| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Seamus Joseph Conneely[1] | ||
| Date of birth | (1988-07-09)9 July 1988 (age 37)[2] | ||
| Place of birth | Lambeth, England[2] | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Accrington Stanley | ||
| Number | 28 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2007 | Mervue United | ||
| 2007 | Galway United | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2008–2010 | Galway United | 85 | (2) |
| 2011–2012 | Sheffield United | 0 | (0) |
| 2012 | →Alfreton Town (loan) | 9 | (0) |
| 2012–2014 | Sligo Rovers | 59 | (3) |
| 2015– | Accrington Stanley | 332 | (13) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2009–2010 | Republic of Ireland U21 | 4 | (0) |
| 2010 | Republic of Ireland U23 | 1 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 00:03, 3 September 2025 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 15:54, 1 January 2015 (UTC) | |||
Seamus Joseph Conneely (born 9 July 1988) is an Irish professional footballer who plays as acentral midfielder forEFL League Two clubAccrington Stanley.
Born in London, Conneely moved with his parents toConnemara. He has previously played forGalway United,Sheffield United,Alfreton Town andSligo Rovers.
Conneely joined the club in 2007 fromMervue United. He completed a successful season in United's U21s before being given his senior competitive début againstShamrock Rovers atTerryland Park, replacing the injuredWesley Charles. This wasTony Cousins's last game in charge of Galway United.
In January 2011 he signed an 18-month deal with English sideSheffield United.[3] In over a year after signing for the Blades, Conneely did not make a first team appearance, but he was a regular for the reserve team where he was the team captain.[4] On 9 March 2012 Conneely joinedAlfreton Town on loan for a month.[5] He made his Alfreton début the following day, coming on as a substitute after only 16 minutes away againstLincoln City atSincil Bank in a 1–0 victory for Alfreton Town.[6] After returning to Sheffield United, Conneely was released when his contract expired in May 2012.[7]
Conneely joinedSligo Rovers in July 2012, winning theLeague of Ireland Premier Division in his first season.[8][9]
In January 2015, Conneely signed forAccrington Stanley, reuniting with former Sligo Rovers managerJohn Coleman.[10]
On 9 May 2025, the club announced the player would be leaving when his contract expired in June.[11] Following a change of mind however, it was announced on 2 July 2025 that Conneely had signed a new one-year contract with the club.[12]
Conneely was capped for Ireland at several youth levels from under-17s and made his under-21s début againstSwitzerland in October 2009.[13] He also represented Ireland in an under-23 team as part of the2009–11 International Challenge Trophy.[14]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Europe | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Galway United | 2008[15][16] | LOI Premier Division | 20 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 26 | 0 | ||
| 2009[15][17] | LOI Premier Division | 34 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 38 | 2 | |||
| 2010[15][18][19] | LOI Premier Division | 31 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 1[a] | 0 | 36 | 1 | ||
| Total | 85 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | 100 | 3 | |||
| Sheffield United | 2010–11[20] | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2011–12[21] | League One | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Alfreton Town (loan) | 2011–12[21] | Conference Premier | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | ||
| Sligo Rovers | 2012[22][23] | LOI Premier Division | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2[b] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 1 |
| 2013[22][24][25] | LOI Premier Division | 21 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2[c] | 0 | 1[d] | 0 | 30 | 1 | |
| 2014[22] | LOI Premier Division | 25 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4[b] | 0 | 5[e] | 0 | 35 | 1 | |
| Total | 59 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 81 | 3 | ||
| Accrington Stanley | 2014–15[26] | League Two | 16 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 16 | 3 | |
| 2015–16[27] | League Two | 46 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 3[f] | 0 | 51 | 3 | ||
| 2016–17[28] | League Two | 38 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 1[g] | 0 | 46 | 1 | ||
| 2017–18[29] | League Two | 33 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 36 | 2 | ||
| 2018–19[30] | League One | 27 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 4[g] | 0 | 34 | 1 | ||
| 2019–20[31] | League One | 31 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 4[g] | 0 | 36 | 1 | ||
| 2020–21[32] | League One | 38 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2[g] | 0 | 41 | 1 | ||
| 2021–22[33] | League One | 22 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1[g] | 0 | 24 | 0 | ||
| 2022–23[34] | League One | 26 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 5[g] | 0 | 34 | 0 | ||
| 2023–24[35] | League Two | 27 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 1[g] | 0 | 30 | 1 | ||
| 2024–25[36] | League Two | 26 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1[g] | 0 | 30 | 1 | ||
| 2025–26[37] | League Two | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 1[g] | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||
| Total | 332 | 13 | 19 | 1 | 9 | 0 | — | 23 | 0 | 383 | 14 | |||
| Career total | 485 | 18 | 33 | 2 | 17 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 573 | 20 | ||
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