Aaron Connolly

Age 26

Leyton Orient

Ireland

1.8 Mn €

28 January 2000 (26)

175 cm

Performance

Average Rating

7.0

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

6.8

7.4

7.3

6.7

6.8

7.0

Player Attributes Overview

Player Information

Market Value

1.8M €

28 January 2000

26 Age

Nationality

Ireland

Height / Weight

175 cm / - kg

Contract Until

29.06.2027

Place of Birth

Position Info

Main Position Centre-Forward

Other Second Striker

Strong Foot

Club Career

Aaron Connolly career statistics: matches, goals and assists by season
Season	Team	M	11		A
25/26	Leyton Orient	12	10	9	2	3
	League One	9	8	8	2	3
	FA Cup	2	2	0	0	0
	EFL Trophy	1	0	1	0	0
24/25	Millwall	14	6	1	0	3
	Championship	14	6	1	0	3
24/25	Sunderland	1	1	1	0	0
	U21 Premier League 2	1	1	1	0	0
24/25	Sunderland	11	3	1	0	0
	Championship	10	2	1	0	0
	FA Cup	1	1	0	0	0
23/24	Hull	30	15	8	0	4
	Championship	28	13	8	0	4
	FA Cup	1	1	0	0	0
	EFL Cup	1	1	0	0	0
22/23	Hull K	6	4	2	0	1
	Championship	5	4	2	0	1
	FA Cup	1	0	0	0	0
22/23	Venezia K	5	2	0	0	1
	Serie B	5	2	0	0	1
21/22	Middlesbrough K	21	14	2	0	2
	Championship	19	13	2	0	2
	FA Cup	2	1	0	0	0
21/22	Brighton	6	3	2	0	0
	Premier League	4	1	0	0	0
	EFL Cup	2	2	2	0	0
20/21	Brighton	17	9	2	1	0
	Premier League	17	9	2	1	0
19/20	Brighton	27	16	4	1	1
	Premier League	24	14	3	1	0
	FA Cup	1	0	0	0	0
	EFL Cup	2	2	1	0	1
18/19	Luton	2	0	0	0	0
	League One	2	0	0	0	0
18/19	Brighton	1	0	0	0	0
	EFL Cup	1	0	0	0	0
17/18	Brighton	1	0	0	0	0
	EFL Cup	1	0	0	0	0
Total		154	83	32	4	15

National Team Career

Aaron Connolly career statistics: matches, goals and assists by season
Season	Team	M	11		A
2024	Ireland	1	0	0	0	0
	UEFA EURO, Qualification	1	0	0	0	0
2022	Ireland	3	3	0	0	1
	FIFA World Cup Qualification, UEFA	3	3	0	0	1
2021	Ireland	5	4	0	0	1
	UEFA EURO, Qualification	2	1	0	0	0
	UEFA Nations League	3	3	0	0	1
2019	Ireland	4	3	1	1	0
	Int. Friendly Games	4	3	1	1	0
2018	Ireland	1	1	1	0	0
	Int. Friendly Games	1	1	1	0	0
2017	Ireland	1	1	0	0	0
	Int. Friendly Games	1	1	0	0	0
2017	Ireland	1	1	0	1	0
	Int. Friendly Games	1	1	0	1	0
Total		16	13	2	2	2

Club Career Summary

Season	Team	M	11		A
2025-Today	Leyton Orient	12	10	9	2
2024-2025	Millwall	14	6	1	0
2024-2025	Sunderland	1	1	1	0
2024-2025	Sunderland	11	3	1	0
2022-2024	Hull	36	19	10	0
2022-2023	Venezia	5	2	0	0
2021-2022	Middlesbrough	21	14	2	0
2017-2022	Brighton	52	28	8	2
2018-2019	Luton	2	0	0	0

National Team Career Summary

Season	Team	M	11		A
2021-2024	Ireland	9	7	0	0
2019	Ireland	4	3	1	1
2017-2018	Ireland	2	2	1	1
2017	Ireland	1	1	0	0

General Statistics

8 Goals

2 Assists

7.2 Avg. Pts

9 Matches

8 Starting XI

1724 Minutes

Shots

25 Off-target Shots 1.31

On-target Shots

26 1.36

Total Shots Taken

Shots per Match

Performance Info

Average Rating

7.0

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

6.8

7.4

7.3

6.7

6.8

7.0

Season Performance

Statistic	Total	Rank The bar chart shows how the player compares to other players in the same position for each statistic in the selected league. A green bar means the player is among the best in their position for that statistic, while a red bar means they are among the worst. The length of the bar represents the player's ranking based on their percentile for each statistic. The comparison is made only with players in the same position in the selected league.
Score
Goals	8	%77
Assists	2	%76
Goal Contribution	10	%76
Expected Goals (xG)	6.83	%79
Expected Goals on Target (xGOT)	6.59	%71
Big Chances Created	2	%66
Big Chances Missed	5	%31
Penalty	1	%82
Free-kick Goal	-	%50
Shots
Total Shots	77	%91
Shots on Target	26	%85
Shots off Target	25	%11
Blocked Shots	26	%4
Passes
Pass Accuracy %	71%	%72
Passes	369	%71
Accurate Passes	262	%78
Key Passes	29	%90
Passes in Final Third	52	%86
Chances Created	23	%93
Long Balls and Crosses
Long Ball Accuracy %	48.6%	%73
Long Balls	37	%86
Accurate Long Balls	18	%87
Cross Accuracy %	27.2%	%81
Crosses	81	%99
Accurate Crosses	22	%99
Defense
Clearances	6	%39
Interceptions	5	%79
Tackles	15	%69
Individual
Touches	786	%81
Dribbles	63	%94
Successful Dribbles	27	%92
Successful Dribble %	42.9%	%65
Duels	224	%70
Duels Won %	35.3%	%47
Duels Won	79	%69
Possession Lost	315	%24
Dispossessed	47	%14
Offsides	7	%43
Fouls Won	44	%92
Free Kicks Taken	44	%92
Discipline
Fouls	20	%44
Yellow Cards	3	%26
Red Cards	-	%53

Teammates

Player	M	W	D	L

Opponent Players

Player	M	W	D	L

Opponent Teams

Team	M	W	D	L

Date	From	To	Transfer Fee
06.07.25	Millwall	Leyton Orient	Signed
15.01.25	Sunderland	Millwall	Signed
23.09.24		Sunderland	Signed
30.06.24	Hull		Released
01.08.23	Brighton	Hull	1.35M €
30.05.23	Hull	Brighton	Loan Return
05.01.23	Brighton	Hull	Loan
04.01.23	Venezia	Brighton	Loan Return
13.07.22	Brighton	Venezia	Loan
30.05.22	Middlesbrough	Brighton	Loan Return
01.01.22	Brighton	Middlesbrough	Loan

Club Honors

Success	Count	Team	Seasons
English 3rd tier champion	1	Luton Town	18/19

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