Liam Kitching

Kitching's current-season form is up 73% on last season (Season 26→45), while his Rating held around 66. That makes this his strongest season for form to date.

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	G	A	Match	RTG	Season
2025/26	Coventry · 1st	38	2	0	7.04	66	45
2024/25	Coventry · 5th	29	0	1	6.99	66	26
2023/24	Coventry · 9th	28	1	1	6.83	65	24
2023/24	Barnsley · 6th	4	1	0	6.88	42	2
2022/23	Barnsley · 4th	48	5	2	6.81	54	44
2021/22	Barnsley · 24th	32	0	1	6.58	65	21

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year. 4 earlier seasons and 1 youth-team spell in the full career.

Scout report

Key starterCentral defender

L. Kitching is a 26-year-old central defender at Coventry, rated 65.7 overall by Field Insider's model. In his prime years, he has been an ever-present this season (80.7% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 2.7 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Kitching.

On the season, Kitching graded 45 for current form (age-blind), on 14 clean sheets and 2.695 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 26 → 45). Across the 6 seasons we hold, it's his best return yet.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 66. At 26 Kitching is in his prime years, and a market index of 34.6 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report

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A career still climbing — Kitching is at his peak right now, and the curve hasn't flattened.

Peak: 2025/26Trending upBreakout: 2022/23Stepped up 2021/22

65.7

Ratingi

a strong, regular top-tier starter

Seasoni

developing / rotation level

80.7%

Minutes

near ever-present

2.7

Def. actions / 90

moderate defensive volume

Output in context · Coventry finished 1st of 24 · a title-challenging side

Apps

2.7

Def. / 90

Tackles

Interceptions

Clean sheets

2.7 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 14 clean sheets across 38 appearances. Behind a title-challenging side (1st of 24) the side controls more games, so the defensive load is lighter — the value sits as much in composure and ball progression as in raw volume. Going forward he chipped in 2 goals and 0 assists — a useful bonus from the back.

Strengths

Availability. On the pitch for 80.7% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.

Watch points

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

Outlook

Rated 65.7 overall — a strong, regular top-tier starter. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (2.7 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.

Per 90 & availability

Minutes played %80.7%

Available fixtures46 of 46

Goals / 900.054

Assists / 900

Goal contribution / 900.054

Defensive actions / 902.695

Player flow

Goal involvements2

Cards / 900.189

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 (~90), then tapers with age. At 26, Kitching sits on 34.6, at or near its peak. The blue line is Kitching's projected Rating — 65.7 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 Premier League with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals2

Passing

Assists0

Defending

Tackles41

Interceptions37

Blocks22

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards7

Red cards0

Transfer history

€4.6M total transfer fees · 4 moves

CoventrySept 2023 – now€ 4.6M

BarnsleyJan 2021 – Sept 2023

FForest GreenJan 2019 – Jan 2021

Harrogate Town(on loan)Jan 2018 – Jan 2019

Leedsuntil Jan 2018

About L. Kitching

Liam Kitching is a 26-year-old centre-back who plays for Coventry, born on October 1, 1999 in Harrogate, standing 191 cm tall. He is from England. Coventry currently sit 19th of 20 in the Premier League.

This season

In the current season, L. Kitching has made 38 appearances with 2 goals and 0 assists across 3,339 minutes, averaging a 6.5 match rating over his last 1 rated games, with 7 yellow cards.

Recent matches

August 25, 2026: 4-2 win away at Plymouth (95 minutes, 6.5 rating)

L. Kitching's next match is on August 29, 2026, when Coventry face Hull City at home in the Premier League.

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates L. Kitching at 65.7 with a Season form score of 45. See the full scout report for strengths, watch-points and the market-value outlook.

Career

Across 9 recorded seasons, L. Kitching has totalled 269 club appearances with 15 goals and 8 assists for 5 different clubs. His busiest campaign came in 2022/23, with 48 appearances for Barnsley.

L. Kitching's career has also included time at Barnsley, FForest Green, Harrogate Town and Leeds.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.

Profile

Season stats

Career

Scout report

Output in context · Coventry finished 1st of 24 · a title-challenging side

Strengths

Watch points