2009 season stats
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name: Brian Mullan
position: M
height: 5-8 weight:150
Birthdate: April 23, 1978
Hometown: Littleton, CO
last club: Los Angeles (MLS)
Regular Season Statsfull bio l year-by-year stats l video highlights
yearclubgpgsmingashtsogfcfscej
2009Houston25231,98804228384020
Career22821018,4372343231106365418303
Most Recent Video Highlights
date clubs video description
08/31/08 Fire @ Dynamo video Mullan puts Dynamo ahead
08/16/08 Real Salt Lake @ Dynamo video Brian Mullan strikes back
06/21/07 Chivas USA @ Dynamo video Brian Mullan Goal
Corporate Teammate: Lodge Lumber

Outlook

An original Dynamo player and tireless worker on the right flank who has started 113 of the 130 first-team games in Dynamo history.

MLS Experience

2008: Right midfielder who saw time at forward early in the year and had outstanding season … Finished with three goals and five assists in league play, the fifth time in seven years he scored at least three goals … Set up opening goal in 2-2 tie at LA on 4/19 … Scored a rare goal with his left foot vs. DC on 7/23 and was nominated for Goal of the Week … Notched two goals and two assists in three-game span from 7/23 to 8/2 … Started 100th game with Dynamo in all competitions vs. CHV on 8/20, the second player to reach that milestone … Playoffs: Picked up a yellow card in both legs of playoff series vs. NY … Champions' Cup: Appeared as a substitute in both legs vs. Municipal while coming back from injury … Started and played 85 minutes in second-leg loss at Saprissa on 4/9 … SuperLiga: Started all five games … Scored first goal since 6/21/07 in 4-0 win vs. Atlante on 7/12 … Set up Corey Ashe's clinching goal in 87th minute of 2-0 win vs. Pachuca in semifinals on 7/29 … Champions League: Appeared as a substitute at San Francisco on 9/23 and at Pumas on 9/30 before starting vs. San Francisco on 10/7 … Assisted on Craig Waibel's game-tying goal in the 50th minute at Pumas as the Dynamo recorded the first ever tie by an MLS team in Mexico.

2007: Started 28 of the team's 30 games and went the full 90 minutes 21 times … Marked his sixth consecutive season playing in at least 20 games and fifth straight year starting at least 20 games … Assisted on goals in back-to-back games in early June … Set up Ricardo Clark for the tying goal in 1-1 tie vs. FCD on 6/3 … Played through ball to Joseph Ngwenya for goal in third minute vs. COL on 6/7 … Scored only goal of the MLS season in the sixth minute vs. CHV on 6/21, firing in the rebound of a free kick … It was Mullan's first regular season goal since 7/8/06, a span of 26 games … Set up the only goal of the game vs. FCD on 8/19, crossing for Brian Ching in the 42nd minute … Playoffs: Played every minute of the postseason and was fouled a team-high 14 times … Champions' Cup: Played every minute of the four games … Made the cross that led to the Dynamo's first goal in the quarterfinal second leg vs. Puntarenas on 2/21 … Scored first goal in semifinal second leg at Pachuca on 4/5, converting a pass from Dwayne De Rosario with a shot into the top of the net, giving the Dynamo a 3-2 aggregate lead … SuperLiga: Played in two of the three games in the group stage … Made the pass that led to Dwayne De Rosario's goal to open the semifinal vs. Pachuca on 8/14 … Open Cup: Played final 18 minutes of extra time as a substitute in 1-0 loss at Charleston on 7/10.

2006: Started all 31 games he played and finished with two goals and four assists … Scored on 6/17 vs. RSL and on 7/8 vs. CHV … Playoffs: Scored clinching third goal in Western Conference final on 11/5 vs. COL … Helped Dynamo rally for tie in MLS Cup final, serving a cross to Brian Ching for the tying goal immediately after New England had taken the lead … Open Cup: Played all 90 minutes and set up Alejandro Moreno's opening goal in 4-2 win vs. Carolina on 8/2 … Played all 90 minutes in 3-1 semifinal loss at LA on 9/6.

