Aaron Anthony Connolly

Aaron Anthony Connolly

Aaron Connolly attacks space with pace, pulling off runs beyond the line to threaten the back post. Connolly rose from Brighton to a Premier League breakthrough in 2019, then spent loans at Middlesbrough, Venezia, and Hull City. He thrives on straight-line progress. A turning point arrived with a permanent move to Hull City in 2023 and a 2025 switch to Leyton Orient. In Leyton Orient, Aaron Connolly won the PFA League One Fans' Player of the Month for November 2025. As an inside-left forward for Leyton Orient, Connolly presses high, checks short then spins in behind, and makes progressive carries to drive the attack for the Republic of Ireland. Aaron Connolly remains the primary attacking threat, finishing moves and getting shots off quickly.

Xtra rating
1659
Global rank
5332
Updated: 2 May 2026
Country of Birth
Republic of Ireland
Preferred Foot
N/A
Agent
N/A
Latest Signing Fee
N/A
Date of Birth
28 January 2000
Position
Centre-Forward
Shoes
adidas Nemeziz 19.1
Wage
N/A

Season snapshot

Overall season statistics (all competitions).

Season Matches Minutes Goals Assists G/90 A/90
2025 21 1660 9 4 0.49 0.22
2024 24 1019 2 0 0.18 0
2023 29 1271 8 0 0.57 0
2022 11 563 2 0 0.32 0
2021 27 1596 4 0 0.23 0
2020 25 1320 2 1 0.14 0.07
2019 26 1369 3 1 0.2 0.07
2018 1 1 0 0 0 0
2017 1 14 0 0 0 0
2016 15 748 3 0 0.36 0

Form - Last 10 games

Strengths Analysis <:season:> 2025

Role: Attacker
Top attributes (percentile)

    Xtra rating history

    Last rating points (most recent matches).

    Recent Matches

    Leyton Orient
    2 - 2
    02 May 2026
    ⏱ 78’ ⚽ 0 A 0 ★ 7
    Burton Albion
    Leyton Orient
    Burton Albion
    League One
    Blackpool
    1 - 0
    25 Apr 2026
    ⏱ 45’ ⚽ 0 A 0 ★ 6.9
    Leyton Orient
    Blackpool
    Leyton Orient
    League One - Bloomfield Road, Blackpool, Lancashire, England
    Leyton Orient
    0 - 2
    18 Apr 2026
    ⏱ 0’ ⚽ 0 A 0 ★ 0
    Rotherham
    Leyton Orient
    Rotherham
    League One
    Burton Albion
    0 - 4
    29 Nov 2025
    ⏱ 89’ ⚽ 1 A 2 ★ 8.9
    Leyton Orient
    Burton Albion
    Leyton Orient
    League One - Pirelli Stadium, Burton-upon-Trent, Staffordshire, England
    Leyton Orient
    1 - 1
    22 Nov 2025
    ⏱ 53’ ⚽ 1 A 0 ★ 7.9
    Blackpool
    Leyton Orient
    Blackpool
    League One
    Leyton Orient
    2 - 1
    15 Nov 2025
    ⏱ 68’ ⚽ 0 A 0 ★ 6.3
    Exeter City
    Leyton Orient
    Exeter City
    League One
    Wycombe
    4 - 1
    08 Nov 2025
    ⏱ 82’ ⚽ 1 A 0 ★ 6.6
    Leyton Orient
    Wycombe
    Leyton Orient
    League One - Adams Park, High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, England
    Leyton Orient
    1 - 0
    25 Oct 2025
    ⏱ 89’ ⚽ 0 A 0 ★ 7
    Lincoln
    Leyton Orient
    Lincoln
    League One
    Rotherham
    1 - 0
    18 Oct 2025
    ⏱ 77’ ⚽ 0 A 0 ★ 6.2
    Leyton Orient
    Rotherham
    Leyton Orient
    League One - AESSEAL New York Stadium, Rotherham, South Yorkshire, England
    Leyton Orient
    4 - 0
    11 Oct 2025
    ⏱ 79’ ⚽ 1 A 1 ★ 9.2
    Doncaster
    Leyton Orient
    Doncaster
    League One

    Teams

    Leyton Orient
    Years: 2025
    Hull City
    Years: 2022-2024
    Rep. Of Ireland
    Years: 2020-2021, 2023
    Republic of Ireland U21
    Years: 2019, 2021, 2023, 2025
    Republic of Ireland U19
    Years: 2018
    Brighton
    Years: 2017-2021
    Republic of Ireland U17
    Years: 2017
    Brighton U18
    Years: 2016
    Millwall
    Years: []
    Sunderland U21
    Years: []
    Sunderland
    Years: []
    Venezia
    Years: []
    Middlesbrough
    Years: []
    Brighton U23
    Years: []
    Luton
    Years: []
    Brighton U21
    Years: []

    Transfers

    05 Jul 2025
    Free agent
    Millwall
    Leyton Orient
    16 Jan 2025
    Transfer
    Sunderland
    Millwall
    02 Aug 2023
    N/A
    Brighton
    Hull City
    01 Jul 2023
    N/A
    Hull City
    Brighton
    06 Jan 2023
    Loan
    Brighton
    Hull City
    05 Jan 2023
    N/A
    Venezia
    Brighton
    14 Jul 2022
    Loan
    Brighton
    Venezia
    01 Jul 2022
    N/A
    Middlesbrough
    Brighton
    02 Jan 2022
    Loan
    Brighton
    Middlesbrough
    01 Jun 2019
    N/A
    Luton
    Brighton U23
    12 Apr 2019
    Loan
    Brighton U23
    Luton

    Injuries & Sidelined

    Dead Leg
    …
    From: 25 Feb 2024 To: 08 Mar 2024 Team
    Shoulder Injury
    …
    From: 13 Jan 2024 To: 09 Feb 2024 Team
    Ankle Injury
    …
    From: 23 Dec 2023 To: 25 Dec 2023 Team
    Foot Injury
    …
    From: 12 Nov 2023 To: 24 Nov 2023 Team
    Calf/Shin Injury
    …
    From: 29 Oct 2021 To: 19 Nov 2021 Team
    Ankle/Foot Injury
    …
    From: 28 Feb 2021 To: 23 Apr 2021 Team
    Thigh Injury
    …
    From: 03 Jan 2021 To: 26 Jan 2021 Team
    Groin Injury
    …
    From: 21 Dec 2020 To: 28 Dec 2020 Team
    Thigh Injury
    …
    From: 07 Nov 2020 To: 20 Nov 2020 Team
    Thigh Injury
    …
    From: 07 Dec 2019 To: 20 Dec 2019 Team
    No injury records for this player.

    Honors

    No honors recorded for this player.