Dion John Conroy (born 11 December 1995) is an English professional

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who plays as a defender for club

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Club career

Chelsea

After a spell with

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, Conroy joined

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in 2008 as an Under-13. Conroy quickly progressed through the youth ranks with the Blues and guided Chelsea to

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and

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victories in 2014. On 29 February 2016, Conroy was rewarded with a new two-year contract until 2018. On 31 August 2016, Conroy joined

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side

Aldershot Town Aldershot Town Football Club is a professional association football club based in Aldershot, Hampshire, England. The team competes in the National League, the fifth tier of the English football league system. The club was founded in the spring ...

on a six-month loan deal until January 2017. A week later, Conroy made his Aldershot debut in a 1–1 draw against

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, featuring for the full 90 minutes. On 22 December 2016, after impressing with Aldershot, Conroy's loan was extended until the end of the 2016–17 campaign. However, just over a month later, Chelsea terminated his loan deal, with many

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clubs interested in purchasing the defender.

Swindon Town

On 27 January 2017, Conroy joined

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side

Swindon Town Swindon Town Football Club is a professional football club based in Swindon, Wiltshire, England. The team currently competes in , the fourth tier of the English football league system. The club has played home matches at the County Ground sin ...

on a two-and-a-half-year deal. A day later, Conroy made his Swindon debut in a 1–0 away defeat against local rivals

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, replacing

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in the 90th minute. On 11 February 2017, Conroy was given his first start by manager Luke Williams, in Swindon's 1–0 away defeat against

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, featuring for the entire 90 minutes. On 16 September 2017, Conroy ruptured the anterior cruciate ligament during Swindon's 3–2 victory over

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, ruling him out for several months. He was offered a new contract by Swindon at the end of the 2018–19 season. In June 2019 he signed a new one-year contract. Following defeat to

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in the

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, Conroy was released at the end of the 2021–22 season.

Crawley Town

On 30 June 2022, it was announced that Conroy had joined

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club

on a two-year contract.

Personal life

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

Career statistics

Honours

Swindon Town *

: 2019–20 Crawley Town *

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Conroy, Dion 1995 births Living people English men's footballers Sportspeople from Redhill, Surrey Footballers from Surrey Men's association football defenders Chelsea F.C. players Aldershot Town F.C. players Swindon Town F.C. players Crawley Town F.C. players English Football League players National League (English football) players