L. Connell

ie
L. Connell
66

2.18

M.€

48

24

years

CDM

Profile of L. Connell

Performance in the last match

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L. Connell

Luca John Connell
24
years
IRL
Ireland
69
kgs
Mid
position
181
cms
48
shirt number
2.18
M.€
66
ELO

Born on 20 April 2001 in Liverpool

Personal data
Country of birth
England England
Nationality
Ireland Ireland
Other nationality
England England
Preferred foot
Left foot
Continent of birth
Europa
Region of birth
Islas Británicas
Career details
Status
Normal
Current club
Barnsley Barnsley
Current competition
League One League One
Previous club
Queen's Park Queen's Park
Previous competition
Second Division Second Division
Historic team
Barnsley Barnsley
Historical competition
League One League One
Most common shirt number
48
Other shirt numbers
28, 24, 14, 17

Form in last matches

Competitions played in

Participation and performances
League One
71%
Wins
5 W
1 D
1 L
Carabao Cup
0%
Wins
0 W
1 D
0 L
Checkatrade Trophy
0%
Wins

Team's position in the competition

Matchday 8 PTS MP W D L GF GA GD
1
Cardiff City
Cardiff City 17 7 5 2 0 12 2 +10
2
Bradford City
Bradford City 17 8 5 2 1 14 10 +4
3
Barnsley
Barnsley 16 7 5 1 1 14 9 +5
4
Stevenage
Stevenage 16 7 5 1 1 10 5 +5
5
Doncaster Rovers
Doncaster Rovers 16 8 5 1 2 9 8 +1

Position on the pitch

Main position
Defensive midfielder 82%
Other positions
  • Midfielder 18%
CDM
CM
Football pitch

Rating progression

66
60440 17
526 19
60750 19
716 19
143175 21
6499 21
436 22
Highest value in career
68 (2024)
Rankings
General
11268º
Age
824º
By country
135º 135º
By position
3080º MF
By position
130º CDM CDM

Evolution of market value

2 M€ ▲ 0.1
60440 17
526 19
60750 19
716 19
143175 21
6499 21
436 22
Highest value in career
2.17M (2025)
Rankings
General
15564º
Age
1394º
By country
149º 149º
By position
4470º MF
By position
176º CDM CDM
Contract information
Agent
GW Sports
Start of contract
01/07/2022
End of contract
30/06/2027
Contract length
15/09/2030
Last signing
01/07/2022

Past signings

Season. Date
Origin Destination Cost
22/23 01/07/2022
Celtic
Celtic
Barnsley
Barnsley
Free transfer
21/22 30/06/2022
Queen's Park
Queen's Park
Celtic
Celtic
End of loan
21/22 18/03/2021
Celtic
Celtic
Queen's Park
Queen's Park
Loan
19/20 29/06/2019
Bolton Wanderers
Bolton Wanderers
Celtic
Celtic
445K Transfer
Total amount of money in transfer dealings 445K

Professional performance

Average number of goals
Calendar year 28
1
0.04
67
Last 6 months 17
1
0.06
66
Last 365 days 46
2
0.04
67
Last 3 years 121
6
0.05
65
Last 5 years 173
16
0.09
62
Career 198
16
0.08
60

List of clubs played for

Teams Season MP
MP GS MS MIN Age Pts. ELO
Barnsley
Barnsley
2025/26
8 1 1 2 0 8 7 1 624' 24 6.1 66
League One
League One
7 1 1 2 0 7 7 0 613' 24 6.3 66
Carabao Cup
Carabao Cup
1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 11' 24 4.1 66
Barnsley
Barnsley
2024/25
46 2 4 14 0 46 41 5 3593' 24 6.2 67
Barnsley
Barnsley
2023/24
29 1 1 8 1 29 27 2 2265' 23 6.2 64
Barnsley
Barnsley
2022/23
48 2 8 13 0 48 45 3 3787' 22 7 62
Queen's Park
Queen's Park
2021/22
30 7 4 7 0 30 25 5 2184' 21 6.9 51

