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 | 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 | 28 | (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 23:25, 8 February 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 League of Ireland Premier Division club Bohemians.
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]
Club | Division | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
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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[15] | 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[16] | 31 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | 35 | 7 | |
2017[17] | 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[17] | 9 | 1 | 5 | 1 | — | 1[c] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 2 | |
2018[18] | 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[18] | 12 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 14 | 0 | |||
2019–20[19] | 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[19] | 27 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 29 | 1 | ||
St Mirren | Scottish Premiership | 2020–21[20] | 28 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 1 | — | — | 38 | 3 | ||
Northampton Town | EFL League Two | 2021–22[21] | 17 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 2[f] | 1 | 23 | 1 | |
Morecambe | EFL League One | 2021–22[21] | 15 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 15 | 1 | ||||
2022–23[22] | 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[23] | 28 | 0 | 4 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 0 | 33 | 1 | ||
2024[24] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
Total | 28 | 0 | 4 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 0 | 33 | 1 | ||||
Career Total | 267 | 31 | 25 | 2 | 20 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 327 | 39 |