaving at the end of the 2021/22 season following their relegation to the Lowland League .

Pollok

Mullen signed for Pollok in the West of Scotland Football League in June 2022. [19] He made his competitive debut in the first match of the West of Scotland Premier Division season – a 3–1 win away to Petershill. He was then named man of the match on his home debut the following week in a 0–0 draw with Largs Thistle. [20] A further man of the match award arrived in the Lok's 4–3 win at home to Annan Athletic in the Scottish Cup, where Mullen set up the first goal and scored a free-kick to make it 3–1. [21]

International career

Mullen has represented Scotland at under-17 level. [22]

Career statistics

As of match played 31 October 2020 [23]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeague Scottish Cup League Cup EuropeOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Heart of Midlothian 2011–12 [24] Premier League 00100000—10
2012–13 [25] 80001000—90
Total8010100000100
Hibernian 2013–14 [26] Premiership 3000001 [a] 00040
Total300000100040
Raith Rovers 2013–14 [26] Championship 1001000—1 [b] 0120
Total10010000010120
East Fife 2014–15 [27] League Two 3232010—5 [c] 0403
2015–16 [28] 2402010—1 [b] 0280
Total5634020—60683
Cowdenbeath 2016–17 [29] League Two 3321040—1 [b] 0392
2017–18 [30] 3301040—1 [b] 0390
2018–19 3523040—1 [b] 0432
2019–20 1961040—1 [b] 0256
2020–21 200010—0030
Total1221060170—4014910
Career total199131202001010024213
  1. ↑ Appearance in the Europa League
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Appearance in the Scottish Challenge Cup
  3. ↑ Three appearances in the Scottish Challenge Cup and two in the League One play-offs

Honours

Club

Raith Rovers

East Fife

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References

  1. ↑ "Hearts' young stars urge John McGlynn to keep the faith for the League Cup Final". dailyrecord.co.uk. Daily Record. 28 January 2013. Retrieved 29 January 2013.
  2. 1 2 "Fraser Mullen eyes more game time at Hearts". scotsman.com. The Scotsman. 29 January 2013. Retrieved 29 January 2013.
  3. ↑ "A word with... Fraser Mullen". Heart of Midlothian F.C. 9 September 2011. Archived from the original on 17 March 2012. Retrieved 12 September 2011.
  4. ↑ "Hearts U19 Squad". Heart of Midlothian F.C. Archived from the original on 1 September 2011. Retrieved 12 September 2011.
  5. ↑ "Celtic 1 – 0 Hearts". BBC Sport. 10 December 2011. Retrieved 7 January 2012.
  6. ↑ "Hearts 1 – 0 Auchinleck Talbot". BBC Sport. 7 January 2012. Retrieved 7 January 2012.
  7. ↑ "Hearts' Gordon Smith denies brave Auchinleck Talbot at the last in Cup". The Guardian. 7 January 2012. Retrieved 7 January 2012.
  8. ↑ "Hearts boss hails Fraser Mullen after Auchinleck Talbot debut". Edinburgh Evening News. Johnston Publishing. 9 January 2012. Retrieved 9 January 2012.
  9. ↑ "Hearts defender Fraser Mullen out with broken foot". BBC Sport. 13 March 2013. Retrieved 13 March 2013.
  10. ↑ "Fraser's injury woe". heartsfc.co.uk. Heart of Midlothian F.C. 12 March 2013. Archived from the original on 15 March 2013. Retrieved 13 March 2013.
  11. ↑ "Fraser Mullen out for Hearts' League Cup final". The Scotsman . Johnston Publishing. 12 March 2013. Retrieved 13 March 2013.
  12. ↑ "Hearts: No new contract for full-back Fraser Mullen". BBC Sport. 15 May 2013. Retrieved 7 June 2013.
  13. ↑ Parks, Gordon (30 June 2013). "New Hibs signing Fraser Mullen has no problem pulling on a green and white shirt despite breaking his ankle at Easter Road". Sunday Mail. Archived from the original on 2 July 2013. Retrieved 30 June 2013.
  14. ↑ "Gibraltar XI v Hibernian: Mullen among goals". scotsman.com. Johnston Publishing. 3 July 2013. Retrieved 9 January 2014.
  15. ↑ "Fraser Mullen joins Raith Rovers after leaving Hibernian". BBC Sport. 10 January 2014. Retrieved 10 January 2014.
  16. ↑ "Rovers Add To Squad". raithrovers.net. Raith Rovers. 10 January 2014. Retrieved 10 January 2014.
  17. ↑ "Fraser Mullen leaves Hibs to join Raith Rovers". Edinburgh Evening News. Johnston Publishing. 10 January 2014. Retrieved 10 January 2014.
  18. ↑ "Bottom side Morton played out a goalless draw with Raith". BBC Sport. 11 January 2014. Retrieved 11 January 2014.
  19. ↑ "The Mullen is over – Fraser says AYE! To Murdie". 6 July 2022.
  20. ↑ "Pollok v Largs Thistle".
  21. ↑ "Pollok stun Annan in seven goal Scottish Cup second round thriller". Football Scotland.
  22. ↑ "Fraser Mullen SFA Profile". Scottish Football Association. Retrieved 12 September 2011.
  23. ↑ Fraser Mullen at Soccerway. Retrieved 31 October 2017.
  24. ↑ 2011 at Soccerbase
  25. ↑ 2012 at Soccerbase
  26. 1 2 2013 at Soccerbase
  27. ↑ 2014 at Soccerbase
  28. ↑ 2015 at Soccerbase
  29. ↑ 2016 at Soccerbase
  30. ↑ 2017 at Soccerbase
  31. ↑ Southwick, Andrew (6 April 2014). "Raith Rovers 1–0 Rangers". BBC Sport. Retrieved 7 September 2021.
  32. ↑ "Scotland – F. Mullen – Profile with news, career statistics and history – Soccerway". us.soccerway.com. Retrieved 1 November 2020.
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