| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Mark Gerard Connolly[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 16 December 1991 | ||
| Place of birth | Monaghan, 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). |
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Mark Gerard Connolly (born 16 December 1991) is an Irish footballer who plays as a defender for Bolton Wanderers.
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.
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