Teammates

Player rating and role
D. Keillor-Dunn
MF
D. Keillor-Dunn
75
8
Adam Phillips
MF
Adam Phillips
72
-1
Jonathan Russell
MF
Jonathan Russell
69
7
J. Earl
D
J. Earl
68
-1
M. Durand
D
M. Durand
67
-1
Marc Roberts
D
Marc Roberts
65
1
D. Mcgoldrick
F
D. Mcgoldrick
64
0
M. Mahoney
GK
M. Mahoney
64
10
C. Vickers
MF
C. Vickers
62
8
N. Farrugia
MF
N. Farrugia
62
-3
J. Shepherd
D
J. Shepherd
61
6
Georgie Gent
D
Georgie Gent
60
1
Tennai Watson
D
Tennai Watson
60
-2
K. Nwakali
MF
K. Nwakali
57
-1
N. Ogbeta
D
N. Ogbeta
56
-1
Patrick Kelly
MF
Patrick Kelly
54
1
Reyes Cleary
F
Reyes Cleary
53
8
Jonathan Bland
MF
Jonathan Bland
50
12
Vimal Yoganathan
MF
Vimal Yoganathan
48
10

Historical performance in clubs

By teams Season. MP GS Min.
Barnsley
Barnsley
4 131 120 10269' 6 38
Queen's Park
Queen's Park
2 41 34 2949' 10 8
Bolton Wanderers
Bolton Wanderers
1 12 9 758' 0 0
Bolton Wanderers U18
Bolton Wanderers U18
2 3 3 270' 0 1
Celtic U20
Celtic U20
1 2 2 136' 0 0
Celtic II
Celtic II
1 1 1 90' 0 0
By competition Season. MP GS Min.
League One
League One
4 111 104 8832' 6 34
Second Division
Second Division
1 27 22 1914' 7 6
Scottish League Two
Scottish League Two
1 11 9 765' 3 1
Championship
Championship
1 10 8 674' 0 0
FA Cup
FA Cup
4 9 7 600' 0 2

Teams played for

Barnsley
Barnsley
4 season
6
131
Queen's Park
Queen's Park
2 season
10
41
Bolton Wanderers
Bolton Wanderers
1 season
0
12
Bolton Wanderers U18
Bolton Wanderers U18
2 season
0
3
Celtic U20
Celtic U20
1 season
0
2
Celtic II
Celtic II
1 season
0
1

For the national team

3752
1 once at International
1 once at U23
3 times at U21
3 times at U19
4 times at U17
-
Average number of goals
0
0
0
0
Other information
Times called up
1
Off the bench
1
Debut
12/10/2019
Age on debut
18.5 years
Last match
12/10/2019
Age in last game
18.5 years

Career with national team

Teams Year MP
MP GS MS MIN Age Pts. ELO
Ireland
Ireland
2019
1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 11' 18 4.2 42
EC Qualifying
EC Qualifying
0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 11' 18 4.2 42
Irlanda U19
Irlanda U19
2019
3 0 0 1 0 3 2 1 170' 17 5.5 35
Irlanda U17
Irlanda U17
2018
4 0 0 3 0 4 4 0 328' 17 6.2 31

Performances for the national team

By teams Season. MP GS Min.
Irlanda U17
Irlanda U17
1 4 4 328' 0 3
Irlanda U19
Irlanda U19
1 3 2 170' 0 1
Ireland
Ireland
1 1 0 11' 0 0
By competition Season. MP GS Min.
U19 EC Qualifying
U19 EC Qualifying
1 3 2 170' 0 1
U-17 Euro Qualification
U-17 Euro Qualification
1 2 2 180' 0 2
UEFA EC U17
UEFA EC U17
1 2 2 148' 0 1
EC Qualifying
EC Qualifying
1 1 0 11' 0 0

Titles

  • Scottish Fourth League Champion
    Scottish Fourth League Champion

Most important achievements

Milestones and events on this day
First goal for the team
Barnsley
Barnsley
02 DEC. 22
21 years

Best performances