Field Insider

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

Profile

Full nameConor James Coventry
PositionDefensive midfielder
NationalityRepublic of Ireland
Age26
Date of birth25 Mar 2000
BirthplaceLondon
Height177 cm
Shirt number#6
ClubCharlton
Defensive midfielder
8
Appearances
0
Goals
0
Assists
654
Minutes

Domestic-league season · Charlton.

Performance data · by competition

CompetitionAppsGAMinMatch
Friendliesat Rep. Of Ireland200576.65

Scout report

Key starterDefensive midfielder

C. Coventry is a 26-year-old defensive midfielder at Charlton, rated 58.3 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 67th of 202 on scout potential in the Championship. In his prime years, he has been a regular starter this season (70.8% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 3.74 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Coventry.

Judged on this season alone, Coventry graded 27 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 8th of 19 of the 19 defensive midfielders in the Championship, on 0 goals, 1 assist and 3.744 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 27 → 27). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2024/25.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 58, top 32% of the 19 defensive midfielders in the Championship. At 26 Coventry is in his prime years, and a market index of 26.9 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report
Read the full career report →

Past his 2024/25 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.

Peak: 2024/25Trending downBreakout: 2024/25Stepped up 2022/23
58.3
Ratingi
6th of 19 defensive midfielders
26.5
Seasoni
below regular-starter level
70.8%
Minutes
a regular starter
3.74
Def. actions / 90
solid defensive volume

Output in context · Charlton finished 19th of 24 · a lower-table side

40
Apps
3.74
Def. / 90
62
Tackles
41
Interceptions
9
Clean sheets

3.74 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — solid defensive volume, with 9 clean sheets across 40 appearances. Doing that for a lower-table side (19th 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. Going forward he chipped in 0 goals and 1 assist — a useful bonus from the back.

Strengths

  • Availability. On the pitch for 70.8% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.
  • Defensive volume. 3.74 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — does the unseen work.

Watch points

  • Few red flags. No obvious weaknesses in the current-season profile — consistency is the next test.

Outlook

With a Rating of 58.3, Coventry carries the 6th-highest potential of the defensive midfielders in the Championship (top 32%), and he is posting that for a lower-table side (Charlton finished 19th of 24) — individual numbers are harder to earn on a struggling team, so his underlying level likely sits a touch above the ranking. Defensively he reads as solid defensive volume (3.74 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). In the prime window — at or near peak market value, so the next two seasons are the ones to cash in or build around. Doing it for a lesser side, he profiles as a value buy for a club higher up the table.

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

Season statistics

Bars = where he ranks among defensive midfielders in the Championship with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals0

Passing

Assists1

Defending

Tackles62
Interceptions41
Blocks19

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards7
Red cards0

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.