Jake Mulraney

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Jake Mulraney
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Mulraney during a pre-match warmup in 2024
Personal information
Full name Jake David Mulraney [1]
Date of birth (1996-04-05) 5 April 1996 (age 28) [2]
Place of birth Dublin, Ireland
Height 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) [2]
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 St Patrick's Athletic
Number 20
Youth career
St John Bosco
Lourdes Celtic
2003–2012 Crumlin United
2012–2014 Nottingham Forest
2014 Ilkeston
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2014 Ilkeston 2 (0)
2014–2016 Queens Park Rangers 0 (0)
2015 → Dagenham & Redbridge (loan) 6 (0)
2016 → Stevenage (loan) 6 (1)
2016–2018 Inverness Caledonian Thistle 52 (2)
2018–2020 Heart of Midlothian 38 (2)
2020–2022 Atlanta United 47 (3)
2022 Orlando City 17 (0)
2022 Orlando City B 1 (0)
2023– St Patrick's Athletic 60 (13)
International career
2012–2013 Republic of Ireland U17 5 (0)
2013 Republic of Ireland U19 1 (0)
2016–2018 Republic of Ireland U21 8 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13:13, 2 November 2024 (UTC)

Jake David Mulraney (born 5 April 1996) is an Irish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for League of Ireland Premier Division club St Patrick's Athletic.

Contents

Born in Dublin, Mulraney has previously played for Ilkeston, Queens Park Rangers, Inverness Caledonian Thistle, Heart of Midlothian, Atlanta United and Orlando City, with loan spells at Dagenham & Redbridge and Stevenage.

Club career

Queens Park Rangers

On 10 December 2014 Mulraney, who had been playing for Ilkeston following his release by Nottingham Forest, [3] signed an 18-month professional contract with Premier League side Queens Park Rangers. [4]

Dagenham & Redbridge (loan)

On 7 October 2015, Mulraney joined Dagenham & Redbridge on a one-month loan deal. [5] He made his debut the same day in a 2–1 victory away to Stevenage in the Football League Trophy coming on as a substitute in the 54th minute. [6]

Inverness Caledonian Thistle

On 17 June 2016, Mulraney joined Inverness Caledonian Thistle on a two-year deal. [7]

Heart of Midlothian

On 15 May 2018, Mulraney joined Heart of Midlothian in a swap deal for Angus Beith. [8] On 25 May 2019, he started in the 2019 Scottish Cup Final, as his side were defeated 2–1 by Celtic at Hampden Park. [9] Mulraney scored two goals in 52 appearances for Hearts. [10]

Atlanta United

On 28 January 2020, Mulraney joined Major League Soccer club Atlanta United. [11] He made his debut for the club on 25 February 2020 in the CONCACAF Champions League against Motagua, starting in the 3–0 victory. [12] Mulraney scored his first goal for Atlanta United on 14 October 2020 against Inter Miami, his 83rd minute goal being the equalizer in the 1–1 draw. [13]

Orlando City

On 5 May 2022, Atlanta United transferred Mulraney to Orlando City in exchange for $200,000 in General Allocation Money with a potential further $75,000 in GAM pending performance-based conditions. [14] The deal included a percentage of the fee from any future sale. [15]

St Patrick's Athletic

2023 season

On 18 January 2023, it was announced that Mulraney had returned to Ireland, signing for his local League of Ireland Premier Division club St Patrick's Athletic on a multi-year contract, with the terms of the transfer undisclosed. [16] [17] [18] He grew up a fan of the club, attending games from the age of 7 or 8 with his grandfather. [19] His first goal for the club came on 17 March 2023, an 89th minute equaliser via a 25 yard strike into the bottom corner in a 2–2 draw away to rivals Shamrock Rovers at Tallaght Stadium. [20] He followed that up by scoring in his next game, in a 3–0 win over UCD at Richmond Park. [21] On 7 April 2023, Mulraney opened the scoring in a 4–0 win over Cork City at Richmond Park. [22] On 5 May 2023, he levelled the scores at 2–2 in an eventual 3–2 win away to Cork City at Turners Cross, by finding the top right hand corner from 20 yards in the 55th minute. [23] On 23 June 2023, Mulraney scored a free-kick in a 1–0 derby win at home to Shelbourne, finding the underside of the crossbar in the top right corner in the 68th minute of the match. [24] Mulroney scored his 6th goal of the season on 7 July 2023 when he found the top corner from 20 yards in a 1–1 draw against Cork City at Richmond Park. [25] On 12 July 2023, Mulraney made his first appearance in European competition in a 2–1 loss against F91 Dudelange in the first qualifying round of the UEFA Europa Conference League at the Stade Jos Nosbaum. [26] On 28 October 2023, he was announced as the club's Goal of the Season award winner, for his free-kick against Shelbourne. [27] On 12 November 2023, Mulraney was part of the starting XI in the 2023 FAI Cup Final, providing 2 assists for his side's first 2 goals in a 3–1 win over Bohemians in front of a record breaking FAI Cup Final crowd of 43,881 at the Aviva Stadium. [28]

