Born in
Portaferry,
County Down, Conlan attended St Columba's School in the town and played for junior clubs Grosvenor Youth and Portaferry. He was a key member of the youth side that reached the
2011–12 FA Youth Cup semi-finals, eventually losing 3–1 to
Blackburn Rovers on aggregate. He scored his first professional goal for Morecambe when he scored in an
EFL Trophy tie against
Carlisle United on 12 November 2019. In September 2020 he signed for
AFC Fylde. He was released at the end of the
2023–24 season. On 10 May 2024, it was announced that
2023–24 Irish Cup winners
Cliftonville had signed Conlan upon his release from AFC Fylde. ==International career==