Domestic-league season · Coventry.
| Competition | Apps | G | A | Min | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Championship | 38 | 2 | 0 | 3339 | 7.04 |
 League Cup | 2 | 0 | 0 | 95 | 6.8 |
 FA Cup | 1 | 0 | 0 | 79 | 7.3 |
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.
| 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 |
| 2022/23 | Barnsley · 4th | 48 | 5 | 2 | 6.81 | 54 | 44 |
| 2021/22 | Barnsley · 24th | 32 | 0 | 1 | 6.58 | 65 | 21 |
| 2020/21 | Forest Green · 6th | 15 | 0 | 1 | 7.05 | 32 | 13 |
Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year.
L. Kitching is a 26-year-old central defender at Coventry, rated 65.7 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 114th of 493 in the Championship. 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.
Judged on this season alone, Kitching graded 45 — an excellent campaign that ranks top 8% of the 82 centre-backs in the Championship, 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, top 20% of the 82 centre-backs in the Championship. At 26 Kitching is in his prime years, and a market index of 84.1 reflects that trajectory.
A career still climbing — Kitching is at his peak right now, and the curve hasn't flattened.
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.
With a Rating of 65.7, Kitching carries the 16th-highest potential of the centre-backs in the Championship (top 20%). 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.
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 (~84), then tapers with age. At 26, Kitching sits on 84.1, 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.
€4.6M total transfer fees · 4 moves
No transfer news found for this player.
