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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 34)
Place of birth Auckland, New Zealand
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position 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 128 (48)
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 as of 9 May 2026

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.[6]

Personal life

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Outside of football, Manickum works as a site engineer.[6][7]

Club career

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Youth career

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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.[8]

Waitakere United

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Manickum spent four years at Waitakere United from 2014 to 2018.[9]

Waitakere City

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During his time at Waitakere City in the winter seasons, Manickum scored 38 goals in 60 appearances.[9]

Auckland City

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On 27 September 2018, Manickum signed for Auckland City from cross-town rivals Waitakere United.[9] Manickum made his 100th appearance for the Navy Blues in the 2022 New Zealand National League grand final.[10]

International career

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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.[11][12] Manickum captained New Zealand to their first ever FIFA Futsal World Cup after winning the 2023 OFC Futsal Nations Cup.[13]

Career statistics

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As of match played 9 May 2026
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Chatham Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Waitakere United 2014–15 Premiership 153——20173
2015–16 Premiership 72———72
2016–17 Premiership 170——10180
2017–18 Premiership 182———182
Total 577000030607
Auckland City 2018–19 Premiership 12 5 — 5[a] 2 1 0 18 7
2019–20 Premiership 13 3 — 2[a] 1 — 15 4
2020–21 Premiership 12 5 — — 2 2 14 7
2021 National League 16 5 2 4 — — 18 9
2022 National League 21 6 1 1 4[a] 2 — 26 9
2023 National League 12 7 0 0 6[a] 0 1 0 19 7
2024 National League 20 3 2 0 7[a] 3 1 0 30 6
2025 National League 17 1 0 0 5[a] 2 3 0 25 3
2026 National League 5 6 0 0 0 0 1 0 6 6
Total 128415529109217158
Career total 185485529109223165
  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Appearances in OFC Champions League

Honours

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Auckland City

Auckland City futsal

  • New Zealand Futsal SuperLeague: 2020[16]

New Zealand futsal

Individual

References

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  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. 1 2 "Special feature: Getting to know Futsal Whites captain Dylan Manickum". friendsoffootballnz.com. 27 January 2024. Retrieved 8 March 2024.
  7. ↑ "Auckland City FC practicing at Baylor for FIFA Club World Cup". Chattanooga Times Free Press. 13 June 2025. Retrieved 15 June 2025.
  8. ↑ "The Stable". Auckland City. Retrieved 8 March 2024.
  9. 1 2 3 "Manickum joins Navy Blues". Auckland City. 27 September 2018. Retrieved 8 March 2024.
  10. ↑ "Grand Final Preview - Navy Blues 'calm and focused'". Auckland City. 2 December 2022. Retrieved 8 March 2024.
  11. ↑ "Playmaker Dylan Manickum on brink of setting new milestone for Futsal Whites". friendsoffootballnz.com. 2 October 2023. Retrieved 8 March 2024.
  12. ↑ "Record-breaker Dylan Manickum leads Futsal Whites to 7-2 win against Fiji". friendsoffootballnz.com. 2 October 2023. Retrieved 8 March 2024.
  13. 1 2 "Futsal Whites skipper Dylan Manickum 'buzzing' after World Cup qualification". friendsoffootballnz.com. 8 October 2023. Retrieved 8 March 2024.
  14. ↑ "Auckland City FC Claim Back-to-Back Dettol National League Championships With Penalty Shootout Win Over Wellington Olympic". New Zealand Football. 13 December 2025. Retrieved 17 December 2025 – via Instagram.
  15. ↑ "Auckland City keep quadruple title hopes alive with Chatham Cup football final win". Stuff. 11 September 2022. Retrieved 8 March 2024.
  16. ↑ "Auckland City with the Futsal SuperLeagues". New Zealand Football. 23 November 2023. Retrieved 8 March 2024.
  17. ↑ "New Zealand Football Awards 2020: WINNERS". New Zealand Football. 1 October 2020. Retrieved 8 March 2024.
  18. ↑ "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.
  19. ↑ "RECAPPING THE 2022 KATE SHEPPARD CUP & CHATHAM CUP GRAND FINALS". theniche-cache.com. 12 September 2022. Retrieved 3 July 2024.
  20. ↑ "Tournament awards, reaction after Auckland City's OFC Champions League win". friendsoffootballnz.com. 13 April 2025. Retrieved 17 April 2025.