Connor Ronan

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Connor Ronan
Personal information
Full name Connor Patrick Ronan[1]
Date of birth (1998-03-06) 6 March 1998 (age 23)
Place of birth Rochdale, England
Height 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)[2]
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 St Mirren (on loan from Wolverhampton Wanderers)
Number 43
Youth career
0000–2009 Copperpot J.F.C.
2009–2014 Rochdale
2014–2016 Wolverhampton Wanderers
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016– Wolverhampton Wanderers 7 (0)
2018 → Portsmouth (loan) 16 (0)
2018–2019 → Walsall (loan) 11 (0)
2019–2020 → DAC Dunajská Streda (loan) 28 (1)
2020 → Blackpool (loan) 10 (1)
2020–2021 → Grasshopper (loan) 30 (1)
2021– → St Mirren (loan) 15 (3)
National team
2015 England U17 2 (0)
2015 Republic of Ireland U17 5 (1)
2015–2017 Republic of Ireland U19 8 (1)
2017–2020 Republic of Ireland U21 14 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 17:04, 25 January 2022 (UTC)

Connor Patrick Ronan (born 6 March 1998) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Scottish Premiership club St Mirren, on loan from Premier League side Wolverhampton Wanderers. He represents the Republic of Ireland at international level.

Club career[]

Ronan started his career by Copperpot JFC.[3] and attended St Cuthbert's RC High School in Rochdale with whom he reached the final of the English National Schools Cup as a Year 7 in 2009 with a team that also included Axel Tuanzebe, Kisimba Kisimba and Johny Diba, who all went on to become professional.[4] He then joined Rochdale, his boyhood club in which he stayed until he joined Wolverhampton Wanderers at the age of 16.[5] Ronan made three appearances for the team's development squad in the 2016–17 EFL Trophy, scoring a goal in their 4–0 win over EFL League Two team Accrington Stanley.[6] With Paul Lambert as manager, Ronan was part of the first-team squad for the first time on 26 November 2016,[7] as an unused substitute in the 2–0 defeat to Sheffield Wednesday. Ronan made his debut on 17 December 2016, replacing Hélder Costa for the final nine minutes of the team's 2–0 win over Nottingham Forest.[8][9]

On 31 August 2018, Ronan joined League One club Walsall on loan until January 2019 along with team-mate Connor Johnson.[10] Ronan returned to Wolves at the conclusion of his loan spell, making 15 appearances in all competitions for Walsall.[11][12]

He signed for League One club Blackpool on a six-month loan deal on 17 January 2020.[13] His playing time was however restricted to 10 games after the League One clubs voted to curtail the season owing to the COVID-19 outbreak.

In August 2020, he signed a new contract – lasting until 2024 – with Wolves before again being sent out on loan, this time joining Swiss side Grasshopper for the 2020–21 season.[14][15] His would make his first appearance coming on as a substitute in the second half, in a 3–0 victory against FC Wil. Ronan's first goal for the Swiss club came in a 3–0 home win against Neuchâtel Xamax, when he scored the second goal in the 91st minute.

In May, Ronan returned to his parent club for treatment, after breaking his metatarsal bone, ruling him out for up to four to five months.[16]

On 31 August 2021, he sealed a season long loan to Scottish Premiership side St Mirren.[17]

International career[]

Ronan has played at under 17, under 19 and under 21 level for the Republic of Ireland. Ronan was selected for the 2019 Toulon Tournament where Ronan played every match.

Career statistics[]

As of match played 25 January 2022
Club Season League Domestic Cup League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Wolverhampton Wanderers 2016–17[18] EFL Championship 4 0 2 0 0 0 3[a] 1 9 1
2017–18[19] 3 0 0 0 4 0 — 7 0
2018–19[11] Premier League 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 0
Wolverhampton Wanderers Total 7 0 2 0 4 0 3 1 16 1
Portsmouth (loan) 2017–18[19] EFL League One 16 0 0 0 0 0 1[b] 0 17 0
Walsall (loan) 2018–19[11] 11 0 0 0 0 0 4[b] 0 15 0
FC DAC 1904 Dunajská Streda (loan) 2018–19 Slovak Super Liga 14 1 0 0 — — 14 1
2019–20 14 0 2 0 — 4[c] 1 19 1
FC DAC 1904 Dunajská Streda Total 28 1 2 0 — 4 1 34 2
Blackpool (loan) 2019–20 EFL League One 10 1 — — — 10 1
Grasshopper (loan) 2020–21 Swiss Challenge League 30 1 2 0 — — 32 1
St Mirren (loan) 2021–22 Scottish Premiership 15 3 1 0 — — 16 3
Career total 117 6 6 0 4 0 12 2 140 8
  1. ^ Appearances in the EFL Trophy with Wolverhampton Wanderers U23s
  2. ^ a b Appearance in the EFL Trophy
  3. ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa League

References[]

  1. ^ "Premier League clubs publish 2019/20 retained lists". Premier League. 26 June 2020. Retrieved 13 July 2020.
  2. ^ "Connor Ronan". Walsall F.C. Retrieved 7 December 2018.
  3. ^ "Copperpot JFC". Rochdale Online.
  4. ^ Luckhurst, Samuel (11 November 2015). "Manchester United youngster Axel Tuanzebe 'born for greatness'". Manchester Evening News.
  5. ^ "Five Things We Have Learned About Connor Ronan". Wolverhampton Wanderers FC. 2 February 2015. Retrieved 17 December 2016.
  6. ^ "Youngsters Make Progress In Cup". Wolverhampton Wanderers FC. 8 November 2016. Retrieved 17 December 2016.
  7. ^ "Wolves 0 Sheffield Wednesday 2 - As it happened". Express & Star. MNA Media. 26 November 2016. Retrieved 17 December 2016.
  8. ^ "Nottingham Forest 0-2 Wolverhampton Wanderers". BBC Sport. 17 December 2016. Retrieved 17 December 2016.
  9. ^ "Nottingham Forest 0 Wolves 2 - Report and pictures". Express & Star. MNA Media. 17 December 2016. Retrieved 17 December 2016. Lambert did too. He sent on youngster Connor Ronan for his professional debut in place of Costa
  10. ^ "Connor Johnson and Connor Ronan: Wolves duo join Walsall on loan". BBC Sport. 31 August 2018. Retrieved 1 September 2018.
  11. ^ a b c "Games played by Connor Ronan in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 6 October 2018.
  12. ^ "Ronan Returns to Wolves". Walsall FC. 2 January 2019.
  13. ^ "Connor Ronan: Blackpool sign Wolves midfielder on loan". BBC Sport. 17 January 2020. Retrieved 17 January 2020.
  14. ^ "Ronan agrees new contract". Wolverhampton Wanderers FC. 16 September 2020.
  15. ^ "GC Holt Dadashov und Ronan" (in German). Grasshopper Club Zurich. 23 August 2020.
  16. ^ "Connor Ronan to return to Wolves for treatment after breaking metatarsal". Express & Star. MNA Media. 13 May 2021. Retrieved 15 May 2021.
  17. ^ "Jim Goodwin aiming to bring one more in ahead of transfer deadline". St Mirren FC.
  18. ^ "Games played by Connor Ronan in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 2 September 2017.
  19. ^ a b "Games played by Connor Ronan in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 2 September 2017.

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