Aaron Connolly

€2MMarket Value

Leyton Orient•Attacker•

Republic of Ireland

Aaron Connolly

€2MMarket Value

Leyton Orient•Attacker•

Republic of Ireland

7.0

Season Score

Jan 28, 2000

174 cm

Height

0.38

Goals/Match

Shirt Number

Card stats based on

2025/2026

7.0

Season Score

Jan 28, 2000

174 cm

Height

0.38

Goals/Match

Shirt Number

Card stats based on

2025/2026

Season Performance 25/26

All Competitions

Matches: 24
Goals: 9
Assists: 4
Goal Contributions: 13
Mins/game: 80
Avg Rating: 7.04

Career

Professional Career

MGAGxGMinRtg

Brighton & Hove Albion

2019/2020 - 2022/2023

52820.152,6236.84

Hull City

2022/2023 - 2023/2024

Total

1623160.198,426

National Team

MGAGxGMinRtg

Republic of Ireland

2020 - 2024

9000.005346.50

Youth Career

MGAGxGMinRtg

Brighton U23

2016/2017 - 2019/2020

412740.663,034-

Republic of Ireland U21

2019/2020 - 2022/2023

7120.14535-

Brighton U21

2017/2018 - 2018/2019

2024/2025 - 2025/2026

2301.50120-

Professional Career

MGAMinG+A/90YCRCRtg

Leyton Orient

25/26

249—1,9180.61407.04

Leyton Orient

24/25

10———00-

Millwall

24/25

232—6960.26106.62

Hull City

23/24

308—1,3580.53406.83

Hull City

22/23

62—3700.49106.84

Venezia

22/23

50—1870.00106.67

Middlesbrough

21/22

212—1,2740.14206.81

Brighton & Hove Albion

21/22

62—3500.51006.91

Brighton & Hove Albion

20/21

172—7910.34006.76

Brighton & Hove Albion

19/20

284—1,4810.30106.88

Brighton & Hove Albion

18/19

10—1—00-

National Team

MGAMinG+A/90YCRCRtg

Republic of Ireland

23/24

10—12—005.92

Republic of Ireland

21/22

30—1850.00106.49

Republic of Ireland

19/20

50—3370.00106.63

Youth Career

MGAMinG+A/90YCRCRtg

Sunderland U21

24/25

23—1202.2500-

Republic of Ireland U21

20/21

20—1790.5000-

Brighton U23

19/20

23—1511.7900-

Republic of Ireland U21

18/19

51—3560.5110-

Brighton U23

18/19

2317—1,8340.9310-

Brighton U21

18/19

35—3001.5010-

Brighton U23

17/18

157—9590.8400-

Brighton U21

17/18

20—1570.0000-

Ireland U19

17/18

31—1800.5020-

Brighton U23

16/17

10—900.0000-

League seasons, computed

Season	League	Apps	Min	Goals	Assists	G+A / 90	Rating
2017/2018	Premier League 2 Divison Two	9	661	3	2	0.68	—
2017	Premier League 2 Divison Two	1	90	0	0	0	—
2018/2019	League One (England)	2	24	0	0	—	—
2018/2019	Premier League 2 Divison Two	6	459	5	0	0.98	—
2018/2019	Premier League 2 Division One	15	1195	11	2	0.98	—
2019/2020	Premier League	24	1262	3	1	0.29	6.82
2019/2020	Premier League 2 Division One	2	151	3	0	1.79	—
2020/2021	Premier League	17	791	2	1	0.34	6.76
2021/2022	Premier League	4	154	0	0	0	6.61
2021/2022	Championship (England)	19	1186	2	0	0.15	6.81
2022/2023	Championship (England)	5	341	2	0	0.53	6.92
2023/2024	Championship (England)	28	1211	8	0	0.59	6.83
2024/2025	Championship (England)	11	—	2	—	—	6.62
2024/2025	Premier League 2 Division One	1	46	1	0	—	—
2025/2026	League One (England)	21	1725	8	4	0.63	7.06

Domestic league competitions only (SportMonks sub_type='domestic'); national-team, continental and cup competitions are excluded. Classification resolved by league id against the canonical leagues index. G+A/90 computed from minutes actually played.

Career Progress

Appearances per Season

Appearance Distribution

Full match

Substituted off

From Bench

Aaron Connolly — computed career insights

Career figures, computed

Best-rated season: 2025/2026 · 7.06League One (England)
Lowest-rated season: 2024/2025 · 6.62Championship (England)
Rating trend: +0.01last 2 rated seasons vs career average before them (min. 5 apps)
Career involvement (league): 0.56 G+A per 9050 goals + 10 assists across 15 league seasons (per-90 from 9296 minutes on record)
League seasons on record: 15 (2017–2025)
Clubs with recorded appearances: 12

Among position peers, computed

Rating percentile: 98thrating 7.06 vs 109 rated peers
Goals rank: #27 of 1098 goals
G+A per 90 percentile: 86th0.63 per 90

Cohort: 109 League One (England) forwards, 2025/2026, min. 450 minutes. Computed by ranking the full league corpus, not taken from any feed.

