22 Facts About Mark Connolly

Mark Gerard Connolly was born on 16 December 1991 and is an Irish footballer who plays for Derry City.

Mark Connolly has previously played for Bolton Wanderers, St Johnstone, Macclesfield Town, Crawley Town, Kilmarnock, Dundee United, Dunfermline Athletic and Dundalk.

Mark Connolly later stated he was unaware of the transfer fee Bolton had paid.

Mark Connolly made his debut on 27 March 2010 in the loss to Hamilton Academical.

On 15 May 2012, Mark Connolly confirmed on his Twitter account that he had left Bolton.

On 9 July 2012, Crawley Town announced that Mark Connolly had signed for them on a two-year contract.

Mark Connolly later stated he joined Crawley because he wanted the chance to play first team football.

In late August 2012, Mark Connolly was part of the Crawley team which successfully defeated Bolton in the League Cup thanks to a last minute goal by Nicky Ajose.

In November 2012, after an earlier spell out of the side, Mark Connolly spoke of his enjoyment at getting back in the team and playing regular first team games.

Mark Connolly returned after being on the bench for five matches against Crewe on 26 March 2013.

Mark Connolly spent most of the first half of the season on the bench before regaining his first team place.

Mark Connolly went on to make 40 appearances in all competitions.

Mark Connolly signed a three-year contract with Scottish club Kilmarnock in July 2014.

Mark Connolly returned from injury earlier than expected against Motherwell on 8 May 2015.

On 2 July 2016, Mark Connolly re-joined Crawley Town preceding his contract expiry from Kilmarnock.

On 31 January 2019, Mark Connolly signed for Dundee United of the Scottish Championship for an undisclosed fee, on a two-and-a-half-year contract.

Mark Connolly scored his first goal for the club on 4 January 2020, the only goal of their away match against Queen of the South, in what was his first appearance in the starting lineup since the previous August.

Mark Connolly was given a suspended two-match ban at a Scottish Football Association disciplinary hearing.

In May 2021, Mark Connolly snapped his cruciate ligament in a Premiership match against Motherwell, and was expected to be out injured for several months.

Mark Connolly departed the club in January 2022 after playing every minute of his 14 appearances for the club, scoring 1 goal.

On 17 January 2022, Mark Connolly returned to his home country, signing for League of Ireland Premier Division club Dundalk on a six-month loan deal.

Dundalk confirmed on 22 July 2022 that Mark Connolly had been recalled by Dundee United following his loan spell.