Alexander Mullen (born 13 June 1992) is an Australian professional
footballer
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who plays as a
midfielder
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Midfielders may play an exclusively defensive role, breaking up attacks, and are in that case known as defensive midfielders. As central midfielders often go across boundarie ...
for
Para Hills Knights SC
Para Hills Knights SC is a soccer club based in Para Hills West, South Australia, a suburb in the north of Adelaide. Founded in 1964, the club has multiple State League championships, and have been runner-up in both the Premier League and Federa ...
.
Personal life
Mullen is the brother of
Matthew
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* Matthew (given name)
* Matthew (surname)
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, cousin of former
Newcastle Jets
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player
Daniel Mullen
Daniel John Mullen (born 26 October 1989) is an Australian soccer player who last played for Wellington Phoenix. He played as a centre back and a right back. Daniel is the cousin of Matthew Mullen and son of Joe Mullen, a former Socceroo.
Club ...
and the nephew of
Joe Mullen
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, a former
Socceroo
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.
Club career
Sydney FC
Sydney FC
Sydney Football Club is an Australian professional soccer club based in Sydney, New South Wales. It competes in the country's premier men's competition, A-League Men, under licence from Australian Professional Leagues (APL). The club was fo ...
signed Mullen on a one-year deal as a mature age rookie ahead of the
2015–16 season after trialling him in the pre-season.
On 16 March 2016, Mullen debuted for Sydney FC in their
AFC Champions League campaign coming on as a substitute for
George Blackwood
George Henry Raymond Blackwood (born 4 June 1997) is an Australian professional footballer who plays as a striker.
Born in Sydney, Blackwood played youth football for APIA Leichhardt Tigers before making his professional debut for Sydney FC in ...
late in the match.
Mullen made his A-League debut for Sydney FC in their round 26 match against
Adelaide United
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on 2 April 2016.
After a season where he played one league match, and was twice subbed on in the
AFC Champions League
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, Mullen was not offered a new contract.
See also
*
List of association football families
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*
List of Sydney FC players (fewer than 25 appearances)
References
External links
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Mullen, Alex
1992 births
Living people
Men's association football midfielders
Australian soccer players
Soccer players from Adelaide
Mars Hill University alumni
Para Hills Knights SC players
Sydney FC players
Campbelltown City SC players
A-League Men players