Paul McMullan (footballer, born 1996)

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Paul McMullan
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Personal information
Full name Paul James McMullan [1]
Date of birth (1996-02-25) 25 February 1996 (age 28)
Place of birth Stirling, Scotland
Height 5 ft 9 in (1.76 m) [2]
Position(s) Winger/Forward
Team information
Current team
 Derry City
Number 12
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2015–2017 Celtic 0 (0)
2015 → Stenhousemuir (loan) 15 (3)
2015–2016 → St Mirren (loan) 17 (1)
2016 → Greenock Morton (loan) 11 (1)
2016–2017 → Dunfermline Athletic (loan) 29 (2)
2017–2021 Dundee United 93 (11)
2021 → Dundee (loan) 15 (0)
2021–2023 Dundee 71 (6)
2023– Derry City 48 (3)
International career
2011 Scotland U16 4 (1)
2012 Scotland U17 3 (1)
2014–2015 Scotland U19 7 (1)
2017 Scotland U21 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:00, 1 November 2024 (UTC)

Paul James McMullan (born 25 February 1996) is a Scottish professional footballer who plays as a winger for League of Ireland Premier Division club Derry City. McMullan started his career with Celtic and has also had loan spells at Greenock Morton, Stenhousemuir, St Mirren and Dunfermline Athletic. He then signed for Dundee United before joining their city rivals Dundee, winning the Scottish Championship with both clubs.

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Career

Celtic

Born in Stirling, McMullan began his career in the under-19 team at Celtic.

Stenhousemuir (loan)

On 23 January 2015, he joined Scottish League One club Stenhousemuir on loan for the remainder of the season. [3] He made his senior debut the following day, playing the full 90 minutes of a 1–1 draw with Ayr United at Ochilview Park, scoring his team's goal. [4] On 14 February, he opened the scoring away to Dunfermline Athletic, who came from behind to defeat Stenhousemuir 3–2. [5] McMullan's only other goal of 14 league appearances came on 11 April in a defeat by the same score at Greenock Morton. [6] Stenhousemuir finished in the relegation play-off places, but stayed up with a 2–1 aggregate victory over Queen's Park: McMullan's free-kick set up Jamie McCormack to head the only goal of the first leg on 13 May, [7] and he also assisted Colin McMenamin in the second leg three days later. [8]

St Mirren (loan)

On 13 July 2015, McMullan was loaned to Scottish Championship club St Mirren for the 2015–16 season. [9] He made his debut 12 days later, playing the full 90 minutes of a 3–1 home win over Berwick Rangers in the first round of the Scottish Challenge Cup. [10] On 7 August, he made his league debut for the team in a defeat by the same score to Rangers at Ibrox. [11] Twenty-two days later, he scored his only goal for the team from Paisley, taking four minutes to open a 1–1 draw against Livingston at St. Mirren Park; the result meant his team had not won yet in four league games of the season. [12]

In January 2016, McMullan's loan was ended by Saints, and he returned to Celtic. In total, he played 22 games for the club, scoring once. [13]

Greenock Morton (loan)

McMullan was loaned to Greenock Morton on 24 February 2016, making his debut in a 3–0 Championship win at Hibernian on the same day. [14] On 15 March at Cappielow, he scored his first goal for the Ton, putting them 3–0 up at half time in an eventual 3–2 win over Queen of the South. [15]

Dunfermline Athletic (loan)

On 4 July 2016, McMullan was loaned to newly promoted Championship team Dunfermline Athletic, as PJ Crossan made the move in the other direction on a permanent basis. [16]

Dundee United

On 23 June 2017, McMullan signed a two-year contract with Dundee United. [17]

Dundee

On 7 January 2021, McMullan signed a pre-contract with United's crosstown rivals Dundee, which would see him begin a two-year deal at the end of the season. [18] On 26 January, McMullan joined Dundee on loan until the end of the season. [19] Despite only joining in January, McMullan would sit atop the league assist charts by the end of the season, and would play a key role in helping the club win the Premiership play-offs and gaining promotion back to the Scottish Premiership. [20] [21] At the end of the season, McMullan was named in the SPFL's Championship Team of the Season. [22]

McMullan officially joined Dundee on his two-year deal in June 2021. [23] He would score his first competitive goals for the club in the Scottish League Cup, netting a brace against Brora Rangers. [24] On 5 March 2022, McMullan would finally score his first league goal for the club since he joined over a year prior in a draw away to Motherwell. [25]

After returning to the Scottish Championship the following season, McMullan would have a very strong start in both goals and assists, and would be named the Championship Player of the Month in November 2022. [26] At the end of the season McMullan would be nominated for PFA Scotland's Championship Player of the Year, [27] and would win the Scottish Championship with Dundee. [28] On 31 May 2023, Dundee announced McMullan had not been offered a new contract and would leave the club. [29]

Derry City

On 25 June 2023, McMullan signed with League of Ireland Premier Division club Derry City, and would start playing for the side on 1 July. [30] He would make his first start and appearance in a home win over Sligo Rovers. [31] McMullan scored his first goal for the Candystripes on 6 May 2024 in a league draw against Shelbourne. [32]

International

McMullan represented Scotland at the under-16, [33] under-17, [34] under-19 [35] and under-21 levels. He made his debut for the under-21 team in March 2017, appearing in a goalless draw against Estonia. [36]

Career statistics

As of match played 10 November 2024 [37]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational Cup League Cup OtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Celtic 2014–15 Scottish Premiership 0000000000
2015–16 0000000000
2016–17 0000000000
Total0000000000
Stenhousemuir (loan) 2014–15 Scottish League One 15300004 [a] 0193
St Mirren (loan) 2015–16 Scottish Championship 17110103 [b] 0221
Greenock Morton (loan) 2015–16 111000000111
Dunfermline Athletic (loan) 2016–17 29244402 [b] 1397
Dundee United 2017–18 Scottish Championship30411534 [c] 1409
2018–19 32420306 [d] 3437
2019–20 23310401 [b] 0293
2020–21 Scottish Premiership80003000110
Total93114115311412319
Dundee (loan) 2020–21 Scottish Championship15010—4 [e] 0200
Dundee 2021–22 Scottish Premiership3613052—443
2022–23 Scottish Championship35521504 [b] 1467
Total866611028111010
Derry City 2023 League of Ireland Premier Division 12020—6 [f] 0200
2024 36350—2 [g] 0433
Total48370—80633
Career total2992722630536638744
  1. ↑ Appearances in the Scottish League One play-offs
  2. 1 2 3 4 Appearances in the Scottish Challenge Cup
  3. ↑ Two appearances and one goal in the Scottish Challenge Cup and two appearances in the Scottish Premiership play-offs
  4. ↑ Two appearances and two goals in the Scottish Challenge Cup and four appearances and one goal in the Scottish Premiership play-offs
  5. ↑ Appearances in the Premiership play-offs
  6. ↑ Appearances in the UEFA Europa Conference League
  7. ↑ Appearances in the UEFA Conference League

Honours

Club

Dundee United

Dundee

Individual

Dundee

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