Anselmo García MacNulty

Anselmo García MacNulty (born 19 February 2003) is a professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Eredivisie club PEC Zwolle. Born in Spain, he is a youth international for the Republic of Ireland.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is García and the second or maternal family name is MacNulty.

Anselmo García MacNulty
Personal information
Date of birth (2003-02-19) 19 February 2003
Place of birth Seville, Spain
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)[1]
Position(s) Centre-back
Team information
Current team
 PEC Zwolle
Youth career
0000–2019 Real Betis
2019–2021 VfL Wolfsburg
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2021–2023 VfL Wolfsburg 0 (0)
2022–2023 → NAC Breda (loan) 32 (0)
2023– PEC Zwolle 0 (0)
International career‡
Republic of Ireland U15
Republic of Ireland U17
2021–2022 Republic of Ireland U19 7 (1)
2023– Republic of Ireland U21 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12:26, 26 July 2023 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 21:57, 8 September 2023 (UTC)

Club career

He came through at his hometown club Real Betis before moving to VfL Wolfsburg in 2019. He joined NAC Breda on loan in July 2022.[2] He made his debut in the Eerste Divisie on 5 August 2022, in a 1-0 win against Helmond Sport.[3]

On 26 July 2023, he signed for Eredivisie side PEC Zwolle on a one-year contract with the option for a second year.[4][5]

International career

He was born and raised in Seville, Spain but qualifies for Ireland through his mother who is from County Clare. He would visit Ireland every summer with his family and chose to represent Ireland from U15 level, and this continued through to his playing at U19 level for Ireland and then call ups to the Irish U21 squad. He has not, however, ruled out playing for the country of his birth at a later date.[6][7][8]

He made his debut for the Republic of Ireland U21 team starting on March 26, 2023 in a 2–1 win against Iceland U21.[9]

References
  1. "A. MacNulty – Profiel". Voetbal International. Retrieved 5 August 2023.
  2. Dempsey, Andrew (19 July 2022). "Promising Ireland prospect joins Dutch side on loan from Bundesliga giants".
  3. "NAC Breda vs. Helmond Sport - 5 August 2022 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com.
  4. "Off to the Eredivisie". VfL Wolfsburg.
  5. "Anselmo García MacNulty tekent bij PEC Zwolle". PEC Zwolle. 26 July 2023.
  6. Dempsey, Andrew (22 March 2022). "Anselmo Garcia MacNulty: Ireland's Bundesliga star reveals his Irish journey".
  7. "Anselmo Garcia McNulty 'happy' to continue international career with Ireland". independent.
  8. Browne, P. J. "Anselmo Garcia MacNulty Has Not 'Shut Door' On Switching Allegiance". Balls.ie.
  9. O’Connell, Dylan (26 March 2023). "Kenny gives 10-man Ireland Under-21s win over Iceland". RTE. Retrieved 27 March 2023.
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