Matthew Connolly
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| Matthew Connolly | ||
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| Personal information | ||
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| Full name | Matthew Thomas Connolly | |
| Date of birth | September 24, 1987 | |
| Place of birth | Barnet, London, England | |
| Height | 1.89 m (6 ft 21⁄2 in) | |
| Playing position | Centre back | |
| Club information | ||
| Current club | Queens Park Rangers | |
| Number | 16 | |
| Senior clubs1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 2005–2008 2006–2007 2007–2008 2008– |
Arsenal → Bournemouth (loan) → Colchester United (loan) Queens Park Rangers |
0 (0) 5 (1) 16 (2) 19 (0) |
| National team2 | ||
| 2007– | England U21 | 0 (0) |
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Matthew Connolly (born 24 September 1987 in Barnet) is a footballer who plays as a defender. He currently plays for Queens Park Rangers having moved there from Arsenal on 2 January 2008.
He started his career as a youth at Arsenal, eventually making the reserve side. In September 2006 he was made captain of Arsenal's reserves.[1] He made his first-team debut for Arsenal on October 24, 2006, starting a Carling Cup third round match against West Bromwich Albion.
On November 23, 2006 Arsenal announced he was going on loan to Bournemouth until January 2, 2007.[2] In total he played seven games for Bournemouth (five in League One and two in the FA Cup), and scored his first goal at senior level in a 2-0 win over Nottingham Forest, on December 5, 2006. He returned to Arsenal as scheduled at the start of January 2007, [3] and came on as substitute for Armand Traoré against Liverpool in the League Cup Quarter-Finals on January 9.
On July 9, 2007 Arsenal announced he would be spending the whole of the 2007-08 season on loan to Colchester United,[4] although he eventually was recalled midway through the loan on January 2, 2008.[5] The same day, his transfer to Queens Park Rangers was announced, after finding first team chances too difficult.[6]
In the meantime, in November, he received his first call-up to the England U-21 squad, where he joined Arsenal teammate Theo Walcott.[7]
[edit] References
- ^ Banfield: 'The senior players impressed me'. Arsenal.com.
- ^ Connolly joins AFC Bournemouth on loan. Retrieved on 2006-11-19.
- ^ Cherries v Bees. Vitalfootball. Retrieved on 2007-01-04.
- ^ Matthew Connolly joins Colchester United on loan. Arsenal. com.
- ^ BBC SPORT | Football | My Club | Colchester United | Colchester to lose on-loan Gunner
- ^ Sky Sports | Football | Premier League | News | Connolly links up with QPR
- ^ Arsenal.com: Matt Connolly called up for Under-21 action
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| NAME | Connolly, Matthew |
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| SHORT DESCRIPTION | Professional footballer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1987-09-24 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Barnet, London, England |
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