So, grab a bevvy, sit back, and let us chat about our beloved son of Scotland, Josh Mulligan. Born on a drizzly day in November 2002, this lad now dons the number 20 jersey whilst breaking a sweat in the midfield for Hibernian. Standing about as tall as a highland coo at 5ft 8in (1.75m for those of you who insist on the metric system), and weighing in at a sturdy 12st 1lb (or 77kg for the euro-loving crowd), Mulligan has also given his blood and sweat for his homeland, representing Scotland's national team.
For those caught up in the miasma of transfer gossip and financial numbers that really, truly, mean very little to the average fan, we can't avoid mentioning that his market value hovers around the £1 million ballpark. This mental figure, for those interested in this nonsense, is according to Transfermarkt. Such insanity, right?
Beginning his career like a new-born fawn, Mulligan started as a trainee for Dundee in the Premiership of Scottish football. In his debut season, like a deer catching sight of oncoming headlights, he made a single appearance. But no judgment there; every great book starts with a humble sentence.
In the 2021-2022 season, however, he began to find his footing, making 11 first team appearances and scoring a pair of goals. Years rolled by and the lad played more, scored the same, and earned his stripes - all with a loan out to Cove Rangers somewhere in the middle for good measure.
After a couple of loans to Peterhead in the Sterkte League One Scotland, one can't help but wonder if he started getting some sort of seafaring wanderlust. But I digress. After his stint at Peterhead, he trod back to Dundee, boasting a stint of 34 first team appearances during the 2024-2025 season.
The winds of change seemingly blew in July 2025, when Mulligan was swept off from Dundee in the Premiership of Scotland to Hibernian, presumably for a sum of money that the powers-that-be deemed it unnecessary for us mere mortals to know.
Regardless, at Hibernian, scoring one goal in 22 first-team league matches thus far during the current season, he clearly manages to hold his own. Furthermore, he participated in the League Cup, Europa League Qualifiers, and Conference League Qualifiers for Hibernian while probably trying to remember where he left his car keys.
You know something? Life's a funny old game, just like football. Except, life doesn't usually involve agents making loadsa money. But let's save that cynicism for another day!
