Dylan Edward Connolly (born 2 May 1995)[3] is an Irish professional footballer who plays as a winger for NIFL Premiership club Glentoran.
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]
Connolly signed for NIFL Premiership club Glentoran for an undisclosed fee on 18 July 2024.[14]
| Club | Division | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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[16] | 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[17] | 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 | LOI Premier Division | 2017[18] | 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 | EFL League One | 2018–19[19] | 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) | EFL League Two | 2019–20[20] | 27 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 29 | 1 | ||
| St Mirren | Scottish Premiership | 2020–21[21] | 28 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 1 | — | — | 38 | 3 | ||
| Northampton Town | EFL League Two | 2021–22[22] | 17 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 2[f] | 1 | 23 | 1 | |
| Morecambe | EFL League One | 2021–22[22] | 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 | LOI Premier Division | 2023[24] | 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 | NIFL Premiership | 2024–25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Career Total | 286 | 31 | 25 | 2 | 20 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 346 | 39 | ||
