Aidan Connolly

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Aidan Connolly
Personal information
Full name Aidan Charles Patrick Connolly
Date of birth (1995-08-15) 15 August 1995 (age 29)
Place of birth Dundee, Scotland
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Position(s) Striker
Team 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)
International career‡
2010 Scotland U16 1 (0)
2013 Scotland U19 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:15, 23 January 2016 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 16:04, 20 October 2014 (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
  1. ↑ Includes appearances in Scottish Football League play-offs

Honours

Individual

References

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