Jack Stuart Connors (born 24 October 1994) is an Irish

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who plays as a defender for

Chesham United Chesham United Football Club is a semi-professional football club in Chesham, Buckinghamshire, England. Nicknamed "the Generals", they are currently members of the and play at the Meadow. History The club was established in 1917 by a merger o ...

. Connors started his career in the youth system of

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before joining

Dagenham & Redbridge Dagenham & Redbridge Football Club is a professional association football club based in Dagenham, Greater London, England. The team competes in the National League, the fifth tier of the English football league system. Often known simply as Dag ...

in 2011 to sign a two-year scholarship. In 2012, he joined

Isthmian League The Isthmian League () is a regional men's football league covering Greater London, East and South East England, featuring mostly semi-professional clubs. Founded in 1905 by amateur clubs in the London area, the league now consists of 82 tea ...

Premier Division side

Hendon Hendon is an urban area in the Borough of Barnet, North-West London northwest of Charing Cross. Hendon was an ancient manor and parish in the county of Middlesex and a former borough, the Municipal Borough of Hendon; it has been part of Great ...

on work experience. After completing his scholarship, he signed a professional contract with Dagenham & Redbridge in 2013. Connors has represented the Republic of Ireland at international level, featuring for the under-21 side.

Career

Born in the

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, Connors joined the youth system of

in 2011 on a two-year scholarship, having previously played for

. In December 2012, Connors joined Isthmian League Premier Division side

on work experience. His debut for the Greens came on 8 January 2013 in a 2–1 home defeat to Canvey Island. His first goal for Hendon came in his second appearance when he scored the winner in a 1–0 win against Kingstonian. His second goal for Hendon came in a 1–0 win over Leiston. His final game for Hendon was in the final game of the season, a 1–0 away defeat to

Lowestoft Town Lowestoft Town Football Club is a semi-professional football club from Lowestoft, Suffolk, England. They are currently members of the and play at Crown Meadow. History The club was established in 1887 as Lowestoft F.C. by a merger of East Suf ...

. In total, Connors made 19 appearances for Hendon scoring two goals. In July 2013, after he completed his scholarship, Connors signed a one-year professional contract with the Football League Two side after impressing manager

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. His professional debut for the Daggers came on 3 September 2013, in a 4–1 victory over Colchester United in the Football League Trophy first round at

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. Four days later, Connors made his league debut in a 1–1 draw with Exeter City. After an extended result in the Dagger's first team playing as left back, Connors signed a new three-year contract with the club on 31 October 2013. Connors went on to make 25 appearances in his maiden season, winning the Young Player of the Year award. In March 2016, after struggling to gain a place in the first team line-up, he was sent on loan to National League side Boreham Wood on loan until the end of the season. In May 2016 as his contract expired, he was released along with eleven players as Dagenham were relegated to the National League. In the summer of 2016, Connors signed for Ebbsfleet United and helped them to earn promotion from the

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. In April 2018, he scored his first and only goal for Ebbsfleet in a 1–1 draw against Torquay United. Connors joined Dover Athletic in July 2018 after his release by Ebbsfleet. He spent most of the season out on loan with Hampton & Richmond Borough. In June 2019, Connors agreed to join

Dulwich Hamlet Dulwich Hamlet Football Club is a semi-professional football club based in East Dulwich in south-east London, England. They are currently members of and play at Champion Hill. History The club was formed in 1893, by Lorraine 'Pa' Wilson. ...

on expiry of his contract with Dover. Connors signed for Barnet in October 2020 after a successful trial. He left the club at the end of the season. Connors joined

Hayes & Yeading United Hayes & Yeading United Football Club is an association football club based in Hayes, in the London Borough of Hillingdon, England. The club was formed in 2007 from a merger of Hayes Football Club (founded in 1909) and Yeading Football Club (f ...

in September 2021.

International career

Connors qualifies to play for the Republic of Ireland through his father. In May 2014, Connors received his first call-up to the under-21 side for the international friendly with Qatar in

Aachen Aachen ( ; ; Aachen dialect: ''Oche'' ; French and traditional English: Aix-la-Chapelle; or ''Aquisgranum''; nl, Aken ; Polish: Akwizgran) is, with around 249,000 inhabitants, the 13th-largest city in North Rhine-Westphalia, and the 28th- ...

, Germany. He made his debut in that match, playing the first half in a 1–1 draw. He made his competitive debut in September 2014, in the

2015 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification The 2015 UEFA European Under-21 Championship started with a qualifying competition which began in March 2013 and finished in September 2014. The final tournament was held in the Czech Republic. The draw for the qualifying rounds was held on 31 Ja ...

match against Germany, which ended in a 2–0 defeat.

Career statistics

References

External links

Jack Connors profile
at Dagenham & Redbridge F.C. * {{DEFAULTSORT:Connors, Jack 1994 births Footballers from the London Borough of Brent Republic of Ireland men's association footballers Republic of Ireland men's under-21 international footballers English people of Irish descent Living people English men's footballers Men's association football defenders Dagenham & Redbridge F.C. players Hendon F.C. players Boreham Wood F.C. players Ebbsfleet United F.C. players Dover Athletic F.C. players Hampton & Richmond Borough F.C. players Dulwich Hamlet F.C. players Barnet F.C. players Hayes & Yeading United F.C. players English Football League players National League (English football) players Isthmian League players Southern Football League players