Market value
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Centre-Forward Attack
Career snapshot
13
clubs played for
00/01
debut season
0.36
goals / match
Wimbledon FC (- 2004)
top club · 68 apps
Position rank · 99/00
#6
goals rank
#101
assists rank
169
season goals
38
season assists
Among 520 Attack - Centre-Forwards · ≥200 mins
Career highs
€3.00m
peak value · 2005
€3.00m
top transfer fee · 05/06
29
best season · 99/00
42 / 10
int'l caps / goals
465Appearances
169Goals
38Assists
30Yellow cards
3Red cards
57Full matches (90′)
| Full name | David Connolly |
|---|---|
| Name in home country | David James Connolly |
| Date of birth | 1977-06-06 (48 yrs) |
| Place of birth | Willesden, Ireland |
| Citizenship | Ireland England |
| Position | Attack - Centre-Forward (main: Attack) |
| Foot | right |
| Height | 175.00 m |
| Current club | Retired |
| Joined | 2015-03-08 |
| Contract expires | — |
Mar 2015
Transfer: AFC Wimbledon → Retired
14/15 · Transfer
Jan 2015
Transfer: Portsmouth → AFC Wimbledon
14/15 · Transfer
Jul 2014
14/15 — AFC Wimbledon
8 matches · 1 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
May 2014
Transfer: Oxford United → Portsmouth
13/14 · Return from loan
Jan 2014
Transfer: Portsmouth → Oxford United
13/14 · Loan
Jul 2013
13/14 — Portsmouth FC, Oxford United
36 matches · 9 G · 3 A · across 4 competitions
Dec 2012
Transfer: Without Club → Portsmouth
12/13 · Transfer
Jul 2012
12/13 — Portsmouth FC
17 matches · 7 G · 1 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2012
Transfer: Southampton → Without Club
12/13 · Transfer
Jul 2011
11/12 — Southampton FC
26 matches · 6 G · 5 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2010
10/11 — Southampton FC
18 matches · 4 G · 2 A · across 4 competitions
Oct 2009
Transfer: Without Club → Southampton
09/10 · Transfer
Jul 2009
09/10 — Southampton FC
23 matches · 7 G · 4 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2009
Transfer: Sunderland → Without Club
09/10 · Transfer
Sep 2008
Injury: unknown
23 games missed
Jul 2007
07/08 — Sunderland AFC
5 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
Aug 2006
Transfer: Wigan → Sunderland
06/07 · Transfer · €2.30m
Jul 2006
06/07 — Sunderland AFC, Wigan Athletic
39 matches · 13 G · 8 A · across 3 competitions
Aug 2005
Transfer: Leicester → Wigan
05/06 · Transfer · €3.00m
Jul 2005
05/06 — Leicester City, Wigan Athletic
26 matches · 7 G · 0 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2004
04/05 — Leicester City
49 matches · 13 G · 5 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2004
Transfer: West Ham → Leicester
04/05 · Transfer · €750k
Jul 2003
03/04 — West Ham United
45 matches · 14 G · 2 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2003
Transfer: Wimbledon FC → West Ham
03/04 · Transfer · €425k
Jul 2002
02/03 — Wimbledon FC (- 2004)
30 matches · 25 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2001
01/02 — Wimbledon FC (- 2004)
38 matches · 18 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2001
Transfer: Feyenoord → Wimbledon FC
01/02 · Transfer
Jul 2000
00/01 — Sportclub Excelsior, Feyenoord Rotterdam
16 matches · 6 G · 2 A · across 2 competitions
May 2000
Transfer: Excelsior → Feyenoord
99/00 · Return from loan
Aug 1999
Transfer: Feyenoord → Excelsior
99/00 · Loan
Jul 1999
99/00 — Sportclub Excelsior
29 matches · 29 G · 2 A · across 3 competitions
May 1999
Transfer: Wolves → Feyenoord
98/99 · Return from loan
Aug 1998
Transfer: Feyenoord → Wolves
98/99 · Loan
Jul 1998
98/99 — Wolverhampton Wanderers
34 matches · 6 G · 4 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 1997
97/98 — Feyenoord Rotterdam
15 matches · 2 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 1997
Transfer: Watford → Feyenoord
97/98 · Transfer
Jul 1996
96/97 — Watford FC
7 matches · 2 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jul 1995
95/96 — Watford FC
4 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jul 1994
Transfer: Watford U18 → Watford
94/95 · Transfer
Jan 1970
Peak market value: €3.00m
Highest valuation recorded in dataset
Percentile rank vs 161 other Attack - Centre-Forwards with ≥500 minutes in 99/00. Higher = better (except cards, where lower = better — inverted automatically).
