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
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 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. ^ a b 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. Archived from the original on 29 March 2020. 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 (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. ^ a b "Dylan Connolly | Football Stats | Bohemians Dublin | Season 2017/2018 | Soccer Base". www.soccerbase.com. Retrieved 13 June 2023.
  19. ^ a b "Dylan Connolly | Football Stats | Bohemians Dublin | Season 2018/2019 | Soccer Base". www.soccerbase.com. Retrieved 13 June 2023.
  20. ^ a b "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. ^ a b "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.