Conor Coventry

Conor Coventry
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 6
Youth career
2010–2018 West Ham United
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (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 38 (1)
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, 4 January 2025 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17:10, 16 November 2024 (UTC)

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

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]

Coventry's first goal for Charlton came on 26 November 2024 in the 82nd minute, in a 1–0 League One victory, away at Burton Albion.[23]

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[24] sides before making his debut for Stephen Kenny's U21 team during the 2019 Toulon Tournament where the side finished in fourth place.[25] Coventry was later named the team's captain and went on to feature regularly for the side.[26]

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.[27]

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.[26]

On 16 November 2024, Coventry was called-up again to the senior Republic of Ireland squad for its match with England.[28]

Career statistics

As of match played 14 January 2025
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 U23 2018–19[2] — 1[a] 0 1 0
2020–21[29] — 2[a] 2 2 2
2023–24[30] — 1[a] 0 1 0
West Ham United 2018–19[2] Premier League 0 0 0 0 1 0 — 1 0
2019–20[31] Premier League 0 0 0 0 1 0 — 1 0
2020–21[29] Premier League 0 0 0 0 1 0 — 1 0
2021–22[32] Premier League 0 0 — — — 0 0
2022–23[33] Premier League 1 0 0 0 1 0 5[b] 0 7 0
2023–24[30] Premier League 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
West Ham United total 1 0 0 0 4 0 5 0 10 0
Lincoln City (loan) 2019–20[31] League One 7 0 — — — 7 0
Peterborough United (loan) 2021–22[32] Championship 12 0 0 0 0 0 — 12 0
Milton Keynes Dons (loan) 2021–22[32] League One 20 1 — — 2[c] 0 22 1
Rotherham United (loan) 2022–23[33] Championship 16 0 — — — 16 0
Charlton Athletic 2023–24[30] League One 17 0 — — — 17 0
2024–25[34] League One 21 1 3 0 1 0 1[a] 0 26 1
Charlton Athletic total 38 1 3 0 1 0 1 0 43 1
Career total 94 2 3 0 5 0 12 2 114 4
  1. ^ a b c d Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy
  2. ^ Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa Conference League
  3. ^ Appearance(s) in League One play-offs

Honours

West Ham United

Individual

References

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  4. ^ Fennessy, Paul (23 September 2022). "Ireland's most capped U21 player ever aiming to go out on a high". The42.ie. Journal Media. Retrieved 28 September 2022.
  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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  15. ^ "Coventry Returns To West Ham United". Peterborough United. 5 January 2022. Retrieved 28 September 2022.
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  18. ^ "Milton Keynes Dons 0-1 Doncaster Rovers". BBC Sport. 22 January 2022. Retrieved 30 January 2022.
  19. ^ "Milton Keynes Dons 2-1 Crewe Alexandra". BBC Sport. 5 April 2022. Retrieved 5 April 2022.
  20. ^ "Milton Keynes Dons 1-0 Wycombe Wanderers (agg 1-2)". BBC Sport. 8 May 2022. Retrieved 9 May 2022.
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  26. ^ a b "Coventry becomes record Ireland U21 appearance maker". West Ham United. 6 June 2022. Retrieved 7 June 2022.
  27. ^ "Four players ruled out with two drafted in for qualifiers". Football Association of Ireland. 21 March 2021. Retrieved 28 September 2022.
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  30. ^ a b c "Games played by Conor Coventry in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 5 May 2023.
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  34. ^ "Games played by Conor Coventry in 2024/2025". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 5 May 2023.
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