Domestic-league season · Barnsley.
Earlier this season at Wrexham — League Cup: 2 apps, 0g 0a, 186 min
The headline Season rating covers his time at Barnsley; availability counts only fixtures while in this squad.
| Competition | Apps | G | A | Min | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 League One | 25 | 1 | 0 | 2045 | 6.93 |
 League Cupat Wrexham | 2 | 0 | 0 | 186 | 6.6 |
 FA Cup | 1 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 6 |
Following his move to Barnsley, O'Connell's current-season form is down 85% on last season (Season 61→9), while his Rating eased 38→24. His peak season for form remains 2024/25 (Season 61).
| Season | Club | Apps | G | A | Match | RTG | Season |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | Barnsley · 15th | 25 | 1 | 0 | 6.93 | 24 | 9 |
| 2024/25 | Wrexham · 2nd | 46 | 0 | 2 | 7.31 | 38 | 61 |
| 2023/24 | Wrexham · 2nd | 30 | 0 | 2 | 7.09 | 27 | 33 |
| 2022/23 | Charlton · 10th | 20 | 1 | 0 | 7.14 | 38 | 11 |
| 2021/22 | Rochdale · 18th | 45 | 1 | 2 | 7.09 | 33 | 34 |
| 2020/21 | Rochdale · 21st | 39 | 1 | 1 | 7.04 | 46 | 24 |
Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year.
E. O'Connell is a 30-year-old central defender at Barnsley, rated 23.8 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 390th of 482 in the League One. An experienced operator, he has been a rotation option this season (49.4% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 2.82 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on O'Connell.
Judged on this season alone, O'Connell graded 9 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 82nd of 89 of the 89 centre-backs in the League One, on 2 clean sheets and 2.817 defensive actions per 90.
Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 61 → 9). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2024/25.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 24, 67th of 89 of the 89 centre-backs in the League One. At 30 O'Connell is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 7.4 reflects that trajectory.
Past his 2024/25 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.
2.82 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 2 clean sheets across 25 appearances. Going forward he chipped in 1 goal and 0 assists — a useful bonus from the back.
With a Rating of 23.8, O'Connell carries the 67th-highest potential of the centre-backs in the League One of 89. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (2.82 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Experienced and reliable, but the value curve is easing (1× now → 0.7× projected in three years).
Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.
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 (~15), then tapers with age. At 30, O'Connell sits on 7.4, past its peak and easing. The blue line is O'Connell's projected Rating — 23.8 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.
No transfer news found for this player.
