David Connolly
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | David James Connolly | ||
| Date of birth | 6 June 1977 | ||
| Place of birth | Willesden, England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) | ||
| Playing position | Striker | ||
| Youth career | |||
| ?–1994 | Watford | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1994–1997 | 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 | 38 | (11) |
| 2014 | → Oxford United (loan) | 16 | (4) |
| 2015 | AFC Wimbledon | 8 | (1) |
| Total | 463 | (178) | |
| National team | |||
| 1996–2004 | Republic of Ireland | 41 | (9) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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David James Connolly (born 6 June 1977) is a retired professional footballer who last played as a striker in League Two for AFC Wimbledon. He has previously played for the Republic of Ireland and for various clubs including Feyenoord and Excelsior in the Netherlands as well as Wigan Athletic and Sunderland in the Premier League.
Although born in England, Connolly has represented the Republic of Ireland at international level. He was a member of Ireland's 2002 FIFA World Cup squad that lost to Spain in the knockout stage where his penalty kick was saved by Iker Casillas during the shootout.
Connolly started his career with Watford where he scored 15 goals in 34 games. His goal scoring record, at club and international level, which included a hat-trick in World Cup qualifying, earned him a move to Dutch team Feyenoord Rotterdam. He had loan spells at Excelsior Rotterdam and Wolverhampton Wanderers (where he scored four goals in one game against Bristol City) before joining Wimbledon in 2001 on a free transfer where he scored 42 goals in two seasons.
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