Dylan Connolly
Irish professional association footballer
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Dylan Edward Connolly (born 2 May 1995)[3] is an Irish professional footballer who plays as a winger for NIFL Premiership club Glentoran.
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| 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 | Winger | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Glentoran | ||
| Number | 7 | ||
| 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 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | Morecambe | 35 | (1) |
| 2023–2024 | Bohemians | 47 | (0) |
| 2024– | Glentoran | 42 | (3) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2014 | Republic of Ireland U17 | 3 | (0) |
| 2017 | Republic of Ireland U21 | 15 | (2) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 22 February 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 12 January 2024 | |||
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 | 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.
