Melanius Mullarkey

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Personal information
Full name Melanius Daniel Mullarkey
Date of birth (1992-01-11) 11 January 1992 (age 31)
Place of birth Saint Lucia
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
 Bala Town
Number 16
Youth career
2007–2013 Birmingham City
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2013 Rugby Town 9 (0)
2013–2015 AEL Limassol
2015 Kettering Town 1 (0)
2015 Corby Town
2016 Boston United
2016 Gresley 3 (0)
2016 Leicester Nirvana
2017–2018 Hayes & Yeading United 5 (0)
2018 Strumska Slava 2 (0)
2018–2019 Hinckley 4 (0)
2019 Wolverhampton Sporting 4 (0)
2019–2020 Ilkeston Town
2020 Bromsgrove Sporting 0 (0)
2020–2021 Redditch United
2021 Bangor City 9 (2)
2022– Bala Town 0 (0)
International career‡
2015– Saint Lucia 7 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10:00, 19 November 2020 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 10:00, 19 November 2020 (UTC)

Melanius Daniel Mullarkey (born 11 January 1992) is a Saint Lucian footballer who plays for Bala Town and the Saint Lucia national team. He plays as a defender.

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Early life

Mullarkey was born on the island of Saint Lucia. His family is from Soufriere and central Castries. His family moved to the United Kingdom in 2002 when he was 10 years old. It was at this time that he gained an interest in football. [1]

Club career

Mullarkey soon began playing in the local Sunday leagues. He was scouted by Birmingham City and stayed with the club's academy for five years before moving to Coventry City. [1] Following his departure from Coventry City, Mullarkey traveled to Cyprus to play for AEL Limassol. He returned to the United Kingdom the following year and has played for numerous non-league clubs since then. [1] [2] In 2015 he had a short trial stint with Cork City of the League of Ireland Premier Division. [3]

Mullarkey signed for Southern League Premier Division Central side Bromsgrove Sporting on 5 September 2020, following a successful trial period. [4] Melanius then signed for fellow Southern League Premier Division Central side Redditch United on 23 October 2020 [5] He was released by the club in May 2021. [6]

In August 2021 he joined Cymru North side Bangor City. [7] He left the club in December 2021 after they were suspended from Welsh domestic football. In January 2022 he joined Cymru Premier team Bala Town. [8]

International career

Mullarkey made his senior international debut for Saint Lucia on 16 May 2015 in a 2015 Windward Islands Tournament match against Grenada. He then competed in the team's 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification matches against Antigua and Barbuda the following month. [9]

He was then recalled to the squad for the 2017 Windward Islands Tournament and scored his first international goal in the team's opening match, a 2–1 victory over the Saint Vincent and the Grenadines. [10]

About representing Saint Lucia, Mullarkey said, "I wanted to play for Saint Lucia because it’s my hometown, I love my country from the bottom of my heart and playing and representing them is the best thing that will ever happen to me." [1]

Career statistics

International

As of match played 16 October 2018 [11]
National teamYearAppsGoals
Saint Lucia 201530
201731
201810
Total71

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  2. ↑ "NFT profile". National Football Teams. Retrieved 1 July 2017.
  3. ↑ Finisterre, Terry. "Mullarkey nets in Saint Lucia win". Saint Lucia News Online. Retrieved 1 July 2017.
  4. ↑ "NEW ADDITION: Trialist no more as defender Mullarkey signs". BromsgroveSporting.co.uk. 5 September 2020. Retrieved 5 September 2020.
  5. ↑ "Mullarkey Makes Redditch Switch". Southern-Football-League.co.uk. 23 October 2020. Retrieved 23 October 2020.
  6. ↑ Faulkner, David. "1st Team Squad Update". Redditch United FC. Retrieved 1 February 2022.
  7. ↑ Jones, Jordan (28 August 2021). "Bangor City sign up Daniel Mullarkey and Lewis Brass". Y Clwb Pel-Droed. Retrieved 1 February 2022.
  8. ↑ Gwenllian, Hannah (1 February 2022). "Bala Town make Deadline Day double swoop for domestic duo". Y Clwb Pel-Droed. Retrieved 1 February 2022.
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