| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Alan Mannus | ||
| Date of birth | 19 May 1982 | ||
| Place of birth | Toronto, Canada | ||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | St. Johnstone | ||
| Number | 15 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2000–2009 | Linfield | 211 | (1) |
| 2000 | → Larne (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| 2001 | → Carrick Rangers (loan) | 9 | (0) |
| 2009-2011 | Shamrock Rovers | 47 | (0) |
| 2011- | St. Johnstone | 0 | (0) |
| National team | |||
| 2004- | Northern Ireland | 4 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals). |
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Alan Mannus (born 19 May 1982 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada) is a professional footballer currently playing for Scottish Premier League side St. Johnstone.
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After rising through Linfield's junior ranks, Mannus made his first senior squad appearance in 2002. He established himself as the club's first choice goalkeeper at a young age and made his 250th appearance before his 25th birthday.[1]
Mannus is one of the few goalkeepers to have scored a goal in the run of play. In a match against Omagh Town in 2003, a long goal kick from Mannus bounced over the head of opposing goalkeeper Gavin Cullen and into the net.[2]
In July 2009, he was given a trial with English League Two side Bradford City, but after playing three games without conceding a goal, he was released and returned home.[3]
In August 2009, he signed for Shamrock Rovers.[4]
In his second season he won the League of Ireland as well as keeping a clean sheet in the 2010–11 UEFA Europa League [1].
He was awarded the Soccer Writers Association of Ireland Goalkeeper of the Year Award for 2010 [2].
Mannus signed for St. Johnstone on 21 July 2011, after invoking a clause in his contract that meant if a British Club made an offer after the 20 July he would be allowed to leave Shamrock Rovers.[5]
Mannus won his first Northern Ireland cap against Trinidad and Tobago in the summer of 2004.[6]
He has also made appearances in friendlies against Bulgaria, Georgia and World Champions Italy.
He was named as the Ulster Footballer of the Year for the 2007/08 season.[7]
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