Matthew Connolly | ||
Personal information | ||
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Full name | Matthew Thomas Connolly | |
Date of birth | 24 September 1987 | |
Place of birth | Barnet, London, England | |
Height | 1.89 m (6 ft 21⁄2 in) | |
Playing position | Centre back | |
Club information | ||
Current club | Queens Park Rangers | |
Number | 16 | |
Senior career1 | ||
Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
2005–2008 2006–2007 2007–2008 2008– |
Arsenal → Bournemouth (loan) → Colchester United (loan) Queens Park Rangers |
5 (1) 16 (2) 51 (0) |
0 (0)
National team2 | ||
2007 | England U21 | 0 (0) |
1 Senior club appearances and goals |
Matthew Thomas Connolly (born 24 September 1987 in Barnet) is a footballer who plays as a defender. He currently plays for Queens Park Rangers having moved there from Arsenal on 2 January 2008.
He started his career as a youth at Arsenal, eventually making the reserve side. In September 2006 he was made captain of Arsenal's reserves.[1] He made his first-team debut for Arsenal on 24 October 2006, starting a Carling Cup third round match against West Bromwich Albion.
On 23 November 2006 Arsenal announced he was going on loan to Bournemouth until 2 January 2007.[2] In total he played seven games for Bournemouth (five in League One and two in the FA Cup), and scored his first goal at senior level in a 2-0 win over Nottingham Forest, on 5 December 2006. He returned to Arsenal as scheduled at the start of January 2007, [3] and came on as substitute for Armand Traoré against Liverpool in the League Cup Quarter-Finals on 9 January.
On 9 July 2007 Arsenal announced he would be spending the whole of the 2007-08 season on loan to Colchester United,[4] although he eventually was recalled midway through the loan on 2 January 2008.[5] The same day, his transfer to Queens Park Rangers was announced, after finding first team chances too difficult.[6]
In the meantime, in November, he received his first call-up to the England U-21 squad, where he joined Arsenal teammate Theo Walcott.[7]
References
- ^ "Banfield: 'The senior players impressed me'". Arsenal.com. http://www.arsenal.com/article.asp?thisNav=News&article=412852&cpid=703&title=Banfield:+'I+was+impressed+with+the+senior+players'.
- ^ "Connolly joins AFC Bournemouth on loan". http://www.arsenal.com/article.asp?article=430804&lid=%E2%8A%82=Connolly+joins+AFC+Bournemouth+on+loan&sublid=&Title=Connolly+joins+AFC+Bournemouth+on+loan&f=rss. Retrieved 2006-11-19.
- ^ "Cherries v Bees". Vitalfootball. http://www.bournemouth.vitalfootball.co.uk/matchprere.asp?a=45103. Retrieved 2007-01-04.
- ^ "Matthew Connolly joins Colchester United on loan". Arsenal. com. http://www.arsenal.com/article.asp?article=475543&lid=NewsHeadline%E2%8A%82=Matthew+Connolly+joins+Colchester+United+on+loan&sublid=NewsHeadline&Title=Matthew+Connolly+joins+Colchester+United+on+loan&f=rss.
- ^ BBC SPORT | Football | My Club | Colchester United | Colchester to lose on-loan Gunner
- ^ Sky Sports | Football | Premier League | News | Connolly links up with QPR
- ^ Arsenal.com: Matt Connolly called up for Under-21 action
External links
- Matthew Connolly player profile at qpr.co.uk
- Matthew Connolly player profile at cu-fc.com
- Matthew Connolly player profile at arsenal.com part I
- Matthew Connolly player profile at arsenal.com part II
- Matthew Connolly career stats at Soccerbase
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