2024 season

He scored his first goal of the season on 15 March 2024 at home to Shelbourne, heading home a Brandon Kavanagh cross 10 minutes after coming off the bench. [29] His second goal of the season came on 20 May when he equalised at home to Shelbourne by finding the top right corner with a 25 yard free-kick. [30] On 25 July 2024, Mulraney score the first European goals of his career in a 3–1 win at home to Vaduz of Liechtenstein in the UEFA Conference League, opening the scoring with a free kick from 20 yards in the 6th minute before adding a second goal from just inside the box 11 minutes later after being played in by Romal Palmer. [31] [32] [33] On 1 September 2024, he scored twice in a 4–1 win at home to Drogheda United. [34] On 27 September 2024, he scored his sides second and third goals in a 3–0 win away to rivals Shamrock Rovers at Tallaght Stadium. [35] He was named as League of Ireland Player of the Month for September 2024. [36] On 14 October 2024, Mulraney put his side 2–0 up in an eventual 3–1 victory over Bohemians at Dalymount Park. [37] At the club's end of season awards, Mulraney was named Player of the Year as voted by the clubs supporters, while he also picked up the club's Goal of the Season award for the second year running, for his second goal away to Shamrock Rovers in September. [38]

Career statistics

As of match played on 1 November 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational Cup [a] League Cup [b] ContinentalOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Ilkeston 2014–15 [39] NPL Premier Division2010——0030
Queens Park Rangers 2014–15 [2] Premier League 000000——00
2015–16 [2] EFL Championship 00—00——00
Total000000——00
Dagenham & Redbridge (loan) 2015–16 [40] EFL League Two 6010——2 [c] 090
Stevenage (loan) 2015–16 [40] EFL League Two61————61
Inverness Caledonian Thistle 2016–17 [41] Scottish Premiership 2601050——320
2017–18 [42] Scottish Championship 2621030—2 [d] 1323
Total5222080—21643
Heart of Midlothian 2018–19 [43] Scottish Premiership2115040——301
2019–20 [44] Scottish Premiership1710050——221
Total3825090——522
Atlanta United 2020 [44] Major League Soccer 181——3 [e] 0—211
2021 [44] Major League Soccer221——3 [e] 01 [f] 0261
2022 [44] Major League Soccer7110———81
Total47310006010553
Orlando City 2022 [44] Major League Soccer170———1 [f] 0180
Orlando City B 2022 [44] MLS Next Pro 10————10
St Patrick's Athletic 2023 [44] LOI Premier Division 29650—2 [g] 00 [h] 0366
2024 [44] LOI Premier Division31710—6 [i] 22 [j] 0409
2025 [44] LOI Premier Division0000—0 [i] 00 [h] 000
Total601360—82207615
Career total229211601701428128524
  1. ↑ Includes FA Cup, Scottish Cup, U.S. Open Cup & FAI Cup
  2. ↑ Includes EFL Cup & Scottish League Cup
  3. ↑ Appearance(s) in the Football League Trophy
  4. ↑ Appearance(s) in the Scottish Challenge Cup
  5. 1 2 Appearance(s) in the CONCACAF Champions League
  6. 1 2 Appearance(s) in the MLS Cup Playoffs
  7. ↑ Appearance(s) in the UEFA Europa Conference League
  8. 1 2 Appearance(s) in the Leinster Senior Cup
  9. 1 2 Appearance(s) in the UEFA Conference League
  10. ↑ 1 appearance in the President of Ireland's Cup & 1 appearance in the Leinster Senior Cup

Honours

Club

Inverness Caledonian Thistle
Heart of Midlothian
St Patrick's Athletic

Individual

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