A. Connolly · career
Aaron Anthony Connolly
Attacking · Leyton Orient · season-by-season, by competition, and every match.
Career report
Connolly is operating at his career peak — the 2025/26 level is the level.
Peak: 2025/26Holding levelBreakout: 2025/265 clubs
The record covers 6 seasons (2020/21–2025/26) across 5 clubs — 114 appearances, 24 goals and 5 assists.
His best campaign on record is 2025/26 at Leyton Orient — Season rating 26, 8 goals and 4 assists in 21 games. 2025/26 was the leap — Season rating up 18 points at Leyton Orient. Output has held steady across his last 3 full seasons (21 → 26).
By season
| Season | Club | Apps | G | A | Rating | Season |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | Leyton Orient | 21 | 8 | 4 | 40 | 26 |
| 2024/25 | Millwall | 24 | 2 | 0 | 60 | 7 |
| 2024/25 | Sunderland | 10 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| 2024/25 | Sunderland U21 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| 2023/24 | Hull City | 28 | 8 | 0 | 66 | 21 |
| 2023/24 | Rep. Of Ireland | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2022/23 | Hull CityLoan | 5 | 2 | 0 | 60 | 6 |
| 2022/23 | VeneziaLoan | 5 | 0 | 0 | 52 | 0 |
| 2021/22 | MiddlesbroughLoan | 19 | 2 | 0 | 64 | 8 |
| 2021/22 | Brighton | 4 | 0 | 0 | 71 | 0 |
| 2020/21 | Brighton | 17 | 2 | 1 | 79 | 12 |
| 2020/21 | Rep. Of Ireland | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2019/20 | Brighton | 24 | 3 | 1 | — | — |
| 2019/20 | Brighton U23 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| 2018/19 | Brighton | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2018/19 | Brighton U21 | 3 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| 2018/19 | Brighton U23 | 15 | 11 | 0 | — | — |
| 2018/19 | LutonLoan | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2017/18 | Brighton U18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2017/18 | Brighton U21 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2017/18 | Brighton | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2016/17 | Brighton U18 | 15 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
International
| Side | Season | Competition | Apps | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republic of Ireland U21 | 2023/24 | UEFA U21 Championship - Qualification | 2 | 0 |
| 2021/22 | UEFA U21 Championship | 2 | 0 | |
| 2019/20 | Tournoi Maurice Revello | 5 | 1 | |
| Republic of Ireland U19 | 2018/19 | UEFA U19 Championship | 3 | 1 |
| Republic of Ireland U17 | 2017/18 | UEFA U17 Championship | 10 | 7 |
Honours
League OnePremier League 2 Division Two
By competition
| Competition | Apps | Min | G | A | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| League One | 21 | 1724 | 8 | 4 | 7.0 |
| FA Cup | 2 | 180 | 0 | 0 | 6.5 |
| EFL Trophy | 1 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 7.7 |
Schedule · 2025/26
24 played34 not in squad· 1917 min, 9g 4a
| Date | Competition | Opponent | Res | Status | Min | G | A | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 16 | Friendlies Clubs | A Welling United | 10-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Jul 19 | Friendlies Clubs | A Ebbsfleet United | 4-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Jul 19 | Friendlies Clubs | A Barnet | 0-2 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Jul 22 | Friendlies Clubs | H Tottenham Hotspur U21 | 3-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Jul 26 | Friendlies Clubs | A Watford | 1-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Aug 2 | League One | A Huddersfield | 0-3 | Played | 90 | 6.9 | ||
| Aug 9 | League One | H Wigan | 2-0 | Played | 87 | 6.6 | ||
| Aug 12 | League Cup | H Wycombe | 0-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Aug 16 | League One | H Stockport County | 2-2 | Played | 90 | 1 | 7.3 | |
| Aug 19 | League One | A Plymouth | 1-0 | Played | 90 | 6.0 | ||
| Aug 23 | League One | A Mansfield Town | 1-4 | Played | 90 | 6.0 | ||
| Aug 30 | League One | H Northampton | 0-1 | Played | 90 | 6.2 | ||
| Sep 2 | EFL Trophy | A Peterborough | 3-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Sep 6 | League One | A Port Vale | 3-2 | Played | 90 | 1 | 7.3 | |
| Sep 13 | League One | H Bolton | 1-1 | Played | 90 | 6.3 | ||
| Sep 20 | League One | A Reading | 1-2 | Played | 90 | 7.0 | ||
| Sep 27 | League One | H Stevenage | 2-3 | Played | 90 | 1 | 6.6 | |
| Oct 4 | League One | A Cardiff | 3-4 | Played | 90 | 1 | 1 | 7.9 |
| Oct 7 | EFL Trophy | H Crawley Town | 2-1 | Played | 13 | 1 | 7.7 | |
| Oct 11 | League One | H Doncaster | 4-0 | Played | 79 | 1 | 1 | 9.2 |
| Oct 18 | League One | A Rotherham | 0-1 | Played | 77 | 6.2 | ||
| Oct 25 | League One | H Lincoln | 1-0 | Played | 89 | 7.0 | ||
| Oct 28 | EFL Trophy | H Aston Villa U21 | 1-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Nov 3 | FA Cup | A Tamworth | 1-0 | Played | 90 | 6.3 | ||
| Nov 8 | League One | A Wycombe | 1-4 | Played | 82 | 1 | 6.6 | |
| Nov 15 | League One | H Exeter City | 2-1 | Played | 68 | 6.3 | ||
| Nov 22 | League One | H Blackpool | 1-1 | Played | 53 | 1 | 7.9 | |
| Nov 29 | League One | A Burton Albion | 4-0 | Played | 89 | 1 | 2 | 8.9 |
| Dec 2 | EFL Trophy | H Plymouth | 0-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Dec 5 | FA Cup | A Salford City | 0-4 | Played | 90 | 6.7 | ||
| Dec 9 | League One | H Luton | 1-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Dec 13 | League One | A Barnsley | 2-3 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Dec 20 | League One | H Bradford | 2-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Dec 26 | League One | A Peterborough | 0-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Dec 29 | League One | A Luton | 0-3 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Jan 1 | League One | H AFC Wimbledon | 1-3 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Jan 10 | League One | H Cardiff | 1-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Jan 17 | League One | H Reading | 3-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Jan 24 | League One | A Bolton | 1-2 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Jan 27 | League One | A Doncaster | 0-3 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Jan 31 | League One | H Port Vale | 0-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Feb 7 | League One | A Stockport County | 0-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Feb 17 | League One | H Plymouth | 1-3 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Feb 21 | League One | A Northampton | 2-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Feb 28 | League One | H Barnsley | 1-3 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Mar 7 | League One | A Bradford | 1-2 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Mar 10 | League One | A Stevenage | 2-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Mar 14 | League One | H Peterborough | 2-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Mar 17 | League One | A AFC Wimbledon | 4-2 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Mar 21 | League One | H Wycombe | 2-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Mar 28 | League One | A Exeter City | 0-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Apr 2 | League One | A Wigan | 0-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Apr 6 | League One | H Huddersfield | 1-2 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Apr 11 | League One | A Lincoln | 1-2 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Apr 14 | League One | H Mansfield Town | 0-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Apr 18 | League One | H Rotherham | 0-2 | Played | 32 | 6.6 | ||
| Apr 25 | League One | A Blackpool | 0-1 | Played | 90 | 7.5 | ||
| May 2 | League One | H Burton Albion | 2-2 | Played | 78 | 7.0 |