Matthew Connolly
Matthew Connolly (born 24 September 1987) is a former English football player.
 Connolly playing for Cardiff City in 2016 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Matthew Thomas Martin Connolly[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 24 September 1987 (aged 38) | ||
| Place of birth | Barnet, England | ||
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)[2] | ||
| Playing position | Defender | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1997–2006 | Arsenal | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2006–2008 | Arsenal | 0 | (0) |
| 2006–2007 | → AFC Bournemouth (loan) | 5 | (1) |
| 2007–2008 | → Colchester United (loan) | 16 | (2) |
| 2008–2012 | Queens Park Rangers | 116 | (2) |
| 2012 | → Reading (loan) | 6 | (0) |
| 2012–2020 | Cardiff City | 137 | (7) |
| 2015 | → Watford (loan) | 6 | (1) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 21:42, 6 March 2018 (UTC) | |||
Career statistics
Updated 28 August 2018
| Club | Season | Division | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Total | Discipline | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |  |
| |||
| Arsenal | 2006–07 | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| AFC Bournemouth (Loan) | 2006–07 | League Two | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Colchester United (Loan) | 2007–08 | Championship | 16 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Queens Park Rangers | 20 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| 2008–09 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 39 | 0 | 4 | 1 | ||
| 2009–10 | 19 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 21 | 2 | 5 | 0 | ||
| 2010–11 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 36 | 0 | 2 | 2 | ||
| 2011–12 | Premier League | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Reading (Loan) | Championship | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| Queens Park Rangers Total | 116 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 125 | 2 | 17 | 3 | ||
| Cardiff City | 2012–13 | Championship | 36 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 5 | 5 | 0 |
| 2013–14 | Premier League | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2014–15 | Championship | 23 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 7 | 0 | |
| Watford (Loan) | 2014–15 | Championship | 6 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Cardiff City | 2015–16 | Championship | 43 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 45 | 1 | 7 | 0 |
| 2016–17 | Championship | 28 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 29 | 1 | 4 | 1 | |
| 2017–18 | Championship | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2018–19 | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2019–20 | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Cardiff City Total | 137 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 146 | 7 | 27 | 1 | ||
| Career Total | 280 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 304 | 13 | 49 | 5 | ||
Honours
Queens Park Rangers
Reading
Cardiff City
Watford
- Football League Championship runner-up: 2014–15
Individual
- Cardiff City Player of the Year: 2015–16"Cardiff City end of season awards RECAP: Matt Connolly named Player of the Year". Wales Online. 7 May 2016. http://www.walesonline.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/cardiff-city-end-season-awards-11299527. Retrieved 7 May 2016.
Matthew Connolly Media
Connolly playing for Cardiff City in 2012
Connolly playing for Cardiff City in 2015.
References
- ↑ "Club list of registered players: As at 19th May 2018: Cardiff City" (PDF). English Football League. p. 12. Retrieved 17 June 2018.
- ↑ "Premier League Player Profile Matthew Connolly". web page. Premier League. Archived from the original on 16 March 2014. Retrieved 18 June 2012.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 "Matthew Connolly". Eurosport.com.
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