Dylan Connolly

Dylan Connolly

Personal information
Full name	Dylan Edward Connolly [1]
Date of birth	(1995-05-02) 2 May 1995 (age 29)
Place of birth	Dublin, Ireland
Height	1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) [2]
Position(s)	Winger
Team information
Current team	Glentoran
Number	7
Youth career
	Johnstown
2012	Bohemians
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2012	Bohemians	1	(0)
2013–2014	Shelbourne	29	(13)
2014–2016	Ipswich Town	0	(0)
2016–2017	Bray Wanderers	50	(10)
2017–2019	Dundalk	37	(8)
2019–2020	AFC Wimbledon	15	(0)
2019–2020	→ Bradford City (loan)	27	(1)
2020–2021	St Mirren	28	(6)
2021–2022	Northampton Town	17	(2)
2022–2023	Morecambe	35	(1)
2023–2024	Bohemians	47	(0)
2024–	Glentoran	2	(0)
International career‡
2014	Republic of Ireland U17	3	(0)
2017	Republic of Ireland U21	15	(2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:17, 18 July 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 12 January 2024

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

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] On 8 January 2023, it was announced that his contract had been cancelled by mutual consent after scoring 1 goal in his 43 appearances for the club in all competitions. ^[12]

Bohemians

On 9 January 2023, it was announced that Connolly had signed for his first senior club Bohemians, returning to the League of Ireland Premier Division. ^[13]

Glentoran

Connolly signed for NIFL Premiership club Glentoran for an undisclosed fee on 18 July 2024. ^[14]

Career statistics

As of match played 13 June 2024 ^[15]

Club	Division	Season	League		National Cup		League Cup		Europe		Other		Total
			Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Bohemians	LOI Premier Division	2012	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Shelbourne	LOI Premier Division	2013 [16]	5	0	0	0	0	0	—		0	0	5	0
	LOI First Division	2014	24	13	3	0	0	0	—		1 [a]	0	28	13
	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
	Total		0	0	0	0	0	0	—		—		0	0
Bray Wanderers	LOI Premier Division	2016 [17]	31	5	1	0	3	2	—		0	0	35	7
		2017 [18]	19	5	—		1	0	—		1 [b]	0	21	5
	Total		50	10	1	0	4	2	—		1	0	56	12
Dundalk	LOI Premier Division	2017 [18]	9	1	5	1	—		1 [c]	0	0	0	15	2
		2018 [19]	28	4	2	0	3	2	4 [d]	1	1 [e]	0	38	7
	Total		37	5	7	1	3	2	5	1	1	0	53	9
AFC Wimbledon	EFL League One	2018–19 [19]	12	0	2	0	—		—		—		14	0
		2019–20 [20]	3	0	—		1	0	—		0	0	4	0
	Total		15	0	2	0	1	0	—		0	0	18	0
Bradford City (loan)	EFL League Two	2019–20 [20]	27	1	2	0	—		—		0	0	29	1
St Mirren	Scottish Premiership	2020–21 [21]	28	2	3	0	7	1	—		—		38	3
Northampton Town	EFL League Two	2021–22 [22]	17	0	2	0	2	0	—		2 [f]	1	23	1
Morecambe	EFL League One	2021–22 [22]	15	1	—		—		—		—		15	1
		2022–23 [23]	20	0	1	0	3	0	—		4 [f]	0	28	0
	Total		35	1	1	0	3	0	—		4	0	43	1
Bohemians	LOI Premier Division	2023 [24]	28	0	4	1	—		—		1	0	33	1
		2024 [25]	19	0	—		—		—		0	0	19	0
	Total		47	0	4	1	—		—		1	0	52	1
Glentoran	NIFL Premiership	2024–25	0	0	0	0	0	0	—		0	0	0	0
Career Total			286	31	25	2	20	5	5	1	10	1	346	39

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

Glentoran

• County Antrim Shield: 2024–25

Individual

• PFAI Team of the Year: 2014 First Division ^[26]

References

1. "Notification of shirt numbers: AFC Wimbledon" (PDF). English Football League. p. 2. Retrieved 17 October 2019.
2. "Dylan Connolly". AFC Wimbledon. Archived from the original on 29 March 2020. Retrieved 29 March 2020.
3. "Dylan Connolly: AFC Wimbledon sign winger from Dundalk". BBC Sport. 3 January 2019. Retrieved 2 February 2019.
4. Dollery, Paul (29 June 2017). "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". BBC Sport. 2 September 2019.
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. "Connolly Departs the Shrimps".
13. Cooney, Gavin (9 January 2023). "Bohs sign ex-Dundalk winger from League One, Aston Villa recall Irish U21 international". The42. Retrieved 9 January 2023.
14. "Welcome Dylan Connolly".
15. Dylan Connolly at Soccerway. Retrieved 2019-07-31.
16. "Dylan Connolly | Football Stats | Bohemians Dublin | Season 2012/2013 | Soccer Base". www.soccerbase.com. Retrieved 13 June 2023.
17. "Dylan Connolly | Football Stats | Bohemians Dublin | Season 2016/2017 | Soccer Base". www.soccerbase.com. Retrieved 13 June 2023.
18. "Dylan Connolly | Football Stats | Bohemians Dublin | Season 2017/2018 | Soccer Base". www.soccerbase.com. Retrieved 13 June 2023.
19. "Dylan Connolly | Football Stats | Bohemians Dublin | Season 2018/2019 | Soccer Base". www.soccerbase.com. Retrieved 13 June 2023.
20. "Dylan Connolly | Football Stats | Bohemians Dublin | Season 2019/2020 | Soccer Base". www.soccerbase.com. Retrieved 13 June 2023.
21. "Dylan Connolly | Football Stats | Bohemians Dublin | Season 2020/2021 | Soccer Base". www.soccerbase.com. Retrieved 13 June 2023.
22. "Dylan Connolly | Football Stats | Bohemians Dublin | Season 2021/2022 | Soccer Base". www.soccerbase.com. Retrieved 13 June 2023.
23. "Dylan Connolly | Football Stats | Bohemians Dublin | Season 2022/2023 | Soccer Base". www.soccerbase.com. Retrieved 13 June 2023.
24. "Dylan Connolly | Football Stats | Bohemians Dublin | Season 2023/2024 | Soccer Base". www.soccerbase.com. Retrieved 13 June 2023.
25. "Dylan Connolly | Football Stats | Bohemians Dublin | Season 2024/2025 | Soccer Base". www.soccerbase.com. Retrieved 5 February 2024.
26. "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