Conor Coady has retired from professional football at the age of 33, closing a 15-year career that began at Liverpool. With a new podcast announced and coaching work already under way at his boyhood club, the defender has lined up his next chapter before leaving the playing side behind. According to Skysports.com.
Coady swaps the bench for coaching and broadcasting after retiring
Coady made clear in his Sky Sports News interview that fitness played no part in the decision, saying he feels good and strong physically. He did say that recent years on the bench had been hard to take, adding: “I could have carried on playing, but I want to look forward to the next bit.”
His final appearance came on May 2, when he played 61 minutes of a 3-1 defeat to Swansea during a loan spell at Charlton. His time at Wrexham ended on August 31, when his contract was terminated by mutual consent. Those spells followed a career that had also included Liverpool, Sheffield United, Huddersfield, Everton and Leicester.
Wolves were the anchor of his playing years. He spent more than half of his 15-year career there, making 317 appearances in all competitions. After winning the Championship title in 2017/18, he missed just one Premier League game across the next four seasons at Molineux.
Coady’s England record stands at 10 senior caps, won between 2020 and 2022. He was part of the Euro 2020 and World Cup 2022 squads without playing at either tournament, and earlier this year he coached both the England U19 and U21 sides, ahead of his Liverpool role.
The next chapter is already taking shape. Coady will co-host The Football Dugout, a new weekly podcast and YouTube show, with presenter Mark Chapman. He revealed in September that he had returned to Liverpool, working with the U21s, and said on BBC Radio 5 Live Sport: “I’m trying to keep myself busy.”
