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Richard Mulrooney
Personal information
Full name	Richard Mulrooney
Date of birth	November 3, 1976 (age 30)
Place of birth	Memphis, TN, United States
Height	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Playing position	midfielder
Club information
Current club	Toronto FC
Number	8
Youth clubs
1995-98	Creighton
Senior clubs1
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1995-98 1999-04 2005-06 2007—	Nashville Metros San Jose Earthquakes FC Dallas Toronto FC	163 (4) 22 (2)
National team2
2001—	United States	14 (0)
1 Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 20 March, 2007. 2 National team caps and goals correct as of 16 July 2006. * Appearances (Goals)

Richard Mulrooney (born November 3, 1976 in Memphis, Tennessee) is an American soccer player, who currently plays defensive midfielder for Toronto FC of Major League Soccer.

Mulrooney played four years of college soccer at Creighton University, where he recorded 51 assists from 1995 to 1998. While there, he helped lead the team to the NCAA Final Four in 1996, and was named an NCAA All-American as a senior.

Upon graduating, Mulrooney was drafted third overall in the 1999 MLS College Draft by the San Jose Clash. Mulrooney immediately earned himself a place in the Clash's starting lineup, starting 25 games while scoring one goal and 3 assists as a rookie. Mulrooney has since established himself as one of the most important players on the team, playing in 163 games and adding 44 assists while orchestrating the team's offense (both numbers are club records). He left the Quakes before the 2005 season, traded to Dallas in a large deal that included Arturo Alvarez and Brad Davis.

Mulrooney helped form the core of the FC Dallas squad that began the 2005 season in first place, but Mulrooney tore his ACL 14 May 2005 and missed the remainder of the season. He came back to become a regular for Dallas in 2006 and was named as a commissioner's pick to the 2006 MLS All-Star game, starting as the MLS All-Stars beat Chelsea 1-0.

Despite his success in MLS, Mulrooney has struggled to earn time for the US national team, as Claudio Reyna, John O'Brien, Pablo Mastroeni and Chris Armas play his position. Mulrooney earned his first cap on December 9, 2001 as a substitute against South Korea. Since then, he has played a total of 14 games, but has not played a major role with the team.

On March 20th, 2007, Mulrooney was traded to expansion MLS club Toronto FC, in exchange for a partial allocation and a 2008 SuperDraft first-round pick.

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