Mark Cullen (English footballer)

Mark Cullen
Personal information
Full name Mark Cullen[1]
Date of birth (1992-04-21) 21 April 1992[1]
Place of birth Ashington, England
Height 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)[1]
Playing position Striker
Club information
Current team
 Blackpool
Number 9
Youth career
2008–2010 Hull City
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2013 Hull City 24 (1)
2011 → Bradford City (loan) 4 (0)
2011–2012 → Bury (loan) 4 (0)
2012 → Bury (loan) 10 (1)
2013 → Stockport County (loan) 16 (4)
2013–2015 Luton Town 71 (21)
2015– Blackpool 49 (10)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 23:07, 22 November 2016 (UTC).


Mark Cullen (born 21 April 1992) is an English professional footballer who plays as a striker for League Two club Blackpool.

Career

Hull City

Born in Ashington, Northumberland,[1] Cullen joined the Hull City youth system on a two-year scholarship in June 2008.[2] He made his first-team debut as a substitute in a 4–1 defeat to Wigan Athletic in the FA Cup third round.[3] He was given a place in the team after scoring 27 goals for the youth team during the 2009–10 season.[4] He made his Premier League debut on 24 April 2010 when he came on as a substitute for George Boateng in the 75th minute of the home match against Sunderland, which Hull lost 1–0.[5] He made his first start for Hull against Wigan in the Premier League on 3 May 2010, and went on to score his first goal for the club in a 2–2 draw.[6] He then went on to start in Hull's last game of the season against Liverpool in a 0–0 draw.[7] Cullen scored his second and final goal for Hull in a 2–1 League Cup second round defeat to Brentford on 24 August 2010.[8]

In January 2011, Cullen, along with fellow youth team graduate Tom Cairney, signed a new contract with the club until the summer of 2013.[9] A few days later, Cullen joined League Two club Bradford City on a one-month loan.[10] He played four games during his loan before returning to Hull.[11]

For the 2011–12 season, Cullen was loaned to League One club Bury for six months.[12] He made only four appearances in this time before returning to Hull in January 2012.[13]

On 7 August 2012, Cullen returned to Bury for a further loan period,[14] playing in 12 games, scoring once in a 2–2 draw with Stevenage.[15][16] His loan spell was brought to an end on 18 October 2012 following a shin injury.[17] On 31 January 2013, Cullen went out on a month-long loan to Stockport County in the Conference Premier.[18] This was later extended until the end of the season.[19] Cullen scored two goals in a 2–0 win over Barrow on 12 March 2013.[20]

Luton Town

On 17 May 2013, Cullen signed for Conference Premier club Luton Town on a two-year contract following his release from Hull City.[21] He scored his first goals for the club in a 3–2 win over Lincoln City on 21 September 2013.[22] Cullen was primarily used as a substitute for much of the 2013–14 season as the goalscoring form of Andre Gray and Paul Benson kept him out of the starting lineup. He came on as a substitute against Cambridge United to score a 90th minute "stunning" equaliser that kept Luton 15 points clear of their nearest title rivals.[23] Cullen regained a place in the starting lineup towards the end of the season, scoring three goals in five games as Luton won promotion to League Two.[24] Cullen played 36 times and scored 10 goals in all competitions during the season,[25] and in May 2014, he signed a new three-year contract to keep him at the club until the end of the 2016–17 season.[26]

Cullen was promoted to a regular starting place in the team for the 2014–15 season after Luton sold Andre Gray. He played in 47 games in all competitions, scoring 14 goals to end the campaign as Luton's top scorer.[27] In February 2015, Cullen was the subject of a bid from an unnamed club and expressed his desire to leave.[28] Luton rejected the approach, stating that his valuation had not been met.[28]

Blackpool

On 30 June 2015, Cullen signed for League One club Blackpool on a three-year deal for £180,000.[29] Cullen scored both goals in a 2–2 draw with Colchester United on his debut on 8 August 2015.[30]

Career statistics

As of match played 22 November 2016
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Hull City 2009–10[31] Premier League 311000—41
2010–11[32] Championship 170—11—181
2011–12[13] Championship 4010——50
2012–13[16] Championship 0010——10
Total 2413011—282
Bradford City (loan) 2010–11[32] League Two 40———40
Bury (loan) 2011–12[13] League One 40———40
2012–13[16] League One 101—101[lower-alpha 1]0121
Total 141—1010161
Stockport County (loan) 2012–13[25] Conference Premier 164———164
Luton Town 2013–14[25] Conference Premier 29821—5[lower-alpha 2]13610
2014–15[27] League Two 42134110004714
Total 71216210518324
Blackpool 2015–16[33] League One 419101000439
2016–17[34] League Two 8110103[lower-alpha 3]0131
Total 49102020305610
Career total 17837112519120341
  1. ↑ Appearance in Football League Trophy
  2. ↑ Appearances in FA Trophy
  3. ↑ Appearances in EFL Trophy