Goals29 total · 8.42/90
Assists2 total · 0.58/90
G+A31 total · 9.00/90
Yellow cards5 total · 1.45/90
Minutes played by club
Sportclub Excelsior
7.9%
Wolverhampton Wanderers
5.8%
Feyenoord Rotterdam
7.7%
Watford FC
4.1%
AFC Wimbledon
4.2%
Oxford United
3.8%
Portsmouth FC
9.6%
Southampton FC
14.2%
Sunderland AFC
4.0%
Wigan Athletic
14.3%
Leicester City
7.9%
West Ham United
11.2%
Wimbledon FC (- 2004)
5.2%
| Club | Seasons | First | Last | Matches | Goals | Assists | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sportclub Excelsior | 2 | 00/01 | 99/00 | 30 | 30 | 2 | 400 |
| Wolverhampton Wanderers | 1 | 98/99 | 98/99 | 34 | 6 | 4 | 296 |
| Feyenoord Rotterdam | 2 | 00/01 | 97/98 | 30 | 7 | 2 | 391 |
| Watford FC | 2 | 95/96 | 96/97 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 207 |
| AFC Wimbledon | 1 | 14/15 | 14/15 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 216 |
| Oxford United | 1 | 13/14 | 13/14 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 196 |
| Portsmouth FC | 2 | 12/13 | 13/14 | 37 | 12 | 3 | 490 |
| Southampton FC | 3 | 09/10 | 11/12 | 67 | 17 | 11 | 725 |
| Sunderland AFC | 2 | 06/07 | 07/08 | 42 | 13 | 8 | 206 |
| Wigan Athletic | 2 | 05/06 | 06/07 | 23 | 3 | 0 | 730 |
| Leicester City | 2 | 04/05 | 05/06 | 54 | 17 | 5 | 403 |
| West Ham United | 1 | 03/04 | 03/04 | 45 | 14 | 2 | 570 |
| Wimbledon FC (- 2004) | 2 | 01/02 | 02/03 | 68 | 43 | 0 | 263 |
Career trajectory — goals, assists & market value
Goals by season
Assists by season
| Season | Competition | Club | Matches | Goals | Assists | YC | RC | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 99/00 | Amstel Cup | Sportclub Excelsior | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 45 |
| 99/00 | Eerste Divisie | Sportclub Excelsior | 21 | 22 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 85 |
| 99/00 | Keuken Kampioen Play-Offs | Sportclub Excelsior | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 180 |
| 98/99 | First Division | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 32 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 296 |
| 98/99 | League Cup | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 97/98 | Champions League | Feyenoord Rotterdam | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 97/98 | Champions League Qu. | Feyenoord Rotterdam | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 97/98 | PTT Telecomp. | Feyenoord Rotterdam | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 201 |
| 96/97 | Second Division | Watford FC | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 207 |
| 95/96 | First Division | Watford FC | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14/15 | League Two | AFC Wimbledon | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 216 |
| 13/14 | EFL Trophy | Portsmouth FC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13/14 | FA Cup | Portsmouth FC | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 45 |
| 13/14 | League Cup | Portsmouth FC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13/14 | League Two | Oxford United | 16 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 196 |
| 13/14 | League Two | Portsmouth FC | 18 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 262 |
| 12/13 | League One | Portsmouth FC | 17 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 183 |
| 11/12 | Championship | Southampton FC | 26 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 248 |
| 10/11 | EFL Trophy | Southampton FC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10/11 | FA Cup | Southampton FC | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 10/11 | League Cup | Southampton FC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10/11 | League One | Southampton FC | 15 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 249 |
| 09/10 | EFL Trophy | Southampton FC | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 09/10 | FA Cup | Southampton FC | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40 |
| 09/10 | League One | Southampton FC | 20 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 187 |
| 07/08 | FA Cup | Sunderland AFC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 07/08 | League Cup | Sunderland AFC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 07/08 | Premier League | Sunderland AFC | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 06/07 | Championship | Sunderland AFC | 36 | 13 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 206 |
| 06/07 | FA Cup | Sunderland AFC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 06/07 | Premier League | Wigan Athletic | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 05/06 | Championship | Leicester City | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 112 |
