Midfielder

Luca Connell

Barnsley
Ireland
25 yrs
177 cm
Preferred foot: Left

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Appearances: 12
Goals: 1
Assists: 0
Average rating: 6.85

Age25

Date of birth20 Apr 2001

Height177 cm

Weight–

Preferred footLeft

Market value€775K

Contract until30 Jun 2027

Season performance · 2026

League One

Barnsley

Appearances / Starts8 / 5

Minutes474

Rating6.58

Goals / Assists0 / 0

Shots (on target)13 (2)

Passes · accuracy251 · 74%

Key passes7

Tackles / Interceptions9 / 4

Duels won20 / 42

Successful dribbles1

Yellow cards / Red cards0 / 1

Penalties (scored / missed)0 / 0

Expected goals / assists0.47 / 0.82

Detailed statistics

Big chances created2

Big chances missed0

Goal conversion0%

Headed goals0

Goals from outside the box0

Hit woodwork0

Accurate long balls21

Accurate crosses4

Touches364

Possession lost112

Dispossessed5

Aerial duels won4

Ground duels won16

Clearances8

Ball recoveries24

Fouls won7

Fouls committed7

Offsides0

Penalties won0

Errors leading to goal0

Team of the week0

Clean sheets1

Saves from inside the box0

Distance covered (km)56.38

Top speed (km/h)33.68

Football League Trophy

Barnsley

Appearances / Starts2 / 2

Minutes180

Rating7.50

Goals / Assists1 / 0

Shots (on target)8 (2)

Passes · accuracy129 · 74%

Key passes9

Tackles / Interceptions3 / 1

Duels won9 / 15

Successful dribbles2

Yellow cards / Red cards0 / 0

Penalties (scored / missed)0 / 0

Detailed statistics

Big chances created0

Big chances missed0

Goal conversion12%

Headed goals0

Goals from outside the box1

Hit woodwork0

Accurate long balls9

Accurate crosses7

Touches178

Possession lost46

Dispossessed0

Aerial duels won3

Ground duels won6

Clearances2

Ball recoveries16

Fouls won1

Fouls committed2

Offsides0

Penalties won0

Errors leading to goal0

Team of the week0

Clean sheets0

Saves from inside the box0

EFL Cup

Barnsley

Appearances / Starts2 / 2

Minutes180

Rating7.30

Goals / Assists0 / 0

Shots (on target)7 (4)

Passes · accuracy109 · 72%

Key passes4

Tackles / Interceptions2 / 1

Duels won7 / 12

Successful dribbles0

Yellow cards / Red cards0 / 0

Penalties (scored / missed)0 / 0

Expected goals / assists0.30 / 0.14

Detailed statistics

Big chances created1

Big chances missed0

Goal conversion0%

Headed goals0

Goals from outside the box0

Hit woodwork0

Accurate long balls10

Accurate crosses2

Touches153

Possession lost40

Dispossessed0

Aerial duels won1

Ground duels won6

Clearances5

Ball recoveries16

Fouls won4

Fouls committed3

Offsides0

Penalties won0

Errors leading to goal0

Team of the week0

Clean sheets0

Saves from inside the box0

Attributes

Position: M

line: M average

Attacking53

Technical55

Tactical45

Defending45

Creativity57

Characteristics

Strengths

257

Weaknesses

Career and transfers

3 clubs · 6 moves · total fees 410k €

Jul 2022

Celtic To: Barnsley

Free transfer
May 2022

Queen's Park To: Celtic

Loan return
Sep 2021

Celtic To: Queen's Park

Loan
May 2021

Queen's Park To: Celtic

Loan return
Mar 2021

Celtic To: Queen's Park

Loan
Jul 2019

Bolton U18 To: Celtic

Transfer 410k €

Form, last 12 months

Updated: 31 Oct 2026

Matches (12 months)44

Average rating6.91

Last match rating7.431 Oct 2026

Matches missed0

Last 10 matches

7.4 6.5 6.7 8.3 4.3 7.2 6.8 6.4 6.9 7.4

Statistics by season

Season	Competition	Team	Apps (starts)	Minutes	Goals	Rating
2026	League One	Barnsley	8 (5)	474	0	6.58
2026	EFL Cup	Barnsley	2 (2)	180	0	7.30
2026	Football League Trophy	Barnsley	2 (2)	180	1	7.50

Stored season statistics; refreshed after each match played and weekly.

Player profile

League One 2024 · percentile among midfielders (241 players)

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41 matches · 3,204 min

Luca Connell: percentile radar against positional peers
Metric	Value	Percentile
xA / 90 min	0.00	50
Key passes / 90 min	1.71	89
Completed passes / 90 min	34.8	85
Pass accuracy	79.0%	67
Progressive carries / 90 min	0.00	50
Successful dribbles / 90 min	0.37	23
Tackles + interceptions / 90 min	2.44	46
Rating	7.05	89

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