Daniel Mullen
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Mullen warming up for Adelaide United in 2010
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Daniel John Mullen | ||
| Date of birth | 26 October 1989 | ||
| Place of birth | Adelaide, South Australia, Australia | ||
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Central defender | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2005–2006 | Para Hills | ||
| 2006–2007 | SASI | ||
| 2007–2008 | AIS | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2006 | Para Hills | 18 | (1) |
| 2007–2008 | AIS | 31 | (2) |
| 2008–2012 | Adelaide United | 58 | (2) |
| 2012–2014 | Dalian Aerbin | 27 | (1) |
| 2013 | → Melbourne Victory (loan) | 9 | (0) |
| 2014–2015 | Western Sydney Wanderers | 4 | (0) |
| 2015–2017 | Newcastle Jets | 47 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2007–2009 | Australia U-20 | 15 | (1) |
| 2010–2012 | Australia U-23 | 6 | (0) |
| 2009– | Australia | 1 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 18 April 2017. ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 28 October 2010 |
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Daniel John Mullen (born 26 October 1989) is an Australian footballer who currently plays for the Newcastle Jets. His natural position is at centre back but he plays regularly at right back at club level. Daniel is the cousin of Matthew Mullen and son of former Socceroo Joe Mullen. In his first game for Australia he became the first Socceroo to wear a 3 digit number wearing 107 against Kuwait on 6 March 2009.
Mullen joined United for the 2008–09 A-League season. On 26 July 2008 he made his debut for Adelaide United in a 0–0 against Newcastle Jets in the Pre-Season Cup. He has since gone on to win a place in the team in the league and also featured against Kashima Antlers in the AFC Champions League. He played in Adelaide's Champions league semi final's 1st leg 3–0 victory over Uzbekistan outfit Bunyodkor and was surely the best game in his short career.
In November 2008 Daniel signed a new two-year deal with Adelaide keeping him at the club until the end of the 2010–11 season. Mullen began to hold down a regular starting spot at right back for Adelaide including starting the inaugural FIFA Club World Cup game for the South Australian team in which he scored the equalising goal against Waitakere United. Mullen scored his first league goal for Adelaide with a powerful header in the 3–2 victory over North Queensland Fury in Townsville in Round 4. He had some trouble holding a spot the first team squad with Robert Cornthwaite and Iain Fyfe regularly used at centre back.
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