| 05/06 | FA Cup | Wigan Athletic | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 90 |
| 05/06 | League Cup | Wigan Athletic | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 144 |
| 05/06 | Premier League | Wigan Athletic | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 496 |
| 04/05 | Championship | Leicester City | 44 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 291 |
| 04/05 | FA Cup | Leicester City | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 03/04 | FA Cup | West Ham United | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 180 |
| 03/04 | First Division | West Ham United | 39 | 10 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 300 |
| 03/04 | League Cup | West Ham United | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 90 |
| 02/03 | FA Cup | Wimbledon FC (- 2004) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 02/03 | First Division | Wimbledon FC (- 2004) | 28 | 25 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 98 |
| 01/02 | FA Cup | Wimbledon FC (- 2004) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 01/02 | First Division | Wimbledon FC (- 2004) | 35 | 18 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 165 |
| 01/02 | League Cup | Wimbledon FC (- 2004) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 00/01 | Eerste Divisie | Sportclub Excelsior | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 90 |
| 00/01 | KPN Eredivisie | Feyenoord Rotterdam | 15 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 190 |
| Season | Date | From | To | Type | Market value | Fee |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 94/95 | 1994-07-01 | Watford U18 | Watford | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 97/98 | 1997-07-01 | Watford | Feyenoord | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 98/99 | 1998-08-01 | Feyenoord | Wolves | Loan | 0 | — |
| 98/99 | 1999-05-01 | Wolves | Feyenoord | Return from loan | 0 | — |
| 99/00 | 1999-08-01 | Feyenoord | Excelsior | Loan | 0 | — |
| 99/00 | 2000-05-01 | Excelsior | Feyenoord | Return from loan | 0 | — |
| 01/02 | 2001-07-01 | Feyenoord | Wimbledon FC | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 03/04 | 2003-07-01 | Wimbledon FC | West Ham | Transfer | 0 | €425k |
| 04/05 | 2004-07-01 | West Ham | Leicester | Transfer | 0 | €750k |
| 05/06 | 2005-08-01 | Leicester | Wigan | Transfer | 2000000 | €3.00m |
| 06/07 | 2006-08-01 | Wigan | Sunderland | Transfer | 2000000 | €2.30m |
| 09/10 | 2009-07-01 | Sunderland | Without Club | Transfer | 300000 | — |
| 09/10 | 2009-10-01 | Without Club | Southampton | Transfer | 300000 | — |
| 12/13 | 2012-07-01 | Southampton | Without Club | Transfer | 250000 | — |
| 12/13 | 2012-12-31 | Without Club | Portsmouth | Transfer | 250000 | — |
| 13/14 | 2014-01-31 | Portsmouth | Oxford United | Loan | 150000 | — |
| 13/14 | 2014-05-31 | Oxford United | Portsmouth | Return from loan | 150000 | — |
| 14/15 | 2015-01-15 | Portsmouth | AFC Wimbledon | Transfer | 150000 | — |
| 14/15 | 2015-03-08 | AFC Wimbledon | Retired | Transfer | 150000 | — |
| Season | Injury | From | To | Days missed | Games missed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 08/09 | Inguinal hernia | 2008-09-06 | 2008-12-26 | 112 | 23 |
Current—
Peak€3.00m
Low—
Δ since start−€2.00m
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jan 1, 1970 | — |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €150k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €250k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €250k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €300k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €400k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €1.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €600k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €2.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €3.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €2.00m |
| Team | Shirt | Matches | Goals | Debut | Age at debut | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team #21103 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | former national player |
| Team #3509 | — | 41 | 9 | — | — | former national player |
| Teammate | PPG played with | Joint goals | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|
| José Fonte | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Tomas Repka | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Single-season peaks across competitions in this player's career.