Honours

Luton Town

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Hugman, Barry J., ed. (2010). The PFA Footballers' Who's Who 2010–11. Edinburgh: Mainstream Publishing. p. 102. ISBN 978-1-84596-601-0.
  2. ↑ "Mark signs for Hull City and hopes to make England debut". News Post Leader. 16 June 2008. Retrieved 10 January 2010.
  3. ↑ "Wigan 4–1 Hull". BBC Sport. 2 January 2010. Retrieved 10 January 2010.
  4. ↑ "Hull City: Bright future lies ahead (Video)". Hull Daily Mail. 4 January 2010. Retrieved 10 January 2010.
  5. ↑ Sheringham, Sam (24 April 2010). "Hull 0–1 Sunderland". BBC Sport. Retrieved 27 April 2010.
  6. ↑ Bevan, Chris (3 May 2010). "Wigan 2–2 Hull". BBC Sport. Retrieved 3 May 2010.
  7. ↑ Reekie, Harry (9 May 2010). "Hull 0–0 Liverpool". BBC Sport. Retrieved 13 August 2016.
  8. ↑ "Brentford 2–1 Hull". BBC Sport. 24 August 2010. Retrieved 2 January 2016.
  9. ↑ "Defender Andy Dawson agrees new Hull City extension". BBC Sport. 3 January 2011. Retrieved 7 February 2011.
  10. ↑ "Bradford City agree new loan deals with trio". BBC Sport. 6 January 2011. Retrieved 6 January 2011.
  11. ↑ "Loan duo leave the Bantams". Bradford City A.F.C. 7 February 2011. Archived from the original on 27 March 2012.
  12. ↑ "Bury sign Hull City striker Mark Cullen on loan". BBC Sport. 20 July 2011. Retrieved 13 August 2016.
  13. 1 2 3 "Games played by Mark Cullen in 2011/2012". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 22 March 2016.
  14. ↑ "Bury complete signings of Craig Jones and Mark Cullen". BBC Sport. 7 August 2012. Retrieved 14 August 2012.
  15. ↑ "Stevenage 2–2 Bury". BBC Sport. 29 September 2012. Retrieved 2 January 2016.
  16. 1 2 3 "Games played by Mark Cullen in 2012/2013". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 22 March 2016.
  17. ↑ "Tigers recall striker Cullen". Sky Sports. 18 October 2012. Retrieved 13 August 2016.
  18. ↑ "Jon Macken & Mark Cullen join Stockport County". BBC Sport. 31 January 2013. Retrieved 31 January 2013.
  19. ↑ "Connor and Meaney out; Cullen loan extended". Stockport County F.C. 1 March 2013. Retrieved 12 March 2013.
  20. ↑ "Barrow 0–2 Stockport". BBC Sport. 12 March 2013. Retrieved 12 March 2013.
  21. ↑ "Hatters snap up Hull striker Cullen". Luton Today. 17 May 2013. Retrieved 24 September 2016.
  22. ↑ "Luton 3–2 Lincoln City". BBC Sport. 21 September 2013. Retrieved 21 September 2013.
  23. ↑ Wood, Mark (13 March 2014). "Stunning volleyed equaliser caps brilliant month for new dad Cullen". Luton Today. Retrieved 24 September 2016.
  24. ↑ "Luton Town return to the Football League after five-year exile". The Guardian. 15 April 2014. Retrieved 16 May 2014.
  25. 1 2 3 4 "M. Cullen". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 7 June 2016.
  26. ↑ Simmonds, Mike (15 May 2014). "Cullen signs three year deal". Luton Today. Retrieved 24 September 2016.
  27. 1 2 "Games played by Mark Cullen in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 22 March 2016.
  28. 1 2 Simmonds, Mike (23 February 2015). "Cullen still a Hatter as his value isn't met". Luton Today. Retrieved 24 September 2016.
  29. ↑ "Mark Cullen joins Blackpool for £180,000". Luton Town F.C. 30 June 2015. Retrieved 30 June 2015.
  30. ↑ "Colchester United 2–2 Blackpool". BBC Sport. 8 August 2015. Retrieved 22 March 2016.
  31. ↑ "Games played by Mark Cullen in 2009/2010". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 22 March 2016.
  32. 1 2 "Games played by Mark Cullen in 2010/2011". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 22 March 2016.
  33. ↑ "Games played by Mark Cullen in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 7 June 2016.
  34. ↑ "Games played by Mark Cullen in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 22 November 2016.

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