Connor Alexander Kirby (born 10 September 1998) is an English professional

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who plays as a

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for

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. He has previously had spells at

Macclesfield Town Macclesfield Town Football Club was an association football club based in Macclesfield, Cheshire, England. Initially known as Macclesfield F.C., the club was formed in 1874 and from 1891 played home games at Moss Rose. It competed in the short ...

Altrincham Altrincham ( , locally ) is a market town in Trafford, Greater Manchester, England, south of the River Mersey. It is southwest of Manchester, southwest of Sale, Greater Manchester, Sale and east of Warrington. At the 2021 United Kingdom ce ...

and started his career at

Sheffield Wednesday Sheffield Wednesday Football Club is a professional association football club based in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England. They compete in the EFL Championship, the second level of the English football league system. Formed in 1867 as an off ...

Career

Sheffield Wednesday

Kirby signed his first professional contract for

in October 2015. In April 2018 he made his first team debut for the club, playing as a substitute as Wednesday beat

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in the

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Macclesfield Town (loan)

Kirby signed on a season-long loan at

on 9 August 2019.

Harrogate Town

Kirby was the first signing for Harrogate Town in their first season in the

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. On 21 April 2021, he joined

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side

on loan for the remainder of the season. After a successful loan spell the previous season, Kirby returned to Altrincham on loan in July, signing until 3 January 2022. On 11 September 2021, Kirby suffered a double compound fracture of his left leg, in a game against

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Buxton

On 15 July 2022, Kirby joined

for their first season in the

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following promotion.

Career statistics

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Kirby, Connor 1998 births Living people Footballers from Barnsley English men's footballers Men's association football midfielders Sheffield Wednesday F.C. players Macclesfield Town F.C. players Harrogate Town A.F.C. players Altrincham F.C. players Buxton F.C. players English Football League players National League (English football) players 21st-century English sportsmen