David Connolly

David Connolly
Personal information
Full name	David James Connolly
Date of birth	6 June 1977 (age 49)
Place of birth	Willesden, England
Height	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Position(s)	Striker
Youth career
0000–1995	Watford
Senior career*
Years	Team
1995–1997	Watford
1997–2001	Feyenoord
1998–1999	→ Wolverhampton Wanderers (loan)
1999–2001	→ Excelsior (loan)
2001–2003	Wimbledon
2003–2004	West Ham United
2004–2005	Leicester City
2005–2006	Wigan Athletic
2006–2009	Sunderland
2009–2012	Southampton
2012–2015	Portsmouth
2014	→ Oxford United (loan)
2015	AFC Wimbledon
Total
International career
1996–2005	Republic of Ireland
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

David James Connolly (born 6 June 1977) is a retired professional footballer who played as a striker. He played for various clubs including Feyenoord and Excelsior in the Netherlands as well as Wigan Athletic and Sunderland in the Premier League.

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club	Season	League			National cup		League Cup		Europe		Other		Total
Club	Season	Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Watford	1994–95	First Division	2	0	2	0	0	0	—		—		4	0
	1995–96	First Division	11	8	1	0	0	0	—		—		12	8
	1996–97	Second Division	13	2	3	4	1	0	—		1	1	18	7
	Total		26	10	6	4	1	0	—		1	1	34	15
Feyenoord	1997–98	Eredivisie	10	2			—		5	0	—		15	2
	2000–01	Eredivisie	15	5			—		0	0	—		15	5
	Total		25	7			—		5	0	—		30	7
Wolverhampton Wanderers (loan)	1998–99	First Division	32	6	1	0	2	0	—		—		35	6
Excelsior (loan)	1999–00	Eerste Divisie	32	29			—		—		—		32	29
	2000–01	Eerste Divisie	16	13			—		—		—		16	13
	Total		48	42			—		—		—		48	42
Wimbledon	2001–02	First Division	35	18	2	0	1	0	—		—		38	18
	2002–03	First Division	28	24	2	0	0	0	—		—		30	24
	Total		63	42	4	0	1	0	—		—		68	42
West Ham United	2003–04	First Division	39	10	4	2	2	2	—		3	0	48	14
Leicester City	2004–05	Championship	44	13	5	0	0	0	—		—		49	13
	2005–06	Championship	5	4	—		0	0	—		—		5	4
	Total		49	17	5	0	0	0	—		—		54	17
Wigan Athletic	2005–06	Premier League	17	1	1	1	3	1	—		—		21	3
	2006–07	Premier League	2	0	—		—		—		—		2	0
	Total		19	1	1	1	3	1	—		—		23	3
Sunderland	2006–07	Championship	36	13	1	0	—		—		—		37	13
	2007–08	Premier League	3	0	1	0	1	0	—		—		5	0
	2008–09	Premier League	0	0	0	0	0	0	—		—		0	0
	Total		39	13	2	0	1	0	—		—		42	13
Southampton	2009–10	League One	20	5	1	2	—		—		2	0	23	7
	2010–11	League One	15	3	1	1	1	0	—		1	0	18	4
	2011–12	Championship	26	6	0	0	0	0	—		—		26	6
	Total		61	14	2	3	1	0	—		3	0	67	17
Portsmouth	2012–13	League One	17	7	—		—		—		—		17	7
	2013–14	League Two	18	4	1	1	0	0	—		1	0	20	5
	2014–15	League Two	0	0	0	0	0	0	—		0	0	0	0
	Total		35	11	1	1	0	0	—		1	0	37	12
Oxford United (loan)	2013–14	League Two	16	4	—		—		—		—		16	4
AFC Wimbledon	2014–15	League Two	8	1	—		—		—		—		8	1
Total			460	178	26	11	11	3	5	0	8	1	510	193

Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Republic of Ireland	1996	4	2
	1997	7	4
	1998	3	0
	1999	6	1
	2000	4	0
	2001	6	1
	2002	4	0
	2003	6	1
	2005	1	0
Total		41	9

Scores and results list the Republic of Ireland's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Connolly goal.

List of international goals scored by David Connolly
No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	9 June 1996	Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.	United States	1–0	1–2	1996 U.S. Cup
2	12 June 1996	New Jersey, U.S.	Mexico		2–2	1996 U.S. Cup
3	21 May 1997	Dublin, Republic of Ireland	Liechtenstein		5–0	1998 FIFA World Cup qualification
4
5
6	6 September 1997	Reykjavík, Iceland	Iceland		4–2	1998 FIFA World Cup qualification
7	10 February 1999	Dublin, Republic of Ireland	Paraguay		2–0	Friendly
8	6 October 2001	Dublin, Republic of Ireland	Cyprus		4–0	2002 FIFA World Cup qualification
9	9 September 2003	Dublin, Republic of Ireland	Turkey		2–2	Friendly