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Height
48
Shirt
25 years
Apr 20, 2001
Left
Preferred foot
Ireland
Country
€1.1M
Transfer value
Jun 30, 2027
Contract end
Position
Primary
Defensive Midfielder
Others
Central Midfielder
DM
CM

Player traits

Stats compared to other midfielders
Touches93%Shot attempts67%Goals58%
Chances created94%Aerial duels won40%Defensive contributions67%
Transfer value: €1.1M
Highest: €1.2M(May 31, 2024)
€1.2M
€930K
€620K
€310K
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League One 2025/2026

4
Goals
3
Assists
39
Started
41
Matches
3,524
Minutes played
7.18
Rating
11
Yellow cards
1
Red cards
Match stats

May 2

Stockport County
L1-3
82
0
0
0
0
7.3

Apr 28

Northampton Town
W0-1
90
0
0
0
0
8.3

Apr 25

Luton Town
L2-1
90
0
0
1
0
7.1

Apr 21

Stevenage
L1-0
85
0
0
0
0
7.4

Apr 18

Bradford City
D2-2
28
0
0
0
0
6.2

Apr 14

Port Vale
D0-0
22
0
0
0
0
6.5

Apr 6

Plymouth Argyle
L0-3
90
0
0
0
0
6.0

Apr 3

Burton Albion
D1-1
90
0
0
1
0
7.2

Mar 21

Doncaster Rovers
L0-1
90
0
0
0
0
7.2

Mar 17

Wigan Athletic
D1-1
90
0
0
1
0
7.0
Barnsley

May 2

League One
Stockport County
1-3
82‎’‎
7.3

Apr 28

League One
Northampton Town
0-1
90‎’‎
8.3

Apr 25

League One
Luton Town
2-1
90‎’‎
7.1

Apr 21

League One
Stevenage
1-0
85‎’‎
7.4

Apr 18

League One
Bradford City
2-2
28‎’‎
6.2
2025/2026

Season shot map

On target: 23%
  • 52Shots
  • 4Goals
  • 2.19xG
2 - 1
Shot typeLeft footSituationRegular playResultGoal
0.08xG0.81xGOT
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Season performance
Minutes played: 3,524

Shooting

Goals
4
Expected goals (xG)
2.14
xG on target (xGOT)
3.49
Non-penalty xG
2.14
Shots
52
Shots on target
12

Passing

Assists
3
Expected assists (xA)
5.52
Successful passes
1,734
Successful passes %
80.0%
Accurate long balls
159
Accurate long balls %
42.1%
Chances created
76
Big chances created
10
Successful crosses
51
Successful crosses %
30.2%

Possession

Successful dribbles
18
Successful dribbles %
60.0%
Duels won
167
Duels won %
54.6%
Aerial duels won
32
Aerial duels won %
54.2%
Touches
2,877
Touches in opposition box
11
Dispossessed
23
Fouls won
43

Defending

Defensive contributions
219
Tackles
74
Interceptions
44
Blocked shots
11
Fouls committed
52
Penalties conceded
1
Recoveries
226
Possession won final 3rd
11
Dribbled past
29
Clearances
90
Clean sheets
3
Goals conceded while on pitch
64
xG against while on pitch
61.05

Discipline

Yellow cards
11
Red cards
1

News

About

Luca Connell is a 25-year-old football player who plays as a defensive midfielder for Barnsley, born on April 20, 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, 3,524 minutes, an average FotMob rating of 7.18, 11 yellow cards, 1 red card.

Luca Connell scores highly on Rating, Minutes, and Goals 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:

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, Maël 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, 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 Caoimhín Kelleher, Séamus Coleman, Ryan Manning, Dara O'Shea, Jake O'Brien, Jayson Molumby, Troy Parrott, Jason Knight, Johnny Kenny, Adam Idah, Finn Azaz, Robert Brady, Jimmy Dunne, Jack Taylor, Liam Scales, John Egan, Josh Keeley, Harvey Vale, Alan Browne, James Abankwah, Chiedozie Ogbene, Bosun Lawal, Sammie Szmodics, Nathan Collins, Mark Travers, Millenic Alli, Courtney Brosnan, Jessica Ziu, Maria Reynolds, Chloe Mustaki, Caitlin Hayes, Aoife Mannion, Megan Connolly, Leanne Kiernan, Amber Barrett, Denise O'Sullivan, Katie McCabe, Anna Patten, Aoibheann Clancy, Marissa Sheva, Lucy Quinn, Grace Moloney, Jamie Finn, Kyra Carusa, Abbie Larkin, Saoirse Noonan, Emily Murphy, Tyler Toland, and Sophie Whitehouse. 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 Scottish 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, 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
Touches93%Shot attempts67%Goals58%
Chances created94%Aerial duels won40%Defensive contributions67%

Career

Senior career

Barnsley (Free transfer)Jul 2022 - now
171
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 25-year-old football player who plays as a defensive midfielder for Barnsley, born on April 20, 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, 3,524 minutes, an average FotMob rating of 7.18, 11 yellow cards, 1 red card.

Luca Connell scores highly on Rating, Minutes, and Goals 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:

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, Maël 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, 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 Caoimhín Kelleher, Séamus Coleman, Ryan Manning, Dara O'Shea, Jake O'Brien, Jayson Molumby, Troy Parrott, Jason Knight, Johnny Kenny, Adam Idah, Finn Azaz, Robert Brady, Jimmy Dunne, Jack Taylor, Liam Scales, John Egan, Josh Keeley, Harvey Vale, Alan Browne, James Abankwah, Chiedozie Ogbene, Bosun Lawal, Sammie Szmodics, Nathan Collins, Mark Travers, Millenic Alli, Courtney Brosnan, Jessica Ziu, Maria Reynolds, Chloe Mustaki, Caitlin Hayes, Aoife Mannion, Megan Connolly, Leanne Kiernan, Amber Barrett, Denise O'Sullivan, Katie McCabe, Anna Patten, Aoibheann Clancy, Marissa Sheva, Lucy Quinn, Grace Moloney, Jamie Finn, Kyra Carusa, Abbie Larkin, Saoirse Noonan, Emily Murphy, Tyler Toland, and Sophie Whitehouse. 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 Scottish 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, 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.