Dylan Manickum

Dylan Manickum

Manickum playing for Auckland City in 2024.
Personal information
Full name	Dylan Ross Manickum[1]
Date of birth	(1992-06-16) 16 June 1992 (age 32)
Place of birth	Auckland, New Zealand
Height	1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s)	Forward
Team information
Current team	Auckland City
Number	10
Youth career
2009–2011	Ellerslie
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2011–2013	Ellerslie	50	(8)
2014–2018	Waitakere United
	Waitakere City	60	(38)
2018–	Auckland City	150	(52)
2018–2019	1. FC Allstars Wiener Neustadt[2][3][4]
	AFF Futsal[5]
2020–	Auckland City Futsal
International career^‡
2010–	New Zealand Futsal	63	(37)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 7 October 2023

Dylan Ross Manickum (born 16 June 1992) is a New Zealand footballer and futsal player who plays for Auckland City and the New Zealand men's national futsal team. He captains the Auckland City and New Zealand futsal teams.[6]

Personal life

Outside of football, Manickum works as a site engineer.[6]

Club career

Youth career

Manickum played for Ellerslie Reserves from 2009 to 2011 before making his first team debut on 2 April 2011 against Lynn-Avon United. He made scored 8 goals in his 50 appearances for the first team.[7]

Waitakere United

Manickum spent four years at Waitakere United from 2014 to 2018.[8]

Waitakere City

During his time at Waitakere City in the winter seasons, Manickum scored 38 goals in 60 appearances.[8]

Auckland City

On 27 September 2018, Manickum signed for Auckland City from cross-town rivals Waitakere United.[8] Manickum made his 100th appearance for the Navy Blues in the 2022 New Zealand National League grand final.[9]

International career

Manickum made his debut for the New Zealand national futsal team in 2010. On 2 October 2023, in the 2023 OFC Futsal Nations Cup game against Fiji, Manickum became the record appearance holder, passing then national team coach Marvin Eakins.[10][11] Manickum captained New Zealand to their first ever FIFA Futsal World Cup after winning the 2023 OFC Futsal Nations Cup.[12]

Career statistics

Honours

Auckland City

• Northern League: 2021, 2022, 2023
• New Zealand Football Championship
  • Champions: 2019–20
  • Premiers: 2018–19, 2019–20, 2020–21
• New Zealand National League: 2022
• Charity Cup: 2018, 2019, 2020
• Chatham Cup: 2022[13]
• OFC Champions League: 2022, 2023, 2024

Auckland City futsal

• New Zealand Futsal SuperLeague: 2020[14]

New Zealand futsal

• OFC Futsal Nations Cup: 2023

Individual

• NZF Futsal Player of the Year: 2020,[15] 2023[16]
• OFC Futsal Nations Cup Golden Ball: 2023[12]
• Jack Batty Memorial Cup: 2023[17]

References

1. "FIFA Club World Cup Saudi Arabia 2023: Squad List" (PDF). FIFA. 6 December 2023. Retrieved 9 December 2023.
2. "Five questions to new Murexin's star Dylan Manickum". Futsal Planet. 7 August 2018. Retrieved 8 March 2024.
3. "CONGRATULATIONS 🎉". Northern Region Football. 7 August 2018. Retrieved 8 March 2024 – via Facebook.
4. "The Austrian Trip". Futsal Planet. 6 August 2018. Retrieved 8 March 2024.
5. "Manickum gets futsal nod". Auckland City FC. 3 December 2019. Retrieved 8 March 2024.
6. "Special feature: Getting to know Futsal Whites captain Dylan Manickum". friendsoffootballnz.com. 27 January 2024. Retrieved 8 March 2024.
7. "The Stable". Auckland City. Retrieved 8 March 2024.
8. "Manickum joins Navy Blues". Auckland City. 27 September 2018. Retrieved 8 March 2024.
9. "Grand Final Preview - Navy Blues 'calm and focused'". Auckland City. 2 December 2022. Retrieved 8 March 2024.
10. "Playmaker Dylan Manickum on brink of setting new milestone for Futsal Whites". friendsoffootballnz.com. 2 October 2023. Retrieved 8 March 2024.
11. "Record-breaker Dylan Manickum leads Futsal Whites to 7-2 win against Fiji". friendsoffootballnz.com. 2 October 2023. Retrieved 8 March 2024.
12. "Futsal Whites skipper Dylan Manickum 'buzzing' after World Cup qualification". friendsoffootballnz.com. 8 October 2023. Retrieved 8 March 2024.
13. "Auckland City keep quadruple title hopes alive with Chatham Cup football final win". Stuff. 11 September 2022. Retrieved 8 March 2024.
14. "Auckland City with the Futsal SuperLeagues". New Zealand Football. 23 November 2023. Retrieved 8 March 2024.
15. "New Zealand Football Awards 2020: WINNERS". New Zealand Football. 1 October 2020. Retrieved 8 March 2024.
16. "New Zealand Football Awards winners announced with Katie Bowen voted overall Player of the Year". New Zealand Football. 29 April 2024. Retrieved 29 April 2024.
17. "RECAPPING THE 2022 KATE SHEPPARD CUP & CHATHAM CUP GRAND FINALS". theniche-cache.com. 12 September 2022. Retrieved 3 July 2024.