Seamus Conneely
Irish association football player (born 1988)
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Seamus Joseph Conneely (born 9 July 1988) is an Irish professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for EFL League Two club Accrington Stanley.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Seamus Joseph Conneely[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 9 July 1988[2] | ||
| Place of birth | Lambeth, England[2] | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Accrington Stanley | ||
| Number | 28 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2007 | Mervue United | ||
| 2007 | Galway United | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2008–2010 | Galway United | 85 | (2) |
| 2011–2012 | Sheffield United | 0 | (0) |
| 2012 | → Alfreton Town (loan) | 9 | (0) |
| 2012–2014 | Sligo Rovers | 59 | (3) |
| 2015– | Accrington Stanley | 345 | (14) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2009–2010 | Republic of Ireland U21 | 4 | (0) |
| 2010 | Republic of Ireland U23 | 1 | (0) |
|
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 16:58, 3 May 2026 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 15:54, 1 January 2015 (UTC) | |||
Born in London, Conneely moved with his parents to Connemara. He has previously played for Galway United, Sheffield United, Alfreton Town and Sligo Rovers.
Playing career
Galway United
Conneely joined the club in 2007 from Mervue United. He completed a successful season in United's U21s before being given his senior competitive début against Shamrock Rovers at Terryland Park, replacing the injured Wesley Charles. This was Tony Cousins's last game in charge of Galway United.
Sheffield United
In January 2011 he signed an 18-month deal with English side Sheffield United.[3] In over a year after signing for the Blades, Conneely did not make a first team appearance, but he was a regular for the reserve team where he was the team captain.[4] On 9 March 2012 Conneely joined Alfreton Town on loan for a month.[5] He made his Alfreton début the following day, coming on as a substitute after only 16 minutes away against Lincoln City at Sincil Bank in a 1–0 victory for Alfreton Town.[6] After returning to Sheffield United, Conneely was released when his contract expired in May 2012.[7]
Sligo Rovers
Conneely joined Sligo Rovers in July 2012, winning the League of Ireland Premier Division in his first season.[8][9]
Accrington Stanley
In January 2015, Conneely signed for Accrington Stanley, reuniting with former Sligo Rovers manager John Coleman.[10]
On 9 May 2025, the club announced the player would be leaving when his contract expired in June.[11] Following a change of mind however, it was announced on 2 July 2025 that Conneely had signed a new one-year contract with the club.[12]
On 29 June 2026, Conneely signed a new one-year contract.[13]
International career
Conneely was capped for Ireland at several youth levels from under-17s and made his under-21s début against Switzerland in October 2009.[14] He also represented Ireland in an under-23 team as part of the 2009–11 International Challenge Trophy.[15]
Career statistics
- As of match played on 2 September 2025
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Europe | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Galway United | 2008[16][17] | LOI Premier Division | 20 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 26 | 0 | ||
| 2009[16][18] | LOI Premier Division | 34 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 38 | 2 | |||
| 2010[16][19][20] | LOI Premier Division | 31 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 1[a] | 0 | 36 | 1 | ||
| Total | 85 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | 100 | 3 | |||
| Sheffield United | 2010–11[21] | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2011–12[22] | League One | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Alfreton Town (loan) | 2011–12[22] | Conference Premier | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | ||
| Sligo Rovers | 2012[23][24] | LOI Premier Division | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2[b] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 1 |
| 2013[23][25][26] | LOI Premier Division | 21 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2[c] | 0 | 1[d] | 0 | 30 | 1 | |
| 2014[23] | LOI Premier Division | 25 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4[b] | 0 | 5[e] | 0 | 35 | 1 | |
| Total | 59 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 81 | 3 | ||
| Accrington Stanley | 2014–15[27] | League Two | 16 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 16 | 3 | |
| 2015–16[28] | League Two | 46 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 3[f] | 0 | 51 | 3 | ||
| 2016–17[29] | League Two | 38 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 1[g] | 0 | 46 | 1 | ||
| 2017–18[30] | League Two | 33 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 36 | 2 | ||
| 2018–19[31] | League One | 27 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 4[g] | 0 | 34 | 1 | ||
| 2019–20[32] | League One | 31 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 4[g] | 0 | 36 | 1 | ||
| 2020–21[33] | League One | 38 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2[g] | 0 | 41 | 1 | ||
| 2021–22[34] | League One | 22 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1[g] | 0 | 24 | 0 | ||
| 2022–23[35] | League One | 26 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 5[g] | 0 | 34 | 0 | ||
| 2023–24[36] | League Two | 27 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 1[g] | 0 | 30 | 1 | ||
| 2024–25[37] | League Two | 26 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1[g] | 0 | 30 | 1 | ||
| 2025–26[38] | League Two | 35 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 2[g] | 0 | 40 | 1 | ||
| Total | 365 | 14 | 20 | 1 | 9 | 0 | — | 24 | 0 | 418 | 15 | |||
| Career total | 518 | 19 | 34 | 2 | 17 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 31 | 0 | 608 | 21 | ||
- Appearances in League of Ireland Premier Division Relegation Playoffs
- Appearances in UEFA Europa League
- Appearances in UEFA Champions League
- Appearances in Setanta Sports Cup
- Four appearances in Setanta Sports Cup, one appearance in President's Cup
- One appearance in Football League Trophy, two appearances in League Two play-offs
- Appearances in EFL Trophy
