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Height
48
Shirt
24 years
20 Apr 2001
Left
Preferred foot
Ireland
Country
€969.2K
Transfer value
30 Jun 2027
Contract end
Position
Primary
Defensive Midfielder
Others
Central Midfielder
DM
CM

Player traits

Stats compared to other midfielders
Touches94%Shot attempts65%Goals63%
Chances created95%Aerial duels won42%Defensive contributions54%
Transfer value: €969.2K
Highest: €1.2M(31 May 2024)
€1.2M
€930K
€620K
€310K
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League One 2025/2026

4
Goals
3
Assists
26
Started
26
Matches
2,317
Minutes played
7.25
Rating
7
Yellow cards
1
Red cards
Match stats

21 Feb

Huddersfield Town
L2-1
90
0
1
0
0
7.9

17 Feb

Peterborough United
W2-1
90
1
0
1
0
8.0

14 Feb

AFC Wimbledon
D3-3
90
0
0
0
0
7.4

7 Feb

Bolton Wanderers
L3-2
90
1
0
0
0
7.9

31 Jan

Stevenage
W3-1
90
0
0
0
0
6.6

27 Jan

Cardiff City
L4-0
90
0
0
0
0
5.6

1 Jan

Wigan Athletic
D1-1
84
0
0
0
1
6.4

29 Dec 2025

Lincoln City
L0-2
90
0
0
1
0
8.2

26 Dec 2025

Mansfield Town
L2-3
90
0
0
0
0
6.7

20 Dec 2025

Exeter City
L3-0
90
0
0
0
0
5.3
Barnsley

21 Feb

League One
Huddersfield Town
2-1
90‎’‎
7.9

17 Feb

League One
Peterborough United
2-1
90‎’‎
8.0

14 Feb

League One
AFC Wimbledon
3-3
90‎’‎
7.4

7 Feb

League One
Bolton Wanderers
3-2
90‎’‎
7.9

31 Jan

League One
Stevenage
3-1
90‎’‎
6.6
2025/2026

Season shot map

On target: 31%
  • 35Shots
  • 4Goals
  • 1.46xG
2 - 1
Shot typeLeft footSituationRegular playResultGoal
0.08xG0.81xGOT
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Season performance
Minutes played: 2,317

Shooting

Goals
4
Expected goals (xG)
1.40
xG on target (xGOT)
3.06
Non-penalty xG
1.40
Shots
35
Shots on target
11

Passing

Assists
3
Expected assists (xA)
4.33
Successful passes
1,225
Successful passes %
81.8%
Accurate long balls
97
Accurate long balls %
40.6%
Chances created
54
Big chances created
8
Successful crosses
41
Successful crosses %
31.3%

Possession

Successful dribbles
12
Successful dribbles %
66.7%
Duels won
111
Duels won %
54.1%
Aerial duels won
19
Aerial duels won %
48.7%
Touches
1,969
Touches in opposition box
6
Dispossessed
17
Fouls won
32

Defending

Tackles
48
Interceptions
27
Blocked shots
7
Fouls committed
38
Recoveries
153
Possession won final 3rd
10
Dribbled past
16
Clearances
53
Clean sheets
2
Goals conceded while on pitch
45
xG against while on pitch
38.83

Discipline

Yellow cards
7
Red cards
1

News

About

Luca Connell is a 24-year-old football player who plays as a defensive midfielder for Barnsley, born on 20 April 2001, who is left-footed. Follow Luca Connell on FotMob for live match updates, detailed statistics, career history, transfer news, FotMob ratings, and comprehensive performance analytics.

In the 2025/2026 League One season, Luca Connell has recorded 4 goals, 3 assists, 2,317 minutes, an average FotMob rating of 7.25, 7 yellow cards, 1 red card.

Luca Connell scores highly on Goals, Rating, and Minutes compared to defensive midfielders in the League One.

