Reece Connolly
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Reece William Connolly | ||
| Date of birth | 22 January 1992 | ||
| Place of birth | Frimley, England | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Playing position | Striker | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2008–2009 | Aldershot Town | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2009–2012 | Aldershot Town | 16 | (0) |
| 2010 | → Salisbury City (loan) | 11 | (3) |
| 2011 | → Didcot Town (loan) | 10 | (1) |
| 2011 | → Dorchester Town (loan) | 15 | (5) |
| 2011–2012 | → Farnborough (loan) | 27 | (12) |
| 2012 | → Farnborough (loan) | 10 | (8) |
| 2012-2014 | Farnborough | 22 | (9) |
| 2013 | → Forest Green Rovers (loan) | 7 | (1) |
| 2014– | Eastleigh | 0 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals). | |||
Reece William Connolly (born 22 January 1992) is an English footballer who currently plays for Eastleigh in the Conference South. He lives in Blackwater, Hampshire and was educated at Frogmore Community College.
Playing career
Early career
Connolly started as a schoolboy at Crystal Palace before joining Aldershot Town. He was a first year scholar with Aldershot Town during the 2008–09 season and he made 14 reserve team appearances and was joint reserve team top scorer with four goals.
Aldershot Town
Connolly was an unused substitute for Aldershot's first team on three occasions near the end of 2008–09 season. On 18 August 2009, Connolly made his Football League and first team debut for Aldershot Town, when he came on as a substitute against Bournemouth at the Dean Court.[1] His home debut was made a month later, when he came on as a substitute against Port Vale, at the Recreation Ground on 12 September 2009.[2]
On 28 January 2010, it was announced that Connolly was joining Conference National side Salisbury City on a month's loan deal.[3]
Connolly spent further time on loan with non-league club such as Didcot Town, Dorchester Town and Farnborough where he had two loan spells.[4]
On 9 February 2012, Connolly signed a new one-year contract with Aldershot which included the possibility of a second year.[5][6]
Farnborough
In December 2012, Farnborough made Connolly's loan a permanent move as they secured the striker for an undisclosed fee from Aldershot.[7]
On 28 March 2013, Connolly joined Conference National side Forest Green Rovers on loan until the end of the season.[8] He scored on his debut on 30 March 2013 in a 2–0 away win against Ebbsfleet United.[9]
References
- ↑ "AFC Bournemouth 1–0 Aldershot Town". Aldershot Town Official Website. 18 August 2009.
- ↑ "Aldershot Town 1–1 Port Vale". Aldershot Town Official Website. 12 September 2009.
- ↑ "Double delight as City poised to sign duo". Salisbury City Official Website. 28 January 2010.
- ↑ "Connolly makes big Farnborough entrance". gethampshire.co.uk. 25 October 2012.
- ↑ "Aldershot striker Reece Connolly pens new one-year deal". BBC Sport. 9 February 2012.
- ↑ "Reece Connolly marks birthday with Shots contract". gethampshire.co.uk. 9 February 2012.
- ↑ "Boro make Connolly stay permanent". bluesqsouth.com. 15 December 2012.
- ↑ "Forest Green Rovers sign Reece Connolly from Farnborough". BBC Sport. 28 March 2013. Retrieved 28 March 2013.
- ↑ "Ebbsfleet United 0–2 Forest Green". BBC Sport. 30 March 2013.