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Matthew Connolly

Defender, born 1987, 7 clubs, 4 loans, 2010s era

Matthew Connolly played for 7 clubs in his senior career, starting at Arsenal in 2006. His longest spell was at Cardiff City: 5 seasons, 2015–2020. He went out on loan 4 times, to Bournemouth, Colchester United, Reading and others. He returned to Cardiff City after time away. His last club was Cardiff City, where he played until 2020.

  1. Arsenal2006Arsenal, 2006
    Bournemouth2006–07loan from ARSBournemouth, 2006–07, on loan from Arsenal
    Colchester United2007–08loan from ARSColchester United, 2007–08, on loan from Arsenal
    Queens Park Rangers2008–12Queens Park Rangers, 2008–12
  2. Reading2012loan from QPRReading, 2012, on loan from Queens Park Rangers
    Cardiff City2012–15Cardiff City, 2012–15
    Watford2015loan from CARWatford, 2015, on loan from Cardiff City
    Cardiff City2015–20backCardiff City, 2015–20, back after loan

Matthew Connolly’s clubs

YearsClub
2006Arsenal
2006–2007BournemouthLoan from Arsenal
2007–2008Colchester UnitedLoan from Arsenal
2008–2012Queens Park Rangers
2012ReadingLoan from Queens Park Rangers
2012–2015Cardiff City
2015WatfordLoan from Cardiff City
2015–2020Cardiff CityReturned

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What clubs did Matthew Connolly play for?
Matthew Connolly played for 7 clubs in his senior career: Arsenal, Bournemouth, Colchester United, Queens Park Rangers, Reading, Cardiff City and Watford.
What was Matthew Connolly's last club?
Matthew Connolly's last club was Cardiff City (2015–2020).
What was Matthew Connolly's first club?
Matthew Connolly started his senior career at Arsenal in 2006.

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