Conor Coventry

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Conor Coventry
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Coventry warming up for West Ham United in 2021
Personal information
Full name Conor James Coventry [1]
Date of birth (2000-03-25) 25 March 2000 (age 24) [2]
Place of birth Waltham Forest, England
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) [3]
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Charlton Athletic
Number 40
Youth career
2010–2018 West Ham United
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2018–2024 West Ham United 1 (0)
2020 → Lincoln City (loan) 7 (0)
2021–2022 → Peterborough United (loan) 12 (0)
2022 → Milton Keynes Dons (loan) 20 (1)
2023 → Rotherham United (loan) 16 (0)
2024– Charlton Athletic 17 (0)
International career‡
2016–2017 Republic of Ireland U17 10 (0)
2018–2019 Republic of Ireland U19 5 (0)
2019–2022 Republic of Ireland U21 28 (3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:10, 20 April 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23:53, 27 September 2022 (UTC)

Conor James Coventry (born 25 March 2000) is an Irish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for League One club Charlton Athletic.

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Previously, he has played for West Ham United and also spent time on loan at Lincoln City, Peterborough United, Milton Keynes Dons and Rotherham United.

Born in England, he represents the Republic of Ireland at youth international level. Coventry is the Republic of Ireland's all-time record holder for the most appearances at U21 level [4] with 28 caps. [5]

Club career

West Ham United

Coventry joined the youth academy of West Ham United at the age of 10. [6] He scored his first goal for the under-23 team on his debut on 20 February 2017, in a 2–0 victory against Fulham. [7] During the 2017–18 season, he played ten times in Professional Development League and four times in EFL Trophy and won the Academy Player of the Year award at the end of the season on 25 April 2018. [8]

On 25 May 2018, Coventry signed his first professional contract with the club. About it, he said "I’ve worked for this for a long time so yes, I'm really happy to sign the deal". [6] On 26 September, he made his first team debut, coming on as a substitute for Pedro Obiang in an 8–0 victory against Macclesfield Town in the EFL Cup. [9] In January 2020, Coventry signed a new contract with West Ham which would see him stay at the club until 2023. [10]

On 7 August 2022, Coventry made his Premier League debut as a 92nd-minute substitute for Pablo Fornals in a 2–0 home defeat to Manchester City. [11]

In six seasons, Coventry made only 10 appearances for West Ham, including his single Premier League appearance in August 2022, before joining Charlton Athletic in January 2024. [12]

Lincoln City (loan)

He signed on loan for League One club Lincoln City until the end of the 2019–20 season on 10 January 2020. [13]

Peterborough United (loan)

Coventry signed a season-long loan deal with Championship team Peterborough United on 31 August 2021. [14] He made 12 appearances for Peterborough before returning to West Ham in January 2022. [15]

Milton Keynes Dons (loan)

On 18 January 2022, Coventry joined League One club Milton Keynes Dons on loan for the remainder of the 2021–22 season, playing his first game in the No. 14 shirt for the Dons on 22 January in a home loss versus Doncaster, where he was substituted in the 75th minute by Hiram Boateng. [16] [17] [18]

Whilst on loan, Coventry scored his first professional league goal on 5 April 2022 in a 2–1 home win over Crewe Alexandra. [19] He went on to make 22 appearances for MK Dons as the club secured a third-placed play-off finish. [20]

Rotherham United (loan)

On 26 January 2023, Coventry joined Championship team Rotherham United on loan until the end of the 2022–23 season. [21]

Charlton Athletic

On 12 January 2024, Coventry joined Charlton Athletic on a three-and-a-half year deal for an undisclosed fee. [22]

International career

Born in England, Coventry was eligible for both the England and Republic of Ireland national teams through his mother. Opting for the Republic of Ireland, he played regularly for the country's U17 and U19 [23] sides before making his debut for Stephen Kenny's U21 team during the 2019 Toulon Tournament where the side finished in fourth place. [24] Coventry was later named the team's captain and went on to feature regularly for the side. [25]

He was called up to the Republic of Ireland senior squad for the first time in March 2021, replacing the injured Conor Hourihane in the squad for the World Cup Qualification matches against Serbia and Luxembourg and a friendly against Qatar, although did not make an appearance. [26]

On 6 June 2022, Coventry made his 25th appearance for the U21 side, in a 3–1 win over Montenegro, setting a new national record for appearances at that level by a single player breaking the record of Graham Barrett. [25]

Career statistics

As of match played 20 April 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeague FA Cup EFL Cup OtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
West Ham United U23 2018–19 [2] —1 [lower-alpha 1] 010
2020–21 [27] —2 [lower-alpha 1] 222
2023–24 [28] —1 [lower-alpha 1] 010
West Ham United 2018–19 [2] Premier League 000010—10
2019–20 [29] Premier League000010—10
2020–21 [27] Premier League000010—10
2021–22 [30] Premier League00———00
2022–23 [31] Premier League1000105 [lower-alpha 2] 070
2023–24 [28] Premier League0000000000
Total10004050100
Lincoln City (loan) 2019–20 [29] League One 70———70
Peterborough United (loan) 2021–22 [30] Championship 1200000—120
Milton Keynes Dons (loan) 2021–22 [30] League One201——2 [lower-alpha 3] 0221
Rotherham United (loan) 2022–23 [31] Championship160———160
Charlton Athletic 2023–24 [28] League One170———170
Career total7310040112883
  1. 1 2 3 Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy
  2. ↑ Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa Conference League
  3. ↑ Appearance(s) in League One play-offs

Honours

Individual

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  2. 1 2 3 "Games played by Conor Coventry in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 27 September 2018.
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  5. ↑ O'Connor, Sean (27 September 2022). "'We're devastated' - Captain Conor Coventry hails Ireland U21s in Euro play-off penalties defeat to Israel". Independent.ie. Media Huis. Retrieved 28 September 2022.
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  13. ↑ "Imps welcome quartet to LNER Stadium". Lincoln City FC. 10 January 2020. Retrieved 10 January 2020.
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  15. ↑ "Coventry Returns To West Ham United". Peterborough United. 5 January 2022. Retrieved 28 September 2022.
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  22. ↑ "CHARLTON COMPLETE CONOR COVENTRY SIGNING". Charlton Athletic Official Site. 12 January 2024. Retrieved 12 January 2024.
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