David James Connolly was born on 6 June 1977 and is a former professional footballer who played as a striker.
20 Facts About David Connolly
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David Connolly played for various clubs including Feyenoord and Excelsior in the Netherlands as well as Wigan Athletic and Sunderland in the Premier League.
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David Connolly was a member of Ireland's 2002 FIFA World Cup squad that lost to Spain in the knockout stage where his penalty kick was saved by Iker Casillas during the shootout.
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David Connolly started his career with Watford where he scored 15 goals in 34 games.
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David Connolly's goal scoring record, at club and international level, which included a hat-trick in World Cup qualifying, earned him a move to Dutch team Feyenoord Rotterdam.
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David Connolly had loan spells at Excelsior Rotterdam and Wolverhampton Wanderers before joining Wimbledon in 2001 on a free transfer where he scored 42 goals in two seasons.
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David Connolly scored 14 goals in 48 games in all competitions for West Ham; his final game coming in the 2004 play-off final defeat to Crystal Palace in May 2004.
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David Connolly managed a hat-trick against Stoke City in August 2005, prior to signing for Wigan.
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In 2006, on 31 August, David Connolly linked up with his former Republic of Ireland teammate Roy Keane at Sunderland.
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David Connolly scored on his debut on 17 October 2009 against Oldham Athletic, and grabbed another in the next game against Milton Keynes Dons, off the bench.
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However, in January 2012, after the arrivals of Billy Sharp and Tadanari Lee, David Connolly lost his place in the starting eleven, and was released at the end of the season.
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On 31 December 2012, David Connolly signed a one-month contract with Portsmouth.
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David Connolly made his debut a day later, against Swindon Town.
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David Connolly left the club by mutual consent on 15 January 2014.
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David Connolly scored on his debut against AFC Wimbledon, after coming on as a 46th-minute substitute.
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On 15 January 2015 David Connolly joined AFC Wimbledon, becoming the sixth player to play for both the original Wimbledon and AFC Wimbledon.
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David Connolly was a regular member of the Republic of Ireland national team, scoring nine goals in 41 caps.
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David Connolly made his debut on 29 May 1996 against Portugal.
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David Connolly was part of the 2002 FIFA World Cup squad that lost to Spain in the knockout stage, where his penalty kick was saved by Iker Casillas during the shootout.
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David Connolly scored for Ireland in Niall Quinn's benefit match on 14 May 2002, against his former club, Sunderland as well as once in Mick McCarthy's testimonial on 26 May 1996 against Celtic.