Conor Coventry
Conor James Coventry (born 25 March 2000) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for EFL League One club Milton Keynes Dons, on loan from Premier League club, West Ham United and for the Republic of Ireland national under-21 team He has also played on loan for Lincoln City and Peterborough United. Born in England, he represents the Republic of Ireland at youth international level. Club career. West Ham United. Coventry joined the youth academy of West Ham United at the age of 10. He scored his first goal for the under-23 team on his debut  on 20 February 2017, in a 2–0 victory against Fulham. During the 2017–18 season, he played ten times in Professional Development League and four times in EFL Trophy and won the Academy Player of the Year award at the end of the season on 25 April 2018. On 25 May 2018, Coventry signed his first professional contract with the club. About it, he said "I’ve worked for this for a long time so yes, I’m really happy to sign the deal". On 26 September, he made his first team debut, coming on as a substitute for Pedro Obiang  in an 8–0 victory against Macclesfield Town in the EFL Cup. In January 2020, Coventry signed a new contract with West Ham which would see him stay at the club until 2023. He signed on loan for League One club Lincoln City until the end of the 2019–20 season on 10 January 2020. Coventry signed a season-long loan deal with Championship team Peterborough United on 31 August 2021. He made 12 appearances for Peterborough before returning to West Ham in January 2022. On 18 January 2022, Coventry joined League One club Milton Keynes Dons on loan for the remainder  of the 2021–22 season, playing his first game in the No. 14 shirt for the Dons on 22 January in a home loss versus Doncaster, where he was substituted in the 75th minute by Hiram Boateng. Whilst on loan, Coventry scored his first professional league goal on 5 April 2022 in a 2–1 home win over Crewe Alexandra. International career. Coventry is eligible for Ireland as his mother is Irish. Coventry has been capped by Republic of Ireland at under-17 level and made his debut for the under-19 team in 2018. Coventry made his debut for the Republic of Ireland  under-21s in 2019 under new manager Stephen Kenny, featuring in the 2019 Toulon Tournament where his side finished in fourth place. On 10 October 2019, he received the Man of the Match award in a 0–0 draw with Italy under-21s at Tallaght Stadium. He was called up to the Republic of Ireland senior squad for the first time on 21 March 2021, replacing the injured Conor Hourihane in the squad for the 2022 FIFA World Cup Qualification matches against Serbia and Luxembourg and a friendly against Qatar.