Meleri Mullan

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Meleri Mullan
Personal information
Full name Meleri Mullan
Date of birth (2000-06-14) 14 June 2000 (age 23)
Place of birth Australia
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
Adelaide United
Number 3
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2018 FFSA NTC 12 (4)
2018–2019 Adelaide United 1 (0)
2019–2020 Adelaide University 9 (4)
2020 Salisbury Inter 17 (3)
2020–2022 Adelaide United 16 (0)
2024– Adelaide United 9 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 28 May 2024

Meleri Mullan (born 14 June 2000) is an Australian professional women's footballer who plays as a forward for Adelaide United in the A-League Women.

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She is known for the local soccer's fastest in the Women's National Premier League 2019 for the FFSA NTC women's team with a speed of 10.04 [1] [ clarification needed ]

Club career

Adelaide United

After playing at the FFSA NTC, Mullan joined W-League club Adelaide United in October 2018. [2] She played her first game with Adelaide United [3] in a 0–0 draw against Melbourne Victory coming on as a substitute for Emily Condon.[ citation needed ]

Adelaide University

In March 2019, Mullan left the W-League and joined Adelaide University. [4] [5]

Salisbury Inter

In March 2020, Mullan joined Salisbury Inter. [6]

Return to Adelaide United

In December 2020, Mullan returned to Adelaide United after scoring 3 goals in 17 appearances for Salisbury Inter in the 2020 Women's NPL. [7] She made 11 appearances for the club, and after spending the off-season with Bankstown City Lions and Salisbury Inter, she re-signed with the club for the 2021–22 A-League Women season. [8] At the end of the season, Mullan was not retained ahead of the 2022–23 A-League Women season. [9]

In January 2024, following five months not playing due to recovery from a meniscus tear, Mullan re-joined Adelaide United on a scholarship contract until the end of the 2023–24 A-League Women season. [10]

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References

  1. "Who will be crowned local soccer's fastest". The Advertiser. 1 April 2019.
  2. "Adelaide sign duo to finalise 2018/19 squad". Football Federation Australia. 26 October 2018.
  3. "Meleri Mullan profile". Adelaide United.
  4. Reilly, Ella; Lewis, Samantha (12 November 2019). "W-League 2019-20 season preview: team-by-team guide". The Guardian .
  5. "#8 Meleri Mullan - NEW SIGNING from Adelaide United!". Facebook . Adelaide University. 7 March 2019.
  6. "Women's National Premier League 2020 Preview, presented by Metro Homes SA". Football South Australia. 4 March 2020. Midfielder Meleri Mullan – who made a W-League appearance in the 2018/19 season – will also strengthen the club
  7. "Reds sign Mullan ahead of Westfield W-League season". Adelaide United. 21 December 2020.
  8. "Mullan and Tonkin return to United for 2021/22". Adelaide United . 6 August 2021. Archived from the original on 8 August 2021. Retrieved 8 August 2021.
  9. "2022-23 Season Preview – Adelaide United". Beyond90. 17 November 2022.
  10. "Adelaide United Welcomes Mullan Back To The Reds". Adelaide United . 18 January 2024.