Matthew Connolly
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Matthew Thomas Martin Connolly (born 24 September 1987) is an English professional footballer who last played as a defender for EFL Championship club Cardiff City.
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Personal information | |||
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Full name | Matthew Thomas Martin Connolly[1] | ||
Date of birth | (1987-09-24) 24 September 1987 (age 36) | ||
Place of birth | Barnet, England | ||
Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)[2] | ||
Position(s) | Defender | ||
Youth career | |||
1997–2006 | Arsenal | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2006–2008 | Arsenal | 0 | (0) |
2006–2007 | → AFC Bournemouth (loan) | 5 | (1) |
2007–2008 | → Colchester United (loan) | 16 | (2) |
2008–2012 | Queens Park Rangers | 116 | (2) |
2012 | → Reading (loan) | 6 | (0) |
2012–2020 | Cardiff City | 137 | (7) |
2015 | → Watford (loan) | 6 | (1) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:42, 6 March 2018 (UTC) |
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Having started his career at Arsenal, he moved to Queens Park Rangers, going on to win the Football League Championship in 2011. It would be the first of three titles in four years, as he won the same division again on loan at Reading in 2012 and Cardiff in 2013, which he had joined permanently one year earlier.