Draft:Matthew Connor

Matthew Connor (born 8 April 1997) is an Irish professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for League of Ireland First Division club Kerry.

Not to be confused with Matthew Connors.
Matthew Connor
Personal information
Date of birth (1997-04-08) 8 April 1997 (age 29)
Place of birth Tramore, County Waterford, Ireland
Height 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in)
Position Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
 Kerry
Number 1
Youth career
–2013 Tramore AFC
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2015 Waterford United 23 (0)
2016 Wexford Youths 0 (0)
2016 Cork City 0 (0)
2017–2019 Waterford 64 (0)
2020 Galway United 3 (0)
2021 Waterford 3 (0)
2022 Galway United 0 (0)
2023–2024 Waterford 0 (0)
2024 → Bray Wanderers (loan) 12 (0)
2025 Athlone Town 17 (0)
2025– Kerry 23 (0)
International career
2014 Republic of Ireland U17 2 (0)
2014 Republic of Ireland U18 1 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 3 August 2026 (UTC)

Matthew Connor (born 8 April 1997) is an Irish professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for League of Ireland First Division club Kerry.

Connor played youth football with Tramore AFC before starting his professional career with Waterford United. He has gone on to play in the League of Ireland for Wexford Youths, Cork City, Galway United, Bray Wanderers and Athlone Town.

Club career

Waterford United

On 16 May 2014, Connor made his debut for League of Ireland First Division club Waterford United in a 3–1 win away against Wexford Youths at Ferrycarrig Park.[1][2]

Connor was Waterford's first-choice keeper in the 2015 season, making 18 appearences in the season when he was only a teenager.[1]

Wexford Youths

On 11 January 2016, Connor signed for newly promoted League of Ireland Premier Division side Wexford Youths.[3]

Cork City

On 9 July 2016, Connor joined Cork City midway through the 2016 season. His first game for the club came in a friendly against EFL Championship side Fulham.[4] Connor featured on the bench for Cork in their Europa League qualifiers and in the 2016 FAI Cup final where Cork beat Dundalk 1–0 at the Aviva Stadium.[5][6]

Waterford

Ahead of the 2017 season, Connor re-joined Waterford.[7] He went on to be the club's number 1 following an injury to Ian McLoughlin.[8] In his first season back with the club, Waterford won the First Division for the first time in 15 years and were back in the Premier Division for the first time in a decade.[9]

Connor re-signed for the 2018 season where Waterford finished 4th but didn't pass UEFA's "three-year rule".[8][10] In the 2019 season, Connor played 34 games in the league keeping 11 clean sheets.[11]

Galway United

On 6 August 2020, Connor signed for League of Ireland First Division club Galway United as a replacement for the injured Micheál Schlingermann.[12] After less than two moths Connor left the club after Schlingermann had returned from his injury.[13]

Waterford

On 13 January 2021, Connor returned to Waterford after a year away.[14] In the 2021 season Waterford were relegated after losing to UCD in the play-offs.[15]

Galway United

On 2 March 2022, Connor signed for Galway United for a second time, reuniting with his former Cork City manager John Caulfield, where he would be the second choice keeper behind Conor Kearns.[16]

International career

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 7 August 2026[17]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] League cup[b] Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Waterford United 2014 LOI First Division 5 0 0 0 1 0 — — 6 0
2015 18 0 1 0 0 0 — 0[c] 0 19 0
Total 23 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 25 0
Wexford Youths 2016 LOI Premier Division 0 0 0 0 1 0 — 3[d] 0 4 0
Cork City 0 0 0 0 0 0 0[e] 0 — 0 0
Waterford 2017 LOI First Division 20 0 0 0 3 0 — — 23 0
2018 LOI Premier Division 10 0 0 0 1 0 — — 11 0
2019 34 0 3 0 2 0 — 1[c] 0 40 0
Total 64 0 3 0 6 0 0 0 1 0 74 0
Galway United 2020 LOI First Division 3 0 1 0 0 0 — 0 0 4 0
Waterford 2021 LOI Premier Division 3 0 1 0 — — 0 0 4 0
Galway United 2022 LOI First Division 0 0 2 0 — — 0 0 2 0
Waterford 2023 0 0 0 0 — — 0 0 0 0
2024 LOI Premier Division 0 0 1 0 — — 2[c] 0 3 0
Total 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 3 0
Bray Wanderers (loan) 2023 LOI First Division 12 0 1 0 — — 0 0 13 0
Athlone Town 2025 17 0 0 0 — — 0[d] 0 17 0
Kerry 7 0 2 0 — — 0 0 9 0
2026 16 0 0 0 — — 1[c] 0 17 0
Total 23 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 26 0
Career total 145 0 12 0 8 0 0 0 7 0 172 0
  1. ^ Includes FAI Cup
  2. ^ Includes League of Ireland Cup
  3. ^ a b c d Appearance(s) in Munster Senior Cup
  4. ^ a b Appearance(s) in Leinster Senior Cup
  5. ^ Appearances in the Europa League

Honours

Cork City

Waterford

References

  1. ^ a b "Matthew Connor". extratime.com. Retrieved 13 August 2026.
  2. ^ "Win for Waterford as top of the table Shels can only draw in Airtricity First Division". the42.ie. 16 May 2014. Retrieved 13 August 2026.
  3. ^ "Wexford Youths sign Paul Murphy and Matthew Connor". rte.ie. 11 January 2016. Retrieved 13 August 2026.
  4. ^ "Matthew Connor signs for Cork City". extratime.com. 9 July 2016. Retrieved 13 August 2026.
  5. ^ "Bailey strike edges Genk past impressive Cork City". rte.ie. 28 July 2016. Retrieved 13 August 2026.
  6. ^ "Cork City 1 - 0 After Extra Time Dundalk". soccerway.com. Retrieved 13 August 2026.
  7. ^ "Waterford FC sign 8 players ahead of new season". newstalk.com. 7 January 2017. Retrieved 13 August 2026.
  8. ^ a b "Goalkeeper Connor signs for 2018". waterfordfc.ie. 6 November 2017. Retrieved 15 August 2026.
  9. ^ "Waterford promoted to the top flight as champions". rte.ie. 16 September 2017. Retrieved 13 August 2026.
  10. ^ "Waterford lose place in Europa League after being denied licence". irishtimes.com. 18 April 2018. Retrieved 15 August 2026.
  11. ^ "CONNOR STAYS: Matthew Connor Re-Signs for 2019 Season". waterfordfc.ie. 21 December 2018. Retrieved 15 August 2026.
  12. ^ "Galway United signs Mathew Connor as new goalkeeper". galwaydaily.com. 8 August 2020. Retrieved 15 August 2026.
  13. ^ @GalwayUnitedFC (October 19, 2020). "Matthew Connor, Kevin Farragher and Cian Mulryan have left the club" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  14. ^ "Matthew Connor signs for 2021". waterfordfc.ie. 13 January 2021. Retrieved 15 August 2026.
  15. ^ "Promotion/Relegation Playoff Final Report: Waterford 1 - 2 UCD". extratime.com. 26 November 2021. Retrieved 15 August 2026.
  16. ^ "Mathew Connor returns for second stint at Galway United". galwaydaily.com. 2 March 2022. Retrieved 15 August 2026.
  17. ^ https://www.soccerway.com/player/connor-matthew/jkhGVLyc/


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