Matt Grimes

Midfield - Defensive Midfield at Coventry City

Age30

CitizenshipEngland

Height1.78 m

Footleft

BornJuly 15, 1995

at Coventry City 479 days · joined 2025-01-31

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👕200+ Apps 🎯50+ Assists

Market value €5.00m

Defensive Midfield Midfield

Career snapshot

clubs played for

13/14

debut season

0.05

goals / match

Swansea City

top club · 333 apps

Career highs

€7.00m

peak value · 2020

€4.00m

top transfer fee · 24/25

best season · 20/21

16 / 0

int'l caps / goals

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Shares 1995-07-15 · 6 players total

493Appearances

27Goals

54Assists

63Yellow cards

0Red cards

193Full matches (90′)

Full name	Matt Grimes
Name in home country	Matthew Jacob Grimes
Date of birth	1995-07-15 (30 yrs)
Place of birth	Exeter, England
Citizenship	England
Position	Midfield - Defensive Midfield (main: Midfield)
Foot	left
Height	178.00 m
Current club	Coventry City
Joined	2025-01-31
Contract expires	2028-06-30
Agent	CAA Stellar
Outfitter	adidas

Jul 2025

25/26 — Coventry City

6 matches · 0 G · 1 A · across 2 competitions

Jan 2025

Transfer: Swansea → Coventry

24/25 · Transfer · €4.00m

Jul 2024

24/25 — Coventry City, Swansea City

50 matches · 4 G · 2 A · across 4 competitions

Jul 2023

23/24 — Swansea City

50 matches · 5 G · 6 A · across 3 competitions

Jul 2022

22/23 — Swansea City

46 matches · 1 G · 8 A · across 2 competitions

Jul 2021

21/22 — Swansea City

48 matches · 0 G · 2 A · across 3 competitions

Jul 2020

20/21 — Swansea City

51 matches · 5 G · 4 A · across 4 competitions

Jul 2019

19/20 — Swansea City

49 matches · 0 G · 7 A · across 3 competitions

Jul 2018

18/19 — Swansea City

50 matches · 2 G · 5 A · across 3 competitions

May 2018

Transfer: Northampton → Swansea

17/18 · Return from loan

Aug 2017

Transfer: Swansea → Northampton

17/18 · Loan

Jul 2017

17/18 — Northampton Town

47 matches · 4 G · 11 A · across 2 competitions

May 2017

Transfer: Leeds → Swansea

16/17 · Return from loan

Jul 2016

Transfer: Swansea → Leeds

16/17 · Loan

Jul 2016

16/17 — Leeds United

12 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions

May 2016

Transfer: Blackburn → Swansea

15/16 · Return from loan

Feb 2016

Transfer: Swansea → Blackburn

15/16 · Loan

Jul 2015

15/16 — Blackburn Rovers, Swansea City, Swansea City U21

19 matches · 1 G · 2 A · across 5 competitions

Jan 2015

Transfer: Exeter City → Swansea

14/15 · Transfer · €2.24m

Jul 2014

14/15 — Exeter City, Swansea City

28 matches · 4 G · 4 A · across 4 competitions

Jul 2013

13/14 — Exeter City

37 matches · 1 G · 2 A · across 3 competitions

Jul 2013

Transfer: Exeter U18 → Exeter City

13/14 · Transfer

Jan 1970

Peak market value: €7.00m

Highest valuation recorded in dataset

Minutes played by club

Coventry City 3.9%

Swansea City 74.6%

Northampton Town 5.6%

Leeds United 0.0%

Blackburn Rovers 0.0%

Swansea City U21 0.0%

Exeter City 15.9%

Club	Seasons	First	Last	Matches	Goals	Assists	Minutes
Coventry City	2	24/25	25/26	24	2	2	683
Swansea City	9	14/15	24/25	333	16	33	12,959
Northampton Town	1	17/18	17/18	47	4	11	976
Leeds United	1	16/17	16/17	12	0	0	0
Blackburn Rovers	1	15/16	15/16	13	0	2	0
Swansea City U21	1	15/16	15/16	2	0	0	0
Exeter City	2	13/14	14/15	62	5	6	2,756