Top goalscoring seasons
| Season | Competition | Club | Goals | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02/03 | First Division | Wimbledon FC (- 2004) | 25 | 28 |
| 99/00 | Eerste Divisie | Sportclub Excelsior | 22 | 21 |
| 01/02 | First Division | Wimbledon FC (- 2004) | 18 | 35 |
Top assist seasons
| Season | Competition | Club | Assists | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 06/07 | Championship | Sunderland AFC | 8 | 36 |
| 11/12 | Championship | Southampton FC | 5 | 26 |
| 04/05 | Championship | Leicester City | 5 | 44 |
Every loan spell across this player's career.
| Season | Date | From | To | Type | Fee | Value at transfer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13/14 | 2014-05-31 | Oxford United | Portsmouth | Return from loan | — | €150k |
| 13/14 | 2014-01-31 | Portsmouth | Oxford United | Loan | — | €150k |
| 99/00 | 2000-05-01 | Excelsior | Feyenoord | Return from loan | — | — |
| 99/00 | 1999-08-01 | Feyenoord | Excelsior | Loan | — | — |
| 98/99 | 1999-05-01 | Wolves | Feyenoord | Return from loan | — | — |
| 98/99 | 1998-08-01 | Feyenoord | Wolves | Loan | — | — |
Teams faced most often by David Connolly's clubs during seasons he played in those competitions (team-level results, not personal head-to-head goals — see disclaimer above).
| Opponent | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aston Villa | 96 | 21 | 36 | 39 | 98 | 128 | -30 | 22% |
| Everton FC | 96 | 16 | 33 | 47 | 85 | 133 | -48 | 17% |
| Manchester United | 96 | 14 | 11 | 71 | 70 | 218 | -148 | 15% |
| Arsenal FC | 96 | 10 | 25 | 61 | 76 | 205 | -129 | 10% |
| Tottenham Hotspur | 96 | 21 | 20 | 55 | 114 | 173 | -59 | 22% |
| Chelsea FC | 96 | 15 | 10 | 71 | 81 | 224 | -143 | 16% |
| Liverpool FC | 96 | 18 | 21 | 57 | 73 | 158 | -85 | 19% |
| Leeds United | 94 | 39 | 23 | 32 | 136 | 112 | +24 | 41% |
| Newcastle United | 90 | 22 | 28 | 40 | 99 | 127 | -28 | 24% |
| Manchester City | 88 | 25 | 15 | 48 | 90 | 142 | -52 | 28% |
| Middlesbrough FC | 88 | 34 | 28 | 26 | 112 | 99 | +13 | 39% |
| Fulham FC | 86 | 25 | 32 | 29 | 105 | 107 | -2 | 29% |
Auto-detected milestones based on cumulative career totals.
| Season / Year | Milestone | Date |
|---|---|---|
| 00/01 | Senior debut season | |
| 00/01 | First senior goal | |
| 03/04 | Goal #50 (career) | |
| 09/10 | Goal #100 (career) | |
| 99/00 | Goal #150 (career) |
Yellow / second-yellow / red cards per season. Only seasons with at least one card are shown.
| Season | Matches | Mins | YC | 2nd YC | RC | Cards / 90′ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 99/00 | 29 | 310 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1.74 |
| 98/99 | 34 | 296 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.3 |
| 97/98 | 15 | 201 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.45 |
| 13/14 | 36 | 503 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.36 |
| 11/12 | 26 | 248 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.36 |
| 09/10 | 23 | 227 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.4 |
| 07/08 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 06/07 | 39 | 206 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.44 |
| 04/05 | 49 | 291 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2.16 |
| 03/04 | 45 | 570 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1.26 |
| 02/03 | 30 | 98 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.92 |
| 01/02 | 38 | 165 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2.73 |
| 00/01 | 16 | 280 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.32 |
Output by competition
Career goals and assists broken down by tournament.
First Division
138 apps
59 G
4 A
Championship
111 apps
36 G
18 A
Eerste Divisie
22 apps
23 G
2 A
League One
52 apps
15 G
6 A
League Two
42 apps
9 G
3 A
PTT Telecomp.
25 apps
7 G
2 A
FA Cup
19 apps
7 G
1 A
Amstel Cup
2 apps
4 G
0 A
League Cup
10 apps
3 G
2 A
Keuken Kampioen Play-Offs
6 apps
3 G
0 A
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Who is David Connolly?
David Connolly is an Ireland professional footballer who plays as a centre-forward for Retired.
How old is David Connolly?
David Connolly is 48 years old. He was born on June 6, 1977 in Willesden.
What position does David Connolly play?
David Connolly plays as a centre-forward (Attack - Centre-Forward).
What club does David Connolly play for?
David Connolly currently plays for Retired.
How many career goals has David Connolly scored?
Across all senior club competitions in our dataset, David Connolly has scored 169 goals in 465 appearances.