2005: Scored three goals and registered six assists … Played in 25 games despite missing seven games with left ankle injury … Recorded a game-tying assist in 82nd minute on 4/30 at RSL … Notched an assist on 6/29 vs. COL in his first game back since injury on 5/14 vs. FCD … Scored first goal of season on 7/2 at FCD … Scored goal and registered assist on 10/15 at LA … Playoffs: Played 90 minutes on 10/23 at LA … Played 90 minutes on 10/30 vs. LA and registered an assist … Open Cup: Started, played 86 minutes at forward, and scored on 8/3 at Portland … Played 90 minutes and notched an assist on 8/24 vs. LA.

2004: Recorded first assist of year on 5/8 vs. MET … Registered game-winning assist on 5/15 at FCD … Scored on 5/22 vs. LA … Scored unassisted goal and registered an assist on 8/7 vs. DC to be named MLS Player of the Week … Started and played 53 minutes on 10/16 at FCD, leaving with a sprained left ankle …Registered two assists to help clinch a playoff berth … Playoffs: Played 90 minutes and received yellow card on 10/24 vs. KC … Played 90 minutes on 10/30 at KC … Champions' Cup: Played 60 minutes on 3/17 at Alajuelense but left game with cut over right eye … Played 90 minutes on 3/24 vs. Alajuelense and scored in 90th minute … Open Cup: Played 90 minutes and registered an assist on 7/14 at Portland … Started and played 100 minutes on 8/4 at Minnesota … Played 90 minutes and received a yellow card on 8/24 at KC.

2003: Made San Jose debut on 4/12 at COL and recorded an assist in the opening minute … Scored first goal as member of Quakes on 4/19 vs. KC … Scored career-high six goals and registered career-high nine assists … Named to MLS Team of the Week three times (4/19, 6/14, 6/21) … Left game on 8/24 vs. D.C. with deep left leg contusion in 23rd minute … Playoffs: Started and played every minute of Quakes playoff run … Scored game-tying goal in 83rd minute on 11/15 vs. KC … Tied an MLS Cup record with two assists in 4-2 championship game win on 11/23 vs. CHI … Champions' Cup: Played 90 minutes on 3/16 at CSD Municipal in official Earthquakes debut … Played 90 minutes on 3/26 vs. CSD Municipal in Spartan Stadium debut, assisting on both Quakes goals in the 19th and 35th minutes … Open Cup: Played 90 minutes at Seattle on 8/5.

2002: Played in 21 games for Los Angeles, starting 10 and logging 1,019 minutes … Finished the season with three goals and two assists for eight points … Ranked tied for third on the Galaxy in goals with Cobi Jones … Earned first start vs. FCD on 4/13 and played 100 minutes.

2001: Appeared in 10 games for Los Angeles, playing 809 minutes … Underwent surgery on his left knee to repair a torn meniscus on 3/30 … Made his MLS debut on 4/21 against COL … Earned his second MLS start at COL on 4/28, registering his first MLS assist … Scored two goals, including a late game-tying strike, vs. TB on 5/9 … Underwent successful surgery to repair a torn ligament in his right ankle on 7/24.

International

United States international (4 caps) … 2007: Entered as a substitute in 3-1 win vs. Ecuador on 3/25 in Tampa, Fla. … Also entered as a substitute in 0-0 tie vs. Guatemala on 3/28 in Frisco, Texas … 2005: Started and played 90 minutes in 3-0 win over Colombia in friendly on 3/9 in Fullerton, Calif. … 2004: Made international debut as a substitute 7/11 vs. Poland in Chicago in a 1-1 tie.

College

Recorded 16 points (six goals, four assists) in postseason action during his four seasons at Creighton, where he was a teammate of Dynamo defender Richard Mulrooney … Second all-time in games played with 88 while scoring 36 goals and notching 32 assists for 104 career points … 2000: Second-team NSCAA All-American … Leading scorer with 49 points (18 goals, 13 assists) … Led Blue Jays to their seventh Missouri Valley Conference Tournament title … Broke program record of 13 points in NCAA Tournament play … 1999: Second-team All-Midwest Region pick … 1998: First-team All-Conference, finishing third on the team in scoring with 18 points … 1997: Highest-scoring Creighton freshman since 1990 with 21 points.

Youth Club

Aurora Sting

Personal

Has two children with wife Kersten … Earned 1996 High School All-America honors from Parade and Umbro … Earned 1997 first-team all-state honors as a senior in high school … Son of Bob and Jackie Mullan … A member of the Select 15 and Select 17 USA Hockey Teams before devoting his talents to soccer … Favorite soccer memory is his first game for U.S. national team … "Shawshank Redemption" is favorite movie.