Figures computed from the GioScore season-stats database · as of 2026-09-03

Rival Clubs(50)

Player stats against each opponent club

Team	MP	W	D	L	G	A		Last
Stoke City	8	4	1	3	1	0	1	Mar 2025
Norwich City	7	4	1	2	0	0	0	Apr 2025
Swansea City	6	3	2	1	2	0	0	Apr 2025
Cardiff City	6	4	1	1	2	1	1	Oct 2025
Aston Villa	5	1	2	2	0	0	0	Feb 2021
Arsenal	5	2	1	2	0	1	0	Oct 2021
Leeds United	5	1	2	2	0	0	1	Mar 2025
Liverpool	4	1	1	2	0	0	0	Feb 2021
Manchester City	4	1	0	3	0	0	0	Oct 2021
Chelsea	4	0	1	3	0	0	0	Mar 2022
Watford	4	2	1	1	0	0	1	Mar 2025
Burnley	4	1	3	0	1	0	0	Feb 2021
Preston North End	4	1	2	1	0	0	0	Feb 2025
Luton Town	4	3	0	1	1	0	0	Jan 2025
Portsmouth	3	3	0	0	0	0	1	Apr 2025
Everton	3	1	0	2	0	0	0	Aug 2021
Newcastle United	3	1	2	0	1	0	0	Sep 2020
Hull City	3	1	0	2	0	0	1	Jan 2025
Crystal Palace	3	0	2	1	0	1	0	Sep 2021
Millwall	3	0	3	0	1	0	1	Nov 2024

1–20 of 50

Transfers

Transfer History

Millwall

Leyton Orient

Jul 7, 2025

Millwall

—

Jul 1, 2025

Sunderland

Millwall

Jan 16, 2025

—

Sunderland

Sep 24, 2024

Hull City

Free Agent

Jul 1, 2024

Brighton & Hove Albion

Hull City

Aug 2, 2023

Hull City

Brighton & Hove Albion

May 31, 2023

Brighton & Hove Albion

Hull City

Jan 6, 2023

Venezia

Brighton & Hove Albion

Jan 5, 2023

Brighton & Hove Albion

Venezia

Jul 14, 2022

Middlesbrough

Brighton & Hove Albion

May 31, 2022

Brighton & Hove Albion

Middlesbrough

Jan 2, 2022

Brighton U21

Brighton & Hove Albion

Jul 1, 2019

May 31, 2019

Jan 31, 2019

Jan 1, 2018

Trophies & Awards

1 title won

Championships

League One

1x Winner(2018/2019)

Player Information

Leyton Orient

Current Team

Date of Birth

Jan 28, 2000

Place of Birth

Galway, Republic of Ireland

Nationality

Republic of Ireland

Height

174 cm

Weight

73 kg

Shirt Number

Age

26 years

Position

Attacker

Market Value

€2M

Performance Overview

Season Rating

7.04

Highest: 7.4 | Lowest: 6.7

Goals/Game

0.38

Mins/Game

Pass Acc.

71%

Matches

Total played24

Started (Lineups)22

From Bench0

Total Minutes1918

Minutes per game80

Attacking

Goals9

Penalties scored0

Scoring frequency213 min

Goals per game0.38

Shots total-

Shots on target-

Shots off target-

Shots per game-

Shots on target/game-

Hit Woodwork2

Big Chances Missed-

Passes

Assists4

Key passes32

Pass accuracy71%

Total passes445

Long Balls-

Long Balls Won-

Crosses90

Accurate Crosses21

Big Chances Created-

Defense

Tackles19

Interceptions5

Clearances-

Blocks1

Clean Sheets5

Goals Conceded-

Duels

Total Duels283

Duels Won105

Aerials Won-

Succ. Dribbles30

Cards

Yellow4

Yellow Red0

Red0

Career Statistics

career goals

career assists

162

total appearances

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About Aaron Connolly

Aaron Connolly closed the 2025/2026 League One (England) campaign on 8 goals and 4 assists from 21 outings (1,725 minutes) — 0.63 goal involvements per 90. That season graded out at an average match rating of 7.06. Ranked against the 109 League One (England) forwards who played 450+ minutes in 2025/2026, he is among the top 3% for match rating; on goals he ranks 27th of 109.

The 2025/2026 rating of 7.06 is the best of his recorded career; his lowest came in 2024/2025 (6.62).

By competition, the recorded league record breaks down across 5 domestic leagues: Championship (England) (63 appearances, 14 goals), Premier League (45 appearances, 5 goals) and League One (England) (23 appearances, 8 goals) — the three with most games. Availability: 25-plus league games in 1 of the 15 campaigns on record. His busiest three-season stretch was 2018/2019–2020/2021: 66 league appearances, 22 a season.

Frequently Asked Questions

What position does Aaron Connolly play?

Aaron Connolly plays as an Attacker for Leyton Orient in the EFL Trophy. He has played 13 minutes across 1 appearance in the EFL Trophy 2025/2026.

What team does Aaron Connolly play for?

Aaron Connolly currently plays for Leyton Orient in the EFL Trophy. He has 1 goal in 1 appearance in the EFL Trophy 2025/2026.

How old is Aaron Connolly?

Aaron Connolly is 26 years old, born on January 28, 2000. He is from Republic of Ireland. At 26, he has already won 1 trophy in his professional career.

How tall is Aaron Connolly?

Aaron Connolly is 174 cm tall. He weighs 73 kg.

How many trophies has Aaron Connolly won?

Aaron Connolly has won 1 trophy throughout his career. He currently plays for Leyton Orient.

What nationality is Aaron Connolly?

Aaron Connolly is from Republic of Ireland and represents them at international level. At club level, he plays for Leyton Orient.