| Fullname | Dylan Edward Connolly[1] |
|---|---|
| Birth date | 2 May 1995 (age 31) |
| Birth place | Dublin, Ireland |
| Height | 1.76 m[2] |
| Position | Winger |
| Currentclub | Glentoran |
| Clubnumber | 7 |
| Youthclubs 1 | Johnstown |
| Youthyears 2 | 2012 |
| Youthclubs 2 | Bohemians |
| Years 1 | 2012 |
| Clubs 1 | Bohemians |
| Caps 1 | 1 |
| Goals 1 | 0 |
| Years 2 | 2013–2014 |
| Clubs 2 | Shelbourne |
| Caps 2 | 29 |
| Goals 2 | 13 |
| Years 3 | 2014–2016 |
| Clubs 3 | Ipswich Town |
| Caps 3 | 0 |
| Goals 3 | 0 |
| Years 4 | 2016–2017 |
| Clubs 4 | Bray Wanderers |
| Caps 4 | 50 |
| Goals 4 | 10 |
| Years 5 | 2017–2019 |
| Clubs 5 | Dundalk |
| Caps 5 | 37 |
| Goals 5 | 8 |
| Years 6 | 2019–2020 |
| Clubs 6 | AFC Wimbledon |
| Caps 6 | 15 |
| Goals 6 | 0 |
| Years 7 | 2019–2020 |
| Clubs 7 | → Bradford City (loan) |
| Caps 7 | 27 |
| Goals 7 | 1 |
| Years 8 | 2020–2021 |
| Clubs 8 | St Mirren |
| Caps 8 | 28 |
| Goals 8 | 6 |
| Years 9 | 2021–2022 |
| Clubs 9 | Northampton Town |
| Caps 9 | 17 |
| Goals 9 | 0 |
| Years 10 | 2022–2023 |
| Clubs 10 | Morecambe |
| Caps 10 | 35 |
| Goals 10 | 1 |
| Years 11 | 2023–2024 |
| Clubs 11 | Bohemians |
| Caps 11 | 47 |
| Goals 11 | 0 |
| Years 12 | 2024– |
| Clubs 12 | Glentoran |
| Caps 12 | 45 |
| Goals 12 | 3 |
| Nationalyears 1 | 2014 |
| Nationalteam 1 | Republic of Ireland U17 |
| Nationalcaps 1 | 3 |
| Nationalgoals 1 | 0 |
| Nationalyears 2 | 2017 |
| Nationalteam 2 | Republic of Ireland U21 |
| Nationalcaps 2 | 15 |
| Nationalgoals 2 | 2 |
| Club-update | 29 April 2026 |
| Nationalteam-update | 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
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Europe | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Bohemians | 2012 | LOI Premier Division | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Shelbourne | 2013[16] | LOI Premier Division | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
| 2014 | LOI First Division | 24 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1[a] | 0 | 28 | 13 | ||
| Total | 29 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | 33 | 13 | |||
| Ipswich Town | 2014–15 | EFL Championship | 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 | 2016[17] | LOI Premier Division | 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 | 2017[18] | LOI Premier Division | 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 | 2018–19[19] | EFL League One | 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) | 2019–20[20] | EFL League Two | 27 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 29 | 1 | ||
| St Mirren | 2020–21[21] | Scottish Premiership | 28 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 1 | — | — | 38 | 3 | ||
| Northampton Town | 2021–22[22] | EFL League Two | 17 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 2[f] | 1 | 23 | 1 | |
| Morecambe | 2021–22[22] | EFL League One | 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 | 2023[24] | LOI Premier Division | 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 | 2024–25 | NIFL Premiership | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Career total | 286 | 31 | 25 | 2 | 20 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 346 | 39 | ||
- ^ 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
Glentoran
- County Antrim Shield: 2024–25
- Individual
References
- ^ "Notification of shirt numbers: AFC Wimbledon". English Football League. p. 2. Retrieved 17 October 2019.
- ^ "Dylan Connolly". AFC Wimbledon. Archived from the original on 29 March 2020. Retrieved 29 March 2020.
- ^ "Dylan Connolly: AFC Wimbledon sign winger from Dundalk". BBC Sport. 3 January 2019. Retrieved 2 February 2019.
- ^ Dollery, Paul (29 June 2017). "Major coup for Dundalk as capture of Connolly is confirmed". The42. Retrieved 2019-08-08.
- ^ "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". BBC Sport. 2 September 2019.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Connolly Departs the Shrimps"
- ^ Cooney, Gavin (2023-01-09). "Bohs sign ex-Dundalk winger from League One, Aston Villa recall Irish U21 international". The42. Retrieved 2023-01-09.
- ^ "Welcome Dylan Connolly"
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- ^ "Dylan Connolly | Football Stats | Bohemians Dublin | Season 2012/2013 | Soccer Base". www.soccerbase.com. Retrieved 2023-06-13.
- ^ "Dylan Connolly | Football Stats | Bohemians Dublin | Season 2016/2017 | Soccer Base". www.soccerbase.com. Retrieved 2023-06-13.
- ^ "Dylan Connolly | Football Stats | Bohemians Dublin | Season 2017/2018 | Soccer Base". www.soccerbase.com. Retrieved 2023-06-13.
- ^ "Dylan Connolly | Football Stats | Bohemians Dublin | Season 2018/2019 | Soccer Base". www.soccerbase.com. Retrieved 2023-06-13.
- ^ "Dylan Connolly | Football Stats | Bohemians Dublin | Season 2019/2020 | Soccer Base". www.soccerbase.com. Retrieved 2023-06-13.
- ^ "Dylan Connolly | Football Stats | Bohemians Dublin | Season 2020/2021 | Soccer Base". www.soccerbase.com. Retrieved 2023-06-13.
- ^ "Dylan Connolly | Football Stats | Bohemians Dublin | Season 2021/2022 | Soccer Base". www.soccerbase.com. Retrieved 2023-06-13.
- ^ "Dylan Connolly | Football Stats | Bohemians Dublin | Season 2022/2023 | Soccer Base". www.soccerbase.com. Retrieved 2023-06-13.
- ^ "Dylan Connolly | Football Stats | Bohemians Dublin | Season 2023/2024 | Soccer Base". www.soccerbase.com. Retrieved 2023-06-13.
- ^ "Dylan Connolly | Football Stats | Bohemians Dublin | Season 2024/2025 | Soccer Base". www.soccerbase.com. Retrieved 2024-02-05.
- ^ "Dundalk dominate PFAI team of the year". RTÉ Sport. 21 October 2014. Retrieved 20 November 2018.
External links
- Dylan Connolly at afcwimbledon.co.uk