Connor Malley

Connor Malley (born 20 March 2000) is an English professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder or right midfielder for Gateshead, on loan from EFL Championship club Middlesbrough. He has previously had spells on loan at Ayr United and Carlisle United.

Connor Malley
Personal information
Full name Connor Malley[1]
Date of birth (2000-03-20) 20 March 2000[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
 Gateshead
(on loan from Middlesbrough)
Youth career
0000–2016 Sunderland
2016–2019 Middlesbrough
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019– Middlesbrough 3 (0)
2020 → Ayr United (loan) 5 (1)
2020–2021 → Carlisle United (loan) 3 (0)
2022– → Gateshead (loan) 4 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 20:56, 25 March 2022 (UTC)

Career

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]

Career statistics
As of match played 8 May 2021
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Middlesbrough U21 2017–18[16] — ——3[lower-alpha 1]030
2018–19[17] — ——3[lower-alpha 1]030
Total 0000006060
Middlesbrough 2019–20[18] Championship 0000000000
2020–21[11] Championship 3000000030
Total 3000000030
Ayr United (loan) 2019–20[18] Scottish Championship 5100000051
Carlisle United (loan) 2020–21[11] League Two 3000002[lower-alpha 1]050
Career total 111000080191
  1. Appearances in EFL Trophy

References
  1. "Notification of shirt numbers: Middlesbrough" (PDF). English Football League. p. 42. Retrieved 1 July 2020.
  2. "Connor Malley". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 1 July 2020.
  3. "Connor Malley". Middlesbrough F.C. Retrieved 1 July 2020.
  4. Vickers, Anthony (13 May 2019). "Teenager Connor Malley signs pro deal with Boro". TeessideLive. Retrieved 1 July 2020.
  5. Wilson, Stuart (31 January 2020). "Middlesbrough boss hails "great move" for rising star as Malley joins Ayr". Daily Record. Retrieved 1 July 2020.
  6. Tallentire, Philip (5 February 2020). "Connor Malley's new boss hopes he will be a 'big player' for Ayr". TeessideLive. Retrieved 1 July 2020.
  7. "Ayr United 1–2 Greenock Morton: Visitors keep play-off hopes alive". BBC Sport. 25 February 2020. Retrieved 1 July 2020.
  8. "Connor Malley Joins Carlisle United On Loan". mfc.co.uk. Middlesbrough F.C. Retrieved 2 October 2020.
  9. "Connor Malley: Middlesbrough loan midfielder to Carlisle United until January". BBC Sport. 2 October 2020. Retrieved 24 January 2021.
  10. Colman, Jon (1 February 2021). "Carlisle United knocked back "strong interest" in one of their players on deadline day". News and Star. Retrieved 17 February 2021.
  11. "Games played by Connor Malley in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 2 October 2020.
  12. Wilson, Scott (21 April 2021). "Rotherham 1 Middlesbrough 2: Thrills and spills as Boro see off ten-man Millers". The Northern Echo. Retrieved 21 April 2021.
  13. Shaw, Dominic (21 April 2021). "Brilliant forwards & outstanding Malley stand out at Rotherham". TeessideLive. Retrieved 21 April 2021.
  14. "Championship table – 2020/2021 season". Sky Sports. Retrieved 8 May 2021.
  15. "Connor Malley joins". Gateshead FC. 5 March 2022. Retrieved 25 March 2022.
  16. "Games played by Connor Malley in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 8 December 2020.
  17. "Games played by Connor Malley in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 8 December 2020.
  18. "Games played by Connor Malley in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 8 February 2020.
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