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Full nameThomas James O'Connor
PositionCentre-back
NationalityRepublic of Ireland
Age27
Date of birth21 Apr 1999
BirthplaceKilkenny
Height186 cm
Shirt number#29
ClubPeterborough
Centre-backalso played MID
16
Appearances
0
Goals
0
Assists
1304
Minutes

Domestic-league season · Peterborough.

Injury-affected season

Missed 16 of Peterborough's ~46 games this season through 16 injury absences (hamstring, injury). He still appeared 16 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.

Performance data · by competition

CompetitionAppsGAMinMatch
League One160013046.81
EFL Trophy2001806.65

Scout report

Squad depthCentral defender

T. O'Connor is a 27-year-old central defender at Peterborough, rated 34.5 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 296th of 481 on scout potential in the League One. In his prime years, he has been a rotation option this season (48.3% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 2.9 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 15 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 65th of 88 of the 88 centre-backs in the League One, on 3 clean sheets and 2.899 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 14 → 15). Over the 5 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2021/22.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 35, 47th of 88 of the 88 centre-backs in the League One. At 27 O'Connor is in his prime years, and a market index of 7.7 reflects that trajectory.

Read the appearance count in context: O'Connor missed 16 games through injury (hamstring, injury) out of roughly 46 this season. The 16 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.

From the career report
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Below his 2021/22 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.

Peak: 2021/22Holding levelRemarkably consistentStepped up 2024/25Injury-hit 2025/264 clubs
Current potential47th of 88 centre-backs · League OneCurrent season65th of 88 centre-backs · League One65th-best centre-back in the League One296th in the League One · potential47th-highest potential centre-back in the League One
34.5
Ratingi
47th of 88 centre-backs
14.5
Seasoni
below regular-starter level
48.3%
Minutes
rotation minutes
2.9
Def. actions / 90
moderate defensive volume

Output in context · Peterborough finished 18th of 24 · a lower-table side

2.9
Def. / 90
25
Tackles
10
Interceptions
3
Clean sheets

2.9 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 3 clean sheets across 16 appearances. Doing that for a lower-table side (18th of 24) is harder than the bare numbers suggest: a back line under more pressure has to defend more often and protects fewer leads, so the volume — and any clean sheets — carry real weight.

Watch points

  • Game time. Only 48.3% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
  • Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

With a Rating of 34.5, O'Connor carries the 47th-highest potential of the centre-backs in the League One of 88, and he is posting that for a lower-table side (Peterborough finished 18th of 24) — individual numbers are harder to earn on a struggling team, so his underlying level likely sits a touch above the ranking. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (2.9 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). In the prime window — at or near peak market value, so the next two seasons are the ones to cash in or build around.

Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.