Lee Connelly

Lee Connelly (born 18 October 1999) is a Scottish professional footballer who plays for Alloa Athletic, on loan from Sunderland, as a striker.[1]

Lee Connelly
Personal information
Date of birth (1999-10-18) 18 October 1999
Position(s) Striker
Club information
Current team
 Alloa Athletic
(on loan from Sunderland)
Number 17
Youth career
Queen's Park
2016–2018 Sunderland
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018– Sunderland 0 (0)
2019 → South Shields (loan) 2 (0)
2020 → Alloa Athletic (loan) 4 (1)
2020– → Alloa Athletic (loan) 3 (0)
National team‡
2014 Scotland U15 2 (0)
2014 Scotland U16 2 (0)
2015–2016 Scotland U17 4 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 08:53, 15 November 2020 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 12:33, 10 June 2019 (UTC)

Club career

Connelly began his career with Queen's Park before moving to Sunderland in 2016.[2] He made his senior debut on 9 October 2018, in the EFL Trophy, alongside Jack Diamond.[3] He moved on loan to South Shields in August 2019,[4] for whom he made 2 appearances,[5] and Alloa Athletic in January 2020.[6] He was loaned again to Alloa in September 2020.[7]

International career

He represented Scotland at youth international levels.[8]

References
  1. Lee Connelly at Soccerbase
  2. "Profile". Sunderland A.F.C. Retrieved 16 November 2018.
  3. Phil Smith. "Jack Ross on Sunderland's two latest debutants and why he's so impressed with Jack Diamond". Sunderland Echo. Retrieved 10 October 2018.
  4. Carruthers, Mark (22 August 2019). "Sunderland youngster Lee Connelly joins South Shields on loan". nechronicle.
  5. "Lee Connelly".
  6. Mennear, Richard (10 January 2020). "Sunderland striker heads out on loan". Sunderland Echo. Retrieved 11 January 2020.
  7. https://www.safc.com/news/academy-news/2020/september/connelly-returns-to-alloa-on-loan
  8. Lee Connelly at the Scottish Football Association


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