Jake David Mulraney (born 5 April 1996) is an Irish 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
League of Ireland Premier Division
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club
St Patrick's Athletic
St Patrick's Athletic Football Club ( ga, Cumann Peile Lúthchleas Phádraig Naofa) is a professional Irish association football club based in Inchicore, Dublin, that plays in the Irish Premier Division. Founded in May 1929, they played origin ...
.
Born in
Dublin
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, Mulraney has previously played for
Ilkeston
Ilkeston is a town in the Borough of Erewash, Derbyshire, England, on the River Erewash, from which the borough takes its name, with a population at the 2011 census of 38,640. Its major industries, coal mining, iron working and lace making/texti ...
,
Queens Park Rangers
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,
Inverness Caledonian Thistle
Inverness Caledonian Thistle Football Club, commonly known as Caley Thistle, is a professional football club based in Inverness, Scotland. The team currently competes in the Scottish Championship, the second tier of the Scottish Professional F ...
Atlanta United
Atlanta United FC, commonly known as Atlanta United, is an American professional soccer club based in Atlanta that competes in Major League Soccer (MLS) as a member of the league's Eastern Conference.
Founded in 2014, Atlanta United began pl ...
Dagenham & Redbridge
Dagenham & Redbridge Football Club is a professional association football club based in Dagenham, Greater London, England. The team competes in the National League, the fifth tier of the English football league system. Often known simply as Dag ...
and
Stevenage
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.
Club career
Queens Park Rangers
On 10 December 2014 Mulraney, who had been playing for
Ilkeston
Ilkeston is a town in the Borough of Erewash, Derbyshire, England, on the River Erewash, from which the borough takes its name, with a population at the 2011 census of 38,640. Its major industries, coal mining, iron working and lace making/texti ...
following his release by
Nottingham Forest
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, signed an 18-month professional contract with
Premier League
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side
Queens Park Rangers
Queens Park Rangers Football Club, commonly abbreviated to QPR, is a professional football club based in Shepherd's Bush, West London, England, which compete in the . After a nomadic early existence, they have played home matches at Loftus Ro ...
.
Dagenham & Redbridge (loan)
On 7 October 2015, Mulraney joined
Dagenham & Redbridge
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on a one-month loan deal. He made his debut the same day in a 2–1 victory away to
Stevenage
Stevenage ( ) is a large town and borough in Hertfordshire, England, about north of London. Stevenage is east of junctions 7 and 8 of the A1(M), between Letchworth Garden City to the north and Welwyn Garden City to the south. In 1946, Stevena ...
in the
Football League Trophy
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coming on as a substitute in the 54th minute.
Inverness Caledonian Thistle
On 17 June 2016, Mulraney joined
Inverness Caledonian Thistle
Inverness Caledonian Thistle Football Club, commonly known as Caley Thistle, is a professional football club based in Inverness, Scotland. The team currently competes in the Scottish Championship, the second tier of the Scottish Professional F ...
Angus Beith
Angus Beith (born 22 February 1996) is a Scottish former professional footballer. Beith played as a midfielder for Heart of Midlothian, Stirling Albion, Stenhousemuir, Stranraer and Inverness Caledonian Thistle. Due to a hip injury, Beith was ...
. Mulraney scored two goals in 52 appearances for Hearts.
Atlanta United
On 28 January 2020, Mulraney joined
Major League Soccer
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club
Atlanta United
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Founded in 2014, Atlanta United began pl ...
. He made his debut for the club on 25 February 2020 in the
CONCACAF Champions League
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against
Motagua
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, starting in the 3–0 victory. Mulraney scored his first goal for Atlanta United on 14 October 2020 against
Inter Miami
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, his 83rd minute goal being the equalizer in the 1–1 draw.
Orlando City
On 5 May 2022, Atlanta United transferred Mulraney to Orlando City in exchange for $200,000 in
General Allocation Money
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with a potential further $75,000 in GAM pending performance-based conditions. The deal included a percentage of the fee from any future sale.
St Patrick's Athletic
Oh 18 January 2023, it was announced that Mulraney had returned to Ireland, signing for his local
League of Ireland Premier Division
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club
St Patrick's Athletic
St Patrick's Athletic Football Club ( ga, Cumann Peile Lúthchleas Phádraig Naofa) is a professional Irish association football club based in Inchicore, Dublin, that plays in the Irish Premier Division. Founded in May 1929, they played origin ...
on a multi year contract, with the terms of the transfer undisclosed. His first goal for the club came on 17 March 2023, an 89th minute equaliser via a 25 yard strike into the bottom corner in a 2–2 draw away to rivals
Shamrock Rovers
Shamrock Rovers Football Club ( ga, Cumann Peile Ruagairí na Seamróige) is an Irish association football club based in Tallaght, South Dublin. The club's senior team competes in the League of Ireland Premier Division and it is the most su ...
at
Tallaght Stadium
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. He followed that up by scoring in his next game, in a 3–0 win over UCD at
Richmond Park
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. On 7 April 2023, Mulraney opened the scoring in a 4–0 win over
Cork City
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at
Richmond Park
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. On 5 May 2023, he levelled the scores at 2–2 in an eventual 3–2 win away to
Cork City
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at Turners Cross, by finding the top right hand corner from 20 yards in the 55th minute. On 23 June 2023, Mulraney scored a free-kick in a 1–0 derby win at home to Shelbourne, finding the underside of the crossbar in the top right corner in the 68th minute of the match. Mulroney scored his 6th goal of the season on 7 July 2023 when he found the top corner from 20 yards in a 1–1 draw against
Cork City
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at
Richmond Park
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. On 12 July 2023, Mulraney made his first appearance in European competition in a 2–1 loss against
F91 Dudelange
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It was formed in 1991 as a merger between three teams in the town: Alliance Dudel ...
in the
first qualifying round
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of the
UEFA Europa Conference League
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at the
Stade Jos Nosbaum
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. On 28 October 2023, he was announced as the club's Goal of the Season award winner, for his free-kick against Shelbourne. On 12 November 2023, Mulraney was part of the starting XI in the 2023 FAI Cup Final, providing 2 assists for his side's first 2 goals in a 3–1 win over
Bohemians
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in front of a record breaking
FAI Cup
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Final crowd of 43,881 at the
Aviva Stadium
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.
Career statistics
Honours
Club
;Inverness Caledonian Thistle
*
Scottish Challenge Cup
The Scottish Professional Football League Challenge Cup,2017–18
;Heart of Midlothian
*
Scottish Cup
The Scottish Football Association Challenge Cup,2018–19
;St Patrick's Athletic
*
FAI Cup
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:
2023
Events
Predicted and scheduled events
* January 1
** In the United States, books, films, and other works published in 1927 will enter the public domain, assuming there are no changes made to copyright law.
** Croatia will adopt the eu ...
Individual
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St Patrick's Athletic
St Patrick's Athletic Football Club ( ga, Cumann Peile Lúthchleas Phádraig Naofa) is a professional Irish association football club based in Inchicore, Dublin, that plays in the Irish Premier Division. Founded in May 1929, they played origin ...
Goal of the Season (1):
2023
Events
Predicted and scheduled events
* January 1
** In the United States, books, films, and other works published in 1927 will enter the public domain, assuming there are no changes made to copyright law.
** Croatia will adopt the eu ...