Dylan Connolly

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Dylan Connolly
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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
Youth career
Johnstown
2012 Bohemians
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(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.

Contents

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]
ClubDivisionSeasonLeagueNational Cup League Cup Europe OtherTotal
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Bohemians LOI Premier Division 2012 100000000010
Shelbourne LOI Premier Division 2013 [16] 500000—0050
LOI First Division 2014 24133000—1 [a] 02813
Total29133000—103313
Ipswich Town EFL Championship 2014–15 000000——00
2015–16 000000——00
Total000000——00
Bray Wanderers LOI Premier Division 2016 [17] 3151032—00357
2017 [18] 195—10—1 [b] 0215
Total50101042—105612
Dundalk LOI Premier Division 2017 [18] 9151—1 [c] 000152
2018 [19] 28420324 [d] 11 [e] 0387
Total37571325110539
AFC Wimbledon EFL League One 2018–19 [19] 12020———140
2019–20 [20] 30—10—0040
Total1502010—00180
Bradford City (loan) EFL League Two 2019–20 [20] 27120——00291
St Mirren Scottish Premiership 2020–21 [21] 2823071——383
Northampton Town EFL League Two 2021–22 [22] 1702020—2 [f] 1231
Morecambe EFL League One 2021–22 [22] 151————151
2022–23 [23] 2001030—4 [f] 0280
Total3511030—40431
Bohemians LOI Premier Division 2023 [24] 28041——10331
2024 [25] 190———00190
Total47041——10521
Glentoran NIFL Premiership 2024–25 000000000000
Career Total286312522055110134639
  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. 1 2 Appearance(s) in the EFL Trophy.

Honours

Individual

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  2. ↑ "Dylan Connolly". AFC Wimbledon. Archived from the original on 29 March 2020. Retrieved 29 March 2020.
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  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.
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  12. ↑ "Connolly Departs the Shrimps".
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  14. ↑ "Welcome Dylan Connolly".
  15. ↑ Dylan Connolly at Soccerway. Retrieved 2019-07-31.
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  17. ↑ "Dylan Connolly | Football Stats | Bohemians Dublin | Season 2016/2017 | Soccer Base". www.soccerbase.com. Retrieved 13 June 2023.
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