David Connolly
Be the first in the stands
Republic of IrelandCounted from the international goal archive — every scorer-credited goal in the matches it covers, 1916 to today. A record of covered matches, not a complete career count; own goals never join a scorer's tally.
David James Connolly 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
identity matched to Wikidata · last verified 2026-09-16
In the line-ups
1 appearance in recorded line-ups · 2001The archive holds 1 team sheet naming David Connolly in Republic of Ireland's starting line-up, on 2001-11-15.
1 appearance in the starting line-ups the archive holds — not a career total. Our line-up coverage is partial, so a match he played that we hold no sheet for is simply not counted here.
International goals in our archive
5 goals across 3 scoring matches · 1 tournament · 1997–2001
Cyprus
Iceland
LiechtensteinHonours
2 team trophies · Wikipedia + Wikidata, community-updated| Team honours2 | ||||
| Football League Championship | ×1 | 2006–07 | Sunderland | |
| Football League Trophy | ×1 | 2009–10 | Southampton | |