Career trajectory — goals, assists & market value

Goals by season

Assists by season

Season	Competition	Club	Matches	Goals	Assists	YC	Minutes
25/26	Championship	Coventry City	4	0	1	1	0
25/26	EFL Cup	Coventry City	2	0	0	0	0
24/25	Championship	Coventry City	16	2	1	4	683
24/25	Championship	Swansea City	29	2	1	4	1,305
24/25	Championship Play-Offs	Coventry City	2	0	0	0	0
24/25	EFL Cup	Swansea City	2	0	0	0	0
24/25	FA Cup	Swansea City	1	0	0	1	0
23/24	Championship	Swansea City	46	4	5	5	1,035
23/24	EFL Cup	Swansea City	2	1	1	0	151
23/24	FA Cup	Swansea City	2	0	0	0	0
22/23	Championship	Swansea City	44	1	7	8	3,959
22/23	FA Cup	Swansea City	2	0	1	0	0
21/22	Championship	Swansea City	46	0	2	6	0
21/22	EFL Cup	Swansea City	1	0	0	0	0
21/22	FA Cup	Swansea City	1	0	0	0	0
20/21	Championship	Swansea City	45	2	4	4	1,938
20/21	Championship Play-Offs	Swansea City	3	1	0	1	270
20/21	EFL Cup	Swansea City	1	0	0	0	0
20/21	FA Cup	Swansea City	2	2	0	0	78
19/20	Championship	Swansea City	46	0	7	6	0
19/20	Championship Play-Offs	Swansea City	2	0	0	0	0
19/20	EFL Cup	Swansea City	1	0	0	1	0
18/19	Championship	Swansea City	45	1	5	3	3,730
18/19	EFL Cup	Swansea City	1	0	0	0	0
18/19	FA Cup	Swansea City	4	1	0	0	360
17/18	EFL Trophy	Northampton Town	3	0	1	2	0
17/18	League One	Northampton Town	44	4	10	11	976
16/17	Championship	Leeds United	7	0	0	1	0
16/17	EFL Cup	Leeds United	3	0	0	1	0
16/17	FA Cup	Leeds United	2	0	0	0	0
15/16	Championship	Blackburn Rovers	13	0	2	1	0
15/16	FA Cup	Swansea City	1	0	0	1	0
15/16	League Cup	Swansea City	2	1	0	0	133
15/16	Premier League	Swansea City	1	0	0	0	0
15/16	U21 PL	Swansea City U21	2	0	0	0	0
14/15	FA Cup	Exeter City	1	0	0	0	0
14/15	League Cup	Exeter City	1	0	0	0	0
14/15	League Two	Exeter City	23	4	4	2	502
14/15	Premier League	Swansea City	3	0	0	0	0
13/14	EFL Trophy	Exeter City	1	0	0	0	0
13/14	FA Cup	Exeter City	1	0	0	0	0
13/14	League Two	Exeter City	35	1	2	0	2,254

Season	Date	From	To	Type	Market value	Fee
13/14	2013-07-01	Exeter U18	Exeter City	Transfer	0	—
14/15	2015-01-03	Exeter City	Swansea	Transfer	250000	€2.24m
15/16	2016-02-13	Swansea	Blackburn	Loan	2000000	—
15/16	2016-05-31	Blackburn	Swansea	Return from loan	2000000	—
16/17	2016-07-07	Swansea	Leeds	Loan	2000000	—
16/17	2017-05-31	Leeds	Swansea	Return from loan	1500000	—
17/18	2017-08-18	Swansea	Northampton	Loan	1500000	—
17/18	2018-05-31	Northampton	Swansea	Return from loan	1000000	—
24/25	2025-01-31	Swansea	Coventry	Transfer	6000000	€4.00m

No recorded injuries.

Current€5.00m

Peak€7.00m

Low€50k

Δ since start+€4.95m

Date	Value
Jan 1, 1970	€5.00m
Jan 1, 1970	€6.00m
Jan 1, 1970	€7.00m
Jan 1, 1970	€7.00m
Jan 1, 1970	€7.00m
Jan 1, 1970	€7.00m
Jan 1, 1970	€7.00m
Jan 1, 1970	€7.00m
Jan 1, 1970	€7.00m
Jan 1, 1970	€7.00m
Jan 1, 1970	€7.00m
Jan 1, 1970	€4.00m
Jan 1, 1970	€5.00m
Jan 1, 1970	€2.50m
Jan 1, 1970	€1.50m
Jan 1, 1970	€3.50m
Jan 1, 1970	€1.00m
Jan 1, 1970	€1.00m
Jan 1, 1970	€1.50m
Jan 1, 1970	€1.50m
Jan 1, 1970	€2.00m
Jan 1, 1970	€2.00m
Jan 1, 1970	€2.00m
Jan 1, 1970	€2.00m
Jan 1, 1970	€250k
Jan 1, 1970	€50k

