Dylan Connolly
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Dylan Edward Connolly[1] | ||
Date of birth | 2 May 1995 | ||
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 |
- ^ Appearances in League of Ireland Promotion/Relegation Playoffs
- ^ Appearances in Leinster Senior Cup
- ^ Appearances in UEFA Champions League
- ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa League
- ^ Appearances in President's Cup
- ^ Appearance(s) in the EFL Trophy.
Honours[]
- Individual
- PFAI Team of the Year: 2014 First Division[13]
References[]
- ^ "Notification of shirt numbers: AFC Wimbledon" (PDF). English Football League. p. 2. Retrieved 17 October 2019.
- ^ "Dylan Connolly". AFC Wimbledon. Retrieved 29 March 2020.
- ^ a b "Dylan Connolly: AFC Wimbledon sign winger from Dundalk". BBC Sport. 3 January 2019. Retrieved 2 February 2019.
- ^ Dollery, Paul. "Major coup for Dundalk as capture of Connolly is confirmed". The42. Retrieved 8 August 2019.
- ^ "Squad update from the manager". AFC Wimbledon. 10 June 2020. Retrieved 2 July 2020.
- ^ "Aramide Oteh & Dylan Connolly: Bradford City sign duo on season-long loan deals". 2 September 2019 – via www.bbc.co.uk.
- ^ "Bradford City release loan trio and Mottley-Henry". Bradford Telegraph and Argus.
- ^ "Dylan Connolly will #BeInThatNumber". stmirren.com. 25 August 2020. Retrieved 25 August 2020.
- ^ "2020/21 Squad Update". www.stmirren.com. 21 May 2021. Retrieved 15 June 2021.
- ^ "DYLAN CONNOLLY BECOMES FOURTH NEW ARRIVAL OF THE SUMMER". www.ntfc.co.uk. 15 June 2021.
- ^ "Dylan Connolly signs on Deadline Day!". www.morecambefc.com. 31 January 2022.
- ^ Dylan Connolly at Soccerway. Retrieved 2019-07-31.
- ^ "Dundalk dominate PFAI team of the year". RTÉ Sport. 21 October 2014. Retrieved 20 November 2018.
External links[]
- Dylan Connolly at Soccerway
- Dylan Connolly at Soccerbase
- Dylan Connolly at afcwimbledon.co.uk
- Association football wingers
- 1995 births
- Living people
- Association footballers from County Dublin
- Bohemian F.C. players
- Shelbourne F.C. players
- Ipswich Town F.C. players
- Dundalk F.C. players
- Bray Wanderers F.C. players
- AFC Wimbledon players
- Bradford City A.F.C. players
- St Mirren F.C. players
- Northampton Town F.C. players
- Morecambe F.C. players
- League of Ireland players
- English Football League players
- Scottish Professional Football League players
- Republic of Ireland youth international footballers
- Republic of Ireland association footballers
- Republic of Ireland expatriate association footballers
- Expatriate footballers in England
- Republic of Ireland under-21 international footballers
- Expatriate footballers in Scotland
- Republic of Ireland football biography stubs