Marc McNulty

Marc Graeme McNulty (born 14 September 1992) is a Scottish professional footballer who plays as a striker for Scottish Premiership club Dundee United, on loan from English club Reading.

Not to be confused with Mark McNulty.

Marc McNulty
Personal information
Full name Marc Graeme McNulty[1]
Date of birth (1992-09-14) 14 September 1992
Place of birth Edinburgh, Scotland
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)[2]
Position(s) Striker
Club information
Current team
 Dundee United
(on loan from Reading)
Number 9
Youth career
1998–2003 Hutchison Vale
2003–2006 Celtic
2006–2009 Hibernian
2009–2010 Livingston
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009–2014 Livingston 105 (37)
2014–2017 Sheffield United 40 (10)
2015–2016 → Portsmouth (loan) 27 (10)
2016–2017 → Bradford City (loan) 15 (1)
2017–2018 Coventry City 42 (23)
2018– Reading 13 (1)
2019 → Hibernian (loan) 15 (7)
2019–2020 → Sunderland (loan) 15 (2)
2020 → Hibernian (loan) 6 (1)
2020– → Dundee United (loan) 15 (1)
National team‡
2019– Scotland 2 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 02:19, 4 February 2021 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 16:36, 17 September 2019 (UTC)

He began his career with Livingston, moving to England aged 21 to play for Sheffield United. Following loan spells at Portsmouth and Bradford City, in 2017 he moved to Coventry City. After a season in which he helped Coventry win promotion via the playoffs, McNulty was sold to Reading.

Reading have since loaned McNulty to Hibernian (twice) and Sunderland. During his first loan with Hibernian, McNulty earned selection for the Scotland national team.

Club career

Livingston

McNulty attended Portobello High School and played for the youth teams of Hutchison Vale, Celtic and Hibernian.[3] After being released by Hibernian, he felt he "wasn't going to make it in football" and "it was over".[4] He signed for second-tier Livingston aged 16,[5] but the club were immediately demoted to the bottom level of Scottish league football for financial reasons, albeit this drop to a lower level gave him opportunities in senior football earlier than would otherwise have been expected.[3] He made a goalscoring debut at on 31 October 2009 after coming on as a late substitute in a 3–0 away win over Montrose,[6] and made nine appearances in his debut season in the first team[7] (Livingston were promoted as champions), while a prolific goalscoring record at under-19 level earned him a new three-year contract in February 2010.[8] The following season in the Second Division, he made only five league appearances in an campaign interrupted by injury, although the club were promoted again.[9]

2011–12 saw McNulty emerge as Livingston's top goalscorer as they returned to the First Division, netting 16 goals in all competitions.[10][11] His form saw him attract the attention of clubs south of the border such as Sheffield United[12] and Derby County.[13] He extended his stay with Livingston on 25 July 2013 by signing a new two-year contract.[14] His final campaign with the Lions was his most productive, with 17 league goals from 35 appearances.[15]

Sheffield United

On 19 May 2014, McNulty joined Sheffield United on a three-year deal for an undisclosed fee which would become effective on 1 July 2014.[16] The transfer fee was believed to be between £95,000[17] and £125,000.[18] McNulty scored his first competitive goal for the Blades in a 2–1 League Cup first round win over Mansfield Town on 13 August 2014. In November 2014, he was ruled out after sustaining a facial injury after an altercation in a night club in Edinburgh, with United manager Nigel Clough claiming that McNulty was the "innocent party".[19] On 16 December 2014, McNulty scored the only goal in a 1–0 home victory over Southampton to send United to the semi-finals of the League Cup.[20][21]

On 6 November 2015, McNulty joined Portsmouth on a short-term loan deal.[22] On 7 November he made his debut in the first round FA Cup game against Macclesfield Town, with Portsmouth winning 2–1. On 24 November 2015, he scored a hat-trick in a 6–0 win against York City.[23] On 4 January 2016, his loan at Portsmouth was extended until the end of the season after scoring six goals in 11 appearances.[24]