Team	Shirt	Matches	Goals	Debut	Age at debut	Status
Team #22907	#7	12	0	—	—	former national player
Team #9565	—	4	0	—	—	former national player

Teammate	PPG played with	Joint goals
Freddie Woodman	2	0
George Byers	1	0
Josh Key	1	0
Nathan Wood	1	0
Josh Tymon	1	1
Korey Smith	2	0
Bersant Celina	1	0
Olivier Ntcham	1	1
Mike van der Hoorn	2	1
Jamal Lowe	2	2
Jay Fulton	2	3
Joël Piroe	1	0
Oliver Cooper	1	3
Harry Darling	1	4
Ryan Manning	1	2
Jamie Paterson	1	4
Connor Roberts	2	2
Liam Cullen	1	0
Ben Cabango	1	0

Single-season peaks across competitions in this player's career.

Top goalscoring seasons

Season	Competition	Club	Goals	Matches
17/18	League One	Northampton Town	4	44
23/24	Championship	Swansea City	4	46
14/15	League Two	Exeter City	4	23

Top assist seasons

Season	Competition	Club	Assists	Matches
17/18	League One	Northampton Town	10	44
19/20	Championship	Swansea City	7	46
22/23	Championship	Swansea City	7	44

Every loan spell across this player's career.

Season	Date	From	To	Type	Fee	Value at transfer
17/18	2018-05-31	Northampton	Swansea	Return from loan	—	€1.00m
17/18	2017-08-18	Swansea	Northampton	Loan	—	€1.50m
16/17	2017-05-31	Leeds	Swansea	Return from loan	—	€1.50m
16/17	2016-07-07	Swansea	Leeds	Loan	—	€2.00m
15/16	2016-05-31	Blackburn	Swansea	Return from loan	—	€2.00m
15/16	2016-02-13	Swansea	Blackburn	Loan	—	€2.00m

Last 50 matches for Coventry City The Availability column cross-references our injury database — matches inside a known injury window are flagged INJURED. Per-match goal attribution requires a paid feed (FBref/Sofascore) and isn't wired up yet.

