Aidan Connolly
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Aidan Charles Patrick Connolly | ||
| Date of birth | 15 August 1995 | ||
| Place of birth | Dundee, Scotland | ||
| Height | 1.65m (5 ft 4 in) | ||
| Playing position | Striker | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Raith Rovers | ||
| Number | 18 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2011–2013 | Queen's Park | 23 | (6) |
| 2013–2016 | Dundee United | 31 | (1) |
| 2013 | → Brechin City (loan) | 4 | (0) |
| 2016– | Raith Rovers | 1 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2010 | Scotland U16 | 1 | (0) |
| 2013 | Scotland U19 | 1 | (0) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 21:15, 23 January 2016 (UTC). | |||
Aidan Connolly (born 15 August 1995) is a Scottish professional footballer who plays as a forward for Raith Rovers in the Scottish Championship. He began his career with Queen's Park before joining Dundee United in 2013, and has also played for Brechin City on loan. He was released by Dundee United in January 2016, joining Raith Rovers shortly after. He has represented Scotland at under-16 and under-19 level.
Early life
Aidan Connolly was born in Dundee on 15 August 1995, when his father Paddy Connolly was playing for Dundee United.[1] He attended Williamwood High School in Clarkston, East Renfrewshire.[2]
Playing career
Club
Connolly started his career at Queen's Park, making his first team debut in November 2012 whilst still at school. He was voted SFL Young Player of the Month for December 2012 after scoring three times since his first appearance.[2][3]
Together with Queen's Park teammate Andrew Robertson, Connolly signed for Scottish Premiership club Dundee United in June 2013.[1] He was sent out on a month's loan to Brechin City in September 2013.[4] After returning from Brechin, Connolly made his Dundee United debut as a late substitute in a 3–1 victory over Motherwell.[5] At the start of the following season he signed a one-year contract extension to keep him at the club until 2016.[6] Connolly made his first start and scored his first goal for Dundee United against Hibernian in the Scottish League Cup on 29 October 2014. Retaining his place in the next match against St Mirren, he contributed to all three of United's goals on his first Premiership start.[7]
After making only one starting appearance during the 2015–16 season, Connolly was released from his Dundee United contract by mutual consent in January 2016.[8]
International
Connolly made one appearance for the Scotland under-16 team, against Jersey in 2010,[9] and one for the under-19 team, against Latvia in 2013.[10]
Career statistics
- As of 23 January 2016
| Club | Season | League | Scottish Cup | League Cup | Other[nb 1] | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Queen's Park | 2012–13[11] | Scottish Third Division | 23 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 25 | 6 |
| Dundee United | 2013–14[12] | Scottish Premiership | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2014–15[13] | 18 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 2 | ||
| 2015–16[14] | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | ||
| Total | 31 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 2 | ||
| Brechin City (loan) | 2013–14[12] | Scottish League One | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Raith Rovers | 2015–16[12] | Scottish Championship | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Career Total | 59 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 65 | 8 | ||
- ↑ Includes appearances in Scottish Football League play-offs
Honours
Individual
- SFL Young Player of the Month: December 2012[3]
References
- 1 2 "Dundee Utd sign Queen's Park's Robertson and Connolly". BBC Sport. 3 June 2013. Retrieved 20 October 2014.
- 1 2 "Queen's Park youngster Aidan Connolly's big test is to be like his dad". Daily Record. 19 January 2013. Retrieved 20 October 2014.
- 1 2 "IRN-BRU SFL Young Player of the Month - December 2012". Scottish Professional Football League. Retrieved 21 October 2014.
- ↑ Hoey, John. "Brechin City - Dunfermline preview". Brechin City FC. Retrieved 21 October 2014.
- ↑ http://www.dundeeunitedfc.co.uk/index.asp?tm=167&ID=421
- ↑ "Dundee United: Deals for Paton, Connolly and Lochhead". BBC Sport. 18 August 2014. Retrieved 18 August 2014.
- ↑ Robertson, Neil (3 November 2014). "Fatherly advice pays off for Dundee United’s Aidan Connolly". The Courier (Dundee: DC Thomson). Retrieved 4 November 2014.
- ↑ Roache, Ian (21 January 2016). "Dundee United agree to let Aidan Connolly leave by mutual consent". The Courier (Dundee). Retrieved 21 January 2016.
- ↑ "Aidan Connolly - U16 Squad Matches". Scottish FA website. Scottish Football Association. Retrieved 17 April 2015.
- ↑ "Aidan Connolly - U19 Squad Matches". Scottish FA website. Scottish Football Association. Retrieved 17 April 2015.
- ↑ "Games played by Aidan Connolly in 2012/2013". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 20 October 2014.
- 1 2 3 "Games played by Aidan Connolly in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 20 October 2014.
- ↑ "Games played by Aidan Connolly in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 20 October 2014.
- ↑ "Games played by Aidan Connolly in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 20 October 2014.
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