Profile
Season stats
Full career & schedule →Domestic-league season · Coventry.
Injury-affected season
Missed 5 of Coventry's ~46 games this season through 5 injury absences (international duty). He still appeared 14 times — a solid return given how little of the season he was available. His rating is judged mainly on the games he was fit to play.
Also this season
On loan at Brentford — League Cup: 3 apps, 0g 1a, 244 min
The headline Season rating covers his time at Coventry; availability counts only fixtures while in this squad.
Performance data · by competition
| Competition | Apps | G | A | Min | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Championship | 14 | 1 | 1 | 1024 | 6.99 |
 League Cupat Brentford | 3 | 0 | 1 | 244 | 7.27 |
 Premier Leagueat Brentford | 6 | 0 | 1 | 88 | 6.64 |
Scout report
F. Onyeka is a 28-year-old defensive midfielder at Coventry, rated 47.9 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 320th of 493 on scout potential in the Championship. An experienced operator, he has been a rotation option this season (49.5% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 3.69 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Onyeka.
Judged on this season alone, Onyeka graded 28 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 36th of 65 of the 65 defensive midfielders in the Championship, on 1 goal, 1 assist and 3.691 defensive actions per 90.
Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 33 → 28). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2020/21.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 48, 40th of 65 of the 65 defensive midfielders in the Championship. At 28 Onyeka is in his prime years, and a market index of 13.2 reflects that trajectory.
Read the appearance count in context: Onyeka missed 5 games through injury (international duty) out of roughly 46 this season. The 14 he did play is a solid return on the time he was fit, and his ratings are weighted toward those games rather than the ones he sat out injured.
Below his 2020/21 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.
Output in context · Coventry finished 1st of 24 · a title-challenging side
3.69 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — solid defensive volume, with 4 clean sheets across 14 appearances. Behind a title-challenging side (1st of 24) the side controls more games, so the defensive load is lighter — the value sits as much in composure and ball progression as in raw volume. Going forward he chipped in 1 goal and 1 assist — a useful bonus from the back.
Strengths
- Attacking threat. Chips in from deep: 0.18 goal involvements per 90, useful for a defensive midfielder.
- Defensive volume. 3.69 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — does the unseen work.
Watch points
- Game time. Only 49.5% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
Outlook
With a Rating of 47.9, Onyeka carries the 40th-highest potential of the defensive midfielders in the Championship of 65 — though on just 14 appearances this season, so the standing rests on a small sample. Defensively he reads as solid defensive volume (3.69 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Experienced and reliable, but the value curve is easing (1.2× now → 0.9× projected in three years).
Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.
Transfer news
No transfer news found for this player.