Date	Comp	Home	Score	Away	Availability
2024-09-18	`CGB`	Coventry City	1–2	Tottenham Hotspur	Available
2024-08-27	`CGB`	Coventry City	1–0	Oxford United	Available
2024-08-13	`CGB`	Bristol City	0–1	Coventry City	Available
2024-04-21	`GB1`	Coventry City	3–3	Manchester United	Available
2024-04-21	`GB1`	Coventry City	3–3	Manchester United	Available
2024-03-16	`GB1`	Wolverhampton Wanderers	2–3	Coventry City	Available
2024-03-16	`GB1`	Wolverhampton Wanderers	2–3	Coventry City	Available
2024-02-26	`GB1`	Coventry City	5–0	Maidstone United	Available
2023-08-09	`CGB`	AFC Wimbledon	2–1	Coventry City	Available
2022-08-10	`CGB`	Coventry City	1–4	Bristol City	Available
2021-08-11	`CGB`	Coventry City	1–2	Northampton Town	Available
2020-09-15	`CGB`	Gillingham FC	5–4	Coventry City	Available
2020-09-05	`CGB`	Milton Keynes Dons	0–1	Coventry City	Available
2020-03-07	`GB3`	Ipswich Town	0–1	Coventry City	Available
2020-03-01	`GB3`	Coventry City	1–0	Sunderland AFC	Available
2020-02-25	`GB3`	Coventry City	1–1	Rotherham United	Available
2020-02-22	`GB3`	Rochdale AFC	1–2	Coventry City	Available
2020-02-15	`GB3`	Southend United	0–2	Coventry City	Available
2020-02-11	`GB3`	Coventry City	1–0	Portsmouth FC	Available
2020-02-08	`GB3`	Coventry City	2–1	Bolton Wanderers	Available
2020-02-01	`GB3`	Bristol Rovers	1–2	Coventry City	Available
2020-01-28	`GB3`	Fleetwood Town	0–0	Coventry City	Available
2020-01-18	`GB3`	Doncaster Rovers	0–1	Coventry City	Available
2020-01-11	`GB3`	Coventry City	1–1	Milton Keynes Dons	Available
2020-01-01	`GB3`	Tranmere Rovers	1–4	Coventry City	Available
2019-12-29	`GB3`	Wycombe Wanderers	1–4	Coventry City	Available
2019-12-21	`GB3`	Coventry City	1–0	Lincoln City	Available
2019-12-14	`GB3`	Shrewsbury Town	2–1	Coventry City	Available
2019-12-07	`GB3`	Coventry City	1–1	Ipswich Town	Available
2019-11-23	`GB3`	Sunderland AFC	1–1	Coventry City	Available
2019-11-16	`GB3`	Coventry City	2–1	Rochdale AFC	Available
2019-11-02	`GB3`	Coventry City	0–0	Accrington Stanley	Available
2019-10-26	`GB3`	Peterborough United	2–2	Coventry City	Available
2019-10-23	`GB3`	Coventry City	2–1	Fleetwood Town	Available
2019-10-19	`GB3`	Milton Keynes Dons	0–0	Coventry City	Available
2019-10-13	`GB3`	Coventry City	0–1	Tranmere Rovers	Available
2019-10-05	`GB3`	Rotherham United	4–0	Coventry City	Available
2019-09-28	`GB3`	Coventry City	1–1	Doncaster Rovers	Available
2019-09-17	`GB3`	Coventry City	2–1	AFC Wimbledon	Available
2019-09-14	`GB3`	Burton Albion	0–0	Coventry City	Available
2019-09-07	`GB3`	Coventry City	3–2	Blackpool FC	Available
2019-08-31	`GB3`	Oxford United	3–3	Coventry City	Available
2019-08-27	`CGB`	Watford FC	3–0	Coventry City	Available
2019-08-24	`GB3`	Coventry City	1–0	Gillingham FC	Available
2019-08-20	`GB3`	Portsmouth FC	3–3	Coventry City	Available
2019-08-17	`GB3`	Coventry City	2–0	Bristol Rovers	Available
2019-08-13	`CGB`	Coventry City	4–1	Exeter City	Available
2019-08-10	`GB3`	Bolton Wanderers	0–0	Coventry City	Available
2019-08-03	`GB3`	Coventry City	1–0	Southend United	Available
2019-05-04	`GB3`	Doncaster Rovers	2–0	Coventry City	Available

Teams faced most often by Matt Grimes's clubs during seasons he played in those competitions (team-level results, not personal head-to-head goals — see disclaimer above).

Opponent	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Wycombe Wanderers	32	10	8	14	40	45	-5	31%
Stevenage FC	31	16	8	7	44	36	+8	52%
Mansfield Town	28	9	9	10	27	36	-9	32%
Cambridge United	28	14	7	7	39	27	+12	50%
Oxford United	27	9	7	11	28	43	-15	33%
Carlisle United	26	15	6	5	45	23	+22	58%
Cheltenham Town	25	13	4	8	46	33	+13	52%
Newport County	25	7	10	8	28	30	-2	28%
Crawley Town	25	11	8	6	41	39	+2	44%
Bristol Rovers	24	8	7	9	29	36	-7	33%
Morecambe FC	24	8	11	5	31	25	+6	33%
Burton Albion	24	9	4	11	20	23	-3	38%

Auto-detected milestones based on cumulative career totals.

Season / Year	Milestone	Date
13/14	Senior debut season
13/14	First senior goal

Yellow / second-yellow / red cards per season. Only seasons with at least one card are shown.

Season	Matches	Mins	YC	Cards / 90′
25/26	6	0	1	0
24/25	50	1,988	9	0.41
23/24	50	1,186	5	0.38
22/23	46	3,959	8	0.18
21/22	48	0	6	0
20/21	51	2,286	5	0.2
19/20	49	0	7	0
18/19	50	4,090	3	0.07
17/18	47	976	13	1.2
16/17	12	0	2	0
15/16	19	133	2	1.35
14/15	28	502	2	0.36