Seamus Conneely
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 | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Europe | Other | Total | |||||||
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| 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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- ↑ Appearances in League of Ireland Premier Division Relegation Playoffs
- ↑ a b Appearances in UEFA Europa League
- ↑ Appearances in UEFA Champions League
- ↑ Appearances in Setanta Sports Cup
- ↑ One appearance in Football League Trophy, two appearances in League Two play-offs
- ↑ a b c d e f g Appearances in EFL Trophy
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Honours
Sligo Rovers
Accrington Stanley
Individual
- Accrington Stanley Player of the Season: 2020–21[35]
References
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External links
- Template:First word Template:PAGENAMEBASE at SoccerbaseTemplate:EditAtWikidataTemplate:WikidataCheck
- Seamus Conneely match lineups at theplayersagent
- Profile from official Galway United
- Republic of Ireland profile at Soccer Scene
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- 1988 births
- Living people
- Footballers from the London Borough of Lambeth
- People from Lambeth
- English men's footballers
- Republic of Ireland men's association footballers
- Republic of Ireland men's under-21 international footballers
- Republic of Ireland men's under-23 international footballers
- Men's association football defenders
- Men's association football midfielders
- Mervue United A.F.C. players
- Galway United F.C. (1937–2011) players
- Sheffield United F.C. players
- Alfreton Town F.C. players
- Sligo Rovers F.C. players
- Accrington Stanley F.C. players
- League of Ireland players
- English Football League players
- National League (English football) players
- 21st-century English sportsmen
- 21st-century Irish sportsmen