Seamus Conneely

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Template:Short description Template:Use Hiberno-English Template:Use dmy dates Template:Infobox football biography Seamus Joseph Conneely (born 9 July 1988) is an Irish professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for Template:English football updater club Accrington Stanley.

Born in London, Conneely moved with his parents to Connemara. He has previously played for Galway United, Sheffield United and Alfreton Town.

Playing career

Galway United

Conneely 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.[1] 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.[2] On 9 March 2012 Conneely joined Alfreton Town on loan for a month.[3] 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.[4] After returning to Sheffield United, Conneely was released when his contract expired in May 2012.[5]

Sligo Rovers

Conneely joined Sligo Rovers in July 2012, winning the League of Ireland Premier Division in his first season.[6][7]

Accrington Stanley

In January 2015, Conneely signed for Accrington Stanley, reuniting with former Sligo Rovers manager John Coleman.[8]

On 9 May 2025, the club announced the player would be leaving when his contract expired in June.[9]

International career

Conneely was capped for Ireland at several youth levels from under-17s and made his under-21s début against Switzerland in October 2009.[10] He also represented Ireland in an under-23 team as part of the 2009–11 International Challenge Trophy.[11]

Career statistics

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Club statistics
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Europe Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Galway United 2008[12][13] LOI Premier Division 20 0 5 0 1 0 26 0
2009[12][14] LOI Premier Division 34 2 2 0 2 0 38 2
2010[12][15][16] LOI Premier Division 31 0 3 1 1 0 1[lower-alpha 1] 0 36 1
Total 85 2 10 1 4 0 1 0 100 3
Sheffield United 2010–11[17] Championship 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2011–12[18] League One 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Alfreton Town (loan) 2011–12[18] Conference Premier 9 0 0 0 0 0 9 0
Sligo Rovers 2012[19][20] LOI Premier Division 13 1 0 0 1 0 2[lower-alpha 2] 0 0 0 16 1
2013[19][21][22] LOI Premier Division 21 1 4 0 2 0 2[lower-alpha 3] 0 1[lower-alpha 4] 0 30 1
2014[19] LOI Premier Division 25 1 0 0 1 0 4[lower-alpha 2] 0 5Template:Efn 0 35 1
Total 59 3 4 0 4 0 8 0 6 0 81 3
Accrington Stanley 2014–15[23] League Two 16 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 3
2015–16[24] League Two 46 3 1 0 1 0 3[lower-alpha 5] 0 51 3
2016–17[25] League Two 38 1 4 0 3 0 1[lower-alpha 6] 0 46 1
2017–18[26] League Two 33 2 1 0 2 0 0 0 36 2
2018–19[27] League One 27 1 2 0 1 0 4[lower-alpha 6] 0 34 1
2019–20[28] League One 31 1 1 0 0 0 4[lower-alpha 6] 0 36 1
2020–21[29] League One 38 1 1 0 0 0 2[lower-alpha 6] 0 41 1
2021–22[30] League One 22 0 1 0 0 0 1[lower-alpha 6] 0 24 0
2022–23[31] League One 26 0 3 0 0 0 5[lower-alpha 6] 0 34 0
2023–24[32] League Two 27 0 2 1 0 0 1[lower-alpha 6] 0 30 1
Total 304 12 16 1 7 0 21 0 348 13
Career total 457 17 30 2 15 0 8 0 28 0 538 19

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  1. Appearances in League of Ireland Premier Division Relegation Playoffs
  2. a b Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  3. Appearances in UEFA Champions League
  4. Appearances in Setanta Sports Cup
  5. One appearance in Football League Trophy, two appearances in League Two play-offs
  6. a b c d e f g Appearances in EFL Trophy

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Honours

Sligo Rovers

Accrington Stanley

Individual

References

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External links

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