- Mark McNulty (footballer)
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Mark McNulty Personal information Date of birth 13 October 1980 Place of birth Cork, Ireland Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) Playing position Goalkeeper Club information Current club Cork City Number 1 Youth career 1996-2000 Ballincollig Senior career* Years Team Apps† (Gls)† 2001-2003 Cobh Ramblers ? (0) 2003- Cork City ? (0) * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).For the professional golfer, see Mark McNulty.
Mark McNulty (born 13 October 1980 in Cork) is an Irish goalkeeper for Cork City in the League of Ireland. He was born on the east of cork. [1]
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Playing career
Early career
McNulty originally played as a striker for youths club Ballincollig, at the same club as future team mates Colin Healy and Alan Carey. He was the club's top scorer at every level from under-11 to under-17. He helped Ballincollig to League winning success at under-16 and under-18 level, being award Player of The Year at u16.
McNulty then moved to Cobh Ramblers for a brief spell, before joining Cork City's successful eircom Under-21 League side under Stuart Ashton. In his role as goalkeeper, McNulty was a vital part of the side that won back-to-back U21 League titles in 2003 and 2004.
Professional career
McNulty turned professional in 2006 and featured sporadically in vital matches such as the Setanta Cup.[2] Injury deprived him of appearing in the UEFA Cup in 2005 as he lost the opportunity created by first-choice 'keeper Mick Devine's injury. Goalkeeping coach and Cork City F.C. veteran Phil "Biscuits" Harrington filled in admirably against Lithuanian side FK Ekranas. In 2010, he became the first-choice 'keeper with City.[3]
References
- ^ "Mark McNulty - Cork City". Extratime.ie. http://www.extratime.ie/squads/players/30/177/. Retrieved 2011-03-31.
- ^ "Goalkeeper Mark McNulty is Cork City’s inspiration on a night of high drama". FAI. 2006-04-10. http://www.fai.ie/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=4858. Retrieved 2011-03-31.
- ^ "Three more additions for Cork City FORAS". RTÉ Sport. 2010-03-02. http://www.rte.ie/sport/soccer/2010/0302/mcnultym_corkcity.html. Retrieved 2010-03-02.
Cork City F.C. – current squad 1 McNulty · 2 Turner · 3 D. Murphy · 4 Mulcahy · 5 O'Halloran (c) · 6 G. Morrissey · 7 O'Neill · 8 Duggan · 9 Cummins · 10 Sullivan · 11 O'Brien · 14 Burns · 15 D. Morrissey · 16 McCarthy · 18 Spillane · 19 Lordan · 20 J. Murphy · 21 Kavanagh · 22 N. Horgan · 24 Escudé-Candau · 25 Krzanowski · 26 McGreevy · Manager: Dunne
Categories:- Republic of Ireland association footballers
- Cobh Ramblers F.C. players
- Cork City F.C. players
- League of Ireland players
- 1980 births
- Living people
- Association football goalkeepers
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