Seamus Conneely

Seamus Joseph Conneely (born 9 July 1988) is an Irish professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for Accrington Stanley. He has previously played for Galway United, Sheffield United and Alfreton Town. He was born in London, but moved with his parents to Connemara.

Seamus Conneely
Personal information
Full name Seamus Joseph Conneely[1]
Date of birth (1988-07-09) 9 July 1988[2]
Place of birth Lambeth, England[2]
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Accrington Stanley
Number 28
Youth career
Mervue United
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2007–2011 Galway United 86 (2)
2011–2012 Sheffield United 0 (0)
2012 → Alfreton Town (loan) 9 (0)
2012–2014 Sligo Rovers 59 (3)
2015– Accrington Stanley 277 (12)
International career‡
2009–2010 Republic of Ireland U21 4 (0)
2010 Republic of Ireland U23 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 09:49, 8 May 2023 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 15:54, 1 January 2015 (UTC)

Playing career

Galway United

Conneely (known as "Seamie" by Galway United fans) joined the club in 2007 from Mervue United. He completed a successful season in United's U21s before being given his senior competitive début against Shamrock Rovers at Terryland Park, replacing the injured Wesley Charles. This was Tony Cousins's last game in charge of Galway United.

Sheffield United

In January 2011 he signed an 18-month deal with English side Sheffield United.[3] In over a year after signing for the Blades, Conneely did not make a first team appearance, but he was a regular for the reserve team where he was the team captain.[4] On 9 March 2012 Conneely joined Alfreton Town on loan for a month.[5] He made his Alfreton début the following day, coming on as a substitute after only 16 minutes away against Lincoln City at Sincil Bank in a 1–0 victory for Alfreton Town.[6] After returning to Sheffield United, Conneely was released when his contract expired in May 2012.[7]

International honours

Conneely was capped for Ireland at several youth levels from under-17s and made his under-21s début against Switzerland in October 2009.[8] He also represented Ireland in an under-23 team as part of the 2009–11 International Challenge Trophy.[9]

Career statistics
As of match played 18 February 2023
Club statistics
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Europe Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Sheffield United 2011–12[10] League One 000000—0000
Alfreton Town (loan) 2011–12[10] Conference Premier 9000——0090
Sligo Rovers 2012[11] LOI Premier Division 13100002[lower-alpha 1]000151
2013[11] 21140202[lower-alpha 2]01[lower-alpha 3]0301
2014[11] 25100104[lower-alpha 1]04[lower-alpha 3]0341
Total 59340308050793
Accrington Stanley 2014–15[12] League Two 1630000—00163
2015–16[13] League Two 4631010—3[lower-alpha 4]0513
2016–17[14] League Two 3814030—1[lower-alpha 5]0461
2017–18[15] League Two 3321020—00362
2018–19[16] League One 2712010—4[lower-alpha 5]0341
2019–20[17] League One 3111000—4[lower-alpha 5]0361
2020–21[18] League One 3811000—2[lower-alpha 5]0411
2021–22[19] League One 2201000—1[lower-alpha 5]0240
2022–23[20] League One 1903000—4[lower-alpha 5]0260
Total 2701214070—19031012
Career total 338151801008024039815
  1. Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  2. Appearances in UEFA Champions League
  3. Appearances in Setanta Sports Cup
  4. One appearance in the Football League Trophy and two in the League Two play-offs
  5. Appearance(s) in the Football League Trophy

Honours
Sligo Rovers

References
  1. "Notification of shirt numbers: Accrington Stanley" (PDF). English Football League. p. 1. Retrieved 16 October 2019.
  2. "Seamus Conneely". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 16 October 2019.
  3. "Blades snap up Irish duo". Sheffield United F.C. 6 January 2011. Retrieved 6 January 2011.
  4. "Alfreton Town sign Dagenham and Redbridge striker Adam Cunnington and Sheffield United defender Seamus Conneely on loan". chad.co.uk. 9 March 2012. Retrieved 9 March 2012.
  5. "Alfreton sign Seamus Conneely". BBC Sport. 9 March 2012. Retrieved 9 March 2012.
  6. "Lincoln City 0 Alfreton Town 1". BBC Sport. 10 March 2012. Retrieved 11 March 2012.
  7. "Trio offered new deals – 11 released". Sheffield United F.C. 30 May 2012. Archived from the original on 2 June 2012. Retrieved 30 May 2012.
  8. "Owen Garvan's late goal earns Ireland U21 a draw". fai.ie. 13 October 2009. Retrieved 3 August 2011.
  9. "U23s defeat Estonia in Tallinn". fai.ie. 28 September 2010. Retrieved 3 August 2011.
  10. "Games played by Seamus Conneely in 2011/2012". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 8 June 2015.
  11. "Games played by Seamus Conneely – Soccerway". Soccerway. Retrieved 8 June 2015.
  12. "Games played by Seamus Conneely in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 8 June 2015.
  13. "Games played by Seamus Conneely in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 7 July 2017.
  14. "Games played by Seamus Conneely in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 6 July 2017.
  15. "Games played by Seamus Conneely in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 30 March 2021.
  16. "Games played by Seamus Conneely in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 30 March 2021.
  17. "Games played by Seamus Conneely in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 30 March 2021.
  18. "Games played by Seamus Conneely in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 18 February 2023.
  19. "Games played by Seamus Conneely in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 18 February 2023.
  20. "Games played by Seamus Conneely in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 18 February 2023.
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