Domestic-league season · Coventry.
| Competition | Apps | G | A | Min | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Championship | 46 | 2 | 2 | 4125 | 7.42 |
 League Cup | 2 | 0 | 0 | 123 | 7.25 |
Following his move to Coventry, Grimes's current-season form is level with last season (Season 37→38), while his Rating eased 50→42. His peak season for form remains 2020/21 (Season 48).
| Season | Club | Apps | G | A | Match | RTG | Season |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | Coventry · 1st | 46 | 2 | 2 | 7.42 | 42 | 38 |
| 2024/25 | Swansea · 11th | 47 | 4 | 2 | 7.21 | 50 | 37 |
| 2023/24 | Swansea · 14th | 46 | 4 | 5 | 7.17 | 57 | 46 |
| 2022/23 | Swansea · 10th | 44 | 1 | 7 | 7.08 | 62 | 39 |
| 2021/22 | Swansea · 15th | 46 | 0 | 2 | 6.99 | 65 | 26 |
| 2020/21 | Swansea · 4th | 48 | 3 | 3 | 7.06 | 72 | 48 |
Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year.
M. Grimes is a 31-year-old defensive midfielder at Coventry, rated 42.3 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 372nd of 493 in the Championship. 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.
Judged on this season alone, Grimes graded 38 — a solid campaign that ranks top 31% of the 65 defensive midfielders in the Championship, on 2 goals, 2 assists and 3.011 defensive actions per 90.
Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 37 → 38). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2020/21.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 42, 43rd of 65 of the 65 defensive midfielders in the Championship. At 31 Grimes is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 24.4 reflects that trajectory.
Below his 2020/21 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.
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.
With a Rating of 42.3, Grimes carries the 43rd-highest potential of the defensive midfielders in the Championship of 65. 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.
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 (~54), then tapers with age. At 31, Grimes sits on 24.4, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Grimes's projected Rating — 42.3 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.
€2.2M total transfer fees · 8 moves
No transfer news found for this player.
