Dylan Connolly

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Dylan Connolly
Personal information
Full name Dylan Edward Connolly[1]
Date of birth (1995-05-02) 2 May 1995 (age 26)
Place of birth Dublin, Ireland
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)[2]
Position(s) Winger
Club information
Current team
 Morecambe
Number 11
Youth career
Johnstown
2012 Bohemians
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012 Bohemians 1 (0)
2013–2014 Shelbourne 29 (15)
2014–2016 Ipswich Town 0 (0)
2016–2017 Bray Wanderers 50 (12)
2017–2019 Dundalk 48 (11)
2019–2020 AFC Wimbledon 25 (0)
2019–2020 → Bradford City (loan) 33 (1)
2020–2021 St Mirren 28 (5)
2021–2022 Northampton Town 17 (2)
2022– Morecambe 0 (0)
National team‡
2014 Republic of Ireland U17 3 (0)
2017 Republic of Ireland U21 15 (2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 21:05, 13 December 2021 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 10:25, 2 February 2019 (UTC)

Dylan Edward Connolly (born 2 May 1995)[3] is an Irish professional footballer who plays as a winger for Morecambe.

Career[]

Early career[]

After playing for Bohemians, Shelbourne, Ipswich Town and Bray Wanderers, Connolly signed for Dundalk on a 2+1⁄2-year deal in June 2017.[4]

AFC Wimbledon[]

On 3 January 2019, Connolly signed for AFC Wimbledon from Dundalk for an undisclosed fee.[3] He was released at the end of the 2019–20 season following the end of his contract.[5]

Bradford City (loan)[]

He signed on loan for Bradford City in September 2019.[6] His loan expired on 1 May 2020.[7]

St Mirren[]

On 25 August 2020, Connolly joined Scottish Premiership side St Mirren.[8] At the end of the 2020–21, Connolly was offered a new contract with the club.[9]

Northampton Town[]

Despite being offered a new contract to stay in Scotland, on 15 June 2021 it was announced that Connolly had agreed a deal to join League Two side Northampton Town upon the expiration of his contract with St Mirren, signing a two-year contract at Sixfields Stadium.[10]

Morecambe[]

On 31 January 2022, Connolly joined League One side Morecambe on a deal until the end of the 2022–23 season.[11]

Career statistics[]

As of match played 22 January 2022[12]
Club Division Season League National Cup League Cup Europe Other Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Bohemians League of Ireland Premier Division 2012 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Shelbourne 2013 5 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 0 5 0
League of Ireland First Division 2014 24 13 3 0 0 0 — 1[a] 0 28 13
Shelbourne Total 29 13 3 0 0 0 — 1 0 33 13
Ipswich Town EFL Championship 2014–15 0 0 0 0 0 0 — — 0 0
2015–16 0 0 0 0 0 0 — — 0 0
Bray Wanderers League of Ireland Premier Division 2016 31 5 1 0 3 2 — 0 0 35 7
2017 19 5 — 1 0 — 1[b] 0 21 5
Bray Wanderers Total 50 10 1 0 4 2 — 1 0 56 12
Dundalk League of Ireland Premier Division 2017 9 1 5 1 — 1[c] 0 0 0 15 2
2018 28 4 2 0 3 2 4[d] 1 1[e] 0 38 7
Dundalk Total 37 5 7 1 3 2 5 1 1 0 53 9
AFC Wimbledon EFL League One 2018–19 12 0 2 0 — — — 14 0
2019–20 3 0 — 1 0 — 0 0 4 0
AFC Wimbledon Total 15 0 2 0 1 0 — 0 0 18 0
Bradford City (loan) EFL League Two 2019–20 27 1 2 0 — — 0 0 29 1
St Mirren Scottish Premiership 2020–21 28 2 3 0 7 1 — — 38 3
Northampton Town EFL League Two 2021–22 17 0 2 0 2 0 — 2[f] 1 23 1
Morecambe EFL League One 2021–22 0 0 — — — — 0 0
Career Total 204 30 20 1 17 5 5 1 5 1 251 38
  1. ^ Appearances in League of Ireland Promotion/Relegation Playoffs
  2. ^ Appearances in Leinster Senior Cup
  3. ^ Appearances in UEFA Champions League
  4. ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  5. ^ Appearances in President's Cup
  6. ^ Appearance(s) in the EFL Trophy.

Honours[]

Individual

References[]

  1. ^ "Notification of shirt numbers: AFC Wimbledon" (PDF). English Football League. p. 2. Retrieved 17 October 2019.
  2. ^ "Dylan Connolly". AFC Wimbledon. Retrieved 29 March 2020.
  3. ^ a b "Dylan Connolly: AFC Wimbledon sign winger from Dundalk". BBC Sport. 3 January 2019. Retrieved 2 February 2019.
  4. ^ Dollery, Paul. "Major coup for Dundalk as capture of Connolly is confirmed". The42. Retrieved 8 August 2019.
  5. ^ "Squad update from the manager". AFC Wimbledon. 10 June 2020. Retrieved 2 July 2020.
  6. ^ "Aramide Oteh & Dylan Connolly: Bradford City sign duo on season-long loan deals". 2 September 2019 – via www.bbc.co.uk.
  7. ^ "Bradford City release loan trio and Mottley-Henry". Bradford Telegraph and Argus.
  8. ^ "Dylan Connolly will #BeInThatNumber". stmirren.com. 25 August 2020. Retrieved 25 August 2020.
  9. ^ "2020/21 Squad Update". www.stmirren.com. 21 May 2021. Retrieved 15 June 2021.
  10. ^ "DYLAN CONNOLLY BECOMES FOURTH NEW ARRIVAL OF THE SUMMER". www.ntfc.co.uk. 15 June 2021.
  11. ^ "Dylan Connolly signs on Deadline Day!". www.morecambefc.com. 31 January 2022.
  12. ^ Dylan Connolly at Soccerway. Retrieved 2019-07-31.
  13. ^ "Dundalk dominate PFAI team of the year". RTÉ Sport. 21 October 2014. Retrieved 20 November 2018.

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