Shamrock Rovers F.C. confirms the signing of midfielder, Connor Malley.
Malley (25) signs on loan from Sligo Rovers until the end of the 2025 season.
Head coach, Stephen Bradley spoke to shamrockrovers.ie about this latest signing…
What’s your reaction to Connor signing for Rovers?
“We’re obviously delighted to get a player of Connor’s calibre in the door. He’s someone we’ve admired for a long time and we spoke to him and he was very keen to come. So I think Connor will add real quality to the group.”
Were you previously looking to sign Connor or was the interest only recent?
“We’ve been admirers of Connor ever since his Dundalk days when he played with them. It was clear to see he was a very good player. So, as I said, we spoke to him recently and we felt it was the right fit for us and for Connor. Thankfully when we met him, he was really keen to get it done.”
For Rovers fans who may have only seen fleeting glances of Connor in action in the past, what attributes will he bring to the group?
“He’s a midfielder who has a bit of everything. He scores, he creates, he’s very good on the ball, so as I said, a bit of everything. When we’ve played against Connor, he’s always one player who left a mark on us.”
Connor is in his third season in the League of Ireland so should that help him settle in easily enough at Rovers?
“Connor is well used to the league and I think from speaking to him, he just wants to get playing again. He was very keen to be part of this group and we were keen to have Connor. So he knows what the league is about, although he hasn’t played a lot of minutes this season, it’ll be just about getting Connor up to speed as quickly as possible. We play a friendly on Saturday so I’m hoping we can get Connor at least a half an hour on the pitch in that. Then we’ll assess where Connor is and what we both feel he needs to be ready to play.”
Bio:
Connor Malley is a 25 year old midfielder, from Hebburn, a suburb of Tyne and Wear, who has signed for Shamrock Rovers from Sligo Rovers, with whom he has been since the beginning of the 2024 season.
He joined Sligo Rovers from Dundalk for whom he had a full season in 2023 having joined them from Rochdale.
He had previous youth spells with Sunderland and Middlesbrough.
