Toby Mullarkey

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Toby Mullarkey
Personal information
Date of birth (1995-11-04) 4 November 1995 (age 28)
Place of birth Warrington, England
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) [1]
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
 Crawley Town
Youth career
Crewe Alexandra
Everton
2013–2015 Crewe Alexandra
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2015–2017 Crewe Alexandra 0 (0)
2015 → Leek Town (loan)
2017–2019 Nantwich Town
2019–2023 Altrincham 120 (9)
2023 Rochdale 12 (0)
2023–2024 Grimsby Town 42 (2)
2024– Crawley Town 0 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20:04, 27 April 2024 (UTC)

Toby Mullarkey (born 4 November 1995) is an English professional footballer who plays as a defender for EFL League One club Crawley Town. [2]

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Career

Born in Warrington, [1] Mullarkey began his career in the academy at Crewe Alexandra. After a period with Everton, Mullarkey returned to Crewe in 2013. [3] In March 2015, Mullarkey moved on loan to Leek Town. [4] After leaving Crewe without playing a first team match, he played non-league football for Nantwich Town and, from May 2019, for Altrincham, [5] [6] [7] before signing for Rochdale in January 2023, [8] [9] and making his league debut in a 2–1 defeat at Salford City on 4 February 2023. [10]

Following relegation to the National League with Rochdale at the end of the 2022–23 season, Mullarkey signed for Grimsby Town after they triggered a release clause in his contract for an undisclosed fee ahead of the 2023–24 campaign. [11] [12] He had been linked with a transfer to Grimsby before he signed for Rochdale. [13]

On 9 July 2024, Mullarkey joined newly promoted League One club Crawley Town on a two-year deal for an undisclosed fee. [14] [15]

Style of play

He has been described as a "modern ball playing centre-back". [16] He "primarily plays as a right-sided centre-half, which remains his favoured position, although has also served as a defensive central midfielder and a right-back on other occasions". [13]

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References

  1. 1 2 "England – T. Mullarkey – Profile with news, career statistics and history – Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com.
  2. ↑ Toby Mullarkey at Soccerbase
  3. ↑ "Alex Sign Up 11 New Youngsters". Crewe Alexandra F.C.
  4. ↑ "Mullarkey Joins Leek On Youth Loan". www.crewealex.net.
  5. ↑ Hannah, Jim (23 May 2019). "Nantwich Town defender on the move". StokeonTrentLive.
  6. ↑ "Toby Mullarkey Profile | Aylesbury United FC". www.aylesburyunitedfc.co.uk.
  7. ↑ "Toby Mullarkey: 'To be able to call myself a professional footballer is all I've ever wanted'". Altrincham FC.
  8. ↑ "Toby Mullarkey Joins Dale". www.rochdaleafc.co.uk.
  9. ↑ "Rochdale sign Altrincham defender Mullarkey" – via www.bbc.co.uk.
  10. ↑ "Salford City 2–1 Rochdale". BBC Sport. 4 February 2023. Retrieved 28 March 2023.
  11. ↑ "Mullarkey signs two-year deal! – Grimsby Town Football Club". gtfc.co.uk. 8 June 2023.
  12. ↑ "Grimsby sign striker Rose and defender Mullarkey" – via www.bbc.co.uk.
  13. 1 2 "Altrincham defender Toby Mullarkey profiled amid Grimsby Town transfer link". 22 January 2023 – via www.grimsbytelegraph.co.uk.
  14. ↑ "TOBY MULLARKEY SIGNED FROM GRIMSBY". www.crawleytownfc.com. 9 July 2024. Retrieved 9 July 2024.
  15. ↑ "Crawley Town: Mullarkey and Holohan sign from Grimsby Town". BBC Sport. 9 July 2024.
  16. ↑ "'He'll be a great asset' - Portsmouth-linked defender Toby Mullarkey receives glowing reference as ex-Crewe and non-league star emerges as Blues target".
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