Connor Malley (born 20 March 2000) is an English professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder or right midfielder for EFL League Two club Rochdale.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Connor Malley[1] | ||
| Date of birth | (2000-03-20) 20 March 2000 (age 22)[2] | ||
| Place of birth | Hebburn, England | ||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.86 m)[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Central midfielder, right midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Rochdale | ||
| Number | 27 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 0000–2016 | Sunderland | ||
| 2016–2019 | Middlesbrough | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019–2022 | Middlesbrough | 3 | (0) |
| 2020 | → Ayr United (loan) | 5 | (1) |
| 2020–2021 | → Carlisle United (loan) | 3 | (0) |
| 2022 | → Gateshead (loan) | 11 | (3) |
| 2022– | Rochdale | 0 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:05, 15 August 2022 (UTC) | |||
Born in Hebburn, Malley started his career in the youth academy of Sunderland before joining Middlesbrough.[3] He signed his first professional contract with the club in May 2019, signing a three-year contract lasting until the summer of 2022.[4]
He joined Scottish Championship side Ayr United on loan to the end of the season on 31 January 2020.[5][6] He made his debut for the club on 25 February 2020, where he scored in a 2–1 win over Greenock Morton.[7] He went on to make 5 appearances for Ayr, scoring once.[2]
On 2 October 2020, Malley joined League Two side Carlisle United on loan until January 2021.[8][9] He returned to Middlesbrough at the end of his loan in January 2021, having made 5 appearances in all competitions.[10][11]
He made his debut for Middlesbrough on 21 April 2021 as a first-half substitute for the injured Grant Hall in a 2–1 away victory over Rotherham United, with Malley's performance described as "outstanding".[12][13] He made two further appearances for Middlesbrough that season as they finished 10th in the Championship.[11][14]
On 5 March 2022, Malley joined National League North side Gateshead on loan for the remainder of the 2021–22 season.[15]
On 15 August 2022, Malley signed for League Two club Rochdale on a free transfer after being released by Middlesbrough earlier in the summer.[16]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Middlesbrough U21 | 2017–18[17] | — | — | — | 3[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||||
| 2018–19[18] | — | — | — | 3[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 3 | 0 | |||||
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Middlesbrough | 2019–20[19] | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020–21[11] | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 2021–22[20] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Total | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Ayr United (loan) | 2019–20[19] | Scottish Championship | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| Carlisle United (loan) | 2020–21[11] | League Two | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Gateshead (loan) | 2021–22[21] | National League North | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 3 |
| Rochdale | 2022–23[22] | League Two | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career total | 22 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 31 | 4 | ||
Rochdale A.F.C. – current squad | |
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