nationalcaps birth_date years youthyears caps goals image_size nationalyears image name caption fullname birth_place nationalteam height nationalgoals youthclubs clubs position article_title
3 27 march 1979 1996 2012 2012 2012 -- 2014 2014 2014 -- 2015 -- 1998 2003 2003 -- 2009 2009 -- 1996 -- 1998 222 1 179 114 7 36 16 32 18 0 4 3 0 2 1 0 200 1999 hayden_mullins_bcfc . jpg hayden mullins with birmingham city in 2012 pre-season hayden ian mullins reading , england england u21 6 0 0 crystal palace crystal west ham united portsmouth → reading -lrb- loan -rrb- birmingham palace city → notts county -lrb- loan -rrb- notts county → west ham united -lrb- loan -rrb- defensive midfielder hayden mullins

hayden mullins

hayden ian mullins -lrb- born 27 march 1979 -rrb- is an english professional footballer who plays primarily as a defensive midfielder , but can also play as a sweeper and at right-back .
mullins began his career with division 1 side crystal palace in 1996 , and signed his first professional contract with the club in 1998 .
he quickly established himself in the first team , and made 257 senior appearances for palace in five seasons .
in october 2003 , he switched to first division side west ham united , initially on a short-term loan , which quickly turned into a permanent transfer .
he remained at the club for five-and-a-half years , making 213 appearances , before joining premier league side portsmouth in january 2009 .
he made 129 appearances for portsmouth , but the club 's financial difficulties meant that he joined championship side reading on loan in march 2012 .
at the end of the 2011 -- 12 season , mullins left portsmouth , and joined birmingham city on a free transfer .
after two years , during which he also spent time on loan at notts county , birmingham confirmed he would be released when his contract expired at the end of the 2013 -- 14 season .
mullins made three appearances for the england under-21 squad in 1999 .
