Field Insider
54.8
26.3%
Ratingi
3.6
77.1%
Seasoni
9.5
Valuei

based on the 2025/26 season · updated 18 Aug 2026

Profile

Full nameConnor O'Riordan
PositionCentre-back
NationalityEngland
Age23
Date of birth19 Oct 2003
BirthplaceCrewe
Height193 cm
Shirt number#6
ClubBarnsley
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Centre-back

Season stats

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7
Appearances
0
Goals
0
Assists
610
Minutes

Domestic-league season · Barnsley.

Also this season

On loan at Blackburn — Championship: 5 apps, 0g 0a, 339 min

On loan at Doncaster — FA Cup: 2 apps, 0g 0a, 90 min

The headline Season rating covers his time at Barnsley; availability counts only fixtures while in this squad.

Scout report

Rising starBall-winning Central defender

C. O'Riordan is a 23-year-old central defender at Doncaster, rated 42.5 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 12th of 213 on scout potential in the League One. An emerging talent, he has been a rotation option this season (37.6% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 4.11 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on O'Riordan.

Judged on this season alone, O'Riordan graded 16 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 59th of 64 of the 64 centre-backs in the League One, on 4 clean sheets and 4.107 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 16 → 4). Over the 4 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2024/25.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 43, top 10% of the 64 centre-backs in the League One. At 23 O'Riordan is still climbing toward his ceiling, and a market index of 9.5 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report
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Below his 2024/25 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.

Peak: 2024/25Holding levelRemarkably consistentStepped up 2025/26
Current potentialTop 10% centre-backs · League OneCurrent season59th of 64 centre-backs · League One59th-best centre-back in the League One12th in the League One · potential6th-highest potential centre-back in the League One
42.5
Ratingi
6th of 64 centre-backs
15.7
Seasoni
below regular-starter level
37.6%
Minutes
rotation minutes
4.11
Def. actions / 90
solid defensive volume

Output in context · Doncaster finished 14th of 24 · a mid-table side

19
Apps
4.11
Def. / 90
33
Tackles
25
Interceptions
4
Clean sheets

4.11 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — solid defensive volume, with 4 clean sheets across 19 appearances.

Strengths

  • Defensive volume. 4.11 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — does the unseen work.

Watch points

  • Game time. Only 37.6% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
  • Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

With a Rating of 42.5, O'Riordan carries the 6th-highest potential of the centre-backs in the League One (top 10%). Defensively he reads as solid defensive volume (4.11 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Approaching peak years; value is still building (price multiplier 2×) with the best seasons likely ahead.

Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.

Season statistics

Bars = where he ranks among centre-backs in the League One with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals0

Passing

Assists0

Defending

Tackles33
Interceptions25
Blocks13

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards3
Red cards0

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.