Suzanne Mulvey Explained

Suzanne Mulvey
Birth Date:1984 10, df=yes
Birth Place:Edinburgh, Scotland
Position:Forward
Youthclubs1:Hibernian
Clubs1:Hibernian
Years2:2005
Clubs2:ÍBV
Caps2:10
Goals2:3
Years3:2006–2007
Clubs3:Hamilton Academical
Years4:2007
Clubs4:Glasgow City
Caps4:2
Goals4:3
Years5:2007–2009
Clubs5:Celtic
Years6:2009–2011
Clubs6:Glasgow City
Years7:2011–2012
Clubs7:Hamilton Academical
Years8:2013
Clubs8:Glasgow City
Caps8:16
Goals8:13
Years9:2014
Clubs9:Rangers
Goals9:20
Years10:2015
Clubs10:Sunderland
Caps10:5
Goals10:5
Years11:2016
Clubs11:Celtic
Goals11:20
Years12:2018
Clubs12:Motherwell
Goals12:26
Years13:2019
Clubs13:Celtic
Years14:2020–2021
Clubs14:Partick Thistle
Years15:2021
Clubs15:Forfar Farmington
Nationalyears1:2007–2014
Nationalteam1:Scotland
Nationalcaps1:37
Nationalgoals1:4

Suzanne Mulvey (née Malone; born 4 October 1984) is a Scottish footballer who plays as a forward and represented Scotland 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 Iceland with ÍBV and scored three goals in ten Úrvalsdeild appearances.[1]

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 Hamilton.

After Hamilton, she spent a brief spell at Glasgow City, where her time was hampered by a knee injury, before moving to newly-founded Celtic in late 2007, where she scored goals but struggled to hold down a place in the line-up.

Mulvey moved back to Glasgow City in the 2009 pre-season and started her time with the club in Lithuania, in the UEFA Women's Champions League, where she scored four goals in their fixture against Norchi Dinamoeli of Georgia.

In 2011 Mulvey returned to Hamilton Academical on loan after a serious back injury had curtailed her involvement with City over the previous two years.[2]

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. 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;[3] however, problems with injuries and travel (she was commuting from Glasgow to Wearside) proved too difficult to overcome and she soon returned to Scotland. She re-joined Celtic for the 2016 season.[4]

In January 2018, Mulvey signed for second-tier Motherwell, reuniting her with her former Glasgow City boss Eddie Wolecki Black.[5] The season ended with the team reaching the 2018 Scottish Women's Cup final and winning the SWPL2 to gain promotion and Mulvey was named the division's player of the year as well as its top scorer (26 goals).[6] On the back of her strong form, she was signed by Celtic for a third time (initially as a trialist) in 2019.[7]

At the start of the 2020 season she moved to SWPL-2 Patrick Thistle,[8] but all football was soon cancelled due to the Covid-19 pandemic; she remained with the Jags when play resumed in 2020–21,[9] and moved to Forfar Farmington as player-coach supporting Eddie Wolecki Black for 2021–22,[10] only for the women-only Angus club to withdraw from the league prior to its start having been unable to recruit a competitive squad.[11] [12]

International career

Mulvey's first full international match listed on the SFA's website was in February 2007 against Japan;[13] However, Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation reports that she had scored goals for the senior team against Switzerland and the Czech Republic in 2004.[14] 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 Switzerland. She was in the squad regularly in 2013, with her final cap coming in 2014.

Personal life

Suzanne has three sons.

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Suzanne Malone. 3 August 2013. Football Association of Iceland. KSI.is. Icelandic.
  2. Web site: Suzanne Malone moves to Hamilton Accies . Glasgow City FC. 2 August 2011. 30 July 2011.
  3. News: Kelly. Roy. Striker Mulvey joins Sunderland Ladies. Sunderland Echo. 23 February 2015.
  4. https://www.celticfc.com/news/10160 The No. 13 shirt holds no fear for women’s signing Suzanne Mulvey
  5. Web site: Ladies add McLaughlin and Mulvey . Motherwell FC. 26 January 2018. 26 January 2018.
  6. Web site: A rundown of who was triumphant at the MG ALBA Scottish Women's Football Awards. Scottish Women's Football. 20 November 2018. 24 April 2024.
  7. https://forfarfarmington.com/2019/04/29/sbsswpl1-forfar-farmington-3-celtic-4/ SBSSWPL1 Forfar Farmington 3 Celtic 4
  8. https://ptfc.co.uk/ptfc-news/suzanne-mulvey-signs-for-thistle/ Suzanne Mulvey signs for Thistle
  9. https://www.glasgowworld.com/sport/football/opening-day-defeat-as-queens-park-women-lose-out-to-partick-thistle-3008428 Opening day defeat as Queen’s Park Women lose out to Partick Thistle
  10. https://forfarfarmington.com/2021/07/12/suzanne-mulvey-joins-forfar/ Suzanne Mulvey joins Forfar
  11. News: Forfar withdraw, Partick Thistle promoted . 13 August 2021 . BBC Sport.
  12. https://www.glasgowtimes.co.uk/sport/19514308.alan-campbell-forfar-farmington-sorry-casualty-professional-era/ Alan Campbell: Forfar Farmington a sorry casualty of the professional era
  13. Web site: Japan v Scotland. The Scottish FA. 11 September 2009.
  14. Web site: International Matches (Women) 2004 . RSSSF. 26 May 2010.