David Connolly

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David Connolly, the Irish forward, made 42 appearances for Sunderland. He found the net 13 times, averaging 0.31 goals per game. His most prolific season in our data was 2006-07, with 13 goals.

Figures are from our match-by-match data, densest from 2010 onward.

David James Connolly (born 6 June 1977) is a former professional footballer who played as a striker . He played for various clubs including Feyenoord and Excelsior in the Netherlands as well as Wigan Athletic and Sunderland in the Premier League . Born in England, Connolly represented the Republic of Ireland national team at international level. He 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. — Wikipedia

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Nationality
Ireland
Birthplace
Willesden
Born
6 Jun 1977
Height
175 cm
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Career
Watford F.C. (1994–97)→Republic of Ireland men's national association football team (1996–04)→Feyenoord Rotterdam (1997–01)→Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. (1998–99)→Excelsior Rotterdam (1999–01)→Milton Keynes Dons F.C. (2001–03)→Wimbledon F.C. (2001–03)→West Ham United F.C. (2003–04)→Leicester City F.C. (2004–05)→Wigan Athletic F.C. (2005–06)→Sunderland A.F.C. (2006–09)→Southampton F.C. (2009–12)→Portsmouth F.C. (2012–15)→Oxford United F.C. (2014–14)→AFC Wimbledon (2015–15)
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Sunderland career (from season records)
42
Appearances
13
Goals

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SeasonAppsGoalsMins
2007-0850—
2006-073713—

Appearances counted as matches started or come on as substitute. Figures from recorded season totals — we hold no match-by-match data for this era.

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