Luca Connell's 10 most recent matches are shown below. Visit each match page for full details including lineups, match events, and advanced statistics:

Luca Connell's next match is on 28 February 2026 when Barnsley face Leyton Orient in the League One.

Explore Luca Connell's playing style with FotMob's interactive trait graph, which visualizes key attributes like attacking threat, defensive work rate, and passing ability based on performance data.

View Luca Connell's shot map on FotMob to see a visual breakdown of every shot taken this season, including expected goals (xG) for each attempt.

Luca Connell currently plays for Barnsley alongside Owen Goodman, Marc Roberts, Jack Shepherd, Mael Durand de Gevigney, Corey O'Keeffe, Adam Phillips, Tom Bradshaw, David McGoldrick, Nathanael Ogbeta, Eoghan O'Connell, Georgie Gent, Scott Banks, Reyes Cleary, Charlie Lennon, Patrick Kelly, Tawanda Chirewa, Tennai Watson, Jonathan Bland, Kieran Graham, Josh Earl, Robson Woodcock, Leo Farrell, Luke Alker, Vimal Yoganathan, Kelechi Nwakali, and Kieren Flavell. Visit their player pages on FotMob to explore detailed statistics, performance ratings, and career information.

Luca Connell's career has also included time at Celtic, Queen's Park, Celtic B, and Bolton Wanderers.

On the international stage, Luca Connell has represented Ireland U21, Ireland U17, Ireland U19, and Republic of Ireland Under 18.

Luca Connell is from Ireland, and the national teams include Adam Idah, Andrew Moran, Caoimhin Kelleher, Chiedozie Ogbene, Conor Coventry, Dara O'Shea, Evan Ferguson, Festy Ebosele, Finn Azaz, Gavin Bazunu, Jack Taylor, Jake O'Brien, Jamie McGrath, Jayson Molumby, Jimmy Dunne, John Egan, Johnny Kenny, Josh Cullen, Kevin O'Toole, Liam Scales, Mark Sykes, Mark Travers, Michael Johnston, Nathan Collins, Ryan Manning, Seamus Coleman, Troy Parrott, Abbie Larkin, Amber Barrett, Anna Patten, Aoife Mannion, Caitlin Hayes, Chloe Mustaki, Courtney Brosnan, Denise O'Sullivan, Emily Murphy, Grace Moloney, Hayley Nolan, Jamie Finn, Jessica Stapleton, Katie McCabe, Kyra Carusa, Leanne Kiernan, Lucy Quinn, Marissa Sheva, Megan Connolly, Ruesha Littlejohn, Saoirse Noonan, Sophie Whitehouse, and Tyler Toland. Explore each player's page on FotMob for comprehensive statistics, match history, and international career data.

Throughout their career, Luca Connell has won 4 titles: League Two (2020/2021) with Queen's Park and FA Cup (2019/2020), Premiership (2019/2020), and League Cup (2019/2020) with Celtic.

Luca Connell has competed in League One, EFL Trophy Final Stage, FA Cup, EFL Cup, League One, League Two, and Championship. Each league page on FotMob provides comprehensive coverage including standings, fixtures, top scorers, and detailed team statistics.

FotMob provides comprehensive coverage of Luca Connell, including career statistics, match-by-match ratings, transfer history, market value trends, and detailed performance analytics. Follow Luca Connell to receive notifications about upcoming matches, goals, and other key events.

Player traits

Stats compared to other midfielders
Touches94%Shot attempts65%Goals63%
Chances created95%Aerial duels won42%Defensive contributions54%

Career

Senior career

Barnsley (Free transfer)Jul 2022 - now
156
9
31
7
1
0
11
3
12
0

Youth career

2
0
Bolton Wanderers FC Under 18 AcademyJul 2017 - Jun 2019
3
0

National team

4
0
3
0
Republic of Ireland Under 18Nov 2018 - Dec 2018
1
0
  • Matches
  • Goals
Trophies

Queen's Park

Scotland
1
League Two(20/21)

News

About

Luca Connell is a 24-year-old football player who plays as a defensive midfielder for Barnsley, born on 20 April 2001, who is left-footed. Follow Luca Connell on FotMob for live match updates, detailed statistics, career history, transfer news, FotMob ratings, and comprehensive performance analytics.

