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Full nameLee Patrick O'Connor
PositionFull-back
NationalityRepublic of Ireland
Age26
Date of birth28 Jul 2000
BirthplaceWaterford
Height185 cm
Shirt number#22
ClubTranmere
Full-backalso played MID
11
Appearances
0
Goals
0
Assists
822
Minutes

Domestic-league season · Tranmere.

Performance data · by competition

CompetitionAppsGAMinMatch
League Two11008226.83
League Cup100316.2

Scout report

Squad depthFull-back

L. O'Connor is a 26-year-old full-back at Tranmere, rated 23.7 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 281st of 478 on scout potential in the League Two. In his prime years, he has been a fringe squad member this season (19.9% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 2.85 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on O'Connor.

Judged on this season alone, O'Connor graded 6 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 80th of 83 of the 83 full-backs in the League Two, on 2 clean sheets and 2.847 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 32 → 6). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2022/23.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 24, 59th of 83 of the 83 full-backs in the League Two. At 26 O'Connor is in his prime years, and a market index of 2.6 reflects that trajectory.

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Past his 2022/23 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.

Peak: 2022/23Trending downBreakout: 2022/23
Current potential59th of 83 full-backs · League Two · 11 appsCurrent season80th of 83 full-backs · League Two · 11 apps80th-best full-back in the League Two281st in the League Two · potential59th-highest potential full-back in the League Two
23.7
Ratingi
59th of 83 full-backs
5.6
Seasoni
below regular-starter level
19.9%
Minutes
limited game time
2.85
Def. actions / 90
moderate defensive volume

Output in context · Tranmere finished 21st of 24 · a lower-table side

2.85
Def. / 90
15
Tackles
7
Interceptions
2
Clean sheets

2.85 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 2 clean sheets across 11 appearances. Doing that for a lower-table side (21st 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.

Watch points

  • Game time. Only 19.9% 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 23.7, O'Connor carries the 59th-highest potential of the full-backs in the League Two of 83 — though on just 11 appearances this season, so the standing rests on a small sample. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (2.85 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.

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

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.