Alan Connell

Football player infobox


playername = Alan Connell
fullname = Alan John Connell
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1983|2|5
cityofbirth = Enfield
countryofbirth = England
height = height|ft=5|in=11
currentclub = Bournemouth,
clubnumber =
position = Striker
years = 2001-2002
2002-2005
2005-2006
2006-2007
2007-2008
2008-
clubs = Ipswich Town
Bournemouth
Torquay United
Hereford United
Brentford
Bournemouth
caps(goals) = 00 0(0)
54 0(8)
22 0(7)
44 0(9)
43 (12)
00 0(0)
pcupdate = 29th August 2008

Alan Connell (born 5 February 1983 in Enfield) is an English footballer who currently plays for Football League Two side Bournemouth as a striker.

Connell was a trainee at Ipswich after a spell at Tottenham. He then spent three seasons at Bournemouth after a successful trial period at the end of the 2001-02 season. However he suffered a cruciate ligament injury in October 2002 in a match against Leyton Orient which ruled him out for the remainder of his first season. His final season at Bournemouth was also thwarted by a foot injury. In all, 42 of his 61 appearances for the Cherries were from the substitutes' bench and he scored 11 goals.

He moved to Torquay in the summer of 2005 for a fee of £5,000. However he failed to secure a regular first-team place and Bournemouth even tried to sign him back on loan in March 2006. He left Plainmoor at the end of the season and signed for Hereford United in July 2006.

After initially being restricted to substitute appearances, Connell broke into the starting eleven and went on to become the top goalscorer at the club, despite not always playing in his favoured role as a striker. In the second half of the season, he was usually named in the starting XI as other strikers at the club were rotated. He was named Player of the Month for October.

Connell turned down Hereford's offer of a new contract and instead signed for Brentford on July 2 2007.

On the August 29 2008, Bournemouth re-signed Connell for an undisclosed fee.

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