Dion Conroy
Personal information
Full name Dion John Conroy[1]
Date of birth (1995-12-11) 11 December 1995
Place of birth Redhill, England
Height 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)[2]
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
 Crawley Town
Number 3
Youth career
0000–2008 Fulham
2008–2016 Chelsea
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2017 Chelsea 0 (0)
2016–2017 → Aldershot Town (loan) 15 (0)
2017–2022 Swindon Town 113 (2)
2022– Crawley Town 42 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18:17, 13 January 2024 (UTC)

Dion John Conroy (born 11 December 1995) is an English professional footballer who plays as a defender for EFL League Two club Crawley Town.

Club career

Chelsea

After a spell with Fulham, Conroy joined Chelsea in 2008 as an Under-13. Conroy quickly progressed through the youth ranks with the Blues and guided Chelsea to FA Youth Cup and Under-21 Premier League victories in 2014.[3] On 29 February 2016, Conroy was rewarded with a new two-year contract until 2018.[4]

On 31 August 2016, Conroy joined National League side Aldershot Town on a six-month loan deal until January 2017.[5] A week later, Conroy made his Aldershot debut in a 1–1 draw against Boreham Wood, featuring for the full 90 minutes.[6] On 22 December 2016, after impressing with Aldershot, Conroy's loan was extended until the end of the 2016–17 campaign.[7] However, just over a month later, Chelsea terminated his loan deal, with many Football League clubs interested in purchasing the defender.[8]

Swindon Town

On 27 January 2017, Conroy joined League One side Swindon Town on a two-and-a-half-year deal.[9] A day later, Conroy made his Swindon debut in a 1–0 away defeat against local rivals Bristol Rovers, replacing Lloyd Jones in the 90th minute.[10] On 11 February 2017, Conroy was given his first start by manager Luke Williams, in Swindon's 1–0 away defeat against Bury, featuring for the entire 90 minutes.[11] On 16 September 2017, Conroy ruptured the anterior cruciate ligament during Swindon's 3–2 victory over Stevenage,[12] ruling him out for several months.[13]

He was offered a new contract by Swindon at the end of the 2018–19 season.[14] In June 2019 he signed a new one-year contract.[15]

Following defeat to Port Vale in the EFL League Two play-offs, Conroy was released at the end of the 2021–22 season.[16]

Crawley Town

On 30 June 2022, it was announced that Conroy had joined EFL League Two club Crawley Town on a two-year contract.[17]

Personal life

Conroy is the younger brother of semi-professional footballer Jay Conroy.[18]

Career statistics

As of match played 25 March 2023
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Aldershot Town (loan) 2016–17[19] National League 15000—2[lower-alpha 1]0170
Swindon Town 2016–17[19] League One 140000000140
2017–18[20] League Two 7000001[lower-alpha 2]080
2018–19[21] League Two 27110002[lower-alpha 2]0301
2019–20[22] League Two 110000000110
2020–21[23] League One 190000000190
2021–22[24] League Two 35130003[lower-alpha 3]0411
Total 11324000601232
Crawley Town 2022–23[25] League Two 192001000202
Career total 14744010801604
  1. ↑ Appearance(s) in FA Trophy
  2. 1 2 Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy
  3. ↑ One appearance in EFL Trophy and two appearances in EFL League Two play-offs

Honours

Swindon Town

References

  1. ↑ "Club list of registered players: As at 19th May 2018" (PDF). English Football League. p. 12. Retrieved 16 June 2018.
  2. ↑ "D. Conroy: Summary". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 30 June 2022.
  3. ↑ "Dion Conroy". TheChels.info. Retrieved 27 January 2017.
  4. ↑ "New deal for Loftus-Cheek". Chelsea Official Site. 29 February 2016. Retrieved 27 January 2017.
  5. ↑ "Quartet head out on loan". Chelsea Official Site. 31 August 2016. Retrieved 27 January 2017.
  6. ↑ "Boreham Wood 1-1 Aldershot Town". BBC Sport. 13 September 2016. Retrieved 27 January 2017.
  7. ↑ "Chelsea Extend Conroy Loan". Pitchero Non League. 22 December 2016. Retrieved 27 January 2017.
  8. ↑ "Chelsea Recall Conroy". Aldershot Town Official Site. 27 January 2017. Retrieved 27 January 2017.
  9. ↑ "Conroy Is A Red!". Swindon Town Official Site. 27 January 2017. Retrieved 27 January 2017.
  10. ↑ "Bristol Rovers 1-0 Swindon Town". BBC Sport. 28 January 2017. Retrieved 28 January 2017.
  11. ↑ "Bury 1-0 Swindon Town". BBC Sport. 11 February 2017. Retrieved 21 September 2017.
  12. ↑ "Swindon Town 3-2 Stevenage". BBC Sport. 16 September 2017. Retrieved 21 September 2017.
  13. ↑ "Swindon Town's Dion Conroy suffers cruciate knee ligament injury". BBC Sport. 21 September 2017. Retrieved 21 September 2017.
  14. ↑ "Swindon Town release 10 players including Vigouroux & Dunne". BBC Sport. 8 May 2019. Retrieved 9 May 2019.
  15. ↑ "Dion Conroy: Swindon Town defender signs new contract until 2020". BBC Sport. 21 June 2019.
  16. ↑ "Swindon Town Retained / Released List 2022". www.swindontownfc.co.uk. 24 May 2022. Retrieved 25 May 2022.
  17. ↑ "Reds snap up Dion Conroy". crawleytownfc.com. Crawley Town F.C. 30 June 2022. Retrieved 30 June 2022.
  18. ↑ O'Donovan, Ryan (15 September 2016). "Chelsea youngster Dion Conroy reveals thoughts after Shots debut". gethampshire. Archived from the original on 2 February 2017. Retrieved 29 January 2017.
  19. 1 2 "Games played by Dion Conroy in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 24 August 2021.
  20. ↑ "Games played by Dion Conroy in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 24 August 2021.
  21. ↑ "Games played by Dion Conroy in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 24 August 2021.
  22. ↑ "Games played by Dion Conroy in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 24 August 2021.
  23. ↑ "Games played by Dion Conroy in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 24 August 2021.
  24. ↑ "Games played by Dion Conroy in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 24 August 2021.
  25. ↑ "Games played by Dion Conroy in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 30 June 2022.
  26. ↑ "League One & League Two clubs vote to end seasons early". BBC Sport. 9 June 2020. Retrieved 4 January 2021.
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