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David Connolly

Irish footballer

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.

David Connolly
Personal information
Full name David James Connolly[1]
Date of birth (1977-06-06) 6 June 1977 (age 47)[1]
Place of birth Willesden, England
Height 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)[1]
Position(s) Striker
Youth career
0000–1995 Watford
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1995–1997 Watford 26 (10)
1997–2001 Feyenoord 25 (7)
1998–1999 → Wolverhampton Wanderers (loan) 32 (6)
1999–2001 → Excelsior (loan) 48 (42)
2001–2003 Wimbledon 63 (42)
2003–2004 West Ham United 39 (10)
2004–2005 Leicester City 49 (17)
2005–2006 Wigan Athletic 19 (1)
2006–2009 Sunderland 39 (13)
2009–2012 Southampton 61 (14)
2012–2015 Portsmouth 35 (11)
2014 → Oxford United (loan) 16 (4)
2015 AFC Wimbledon 8 (1)
Total 460 (178)
National team
1996–2005 Republic of Ireland 41 (9)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Career statistics

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Club

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Appearances and goals by club, season and competition[2][3]
Club Season League National cup League Cup Europe Other Total
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[a] 1 18 7
Total 26 10 6 4 1 0 — 1 1 34 15
Feyenoord 1997–98 Eredivisie 10 2 — 5[b] 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[c] 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[a] 0 23 7
2010–11 League One 15 3 1 1 1 0 — 1[a] 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[a] 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
  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Appearance(s) in Football League Trophy
  2. ↑ Appearances in UEFA Champions League
  3. ↑ Appearances in First Division play-offs

International

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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[4] 9 June 1996 Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.   United States 1–0 1–2 1996 U.S. Cup
2[5] 12 June 1996 New Jersey, U.S.   Mexico 2–2 1996 U.S. Cup
3[6] 21 May 1997 Dublin, Republic of Ireland   Liechtenstein 5–0 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification
4[6]
5[6]
6[7] 6 September 1997 Reykjavík, Iceland   Iceland 4–2 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification
7[8] 10 February 1999 Dublin, Republic of Ireland   Paraguay 2–0 Friendly
8[9] 6 October 2001 Dublin, Republic of Ireland   Cyprus 4–0 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification
9[10] 9 September 2003 Dublin, Republic of Ireland   Turkey 2–2 Friendly

Honours

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Sunderland

Southampton

References

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  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Hugman, Barry J., ed. (2003). The PFA Footballers' Who's Who 2003/2004. Queen Anne Press. p. 93. ISBN 1-85291-651-6.
  2. ↑ "David Connolly Career Stats". Soccerbase. 23 December 2010. Archived from the original on 30 March 2008. Retrieved 23 December 2010.
  3. ↑ "David Connolly". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmerman. Retrieved 1 December 2010.
  4. ↑ "Man City Info Via The Alps #201". Archived from the original on 14 September 2012. Retrieved 27 February 2007.
  5. ↑ "Man City Info Via The Alps #202". Archived from the original on 19 September 2012. Retrieved 27 February 2007.
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 Jackson, Lyle (15 November 2006). "BBC SPORT – Football – Internationals – Rep of Ireland 5–0 San Marino". BBC News. Retrieved 27 February 2007.
  7. ↑ "SPURS-LIST Digest – 7 Sep 1997 to 8 Sep 1997". Archived from the original on 26 September 2007. Retrieved 27 February 2007.
  8. ↑ "Irish Sport News, 11 February 1999". Archived from the original on 29 September 2007. Retrieved 27 February 2007.
  9. ↑ "BreakingNews.ie – 2003/09/09: Connolly and Dunne on target". Archived from the original on 29 September 2007. Retrieved 27 February 2007.
  10. ↑ "Ireland Step Up A Gear". sportnetwork.net. Retrieved 27 February 2007.




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