On 31 August 2016, McNulty joined Bradford City on a season-long loan deal.[25] He was recalled by Sheffield United on 2 January 2017.[26]

Coventry City

On 18 May 2017, McNulty agreed to join League Two side Coventry City on a two-year deal.[27] He scored his first goal for the club in his second appearance in a 2–0 win against Grimsby Town.[28] On 12 May 2018, in the home leg of the promotion play-off semi-finals against Notts County, McNulty scored his 100th career goal – a controversial penalty – to make the scoreline 1–1 going into the away leg at Meadow Lane, where he scored again in Coventry's 4–1 win, sending them to the final on 28 May. McNulty was named man-of-the-match in the final, a 3–1 win over Exeter City which saw the Sky Blues promoted to back to League One.[29][30]

Reading

On 6 July 2018, Reading announced the signing of McNulty to a four-year contract for an undisclosed fee.[31] He made only six starts for the Royals during the first half of the 2018–19 season, and was loaned to Hibernian on 31 January 2019,[32] returning to the club a decade after being released by them as a teenager.[3] He scored his first goal for Hibs on 9 February, in a 3–1 win against Raith Rovers.[33]

McNulty moved on loan to Sunderland for the 2019–20 season.[34] He scored his first goal for Sunderland in an EFL Cup tie against Accrington Stanley on 13 August 2019.[35] His loan with Sunderland was cut short on 31 January 2020, and McNulty was then sent on loan to Hibernian for a second time.[36] Following the formal conclusion of the truncated 2019–20 season, McNulty returned to his parent club in May 2020.[37]

On 5 October 2020, McNulty joined Dundee United on a season-long loan deal.[38]

International career

McNulty received his first call-up to the Scotland squad in March 2019.[39] He made his debut for Scotland coming on as a substitute for James Forrest in a 3–0 defeat to Kazakhstan in a Euro 2020 qualifier.[40]

Career statistics

Club
As of 4 February 2021
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals
Livingston 2009–10[7] Scottish Third Division 9100000091
2010–11[9][41] Scottish Second Division 5100101[lower-alpha 1]071
2011–12[11] Scottish First Division 301124213[lower-alpha 1]03716
2012–13[42] Scottish First Division 26710341[lower-alpha 1]03111
2013–14[15] Scottish Championship 351710211[lower-alpha 1]13919
Total 1053744866112248
Sheffield United 2014–15[43] League One 31942622[lower-alpha 2]04313
2015–16[44] League One 5100201[lower-alpha 3]081
2016–17[45] League One 400010—50
Total 40104292305614
Portsmouth (loan) 2015–16[44] League Two 271051002[lower-alpha 4]13412
Bradford City (loan) 2016–17[45] League One 15100001[lower-alpha 3]0161
Coventry City 2017–18[46] League Two 422351004[lower-alpha 5]45128
Reading 2018–19[47] Championship 1310020—151
2019–20[48] Championship 000000—00
2020–21[49] Championship 000020—20
Total 131004000171
Hibernian (loan) 2018–19[47] Scottish Premiership 1572100—178
Sunderland (loan) 2019–20[48] League One 15210223[lower-alpha 3]1215
Hibernian (loan) 2019–20[48] Scottish Premiership 612300—84
Dundee United (loan) 2020–21[49] Scottish Premiership 1510010—161
Career total 2939323122410197359122
  1. Appearances in the Scottish Challenge Cup
  2. One appearance in the Football League Trophy and one in the League One play-offs
  3. Appearances in the Football League Trophy
  4. Appearances in the League Two play-offs
  5. Two Appearances in both the play-offs and the EFL Trophy

International
As of 16:36, 19 May 2019 (UTC)
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Scotland 201920
Total20

Honours

Coventry City

References
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  22. "Portsmouth 6–0 York City". BBC Sport. 24 November 2015. Retrieved 5 March 2016.
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  34. "Accrington Stanley 1-3 Sunderland". BBC. 13 August 2019. Retrieved 13 August 2019.
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