Mark Connolly
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Mark Gerard Connolly | ||
| Date of birth | 16 December 1991 | ||
| Place of birth | Monaghan, Ireland | ||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||
| Playing position | Defender | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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Crawley Town | ||
| Number | 6 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Monaghan United | |||
| –2009 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | ||
| 2009–2010 | Bolton Wanderers | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2010–2012 | Bolton Wanderers | 0 | (0) |
| 2010 | → St Johnstone (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| 2012 | → Macclesfield Town (loan) | 7 | (0) |
| 2012–2014 | Crawley Town | 69 | (3) |
| 2014–2016 | Kilmarnock | 36 | (4) |
| 2016– | Crawley Town | 41 | (3) |
| National team | |||
| 2007–2008 | Republic of Ireland U17 | 12 | (1) |
| 2008–2009 | Republic of Ireland U19 | 5 | (0) |
| 2011 | Republic of Ireland U21 | 7 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 6 May 2017 (UTC). |
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Mark Gerard Connolly (born 16 December 1991) is an Irish footballer who plays for Crawley Town. He has previously played for Bolton Wanderers, St Johnstone, Macclesfield Town, Crawley Town and Kilmarnock. Connolly has also represented the Republic of Ireland at under-21 level.
Connolly was signed from Wolverhampton Wanderers by Bolton Wanderers on the summer transfer dealine in 2009 after the clubs agreed a £1,000,000 fee. Wolves later reported Bolton and their assistant manager Chris Evans, a former academy director at Wolves, for an illegal approach for the player. Connolly later stated he was unaware of the transfer fee Bolton had paid.
On the January transfer dealine day of 2010, Connolly signed on loan for St Johnstone until the end of the season. He made his debut on 27 March 2010 in the loss to Hamilton Academical.
During the 2011–12 season, Connolly was captain of Bolton Wanderers's reserve team and was on the substitutes bench for the first team in their League Cup win against Macclesfield Town and he then joined Macclesfield on 24 February 2012, on a months loan, making his debut the following day in their 1–1 draw at Oxford United.
On 15 May 2012, Connolly confirmed on his Twitter account that he had left Bolton. This was followed by confirmation from the club that Connolly was one of twelve players released following the club's relegation to the Championship.
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