Matthew Grimes

Grimes's current-season form is level with last season (Season 38→38), while his Rating held around 42. His peak season for form remains 2020/21 (Season 48).

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	G	A	Match	RTG	Season
2026/27	Coventry · 19th	1	0	0	7	42	38
2025/26	Coventry · 1st	46	2	2	7.42	42	38
2024/25	Coventry	18	2	1	7.21	—	—
2024/25	Swansea · 11th	47	4	2	7.21	50	38
2023/24	Swansea · 14th	46	4	5	7.17	57	48
2022/23	Swansea · 10th	44	1	7	7.08	62	40

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year. 9 earlier seasons in the full career.

England · international

Side	Apps	G
England U21	1	0

Career caps & goals — tournament breakdown in the full career.

Scout report

Experienced headCentral midfielder

M. Grimes is a 31-year-old central midfielder at Coventry, rated 42 overall by Field Insider's model. A seasoned veteran, he has been an ever-present this season (99.6% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 3.01 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Grimes.

On the season, Grimes graded 38 for current form (age-blind), on 2 goals, 2 assists and 3.011 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 38 → 38). Over the 7 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2020/21.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 42. At 31 Grimes is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 13.1 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report

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Past his 2020/21 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.

Peak: 2020/21Trending downBreakout: 2022/23

Ratingi

developing / rotation level

37.8

Seasoni

developing / rotation level

99.6%

Minutes

near ever-present

3.01

Def. actions / 90

moderate defensive volume

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

Apps

3.01

Def. / 90

Tackles

Interceptions

Clean sheets

3.01 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 17 clean sheets across 46 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 2 assists — a useful bonus from the back.

Strengths

Availability. On the pitch for 99.6% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.

Watch points

Age curve. At 31, both level and resale value are on the downslope.
Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

Rated 42 overall — developing / rotation level. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (3.01 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Veteran phase — a short-term, lower-fee proposition as both level and value decline (0.9× and falling).

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

Per 90 & availability

Minutes played %99.6%

Available fixtures46 of 46

Goals / 900.044

Assists / 900.044

Goal contribution / 900.087

Defensive actions / 903.011

Player flow

Goal involvements4

Cards / 900.109

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 (~76), then tapers with age. At 31, Grimes sits on 13.1, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Grimes's projected Rating — 42 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 central midfielders in the Premier League with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals2

Passing

Assists2

Defending

Tackles82

Interceptions34

Blocks22

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards5

Red cards0

Transfer history

€2.2M total transfer fees · 8 moves

CoventryJan 2025 – now

Swansea(back from loan)Jul 2018 – Jan 2025

Northampton(on loan)Jul 2017 – Jul 2018

Swansea(back from loan)Jul 2017 – Jul 2017

Leeds(on loan)Jul 2016 – Jul 2017

Swansea(back from loan)Jun 2016 – Jul 2016

Blackburn(on loan)Feb 2016 – Jun 2016

SwanseaJan 2015 – Feb 2016€ 2.2M

Exeter Cityuntil Jan 2015

About M. Grimes

Matthew Jacob Grimes is a 31-year-old central midfielder who plays for Coventry, born on July 15, 1995 in Exeter, standing 181 cm tall. He is from England. Coventry currently sit 19th of 20 in the Premier League.

This season

In the current season, M. Grimes has made 1 appearances with 0 goals and 0 assists across 90 minutes, averaging a 7.2 match rating over his last 1 rated games.

Recent matches

August 21, 2026: 0-3 loss away at Arsenal (90 minutes, 7.2 rating)

M. Grimes'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 M. Grimes at 42 with a Season form score of 37.8. See the full scout report for strengths, watch-points and the market-value outlook.

His honours include 2 career titles — among them the Tournoi Maurice Revello. Full list in the career record.

Career

Across 14 recorded seasons, M. Grimes has totalled 512 club appearances with 27 goals and 35 assists for 6 different clubs. His busiest campaign came in 2019/20, with 48 appearances for Swansea.

M. Grimes's career has also included time at Swansea, Northampton, Leeds, Blackburn and Exeter City.

On the international stage, M. Grimes has represented England U21 — 1 cap in our records.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.