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
Outside of football, Manickum works as a site engineer.[6][7]
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.[8]
Waitakere United
Manickum spent four years at Waitakere United from 2014 to 2018.[9]
Waitakere City
During his time at Waitakere City in the winter seasons, Manickum scored 38 goals in 60 appearances.[9]
Auckland City
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
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
- As of match played 9 May 2026
| Club | Season | League | Chatham Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Waitakere United | 2014–15 | Premiership | 15 | 3 | — | — | 2 | 0 | 17 | 3 | ||
| 2015–16 | Premiership | 7 | 2 | — | — | — | 7 | 2 | ||||
| 2016–17 | Premiership | 17 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | 18 | 0 | |||
| 2017–18 | Premiership | 18 | 2 | — | — | — | 18 | 2 | ||||
| Total | 57 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 60 | 7 | ||
| 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 | 128 | 41 | 5 | 5 | 29 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 171 | 58 | ||
| Career total | 185 | 48 | 5 | 5 | 29 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 231 | 65 | ||
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[14]
- Charity Cup: 2018, 2019, 2020
- Chatham Cup: 2022[15]
- OFC Champions League: 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025
Auckland City futsal
- New Zealand Futsal SuperLeague: 2020[16]
New Zealand futsal
Individual
- NZF Futsal Player of the Year: 2020,[17] 2023[18]
- OFC Futsal Nations Cup Golden Ball: 2023[13]
- Jack Batty Memorial Cup: 2023[19]
- OFC Champions League Golden Ball: 2025[20]
References
- ^ “FIFA Club World Cup Saudi Arabia 2023: Squad List” (PDF). FIFA. 6 December 2023. Retrieved 9 December 2023.
- ^ “Five questions to new Murexin’s star Dylan Manickum”. Futsal Planet. 7 August 2018. Retrieved 8 March 2024.
- ^ “CONGRATULATIONS 🎉”. Northern Region Football. 7 August 2018. Retrieved 8 March 2024 – via Facebook.
- ^ “The Austrian Trip”. Futsal Planet. 6 August 2018. Retrieved 8 March 2024.
- ^ “Manickum gets futsal nod”. Auckland City FC. 3 December 2019. Retrieved 8 March 2024.
- ^ a b “Special feature: Getting to know Futsal Whites captain Dylan Manickum”. friendsoffootballnz.com. 27 January 2024. Retrieved 8 March 2024.
- ^ “Auckland City FC practicing at Baylor for FIFA Club World Cup”. Chattanooga Times Free Press. 13 June 2025. Retrieved 15 June 2025.
- ^ “The Stable”. Auckland City. Retrieved 8 March 2024.
- ^ a b c “Manickum joins Navy Blues”. Auckland City. 27 September 2018. Retrieved 8 March 2024.
- ^ “Grand Final Preview – Navy Blues ‘calm and focused’“. Auckland City. 2 December 2022. Retrieved 8 March 2024.
- ^ “Playmaker Dylan Manickum on brink of setting new milestone for Futsal Whites”. friendsoffootballnz.com. 2 October 2023. Retrieved 8 March 2024.
- ^ “Record-breaker Dylan Manickum leads Futsal Whites to 7-2 win against Fiji”. friendsoffootballnz.com. 2 October 2023. Retrieved 8 March 2024.
- ^ a b “Futsal Whites skipper Dylan Manickum ‘buzzing’ after World Cup qualification”. friendsoffootballnz.com. 8 October 2023. Retrieved 8 March 2024.
- ^ “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.
- ^ “Auckland City keep quadruple title hopes alive with Chatham Cup football final win”. Stuff. 11 September 2022. Retrieved 8 March 2024.
- ^ “Auckland City with the Futsal SuperLeagues”. New Zealand Football. 23 November 2023. Retrieved 8 March 2024.
- ^ “New Zealand Football Awards 2020: WINNERS”. New Zealand Football. 1 October 2020. Retrieved 8 March 2024.
- ^ “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.
- ^ “RECAPPING THE 2022 KATE SHEPPARD CUP & CHATHAM CUP GRAND FINALS”. theniche-cache.com. 12 September 2022. Retrieved 3 July 2024.
- ^ “Tournament awards, reaction after Auckland City’s OFC Champions League win”. friendsoffootballnz.com. 13 April 2025. Retrieved 17 April 2025.