Connor Malley

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Connor Malley
Personal information
Full name Connor Malley[1]
Date of birth (2000-03-20) 20 March 2000 (age 21)[2]
Place of birth Newcastle upon Tyne, England
Height 6 ft 1 in (1.86 m)[2]
Position(s) Central midfielder, right midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Middlesbrough
Number 24
Youth career
0000–2016 Sunderland
2016–2019 Middlesbrough
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019– Middlesbrough 3 (0)
2020 → Ayr United (loan) 5 (1)
2020–2021 → Carlisle United (loan) 3 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 23:45, 8 May 2021 (UTC)

Connor Malley (born 20 March 2000) is an English professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder or right midfielder for EFL Championship club Middlesbrough. He has previously had spells on loan at Ayr United and Carlisle United.

Career[]

Born in Newcastle upon Tyne, Malley started his career in the youth academy of Sunderland before joining Middlesbrough.[3] He signed his first professional contract with the club in May 2019, signing a three-year contract lasting until the summer of 2022.[4] He joined Scottish Championship side Ayr United on loan to the end of the season on 31 January 2020.[5][6] He made his debut for the club on 25 February 2020, where he scored in a 2–1 win over Greenock Morton.[7] He went on to make 5 appearances for Ayr, scoring once.[2] On 2 October 2020, Malley joined League Two side Carlisle United on loan until January 2021.[8][9] He returned to Middlesbrough at the end of his loan in January 2021, having made 5 appearances in all competitions.[10][11] He made his debut for Middlesbrough on 21 April 2021 as a first-half substitute for the injured Grant Hall in a 2–1 away victory over Rotherham United, with Malley's performance described as "outstanding".[12][13] He made two further appearances for Middlesbrough that season as they finished 10th in the Championship.[11][14]

Career statistics[]

As of match played 8 May 2021
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Middlesbrough U21 2017–18[15] — — — 3[a] 0 3 0
2018–19[16] — — — 3[a] 0 3 0
Total 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 6 0
Middlesbrough 2019–20[17] Championship 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2020–21[11] Championship 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
Total 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
Ayr United (loan) 2019–20[17] Scottish Championship 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 1
Carlisle United (loan) 2020–21[11] League Two 3 0 0 0 0 0 2[a] 0 5 0
Career total 11 1 0 0 0 0 8 0 19 1
  1. ^ a b c Appearances in EFL Trophy

References[]

  1. ^ "Notification of shirt numbers: Middlesbrough" (PDF). English Football League. p. 42. Retrieved 1 July 2020.
  2. ^ a b c "Connor Malley". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 1 July 2020.
  3. ^ "Connor Malley". Middlesbrough F.C. Retrieved 1 July 2020.
  4. ^ Vickers, Anthony (13 May 2019). "Teenager Connor Malley signs pro deal with Boro". TeessideLive. Retrieved 1 July 2020.
  5. ^ Wilson, Stuart (31 January 2020). "Middlesbrough boss hails "great move" for rising star as Malley joins Ayr". Daily Record. Retrieved 1 July 2020.
  6. ^ Tallentire, Philip (5 February 2020). "Connor Malley's new boss hopes he will be a 'big player' for Ayr". TeessideLive. Retrieved 1 July 2020.
  7. ^ "Ayr United 1–2 Greenock Morton: Visitors keep play-off hopes alive". BBC Sport. 25 February 2020. Retrieved 1 July 2020.
  8. ^ "Connor Malley Joins Carlisle United On Loan". mfc.co.uk. Middlesbrough F.C. Retrieved 2 October 2020.
  9. ^ "Connor Malley: Middlesbrough loan midfielder to Carlisle United until January". BBC Sport. 2 October 2020. Retrieved 24 January 2021.
  10. ^ Colman, Jon (1 February 2021). "Carlisle United knocked back "strong interest" in one of their players on deadline day". News and Star. Retrieved 17 February 2021.
  11. ^ a b c d "Games played by Connor Malley in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 2 October 2020.
  12. ^ Wilson, Scott (21 April 2021). "Rotherham 1 Middlesbrough 2: Thrills and spills as Boro see off ten-man Millers". The Northern Echo. Retrieved 21 April 2021.
  13. ^ Shaw, Dominic (21 April 2021). "Brilliant forwards & outstanding Malley stand out at Rotherham". TeessideLive. Retrieved 21 April 2021.
  14. ^ "Championship table – 2020/2021 season". Sky Sports. Retrieved 8 May 2021.
  15. ^ "Games played by Connor Malley in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 8 December 2020.
  16. ^ "Games played by Connor Malley in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 8 December 2020.
  17. ^ a b "Games played by Connor Malley in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 8 February 2020.

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