Electrical connector

An electrical connector, comprising:

• a housing comprising:
• a base;
• and
• a tongue comprising a first face and a second face which are positioned in a thickness direction and extend in a length direction and a width direction, the tongue comprising a front edge and a rear edge in the width direction, and the rear edge connecting the base;
• a plurality of terminals, each terminal having a plate-shape contact portion, at least some of the plurality of terminals comprising signal terminals and ground terminals, the plurality of terminals comprising:
• a plurality of first terminals provided on the first face of the tongue;
• and
• a plurality of second terminals provided on the second face of the tongue;
• and
• at least one common grounding member which is mounted on the tongue and positioned between the plate-shape contact portion of the first terminal and the plate-shape contact portion of the second terminal, the common grounding member comprising:
• an elongated plate portion extending in the length direction;
• a plurality of first connection portions which each extend from the elongated plate portion toward the first face of the tongue and each are connected to the plate-shape contact portion of the ground terminal of the first terminals at a first connecting position;
• and
• a plurality of second connection portions which each extend from the elongated plate portion toward the second face of the tongue and each are connected to the plate-shape contact portion of the ground terminal of the second terminals at a second connecting position;
• a contacting position of each ground terminal to be mated being positioned between the first connecting position and the second connecting position in the width direction.