James Nicholas Mulligan (born August 12, 1991) is an American

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player.

Youth

Mulligan was born in Medford, NY and attended Patchoge-Medford High School.

College

Mulligan played soccer at St. John's University from 2009-2013 and finished his Red Storm career by earning both third team NSCAA All-Northeast Region accolades and second team All-BIG EAST honors. In his senior year, Mulligan served as the Red Storm’s team captain and helped lead St. John's to the 2013 NCAA Tournament Second Round. Mulligan was also the first St. John's player to earn NSCAA/adidas Scholar All-America honors since 2008. Over the course of his collegiate career, Mulligan appeared in all 80 games over the past four seasons for the Red Storm, including 66 starts. The midfielder totaled eight goals, three game-winners, and nine assists for 25 points.

Club career

Mulligan signed with the

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on April 11, 2014 ahead of the team's season opener. In July 2014, Mulligan was reunited with former Red Storm teammate

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who was signed by the Cosmos on loan from the

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Mulligan made his professional debut on October 25, 2014, earning the start at right back in a 2-2 draw with the

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. Mulligan earned a second consecutive start the following weekend in a 1-0 loss at the San Antonio Scorpions in the regular season finale. Mulligan finished the 2014 season with two appearances in two starts and 180 minutes played for the Cosmos. In 2019 he was playing for

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in the

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References

External links

St. John's Red Storm bio

New York Cosmos bio
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