David Connolly
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
| David Connolly | ||
| Personal information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Full name | David James Connolly | |
| Date of birth | 6 June 1977 | |
| Place of birth | Willesden, England | |
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | |
| Playing position | Striker | |
| Club information | ||
| Current club | Unattached | |
| Senior career1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 1994–1997 1997–2001 1998–1999 1999–2001 2001–2003 2003–2004 2004–2005 2005–2006 2006–2009 |
Watford Feyenoord → Wolverhampton Wanderers (loan) → Excelsior (loan) Wimbledon West Ham United Leicester City Wigan Athletic Sunderland |
34 (15) 25 (7) 40 (6) 48 (42) 68 (42) 48 (14) 49 (17) 22 (3) 39 (13) |
| National team2 | ||
| 1996– | Republic of Ireland | 41 (9) |
|
1 Senior club appearances and goals |
||
David James Connolly (born 6 June 1977) is an Irish professional footballer who plays as a striker, and is currently on trial with QPR.
Contents |
[edit] Career
Connolly started his career with Watford where he scored 15 goals in 34 games. That impressive record earned him a move to Dutch team Feyenoord Rotterdam. He was at one point the highest paid player in Dutch football, and had loan spells at Excelsior Rotterdam and Wolverhampton Wanderers before joining Wimbledon in 2001 on a free transfer where he scored 42 goals in two seasons. West Ham United signed him in 2003 for £285,000 where he netted 14 goals in a single season.
Connolly signed for Leicester City in 2004 for £500,000, finishing as the club's top scorer in his first season. He managed a hat-trick against Stoke City in August 2005, prior to signing for Wigan.[1]
On August 31, 2005, he joined newly promoted Premiership club Wigan Athletic for £2 million (with the possibility of rising to £3 million if Wigan stayed in the Premiership, which they did).[2] He scored on his debut for Wigan in a 2-1 win at West Bromwich Albion, but was hit by injuries for much of the rest of the 2005-06 season.
In 2006, also on August 31, Connolly linked up with his former Republic of Ireland team-mate Roy Keane at Sunderland. His first goal came against Colchester United on November 18, when he came on as a sub and smashed the ball in off the post from about 18 yards out. Connolly ended up Sunderland's top scorer and was an integral part of their promotion in the 2006-07 season, scoring 13 goals in the campaign and scoring the final goal of the season for Sunderland against Luton Town on May 6, 2007, in the match that made Sunderland champions of the Coca-Cola Championship.
In the 2007-08 season, Connolly played just 5 games, 3 of them in the league. In the 2008-09 season, Connolly did not make a single appearance.
He was released on 28 May 2009.[3]
He is currently on trial at Queens Park Rangers.
[edit] International
Connolly has also been a regular member of the Republic of Ireland national team, since making his debut on May 29, 1996 against Portugal. He was part of the 2002 World Cup squad that lost to Spain in the round of 16, where Connolly's penalty kick was saved by Iker Casillas during the shootout. He has scored nine goals for the Republic in 41 caps and also scored once for the Republic in Niall Quinn's benefit match on May 14, 2002, against his former club, Sunderland as well as once in Mick McCarthy's testimonial on May 26, 1996 against Celtic.
| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1[4] | 9 June 1996 | Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. |  United States |
1-2 | Lose | U.S. Cup |
| 2[5] | 12 June 1996 | New Jersey, U.S. |  Mexico |
2-2 | Draw | U.S. Cup |
| 3[6] | 21 May 1997 | Dublin |  Liechtenstein |
5-0 | Win | World Cup Qualifier |
| 4[7] | 21 May 1997 | Dublin | Liechtenstein |
5-0 | Win | World Cup Qualifier |
| 5[8] | 21 May 1997 | Dublin | Liechtenstein |
5-0 | Win | World Cup Qualifier |
| 6[9] | 6 September 1997 | Reykjavík, Iceland |  Iceland |
4-2 | Win | World Cup Qualifier |
| 7[10] | 10 February 1999 | Dublin |  Paraguay |
2-0 | Win | Friendly |
| 8[11] | 6 October 2001 | Dublin |  Cyprus |
4-0 | Win | World Cup Qualifier |
| 9[12] | 9 September 2003 | Dublin |  Turkey |
2-2 | Draw | Friendly |
[edit] Honours
- Football League Championship (II): 2007
[edit] References
- ^ Leicester 4-2 Stoke, BBC Sport 2005-08-09. Retrieved on 2007-09-05
- ^ Wigan secure signing of Connolly, BBC Sport 2005-08-31. Retrieved on 2007-09-05
- ^ Setanta Sports (28 May 2009). "Sunderland announce major clear-out". http://www.setanta.com//uk/Articles/Football/2009/05/28/Prem-Sunderland-release-seven-players/gnid-54867/. Retrieved on 28 May 2009.
- ^ "Man City Info Via The Alps #201". http://www.uit.no/mancity/mcivta/2/01.html?rss=yes/. Retrieved on 2007-02-27.
- ^ "Man City Info Via The Alps #202". http://www.uit.no/mancity/mcivta/2/02.html?rss=yes/. Retrieved on 2007-02-27.
- ^ "BBC SPORT". http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/internationals/6147468.stm?rss=yes/. Retrieved on 2007-02-27.
- ^ "BBC SPORT". http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/internationals/6147468.stm?rss=yes/. Retrieved on 2007-02-27.
- ^ "BBC SPORT". http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/internationals/6147468.stm?rss=yes/. Retrieved on 2007-02-27.
- ^ "SPURS-LIST Digest - 7 Sep 1997 to 8 Sep 1997". http://www.clubi.ie/grizmond/spurs-list/archives/1997/9709Sep/970908.txt?rss=yes/. Retrieved on 2007-02-27.
- ^ "Irish Sport News, February 11, 1999". http://archives.tcm.ie/irishexaminer/1999/02/11/shead.htm?rss=yes/. Retrieved on 2007-02-27.
- ^ "BreakingNews.ie - 2003/09/09: Connolly and Dunne on target". http://archives.tcm.ie/breakingnews/2003/09/09/story112810.asp?rss=yes/. Retrieved on 2007-02-27.
- ^ "Ireland Step Up A Gear". http://www.sportnetwork.net/main/s63/st32681.htm?rss=yes/. Retrieved on 2007-02-27.
[edit] External links
| Awards and achievements | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Paul Dickov Les Ferdinand |
Leicester City Top Goalscorer 2004-05 |
Succeeded by Mark de Vries Iain Hume Joey Guðjónsson |
|
|||||||
