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Matthew Connolly 
Connolly playing for Queens Park RangersPersonal information Full name Matthew Thomas Martin Connolly[1] Date of birth 24 September 1987 Place of birth Barnet, England Height 1.89 m (6 ft 2 1⁄2 in) Playing position Defender Club information Current club Queens Park Rangers Number 16 Youth career 1997–2006 Arsenal Senior career* Years Team Apps† (Gls)† 2006–2008 Arsenal 0 (0) 2006–2007 → Bournemouth (loan) 5 (1) 2007–2008 → Colchester United (loan) 16 (2) 2008– Queens Park Rangers 113 (2) * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 01:00, 30 January 2011 (UTC).
† Appearances (Goals).Matthew Thomas Martin Connolly (born 24 September 1987) is an English footballer who plays for Queens Park Rangers as a defender. He joined the club from Arsenal on 2 January 2008.
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Career
Born in Barnet, London, Connolly attended Nicholas Breakspear R.C school started his career as a youth at Arsenal, eventually making the reserve side. In September 2006 he was made captain of Arsenal's reserves.[2] He made his first-team debut for Arsenal on 24 October 2006, starting a League 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.[3] 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.[4] He returned to Arsenal as scheduled at the start of January 2007,[5] 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,[6] although he eventually was recalled midway through the loan on 2 January 2008.[7] The same day, his transfer to Queens Park Rangers was announced, after finding first team chances too difficult.[8] He scored his first goal for QPR against Blackpool on 16 January 2010.[9]
In the meantime, in November, he received his first call-up to the England U-21 squad, where he joined Arsenal teammate Theo Walcott.[10]
Honours
Club
- Npower Championship: 2010–11
References
- ^ "Premier League clubs submit squad lists". premierleague.com (Premier League). 2011-09-02. http://www.premierleague.com/page/Headlines/0,,12306~2440123,00.html. Retrieved 2011-09-03.
- ^ "Banfield: 'The senior players impressed me'". Arsenal F.C.. 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". Arsenal F.C.. 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.[dead link]
- ^ "Bournemouth 2–0 Nottm Forest". BBC Sport. 5 December 2006. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_div_2/6201530.stm. Retrieved 8 March 2010.
- ^ "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 F.C.. 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.
- ^ "Colchester to lose on-loan Gunner". BBC Sport. 30 December 2007. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/c/colchester_united/7165220.stm. Retrieved 12 May 2010.
- ^ "Sky Sports – Football – Premier League – News – Connolly links up with QPR". Sky Sports. http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,11661_3015996,00.html.
- ^ "Blackpool 2 – 2 QPR". BBC Sport. 16 January 2010. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_div_1/8452528.stm. Retrieved 8 March 2010.
- ^ Arsenal.com: Matt Connolly called up for Under-21 action
External links
- Matthew Connolly profile at the Queens Park Rangers website
- Matthew Connolly career stats at Soccerbase
Queens Park Rangers F.C. – current squad 1 Kenny · 2 Orr · 3 Hill · 4 Derry · 5 Hall · 6 Gabbidon · 7 Taarabt · 8 Dyer · 9 Campbell · 10 Bothroyd · 11 Faurlín · 12 Mackie · 13 Traoré · 14 Buzsáky · 15 Perone · 16 Connolly · 17 Barton · 18 Young · 19 Agyemang · 20 Hulse · 21 Smith · 22 Helguson · 23 Vaagan Moen · 24 Černý · 26 Murphy · 28 Shittu · 30 Hewitt · 32 Wright-Phillips · 35 Ferdinand · 36 Andrade · 37 Cook · 42 Puncheon · Manager: Warnock
Categories:- 1987 births
- Living people
- People from Barnet
- English footballers
- Association football central defenders
- Arsenal F.C. players
- A.F.C. Bournemouth players
- Colchester United F.C. players
- Queens Park Rangers F.C. players
- The Football League players
- Premier League players
- English people of Irish descent
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