Lee Connelly
association football player (born 1999)
Lee Connelly (born 18 October 1999) is a Scottish professional footballer who plays as a striker. He has previously played for Sunderland, Queen of the South and Clyde, and has also had loan spells with South Shields and twice with Alloa Athletic.
Club career
Connelly began his career with Queen's Park before moving to Sunderland in 2016. Connelly's senior debut was on 9 October 2018, in the EFL Trophy, alongside Jack Diamond. Connelly moved on loan to South Shields in August 2019, for whom he made 2 appearances, and Alloa Athletic in January 2020. Connelly was loaned again to Alloa in September 2020.
Connelly was released by Sunderland at the end of the season, and signed for Queen of the South in June 2021.
On 5 September 2021, he scored his first goal for Queens in the club's 3–0 win over Broomhill at Palmerston Park in the second round of the SPFL Trust Trophy.
On 11 September 2021, he scored his first league goal for Queens in the club's 1–0 win over Raith Rovers at Stark's Park in the 12th minute.
On 15 June 2022, Connelly signed a one-year extension to his existing contract to remain with the Doonhamers.
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