Conor Coady

Conor David Coady (born 25 February 1993) is an English professional footballer who plays as a centre-back or defensive midfielder for Premier League club Leicester City and the England national team.

Coady came through the academy system at Liverpool and made two appearances for the first team before spending a season on loan at Sheffield United and then moving to Huddersfield Town on a permanent transfer in 2014.

[21] On 6 August 2014, Coady signed for Championship club Huddersfield Town on a three-year contract for a fee believed to be around £500,000.

[25] On 3 July 2015, Coady signed for Championship club Wolverhampton Wanderers on a three-year contract for an undisclosed fee, believed to be around £2 million.

[34] On 30 September 2020, three weeks after Coady won his first full England cap, he signed a new five-year deal with the club, keeping him at Wolves until 2025.

[35][36] In late November, he missed the game against Southampton as he had been in contact with a person diagnosed with COVID-19; this broke an 84-game streak of playing every minute (7,560 in total), third-best for outfield players in the history of the Premier League.

[39] On 5 February 2022, he made his 300th competitive appearance for Wolves against Norwich City at home in the fourth round of the FA Cup.

[41][42][43] On 8 August 2022, Coady signed for Premier League club Everton on a season-long loan with an option to buy.

[45] On 3 September, he put the ball in the net in the Merseyside derby against his childhood team Liverpool, but it was ruled offside in a goalless draw.

Following a 2–0 home loss to Aston Villa on 25 February, he was dropped as Michael Keane and James Tarkowski – both of whom played for Burnley under Dyche – were preferred.

[51] On 1 July 2023, Coady joined EFL Championship club Leicester City on a three-year contract for a reported £7.5m fee.

[53] On 27 September, he made his debut for the club as a starter in a 3–1 away loss in the third round of EFL Cup against his childhood team Liverpool.

[68] Coady said that "Equality is a massive word, and when it comes to LGBTQ stuff, I'm big on making people feel involved.

Coady (left) playing for Wolverhampton Wanderers in 2015