Paul Mullin (footballer, born 1994)

Huddersfield Town's youth coach Frankie Bunn invited Mullin to the squad. Subsequently Mullin was signed to Huddersfield Town in 2012[4] after impressing at U18 and U21 level; he signed a one-year contract at the club.[5] However, at the end of the 2013–14 season, Mullin was released by the club, without ever making a first team appearance.[6]

After a successful trial period he signed for Morecambe on a short term contract in August 2014.[7][8] He made his professional debut coming on as a second-half substitute in the League Cup first round defeat to Bradford City on 12 August 2014.[9] Four days later, on his league debut, Mullin scored his first professional goal after coming on as a second-half substitute in the 3–2 win over Newport County, which he scored a winning goal.[10] One week later, on 23 August, Mullin made his full debut scoring both goals in a 2–1 win away at Cambridge United.[11] After scoring three goals in the first seven matches, Mullin signed a three-year contract with the club in mid-September.[12] Then on 31 October 2014, Mullin would end his eleven games without scoring despite losing 2–1 to Accrington Stanley.[13]

On 27 June 2017, Mullin joined League two club Swindon Town for an undisclosed fee.[14]

In June 2018, he signed for Tranmere Rovers.[15] He scored his first goal for Tranmere in a 4–3 EFL Trophy loss against Crewe Alexandra on 4 September 2018.[16]

In January 2020, Tranmere Rovers took Premier League club Watford to an FA Cup third round replay after drawing 3–3 at Vicarage Road, Mullin scored a penalty in the first game and went on to score the winner after coming on as a substitute in the replay at Prenton Park. Tranmere drew Manchester United in the fourth round at home.

Mullin signed for Cambridge United on a six-month loan deal on 31 January 2020,[17] and scored his first goal for the club on 11 February 2020, away at Scunthorpe United. He scored again at Leyton Orient on 7 March, the last match before the season was curtailed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

In July 2020, Mullin signed permanently on a one-year contract.[18] On 20 October 2020, he scored a hat-trick in a 3–1 victory over Port Vale, taking his goal total to 11 in ten matches in all competitions.[19] On 27 March 2021, Mullin scored his 25th league goal of the season in a 2–1 victory over Carlisle United,[20] a goal which saw him break David Crown's record on the most league goals by a Cambridge United player in a season. As a gesture, club partners Mead renamed their stand the "Paul Mullin Stand", a name that would stay in place for the remainder of the 2020–21 season.[21]

In April 2021, Mullin was nominated for the EFL League Two Player of the Season,[22] before being announced as the winner at the EFL Awards on 29 April,[23] where he was also named in the 2020–21 EFL League Two Team of the Season.[24]Mullin was also awarded the League Two Golden boot after scoring 32 goals in Cambridge United's 2020–21 campaign, in which they secured promotion to the third tier of English football,[25] a record number for the division since its rebranding in 2004.[26]

At the end of the 2020–21 season Mullin rejected a new contract offer with Cambridge United[27] and in July 2021 joined National League side Wrexham on a three-year deal.[28] After scoring three goals across the course of the month, including a vital winner against FC Halifax Town, Mullin was awarded the league's Player of the Month award for November 2021.[29]