Dylan Connolly

Dylan Connolly
Personal information
Full name Dylan Edward Connolly
Date of birth (1995-05-02) 2 May 1995 (age 31)
Place of birth Dublin, Ireland
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position Winger
Team information
Current team
 Galway United
Number 21
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)
2024–2026 Glentoran 45 (3)
2026– Galway United 1 (0)
International career‡
2014 Republic of Ireland U17 3 (0)
2017 Republic of Ireland U21 15 (2)
Managerial career
Johnstown
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 23:19, 3 July 2026
‡ National team caps and goals as of 12 January 2024

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

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.

AFC Wimbledon

On 3 January 2019, Connolly signed for AFC Wimbledon from Dundalk for an undisclosed fee. He was released at the end of the 2019–20 season following the end of his contract.

Bradford City (loan)

He signed on loan for Bradford City in September 2019. His loan expired on 1 May 2020.

St Mirren

On 25 August 2020, Connolly joined Scottish Premiership side St Mirren. At the end of the 2020–21, Connolly was offered a new contract with the club.

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.

Morecambe

On 31 January 2022, Connolly joined League One side Morecambe on a deal until the end of the 2022–23 season. 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.

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.

Glentoran

Connolly signed for NIFL Premiership club Glentoran for an undisclosed fee on 18 July 2024.

Galway United

On 2 July 2026, Connolly rturned to the League of Ireland signing for Premier Division club Galway United.

Career statistics

As of match played on 3 July 2026
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Europe Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Bohemians 2012 LOI Premier Division 100000000010
Shelbourne 2013 LOI Premier Division 500000—0050
2014 LOI First Division 24133000—102813
Total 29133000—103313
Ipswich Town 2014–15 EFL Championship 000000——00
2015–16 000000——00
Total 000000——00
Bray Wanderers 2016 LOI Premier Division 3151032—00357
2017 195—10—10215
Total 50101042—105612
Dundalk 2017 LOI Premier Division 9151—1000152
2018 28420324110387
Total 37571325110539
AFC Wimbledon 2018–19 EFL League One 12020———140
2019–20 30—10—0040
Total 1502010—00180
Bradford City (loan) 2019–20 EFL League Two 27120——00291
St Mirren 2020–21 Scottish Premiership 2823071——383
Northampton Town 2021–22 EFL League Two 1702020—21231
Morecambe 2021–22 EFL League One 151————151
2022–23 2001030—40280
Total 3511030—40431
Bohemians 2023 LOI Premier Division 28041——10331
2024 190———00190
Total 47041——10521
Glentoran 2024–25 NIFL Premiership 3232040——383
2025–26 1102020—10160
Total 4334060—10543
Galway United 2026 LOI Premier Division 1000———10
Career total 330342922655111140142
  1. ↑ Appearances in League of Ireland promotion/relegation playoffs
  2. ↑ Appearances in Leinster Senior Cup
  3. ↑ Appearances in UEFA Champions League
  4. ↑ Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  5. ↑ Appearances in President's Cup
  6. 1 2 Appearance(s) in the EFL Trophy.
  7. ↑ Appearance in the County Antrim Shield

Honours

Glentoran

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. ↑ "Welcome Dylan Connolly".
  15. ↑ "Dylan Connolly signs for Galway United". galwayunitedfc.ie. 2 July 2026.
  16. ↑ Dylan Connolly at Soccerway. Retrieved 2019-07-31.
  17. ↑ "Dylan Connolly | Football Stats | Bohemians Dublin | Season 2012/2013 | Soccer Base". www.soccerbase.com. Retrieved 13 June 2023.
  18. ↑ "Dylan Connolly | Football Stats | Bohemians Dublin | Season 2016/2017 | Soccer Base". www.soccerbase.com. Retrieved 13 June 2023.
  19. 1 2 "Dylan Connolly | Football Stats | Bohemians Dublin | Season 2017/2018 | Soccer Base". www.soccerbase.com. Retrieved 13 June 2023.
  20. 1 2 "Dylan Connolly | Football Stats | Bohemians Dublin | Season 2018/2019 | Soccer Base". www.soccerbase.com. Retrieved 13 June 2023.
  21. 1 2 "Dylan Connolly | Football Stats | Bohemians Dublin | Season 2019/2020 | Soccer Base". www.soccerbase.com. Retrieved 13 June 2023.
  22. ↑ "Dylan Connolly | Football Stats | Bohemians Dublin | Season 2020/2021 | Soccer Base". www.soccerbase.com. Retrieved 13 June 2023.
  23. 1 2 "Dylan Connolly | Football Stats | Bohemians Dublin | Season 2021/2022 | Soccer Base". www.soccerbase.com. Retrieved 13 June 2023.
  24. ↑ "Dylan Connolly | Football Stats | Bohemians Dublin | Season 2022/2023 | Soccer Base". www.soccerbase.com. Retrieved 13 June 2023.
  25. ↑ "Dylan Connolly | Football Stats | Bohemians Dublin | Season 2023/2024 | Soccer Base". www.soccerbase.com. Retrieved 13 June 2023.
  26. ↑ "Dylan Connolly | Football Stats | Bohemians Dublin | Season 2024/2025 | Soccer Base". www.soccerbase.com. Retrieved 5 February 2024.
  27. ↑ "Dundalk dominate PFAI team of the year". RTÉ Sport. 21 October 2014. Retrieved 20 November 2018.