Suzanne Mulvey (née Malone; born 4 October 1984) is a Scottish

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who plays as a

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and represented

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at the senior international level.

Club career

Mulvey started her playing career with Hibernian after moving up from their youth teams. In the 2005 summer season, Mulvey played in

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with ÍBV and scored three goals in ten Úrvalsdeild appearances. Her spell with Hibernian showcased her as one of the most promising young players in Scotland at the time and brought her to the attention of everyone in the game, however, Mulvey brought her time with Hibernian to an end when she moved to play for

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. After Hamilton, she spent a brief spell at Glasgow City, where her time was hampered by a knee injury, before Mulvey moved to

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in late 2007, where she endured a somewhat unsuccessful period. Mulvey moved back to Glasgow City in the 2009 close season and started her time with the club, in Lithuania, in the

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, where she scored four goals in their game against Norchi Dinamoeli, from Georgia. In 2011 Mulvey returned to Hamilton Academical on loan after a back injury had curtailed her involvement with City over the previous two years. In December 2013 Mulvey signed for Rangers Ladies and in her first start for the club she scored the winner in a 2–1 victory over rivals Celtic. Having scored 18 goals so far this season Mulvey looks to be back in the top form she has previously shown. She signed for Sunderland in February 2015 after a trial period in which she scored a hat-trick against her former Rangers teammates, then scored again in a win over Everton. In January 2018, Mulvey signed for Motherwell, reuniting her with her former Glasgow City boss Eddie Wolecki Black.

International career

According to the SFA's website, Mulvey made her debut for the senior Scotland side in February 2007, against

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. However, Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation reports that she had scored goals for the senior team against

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in 2004. She played twice more in the 2006–07 season. In August 2009, following her early season form at Glasgow City, Mulvey was recalled to the Scotland squad after a two-year absence for the game against

Personal life

On 13 August 2013 Mulvey (previously Malone) married Elaine Mulvey in

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. They have three sons Lindan, Arroe and Ardan.

References

External links

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Official Website of Glasgow City F.C.
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