In the 2025/2026 League One season, Luca Connell has recorded 4 goals, 3 assists, 2,317 minutes, an average FotMob rating of 7.25, 7 yellow cards, 1 red card.

Luca Connell scores highly on Goals, Rating, and Minutes compared to defensive midfielders in the League One.

Luca Connell's 10 most recent matches are shown below. Visit each match page for full details including lineups, match events, and advanced statistics:

Luca Connell's next match is on 28 February 2026 when Barnsley face Leyton Orient in the League One.

Explore Luca Connell's playing style with FotMob's interactive trait graph, which visualizes key attributes like attacking threat, defensive work rate, and passing ability based on performance data.

View Luca Connell's shot map on FotMob to see a visual breakdown of every shot taken this season, including expected goals (xG) for each attempt.

Luca Connell currently plays for Barnsley alongside Owen Goodman, Marc Roberts, Jack Shepherd, Mael Durand de Gevigney, Corey O'Keeffe, Adam Phillips, Tom Bradshaw, David McGoldrick, Nathanael Ogbeta, Eoghan O'Connell, Georgie Gent, Scott Banks, Reyes Cleary, Charlie Lennon, Patrick Kelly, Tawanda Chirewa, Tennai Watson, Jonathan Bland, Kieran Graham, Josh Earl, Robson Woodcock, Leo Farrell, Luke Alker, Vimal Yoganathan, Kelechi Nwakali, and Kieren Flavell. Visit their player pages on FotMob to explore detailed statistics, performance ratings, and career information.

Luca Connell's career has also included time at Celtic, Queen's Park, Celtic B, and Bolton Wanderers.

On the international stage, Luca Connell has represented Ireland U21, Ireland U17, Ireland U19, and Republic of Ireland Under 18.

Luca Connell is from Ireland, and the national teams include Adam Idah, Andrew Moran, Caoimhin Kelleher, Chiedozie Ogbene, Conor Coventry, Dara O'Shea, Evan Ferguson, Festy Ebosele, Finn Azaz, Gavin Bazunu, Jack Taylor, Jake O'Brien, Jamie McGrath, Jayson Molumby, Jimmy Dunne, John Egan, Johnny Kenny, Josh Cullen, Kevin O'Toole, Liam Scales, Mark Sykes, Mark Travers, Michael Johnston, Nathan Collins, Ryan Manning, Seamus Coleman, Troy Parrott, Abbie Larkin, Amber Barrett, Anna Patten, Aoife Mannion, Caitlin Hayes, Chloe Mustaki, Courtney Brosnan, Denise O'Sullivan, Emily Murphy, Grace Moloney, Hayley Nolan, Jamie Finn, Jessica Stapleton, Katie McCabe, Kyra Carusa, Leanne Kiernan, Lucy Quinn, Marissa Sheva, Megan Connolly, Ruesha Littlejohn, Saoirse Noonan, Sophie Whitehouse, and Tyler Toland. Explore each player's page on FotMob for comprehensive statistics, match history, and international career data.

Throughout their career, Luca Connell has won 4 titles: League Two (2020/2021) with Queen's Park and FA Cup (2019/2020), Premiership (2019/2020), and League Cup (2019/2020) with Celtic.

Luca Connell has competed in League One, EFL Trophy Final Stage, FA Cup, EFL Cup, League One, League Two, and Championship. Each league page on FotMob provides comprehensive coverage including standings, fixtures, top scorers, and detailed team statistics.

FotMob provides comprehensive coverage of Luca Connell, including career statistics, match-by-match ratings, transfer history, market value trends, and detailed performance analytics. Follow Luca Connell to receive notifications about upcoming matches, goals, and other key events.