Conor Coventry

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Conor Coventry
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Coventry in 2021
Personal information
Full name Conor James Coventry[1]
Date of birth (2000-03-25) 25 March 2000 (age 21)[2]
Place of birth Waltham Forest, England
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[3]
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Milton Keynes Dons
(on loan from West Ham United)
Number 14
Youth career
2010–2018 West Ham United
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018– West Ham United 0 (0)
2020 → Lincoln City (loan) 7 (0)
2021–2022 → Peterborough United (loan) 12 (0)
2022– → Milton Keynes Dons (loan) 5 (0)
National team‡
2016–2017 Republic of Ireland U17 10 (0)
2018–2019 Republic of Ireland U19 5 (0)
2019– Republic of Ireland U21 22 (2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 06:17, 9 February 2022 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 22:53, 16 November 2021 (UTC)

Conor James Coventry (born 25 March 2000) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for EFL League One club Milton Keynes Dons, on loan from Premier League club, West Ham United and for the Republic of Ireland national under-21 team

He has also played on loan for Lincoln City and Peterborough United.

Born in England, he represents the Republic of Ireland at youth international level.

Club career[]

Coventry joined the youth academy of West Ham United at the age of 10.[4] He scored his first goal for the under-23 team on his debut on 20 February 2017, in a 2–0 victory against Fulham.[5] 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 Season award at the end of the season on 25 April 2018.[6]

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".[4] 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.[7] In January 2020, Coventry signed a new contract with West Ham which would see him stay at the club until 2023.[8]

He signed on loan for League One club Lincoln City until the end of the 2019–20 season on 10 January 2020.[9]

Coventry signed a season-long loan deal with Championship team Peterborough United on 31 August 2021.[10] He made 12 appearances for Peterborough before returning to West Ham in January 2022.[11] 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.[12][13][14]

International career[]

Coventry is eligible for Ireland as his mother is Irish. Coventry has been capped by Republic of Ireland at under-17 level and made his debut for the under-19 team in 2018.[15] Coventry made his debut for the Republic of Ireland under-21s in 2019 under new manager Stephen Kenny, featuring in the 2019 Toulon Tournament where his side finished in fourth place. On 10 October 2019, he received the Man of the Match award in a 0–0 draw with Italy under-21s at Tallaght Stadium.[16] He was called up to the Republic of Ireland senior squad for the first time on 21 March 2021, replacing the injured Conor Hourihane in the squad for the 2022 FIFA World Cup Qualification matches against Serbia and Luxembourg and a friendly against Qatar.[17]

Career statistics[]

As of 8 February 2022
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup EFL Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
West Ham United U21 2020–21 — 2[a] 2 2 2
West Ham United 2018–19[2] Premier League 0 0 0 0 1 0 — 1 0
2019–20[18] 0 0 0 0 1 0 — 1 0
2020–21[19] 0 0 0 0 1 0 — 1 0
2021–22[20] 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 3 0
Lincoln City (loan) 2019–20[18] League One 7 0 — — — 7 0
Peterborough United (loan) 2021–22[20] Championship 12 0 0 0 0 0 — 12 0
Milton Keynes Dons (loan) 2021–22[20] League One 5 0 — — — 5 0
Career total 24 0 0 0 3 0 2 2 29 2
  1. ^ Appearances in the EFL Trophy

References[]

  1. ^ "Premier League clubs publish 2019/20 retained lists". Premier League. 26 June 2020. Retrieved 12 July 2020.
  2. ^ a b "Games played by Conor Coventry in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 27 September 2018.
  3. ^ "Conor Coventry". 11v11.com. AFS Enterprises. Retrieved 4 November 2021.
  4. ^ a b "Professional contract for Hammers youngster". West Ham United F.C. 25 May 2018. Retrieved 27 September 2018.
  5. ^ Gavan Casey (21 February 2017). "Watch: 16-Year-Old Ireland Prospect Scores Peach On West Ham U23s Debut". Balls. Retrieved 27 September 2018.
  6. ^ "Conor Coventry wins Dylan Tombides Award". West Ham United F.C. 25 April 2018. Retrieved 27 September 2018.
  7. ^ "West Ham United 8 - 0 Macclesfield Town". BBC. 26 September 2018. Retrieved 27 September 2018.
  8. ^ Farrell, Sinead. "Ireland U21 midfielder signs new long-term deal with West Ham". The42.
  9. ^ "Imps welcome quartet to LNER Stadium". Lincoln City. 10 January 2020. Retrieved 10 January 2020.
  10. ^ "Conor Coventry joins Peterborough United on season-long loan | West Ham United". www.whufc.com.
  11. ^ "Coventry Returns To West Ham United | Peterborough United - POSH". www.theposh.com.
  12. ^ "Conor Coventry embarks on MK Dons loan spell". West Ham United. 18 January 2022. Retrieved 18 January 2022.
  13. ^ "Conor Coventry arrives on loan". MK Dons. 18 January 2022. Retrieved 30 January 2022.
  14. ^ "Milton Keynes Dons 0-1 Doncaster Rovers". BBC Sport. 22 January 2022. Retrieved 30 January 2022.
  15. ^ Maurice Brosnan (6 July 2018). "Promising Irish Youngster Called Up To West Ham Senior Squad For Pre-Season". Balls. Retrieved 27 September 2018.
  16. ^ Inkersole, Sam (11 October 2019). "West Ham stars Balbuena and Snodgrass woes continue on international duty". footballlondon.
  17. ^ "Four players ruled out with two drafted in for qualifiers | Football Association of Ireland". www.fai.ie.
  18. ^ a b "Games played by Conor Coventry in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 30 January 2022.
  19. ^ "Games played by Conor Coventry in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 30 January 2022.
  20. ^ a b c "Games played by Conor Coventry in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 30 January 2022.

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