Dylan Connolly
Personal information
Full name Dylan Edward Connolly[1]
Date of birth (1995-05-02) 2 May 1995
Place of birth Dublin, Ireland
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)[2]
Position(s) Winger
Team information
Current team
 Bohemians
Number 10
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– Bohemians 32 (1)
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 12th of January 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 12th of January 2024

Dylan Edward Connolly (born 2 May 1995)[3] is an Irish professional footballer who plays as a winger for League of Ireland Premier Division club Bohemians.

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]

Career statistics

As of match played 10 April 2023[14]
Club Division Season League National Cup League Cup Europe Other Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Bohemians LOI Premier Division 2012 100000000010
Shelbourne LOI Premier Division 2013[15] 500000—0050
LOI First Division 2014 24133000—1[lower-alpha 1]02813
Total 29133000—103313
Ipswich Town EFL Championship 2014–15 000000——00
2015–16 000000——00
Total 000000——00
Bray Wanderers LOI Premier Division 2016[16] 3151032—00357
2017[17] 195—10—1[lower-alpha 2]0215
Total 50101042—105612
Dundalk LOI Premier Division 2017[17] 9151—1[lower-alpha 3]000152
2018[18] 28420324[lower-alpha 4]11[lower-alpha 5]0387
Total 37571325110539
AFC Wimbledon EFL League One 2018–19[18] 12020———140
2019–20[19] 30—10—0040
Total 1502010—00180
Bradford City (loan) EFL League Two 2019–20[19] 27120——00291
St Mirren Scottish Premiership 2020–21[20] 2823071——383
Northampton Town EFL League Two 2021–22[21] 1702020—2[lower-alpha 6]1231
Morecambe EFL League One 2021–22[21] 151————151
2022–23[22] 2001030—4[lower-alpha 6]0280
Total 3511030—40431
Bohemians LOI Premier Division 2023[23] 6000——0060
Career Total 24531211205519130038

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. 1 2 "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. ↑ Dylan Connolly at Soccerway. Retrieved 2019-07-31.
  15. ↑ "Dylan Connolly | Football Stats | Bohemians Dublin | Season 2012/2013 | Soccer Base". www.soccerbase.com. Retrieved 13 June 2023.
  16. ↑ "Dylan Connolly | Football Stats | Bohemians Dublin | Season 2016/2017 | Soccer Base". www.soccerbase.com. Retrieved 13 June 2023.
  17. 1 2 "Dylan Connolly | Football Stats | Bohemians Dublin | Season 2017/2018 | Soccer Base". www.soccerbase.com. Retrieved 13 June 2023.
  18. 1 2 "Dylan Connolly | Football Stats | Bohemians Dublin | Season 2018/2019 | Soccer Base". www.soccerbase.com. Retrieved 13 June 2023.
  19. 1 2 "Dylan Connolly | Football Stats | Bohemians Dublin | Season 2019/2020 | Soccer Base". www.soccerbase.com. Retrieved 13 June 2023.
  20. ↑ "Dylan Connolly | Football Stats | Bohemians Dublin | Season 2020/2021 | Soccer Base". www.soccerbase.com. Retrieved 13 June 2023.
  21. 1 2 "Dylan Connolly | Football Stats | Bohemians Dublin | Season 2021/2022 | Soccer Base". www.soccerbase.com. Retrieved 13 June 2023.
  22. ↑ "Dylan Connolly | Football Stats | Bohemians Dublin | Season 2022/2023 | Soccer Base". www.soccerbase.com. Retrieved 13 June 2023.
  23. ↑ "Dylan Connolly | Football Stats | Bohemians Dublin | Season 2023/2024 | Soccer Base". www.soccerbase.com. Retrieved 13 June 2023.
  24. ↑ "Dundalk dominate PFAI team of the year". RTÉ Sport. 21 October 2014. Retrieved 20 November 2018.
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