Dylan Ross Manickum (born 16 June 1992) is a New Zealand footballer and futsal player who plays for Northern League club Auckland City and the New Zealand men's national futsal team.
Personal life Outside of football, Manickum works as a site engineer.
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.
Waitakere United Manickum spent four years at Waitakere United from 2014 to 2018.
Waitakere City During his time at Waitakere City in the winter seasons, Manickum scored 38 goals in 60 appearances.
Auckland City On 27 September 2018, Manickum signed for Auckland City from cross-town rivals Waitakere United. Manickum made his 100th appearance for the Navy Blues in the 2022 New Zealand National League grand final.
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. Manickum captained New Zealand to their first ever FIFA Futsal World Cup after winning the 2023 OFC Futsal Nations Cup.
Career statistics
+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueChatham CupContinentalOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsWaitakere United2014–15Premiership153——201732015–16Premiership72———722016–17Premiership170——101802017–18Premiership182———182Total577000030607Auckland City2018–19Premiership125—52101872019–20Premiership133—21—1542020–21Premiership125——221472021National League16524——1892022National League2161142—2692023National League1270060101972024National League2032073103062025National League1710052302532026National League5600001066Total128415529109217158Career total185485529109223165
Honours Auckland City Northern League: 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024 New Zealand Football Championship: 2019–20; premiership: 2018–19, 2019–20, 2020–21 New Zealand National League: 2022, 2024, 2025 Charity Cup: 2018, 2019, 2020 Chatham Cup: 2022 OFC Champions League: 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025
Auckland City futsal New Zealand Futsal SuperLeague: 2020
New Zealand futsal OFC Futsal Nations Cup: 2023
Individual NZF Futsal Player of the Year: 2020, 2023 OFC Futsal Nations Cup Golden Ball: 2023 Jack Batty Memorial Cup: 2023 OFC Champions League Golden Ball: 2025
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