Mark Connolly

This article is about the Irish footballer. For the British historian, see Mark Connelly. For the politician, see Mark Connolly (Public Official).

Mark Connolly

Personal information
Full name	Mark Gerard Connolly[1]
Date of birth	16 December 1991 (1991-12-16) (age 19)
Place of birth	Monaghan, Republic of Ireland
Height	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Playing position	Defender
Club information
Current club	Bolton Wanderers
Number	33
Youth career
2006–2009	Wolverhampton Wanderers
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
2009–	Bolton Wanderers	0	(0)
2010	→ St. Johnstone (loan)	1	(0)
National team‡
2011–	Republic of Ireland U21	2	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 18:00, 10 April 2010 (UTC). † Appearances (Goals). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 23:03, 10 February 2011 (UTC)

Mark Gerard Connolly (born 16 December 1991) is an Irish footballer who plays as a defender for Bolton Wanderers.

Club career

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.^[2] Wolves later reported Bolton and their assistant manager Chris Evans, a former academy director at Wolves, for an illegal approach for the player.^[3]

On the January transfer dealine day of 2010, Connolly signed on loan for St. Johnstone until the end of the season.^[4] He made his debut on 27 March in the loss to Hamilton Academical.

Connolly is currently 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.

References

1. ^ "Premier League clubs submit squad lists". premierleague.com (Premier League). 2010-09-01. http://www.premierleague.com/page/Headlines/0,,12306~2142220,00.html. Retrieved 2010-09-01. 
2. ^ "Mark Connolly – the £1million kid". The Bolton News. 17 September 2009. http://www.theboltonnews.co.uk/sport/wanderers/4633155.Mark_Connolly___the___1million_kid/. Retrieved 3 February 2010. ^{[dead link]}
3. ^ "Bolton accused of illegal approach for ex-Wolves kid Mark Connolly: Allegations against Trotters' assistant manager Chris Evans". The Daily Mail. 7 October 2009. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-1218479/Bolton-accused-illegal-approach-ex-Wolves-kid-Mark-Connolly-Allegations-Trotters-assistant-manager-Chris-Evans.html. Retrieved 3 February 2010. 
4. ^ "St Johnstone sign Bolton defender Mark Connolly". BBC Sport. 2 February 2010. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/s/st_johnstone/8492576.stm. Retrieved 3 February 2010. 

External links

• Mark Connolly career stats at Soccerbase

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Name	Connolly, Mark
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Short description
Date of birth	16 December 1991
Place of birth	Monaghan, Republic of Ireland
Date of death
Place of death