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 | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Glentoran | ||
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 | 0 | (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.
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]
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]
He signed on loan for Bradford City in September 2019. [6] His loan expired on 1 May 2020. [7]
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]
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]
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]
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]
Connolly signed for NIFL Premiership club Glentoran for an undisclosed fee on 18 July 2024. [14]
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