View Full Version : Aaron Connolly F Leyton Orient b.2000
I'd be pretty surprised to see him in another Ireland squad. So at this rate I think I'd like to see him come back and play here in the LOI. If he is still recovering from a bad relationship with alcohol then maybe living in Ireland would be a good thing for him even if it isn't as lucrative.
Shels do seem badly in need of someone who can score goals and Connolly desperately needs to prove he can score goals at some level. A European run over the summer could put him in the shop window again for a January move to the UK.
Eirambler
20/05/2025, 9:20 AM
I'm going to guess Scotland. Somewhere like Dundee United. I think he'd score goals in the SPL, outside of the Glasgow teams the standard is a fair bit below where he's been playing (or often not playing) for the last five years. The money won't be huge, but if he wants to get games and rebuild at a more realistic level, that's probably his best bet. The right League 1 club might suit him also.
Razors left peg
07/07/2025, 4:19 PM
Signs for Leyton Orient
seanfhear
07/07/2025, 5:17 PM
His career is a bit like a ride on the Orient Express ~ With Agatha Christie / Wagatha Christie ? !
Razors left peg
07/07/2025, 5:19 PM
2 year contract, probably the most stability hes gotten in a while
2 Year Contract
07/07/2025, 5:36 PM
2 year contract, probably the most stability hes gotten in a while
Thank you
Eirambler
08/07/2025, 3:53 AM
Wins the race to League 1 between him and Obafemi by a nose.
Jolly Red Giant
08/07/2025, 10:07 AM
I think this is a good move for Connolly - Leyton Orient are a well run club and Wellens is a high-intensity coach. Connolly will have to knuckle down and focus on football under Wellens or he will find himself out the door quite quickly.
pineapple stu
08/07/2025, 11:30 AM
Wins the race to League 1 between him and Obafemi by a nose.
Still time for Obafemi to say "Hold my beer" and end up in League Two...
Eirambler
08/07/2025, 5:40 PM
I think this is a good move for Connolly - Leyton Orient are a well run club and Wellens is a high-intensity coach. Connolly will have to knuckle down and focus on football under Wellens or he will find himself out the door quite quickly.
Given his history of not lasting long at clubs this comment makes me think it actually might not be a good move for him.
Fresh start at Swindon in late January anyone?
Guess who’s back? Back again… Conno’s back. Tell a friend.
Goal! Leyton Orient 1, Stockport County 2. Aaron Connolly (Leyton Orient) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ollie O'Neill.
We might need a Leyton Orient Irish and Opposition Irish thread :)
Aaron, Ollie, Tayo and Sean Clare all playing for the O’s.
O’Neill with the equalizer at the death.
pineapple stu
16/08/2025, 4:04 PM
Wins the race to League 1 between him and Obafemi by a nose.
May have been a race worth winning it seems - Obafemi without a squad number at Burnley and no sign of a move
Eirambler
16/08/2025, 4:12 PM
If he can establish himself as a solid League One player, while it will be below what we'd have hoped, it will be better than it looked for him not too long ago. To be fair to him he has tried hard in the last year to re-establish himself, harder than Obafemi seems to have been trying.
I presume Obafemi will go somewhere late in the window, but he just doesn't seem to have the commitment and dedication to go with his natural ability so I suspect we may not see him in an Ireland jersey again. Which is a shame because he's got the ability to win more caps.
Buckett
04/10/2025, 2:50 PM
Another goal for Aaron today. 1-1 at halftime away to Cardiff. That's his 4th of the season I think, in his 11th game.
Buckett
04/10/2025, 3:56 PM
He got an assist in the second half. Finished 4-3 to Cardiff
tetsujin1979
07/10/2025, 8:36 PM
Off the bench to score a late winner against Crawley in the FA Trophy
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Razors left peg
07/10/2025, 8:49 PM
Best goal by any Irish player in a while that!
CraftyToePoke
07/10/2025, 10:11 PM
I was watching this & he changed the game from the bench. He has 5 in 12 with 1 assist, playing the 90 minutes in all but two of those, subbed on tonight, subbed off on 87 minutes in another. Two not in squad games so probably knocks. Hopefully not AWOL on benders. Good luck to him.
Tayo Adramola was good too.
SkStu
07/10/2025, 10:31 PM
some gut on him though
CraftyToePoke
07/10/2025, 10:57 PM
some gut on him though
Oh, like someone put an elastic band around a tar barrell when togged out.
tetsujin1979
07/10/2025, 10:59 PM
Best goal by any Irish player in a while that!
Quickly followed by this by U18 player Glenn McConnell
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joey B
07/10/2025, 11:08 PM
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Not as good as the above but a first senior goal in England on his debut off the bench for Sean Patton this evening for Reading….
Buckett
11/10/2025, 8:50 PM
Another goal and assist in a 4-0 win at home to Doncaster today
tetsujin1979
11/10/2025, 9:00 PM
Has scored in four games in a row, not sure who the last Irish player to do that in English football is
elatedscum
12/10/2025, 3:23 AM
Hard to know if he’s got himself together regarding behaviour, addiction etc or just if he’s playing at a level so far below his actual level that he can look really good while still everything is out of control
liamoo11
12/10/2025, 10:53 AM
Hard to know if he’s got himself together regarding behaviour, addiction etc or just if he’s playing at a level so far below his actual level that he can look really good while still everything is out of control
In fairness league one is a decent level you certainly need to be physically robust given all the games that are played. His issue at a higher level even if he gets all his addiction s under control is where does he play? Never was pacey enough or skillful enough to play wide in a front 3 and never was big or physical enough to play on own up top. Playing off a front man in a 2 suits most I think but limits the number of teams he could play with
Buckett
12/10/2025, 1:31 PM
I just watched the highlights, lovely play on the wing for his assist. All he can do is keep playing well at this level and he might get a move up to another level. A career in League One, while not at the standard he hoped for, is still a good way to make a living
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liamoo11
12/10/2025, 10:01 PM
I just watched the highlights, lovely play on the wing for his assist. All he can do is keep playing well at this level and he might get a move up to another level. A career in League One, while not at the standard he hoped for, is still a good way to make a living
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=yI38bv1b_48
Exactly this well done to the man.
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