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31.9
23.9%
Ratingi
24.7
39%
Seasoni
5.1
Valuei

Profile

Full namePadhraic John O'Connor
PositionCentre-back
NationalityRepublic of Ireland
Age29
Date of birth14 Jul 1997
BirthplaceLimerick
Height191 cm
Shirt number#15
ClubReading
Centre-back

Season stats

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36
Appearances
3
Goals
0
Assists
3214
Minutes

Domestic-league season · Reading.

Performance data · by competition

CompetitionAppsGAMinMatch
League One363032146.91
Friendlies Clubs100907.9

Scout report

Project playerCentral defender

P. O'Connor is a 29-year-old central defender at Reading, rated 31.9 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 324th of 481 on scout potential in the League One. An experienced operator, he has been a regular starter this season (77.6% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 3.67 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on O'Connor.

Judged on this season alone, O'Connor graded 25 — a solid campaign that ranks top 33% of the 88 centre-backs in the League One, on 6 clean sheets and 3.668 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 41 → 25). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2022/23.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 32, 51st of 88 of the 88 centre-backs in the League One. At 29 O'Connor is in his prime years, and a market index of 5.1 reflects that trajectory.

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Past his 2022/23 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.

Peak: 2022/23Trending downBreakout: 2022/23Stepped up 2022/23
Current potential51st of 88 centre-backs · League OneCurrent seasonTop 33% centre-backs · League One29th-best centre-back in the League One324th in the League One · potential51st-highest potential centre-back in the League One
31.9
Ratingi
51st of 88 centre-backs
24.7
Seasoni
below regular-starter level
77.6%
Minutes
a regular starter
3.67
Def. actions / 90
solid defensive volume

Output in context · Reading finished 12th of 24 · a mid-table side

3.67
Def. / 90
42
Tackles
67
Interceptions
6
Clean sheets

3.67 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — solid defensive volume, with 6 clean sheets across 36 appearances. Going forward he chipped in 3 goals and 0 assists — a useful bonus from the back.

Strengths

  • Availability. On the pitch for 77.6% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.
  • Defensive volume. 3.67 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — does the unseen work.

Watch points

  • Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

With a Rating of 31.9, O'Connor carries the 51st-highest potential of the centre-backs in the League One of 88. Defensively he reads as solid defensive volume (3.67 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Experienced and reliable, but the value curve is easing (1.1× now → 0.8× projected in three years).

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Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.