Connor O'Riordan - Stats, Rating & Scouting Report

Profile

Full nameConnor O'Riordan

PositionCentre-back

NationalityEngland

Age22

Date of birth19 Oct 2003

BirthplaceCrewe

Height193 cm

Shirt number#12

ClubBlackburn

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Centre-back

Season stats

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5

Appearances

0

Goals

0

Assists

339

Minutes

Domestic-league season · Blackburn.

Also this season

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

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

Performance data · by competition

Competition	Apps	Min	Match
League Oneat Doncaster	19	1556	6.77
Championship	5	339	6.46
UEFA U21 Championship - Qualificationat Republic of Ireland U21	3	270	—
FA Cupat Doncaster	2	90	6.6
League Cupat Doncaster	1	13	6.9

Career

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Following his move to Doncaster, O'Riordan's current-season form is down 78% on last season (Season 18→4), while his Rating climbed 33→55. His peak season for form remains 2024/25 (Season 18).

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	G	Match	RTG	Season
2025/26	Blackburn · 20th	5	0	6.46	55	4
2025/26	DoncasterLoan · 14th	19	0	6.77	43	16
2024/25	CreweLoan · 13th	20	3	6.96	33	18
2024/25	Cambridge UnitedLoan · 23rd	4	0	6.85	39	4
2023/24	Crewe · 6th	23	3	7.05	34	16
2023/24	Blackburn · 19th	2	0	6.5	55	0
2022/23	Raith RoversLoan	18	0	—	—	—

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year. 2 youth-team spells in the full career.

Career

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Domestic career

Scout report

Squad depthCentral defender

C. O'Riordan is a 22-year-old central defender at Blackburn, rated 54.8 overall by Field Insider's model. An emerging talent, he has been a fringe squad member this season (8.6% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 2.92 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on O'Riordan.

On the season, O'Riordan graded 4 for current form (age-blind), on 1 clean sheet and 2.92 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 18 → 4). Over the 3 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2024/25.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 55. At 22 O'Riordan is still climbing toward his ceiling, and a market index of 24 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

54.8

Ratingi

a solid contributor and squad regular

3.6

Seasoni

below regular-starter level

8.6%

Minutes

limited game time

2.92

Def. actions / 90

moderate defensive volume

Output in context · Blackburn finished 20th of 24 · a lower-table side

2.92

Def. / 90

8

Tackles

2

Interceptions

1

Clean sheets

2.92 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 1 clean sheet across 5 appearances. Doing that for a lower-table side (20th of 24) is harder than the bare numbers suggest: a back line under more pressure has to defend more often and protects fewer leads, so the volume — and any clean sheets — carry real weight.

Strengths

Ceiling. High potential at just 22 — room to grow into a bigger role.

Watch points

Game time. Only 8.6% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.

Outlook

Rated 54.8 overall — a solid contributor and squad regular. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (2.92 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Approaching peak years; value is still building (price multiplier 1.9×) with the best seasons likely ahead. With this floor already at 22, the ceiling gets tested by a step up in level — one to track.

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

Per 90 & availability

Minutes played %8.6%

Available fixtures44 of 46

Goals / 900

Assists / 900

Goal contribution / 900

Defensive actions / 902.92

Player flow

Goal involvements0

Cards / 900.531

Season-by-season progression

Rating (potential)Season (form)

Value & potential by age

Market valueRating

Solid = now · dashed = projected

The gold line is market value — an index (not €) blending rating, age and league. It climbs through the early 20s, peaks around ages 23–27 (~25), then tapers with age. At 22, O'Riordan sits on 24, still climbing toward its peak. The blue line is O'Riordan's projected Rating — 54.8 today — recomputed at each age, so it follows the same rise-and-fall as a career matures and declines. Solid = up to today; dashed = projected.

Season statistics

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

Shooting

Goals0

Passing

Assists0

Defending

Tackles8

Interceptions2

Blocks1

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards2

Red cards0

Transfer history

€0.5M total transfer fees · 11 moves

Blackburn(back from loan)2025/26 – now

Creweuntil 2025/26

Blackburn(back from loan)2025/26 – 2025/26

Doncaster(on loan)2025/26 – 2025/26

Blackburn(back from loan)2024/25 – 2025/26

Cambridge United(on loan)2024/25 – 2024/25

Crewe(on loan)2024/25 – 2024/25

Blackburn2023/24 – 2024/25€ 500K

Crewe(back from loan)2022/23 – 2023/24

Raith Rovers(on loan)2022/23 – 2022/23

Nantwich Town(on loan)2021/22 – 2022/23

Crewe(back from loan)2021/22 – 2021/22

Nantwich Townuntil 2021/22

Transfer history

About C. O'Riordan

Connor O'Riordan is a 22-year-old centre-back who plays for Blackburn, born on October 19, 2003 in Crewe, standing 193 cm tall. He is from England. Blackburn currently sit 20th of 24 in the Championship.

This season

In the current season, C. O'Riordan has made 5 appearances with 0 goals and 0 assists across 339 minutes, averaging a 6.39 match rating over his last 10 rated games, with 2 yellow cards. His season has spanned the League One, the Championship, the UEFA U21 Championship - Qualification and the FA Cup.

When C. O'Riordan plays, Blackburn's record this season is 8W-6D-13L — and his match ratings average 6.91 at home against 6.54 on the road.

Recent matches

February 7, 2026: 0-2 loss away at Norwich (24 minutes, 6.2 rating)
January 31, 2026: 0-1 loss at home vs Hull City (90 minutes, 7.2 rating)
January 24, 2026: 1-1 draw at home vs Watford (90 minutes, 6.3 rating)
January 20, 2026: 1-3 loss away at Swansea (90 minutes, 6 rating)
January 11, 2026: 0-0 draw away at Hull City (90 minutes, 6.6 rating)
January 4, 2026: 2-2 draw at home vs Charlton (45 minutes, 6.6 rating)
December 13, 2025: 3-4 loss away at Cardiff (58 minutes, 5.9 rating)
December 9, 2025: 0-2 loss at home vs Stockport County (90 minutes, 6.3 rating)
December 6, 2025: 2-1 win away at Chesterfield (90 minutes, 6.6 rating)
November 29, 2025: 2-1 win at home vs Peterborough (90 minutes, 6.2 rating)

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates C. O'Riordan at 54.8 with a Season form score of 3.6. See the full scout report for strengths, watch-points and the market-value outlook.

Availability: C. O'Riordan has missed 2 matches this season through injury.

Career

Across 5 recorded seasons, C. O'Riordan has totalled 94 club appearances with 6 goals and 0 assists for 7 different clubs. His busiest campaign came in 2023/24, with 23 appearances for Crewe.